Author: billboardinsider

Regulatory Roundup March 8, 2019

The Enid News and Eagle reports that the Enid Oklahoma city council has approved changes to sign regulations to allow existing billboards to be upgraded to digital billboards.  The revised sign ordinance is in the City Council May 7 Agenda.   Here’s a summary of the ordinance’s billboard provisions. The maximum […]

Company of the Day: Pattison Outdoor

Company: Pattison Outdoor Markets: Canada Headquarters: 2700 Matheson Boulevard East, Suite 500, West Tower, Mississauga, ON  L4W4V9 Phone: 905-282-6800 Pattison Outdoor is Canada’s leading out of home company with a plant in 200 markets in Canada.  The company is active in the billboards, airports, transit, ferry and digital place based […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Revenues up 5% in 4Q 2018

Clear Channel Outdoor announced 4th quarter 2018 results.  Here are the results of the earnings release, earnings deck and the seeking alpha earnings call transcript. Consolidated revenue excluding exchange rates increased 5% to $765 million for the fourth quarter of 2018.   Americas Outdoor (Clear Channel US and Clear Channel Canada) […]

Seth Garrett on Out of Home and Real Estate

Seth Garrett is Real Estate Manager at Link Media Outdoor’s corporate office in Roswell, GA.  Prior to joining Link, he worked in the same role at Fairway Outdoor in Atlanta and Athens, GA, following 10 years in commercial real estate development and consulting.  Insider talked to Seth about what it […]

Cowlbeck on Apparatix

Chris Cowlbeck the General Manager of LOOK Billboards and the IBOUSA talked about about the benefits of using Apparatix on last week’s Billboard Insider podcast. What software do you use to help run your billboards? About four and a half years ago a gentleman named Jim Matalone…the President at Ashby […]

London Nanny State Overreach

Insider has written before about Transport of London’s nanny-state ban on junk food advertising. The policy is having unintended consequences.  Look at this ad for a UK-based Farmdrop which specializes in delivering fresh, organic, local meat and product to consumers.  It was banned because the ad includes a picture of […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: Augusta

Did you know: Augusta was named after Princess Augusta of Wales. The city of Augusta has twice held the title of Georgia’s capital in its history. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Augusta DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to Geopath members in […]

Five Things About Outfront

Here are five things Insider learned about Outfront Media after reading Outfront’s 2018 10-k. Big Markets.  The 10-k says Outfront targets top market, high profile locations.  49% of Outfront’s revenue comes from its top 5 markets, all of which are major metro areas. Outfront’s top 5 markets account for 44% […]

Tornados in Alabama

Tornados damaged parts of Alabama this week. Neil Bell tells Insider that New South Outdoor’s Auburn plant was undamaged but the company used its digital signs to do lots of public service advertising. A tornado wripped a vinyl off a billboard and carried it 20 miles away where it landed […]

Five Things About Lamar

Here are 5 things Insider learned about Lamar Advertising after reading the Lamar’s 2018 10-k Management Continuity. Lamar’s team has been intact forever.  The 10k states “our regional managers have been with us for an average of 33 years.”  33 years with Lamar, not 33 years experience. The Reillys are […]