By Nancy Fletcher, President and CEO, OAAA Forty years ago, Bob Naegele Jr. gave me my first job in out of home advertising, at age 23. I didn’t know much then, but I learned a great deal from this exceptional and decent man, who passed away November 7. I share […]
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Geopath Market Spotlight: Lexington
Did you know: The Jif peanut butter plant in Lexington produces more peanut butter than any other factory on earth. The first American performance of a Beethoven symphony was in Lexington in 1817. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Lexington DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much […]
Company of the Day: Kennedy Outdoor
Kennedy Outdoor Advertising Markets: Ohio Headquarters: 9327 Martinsburg Rd, St Louisville, OH 43701 Phone: 740-258-7083 Email: kennedyoutdoor9@gmail.com Kennedy Outdoor Advertising operates a billboard plant in Mount Gilead. OH. The company was started in 2009. Kennedy operates a mobile billboard in addition to a billboard plant. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement
Sean Reilly on Digital Billboards and M&A
Three interesting comments by Lamar CEO Sean Reilly during last week’s third quarter earnings call. On digital sign revenues. Digital continues to be a great story for the company. Our same-board digital performance continues to shine, up 7.2% in Q3. By the end of Q3, we had added an additional […]
Formetco Celebrates 300th independent customer
Formetco of Duluth, GA, celebrates Estus Outdoor as its 300th independent digital billboard customer. Owner of Estus Outdoor, Dick Estus of Savannah, GA, selected Formetco to guide him through the process of owning and operating his first digital billboard. This milestone displays how crucial Formetco’s service and relationship are to […]
Injunction against Cincinnati Billboard Tax is Permanent
The court injunction blocking Cincinnati’s billboard tax is now permanent. On November 9, a judge in Cincinnati converted his preliminary injunction to a permanent injunction. In his seven-page entry, the judge also criticized the legal theory used to uphold a billboard tax in Baltimore. A circuit court in Maryland recently […]
NCOAA appoints Bugbee Full Time Director
The North Carolina Outdoor Advertising Association has announced that it has appointed Thomas (TJ) Bugbee, Jr. to serve as its full-time Executive Director, effective November 19. Bugbee, a former Field Director for Congressman David Rouzer’s campaign (NC-7), has most recently held a position as Government Relations Advisor/Lobbyist with Nexsen Pruet […]
Extra Credit Projects and OAAA Veterans Day Designs
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich; Washington D.C.; November 9, 2018 — In honor of Veterans Day, the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) and Midwest advertising and design agency, Extra Credit Projects (ECP), have created a campaign that honors veterans in a big way. The campaign works to show appreciation to those who have served […]
Company of the Day: KEM Advertising
Company: KEM Advertising Markets: California, Nevada, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tesax, Louisiana, Mississippi, alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland. Headquarters: Kem Texas, Ltd. 4515 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX 78312. Phone: 210-737-3000 KEM Advertising is an independently owned outdoor advertising agency with headquarters in San Antonio, Texas. The company has been in the billboard […]
Out of the Office: Standard Diversified
The folks at Standard Diversified were out of the office, literally, this week. They travelled to the New York Stock Exchange to ring the closing bell. Standard Diversified, the parent company of Standard Outdoor was listed on the NYSE in April. Out of the Office is Billboard Insider’s Saturday column […]























