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Company of the Day: Coastal Outdoor Advertising

Company: Coastal Outdoor Advertising Markets: New Jersey Headquarters: PO  Box 632, Far Hills, NJ  07391 Phone: 908-378-5464 Email: info@coastaloutdoor.com Coastal Outdoor Advertising operates a billboard plant with 12 high profile bulletin faces across highly traveled streets and expressways in New Jersey. The company is owned by Frank Nataro.  Nataro has been in the outdoor business […]

Vistar launches dedicated storefront for Digital Out of Home

New York – June 28, 2018 – Vistar Media, a programmatic technology company for digital out-of-home (DOOH), today announced the launch of the first global dedicated storefront for private marketplace (PMP) deals in DOOH. Through the Vistar “Deals Discovery” storefront, buyers can now explore custom packages curated by the world’s […]

Rothfelder answers another easement question.

Insider received a followup question in response to Richard Rothfelder’s article on taxes, foreclosures and billboard easements. Mr Rothfelder agrees with the investor that he should create the easement, sell the property and pay of the taxes. What happens when the new property owner does not pay the taxes and […]

Formetco’s Jim Poage a Certified Safety Professional

DULUTH, Ga., June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Formetco, Inc., the largest full service supplier to the outdoor advertising industry, is pleased to announce Safety Director Jim Poage has successfully passed the Board of Certified Safety Professionals exam and is now recognized as being a Certified Safety Professional. “The Certified Safety Professional designation is considered to […]

CA signs in right of way proposal stalls

Opposition from billboard companies, local governments, and anti-billboard groups blocked legislation in California to allow digital billboard advertising on the public highway right of way. The controversial proposal could be attached to other state legislation later this year, but that seems to  be an uphill fight in the face of […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: Louisville

Did you know: Louisville is home to the Kentucky Derby. Louisville uses 60 tons of firework shells each year at Thunder Over Louisville, North America’s largest annual pyrotechnics show. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Louisville DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to […]

Company of the Day: Connell Outdoor Advertising

Company:  Connell Outdoor Market: Las Vegas Headquarters: 5242 Swenson Street, Las Vegas, NV  89119 Phone: 792-795-0555 Connell Outdoor has billboard locations in tourist and local corridors in Las Vegas.In addition to its billboard operation in Las Vegas, Connell Outdoor has a sister company, Shore Sign Service located in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  The company […]

Lamar Wins Sign Maintenance Case

When a sign code permits you to maintain non-performing signs, you’re allowed to maintain non-performing signs.  That’s the takeaway from Lamar versus the city of Alliance, Ohio. Here are the facts. In January 2016, Lamar acquired 18 non-conforming signs in Alliance, Ohio and began performing maintenance on the signs.   The […]

Rate This Board By Greg Callaham

Rate This Board allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently. This week’s rating is provided by Greg […]

Clear Channel Airports Wins Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio — Clear Channel Airports (CCA), a brand division of Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO), an indirect subsidiary of iHeartMedia Inc., announced today that its long-time partner, City of Cleveland, through a competitive RFP process, awarded CCA a 10-year contract to continue growing revenues via an innovative […]