Author: billboardinsider

Company of the Day: City Outdoor

Company: City Outdoor Markets:  Massachusetts, Illinois, California, New York Headquarters: 1333 Broadway, Suit 506, New York, New York 10018 Phone: 212-736-9400 City Outdoor operates a plant of high profile bulletins, digital billboards, wallscapes and windowscapes in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.  The firm was started by […]

Happy Fathers Day!

Insider wishes you a Happy Fathers Day.  It’s amazing how many father/son/daughter combinations there are in the out of home business.   Some of the fathers are no longer living.  We’ve listed the Father first. Apparatix: John James, Jonathan James Barnes Outdoor: Rod Barnes, Maryjane Shackleford, John Barnes Barrett Outdoor: Jack […]

Out of the Office: Marty Williamson

Out of home advertising broker Marty Williamson of Williamson and Associates competes in Damn the Torpedos.  He describes the event in his own words: I enjoy driving my 1975 Triumph TR6.  I also enjoy car shows and often participate in a timed road rally event called Damn The Torpedo’s. Every […]

Daily Billboards 3 of a kind – Statue of Liberty

Last month Daily Billboard Blog shined a spotlight on L.A.’s iconic Hollywood Sign, but this month I thought I’d take a look at three treatments featuring another national monument, New York’s Statue of Liberty. A gift to America from France, this giant symbol of enlightenment has been a towering beacon of freedom, acceptance […]

Company of the Day: Circle City Outdoor

Company:  Circle City Outdoor Markets:  Indiana, Iowa Headquarters: 1405 West Crestwood Ct, Spokane, WA  98033 Phone:  206-910-1283 Email:  circlecitybillboards@gmail.com Circle City Outdoor operates a 55 face billboard plant in Indiana and Iowa.  The company is managed by Dave Westburg who also publishes Billboard Insider.  Insider interviewed Westburg. How did you […]

Ads on Traffic Signs? No Way

By Jim Moravec, general partner, Stott Outdoor Advertising.  This article originally appeared in Morning Consult and is reprinted by permission. With traffic congestion and aging infrastructure, America faces an intriguing question:  Should the government auction pieces of the public’s highways to pay for transportation? California is a focus of this […]

Many small towns not Reed v Gilbert compliant.

Insider is surprised how many small communities have sign codes which are not compliant with Reed V Gilbert.  The biggest offense is a sign code with multiple categories which requires a sign inspector to read a sign to decide what sort of rules apply. Insider knows of one Indiana town […]

Comstor installing 1st digital billboard

Insider is running a series on one independent out of home company’s experience installing its first digital billboard.  This article will talk about pre-permitting and vendor selection.  Future articles will talk about the installation and post-install sales. Comstor Outdoor owns over 400 faces in Ohio and Indiana.  The company is […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: San Diego

Did you know: The first person to drive across the Coronado bridge was Ronald Reagan in 1969 San Diego Airport is currently the busiest single runway airport in the US This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the San Diego DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are […]

Company of the Day: Coastal Outdoor

Company:  Coastal Outdoor Markets:  North Carolina, South Carolina. Address:  2025 Corporate Centre Drive #206, Myrtle Beach, SC  29577 Phone: 843-692-2334 Coastal Outdoor operates a plant with 902 bulletins and 24 digital billboards in North and South Carolina including following DMA’s: Myrtle Beach/Florence Charleston Wilmington The company was founded in 1996  […]