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Company of the Day: Bella Outdoor

Company: Bella Outdoor Markets:  Montana Headquarters: PO Box 50119, Billings, MT Phone: 406-671-6155 Email: Bellaoutdoor@bresnan.net Bella Outdoor was started in 2007 by Joe and Jenifer Mancuso.  The company operates a billboard plant  around Billings in Yellowstone, Carbon and Stillwater counties.     The company was the subject of a 2009 Billings Gazette Profile and a 2016 KULR News […]

Where the out of home companies are.

Insider has a database of 424 out of home companies headquartered in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.  We are discovering new companies every day.  Here are the five states which are headquarters to the most out of home companies.  They are big states with a large interstate highway […]

When safety equipment isn’t safe

By Jim Poage, Safety Director, Formetco Most people know that all personal protective equipment should be inspected prior to use, but few people think about the limitations or increased danger in using the equipment incorrectly.  Using a standard full body harness with a shock absorbing lanyard is a great to […]

Billboard Legal: Mitigating End of Lease Costs

By Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder and Falick Fairway Outdoor Advert. v. Edwards, 197 N.C. App. 650 (2009). Introduction Sometimes you must pour a huge cement foundation to anchor a billboard and a landlord then paves, landscapes, or builds around your billboard. In those cases, the cost of removing the concrete foundation […]

Daily Billboard’s Three of a Kind

Insider is introducing a new monthly column called Daily Billboard Blog’s ‘Three of a Kind’.   In this feature Jason Morgan the owner of Daily Billboard blog will write about interesting billboards in Los Angeles. By Jason Morgan, Daily Billboard Blog Having lived in L.A. for ten years and having been cataloguing some of the amazing billboards filling the […]

Company of the Day: Becker Boards

Company: Becker Boards Market: Arizona, Florida, California. Headquarters: 4350 E Camelback Rd, Suite B-195, Phoenix, AZ  85018 Phone: 480-370-7740 Becker Boards is the largest privately held billboard company in Phoenix.  It was founded by Mark Becker, a former real estate lawyer and developer and entrepreneur Joseph White.  In Phoenix, the company has almost 250 displays with […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds April 14, 2018

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Kerry Yoakum on Privacy Developments

By Kerry Yoakum, Vice President of Government Affairs, OAAA Worldwide pressure is increasing to protect consumer data. Advertising relies on data analysis – including out of home media — to match ads to audiences.  This data, gleaned from cell phones and other devices, is anonymous and aggregated, not personal. The […]

Cato Calls Billboard Law Unconstitutional

The Cato Institute and other conservative think tanks are supporting the legal attack on billboard law as unconstitutional infringement on free speech. Cato, based in Washington, DC, filed an amicus brief on April 10 in a case called Thomas v. Schroer, which challenges Tennessee’s billboard controls. “Tennessee’s statutory and regulatory […]

Who Should Be On Your Board?

A board of directors can be helpful as your out of home company grows and takes on outside investors.  The board provides advice and accountability.  Here are Insider’s thoughts on a board of directors. Smaller is better.  Most groups function best at 4-6 members.  The same goes for your board.  […]