Insider ran into articles in The Balance and on Hubspot which suggest the following: (1) Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday are the best days to prospect. Monday, everyone is organizing for the week. Thursday everyone is racing to finish projects due on Friday. (2) The best time to call if you […]
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Company of the Day: WC Media
Company: WC Media, Inc. Headquarters: 1824 South McArthur Blvd., Springfield IL 62704 Phone: (217) 241-1224 Contact Email: info@wcmedia.net WC Media, Inc. is family owned with Billboard inventory covering Illinois and Eastern Iowa. Insider interviewed Nick Giacomini. How did WC Media get started in the billboard industry? Around 1996, shortly after college, my […]
Billboard Insider Obituary: David Root 1950-2018
The Toledo Blade reports the death of David Leigh Root, the chief executive of Toledo based Root Outdoor at age 67. The family-owned company operated 2,000 billboards on highways in northwest and north-central Ohio before it was sold to Lamar in the mid-2000’s. David Leigh Root took over the business […]
Carlsbad, NM and Artesia, NM reviewing sign regs.
The Current Argus reports that the Carlsbad, New Mexico city council has placed a 60 day moratorium on billboard permits and is reviewing the city’s sign ordinance. The towns ordinance limits sign size, height, set back and placement but does not limit size. Nearby Artesia, New Mexico has proposed a […]
Company of The Day: Wagner Outdoor
Company: Wagner Outdoor Advertising Market: Pennsylvania Headquarters: 985 Towne Square Drive, Suite 200, Greensburg, PA 15601. Phone: 724-838-0260 101 Email: bonnie@revest.properties Wagner Outdoor Advertising is a privately held company which operates a billboard company with 30 faces in Pennsylvania. Wagner Outdoor Advertising is affiliated with Revest Properties, Northpointe Development Group, LLC. and PTC Lodging, LLC. The […]
Rothfelder on a Successful Takings Case
You may have redress if a city misinterprets sign rules to get you to take down a sign. Richard Rothfelder of Rothfelder and Falick talks here about City of Houston v. De Trapani, a successful takings case he litigated against the city of Houston. Introduction The City of Houston (the […]
Geopath Market Spotlight: Cincinnati
Did you know: Cincinnati hosted the first Major League baseball night in 1935, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1. Cincinnati hosts the world’s second largest and the United States’ larget Oktoberfest celebration. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Cincinatti DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs […]
What To Ask When Someone Says Outdoor Doesn’t Work
By Neil Bell, Owner, New South Outdoor. Have you ever gone on a sales call with a potential customer and heard this: “We tried outdoor once and it just didn’t work for us.”? When I hear this from a prospect, I can’t help but think of a dozen questions with […]
Landmark acquires 127 assets for $60 million
Last week Landmark Infrastructure, the publicly-traded investor in tower, solar, wind and outdoor leases and easements announced the signing of an agreement purchase 127 assets in 32 states for $60 million. Closing is scheduled for this week. The press release did specify if any of the new assets were outdoor. […]
Clear Channel Launches New Digital Media Networks in San Francisco
More and more smart small screens are coming to big cities. Here’s the press release for the launch of Clear Channel Outdoor’s smart small screen network in San Francisco. The San Francisco Chronicle wrote about the small screen network on Saturday. Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) (NYSE: CCO), a subsidiary of […]
























