Author: billboardinsider

Billboard Insider Classifieds September 9, 2017

Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “When thinking as to how best to get the word out of our available position we thought of Billboard Insider.  We are glad we did.  The cost of the ad was reasonable and the response was outstanding.” Jim Moravec, Stott Outdoor “We had over 25 companies inquire […]

Using Sample Content To Sell Digital Ads

Watchfire Signs did a concise three minute interview with New South Outdoor’s Neil Bell on how to use sample content to sell more advertising.   Bell gives these sales tips: Use spec art with the prospect’s logo or with creative for a similar business. Give examples of dynamic content (e.g. […]

Texas Transportation Commission Against Removing Billboard Height Restrictions.

Insider has learned that the Texas Transportation Commission voted 3 to 2 at an August 31, 2017 meeting to eliminate a proposed change by TxDOT to the state’s billboard regulations which would have removed the 42.5′ height standards for new and relocated billboards.  A 42.5′ height limit will be formally […]

Company of the Day: Mile Hi Outdoor

Company: Mile Hi Outdoor Market:  Colorado. Headquarters: 9250 E Costilla Ave, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, CO  80112. Phone: 303-783-4000. Email: sales@milehighoutdoor. Mile Hi Outdoor was founded in 1996 and owns 400 billboard faces, including 9 digital faces in the Denver Metro area and the state of Colorado.  Mile His is also […]

2 New Cape Coral Digital Billboards

ABC7 reports that Lamar is installing two new digital billboards in Cape Coral Florida.  One billboard is at Veterans Parkway at Del Prado boulevard and the other is at the foot of the Cape Coral Bridge.  The city agreed to lease the land to Lamar in June 2016.  Lamar is […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: Indianapolis

Did you know… Indianapolis has the second most monuments and memorials in the nation with 33, behind only Washington DC. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Indianapolis DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to Geopath members in their geekOUT Library. For more information […]

What’s Next? Big Things Happening in OOH

By Nancy Fletcher, President and CEO, OAAA OAAA’s fall calendar is loaded with new benefits to help you sell, manage, and promote OOH advertising. In October, Nielsen will release new research that shows how OOH activates online advertising.  This is the next phase of Nielsen research, building on its recent […]

Robert “Bob” Dahl Obituary

Robert “Bob” Dahl, age 71, of Bourbonnais, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, Florida.  He was 71 years old. He was born August 9, 1945 in Kankakee, the son of Harold Curtis & Marguerite Joy Brumbaugh Dahl. Bob was the founder and president of […]

Company of the Day: Micro Outdoor

Company: Micro Outdoor Markets: West Virginia, Maryland. Headquarters: 2 Miller Hill Road, Osage, West Virginia 26543 Phone: 304-319-4141 Micro Outdoor Advertising owns 200 billboards in north central West Virginia and Maryland.  The firm’s plant includes billboards in the following communities: Morgantown, West Virginia Clarksburg, West Virginia Bridgeport, West Virginia Fairmont, West Virginia Anmoore, West […]

Ben Bedsole Obituary

Insider has learned that Georgia billboard owner Ben Bedsole died August 17, 2017 at age 48.  Bedsole was the owner of Bedsole Outdoor which operates billboards in Dawsonville Georgia an Leeds, Alabama.  Bedsole also co-owned a digital billboard in McDonough, Georgia and managed billboards for other owners. Ben is survived […]