Did you know? Despite its rainy image, Seattle gets less annual rainfall than New York, Houston, Boston and Atlanta. Seattle has the largest houseboat population in the country. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Seattle DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to Geopath […]
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Company of the Day: SignAd Outdoor
Company: SignAd Outdoor Markets: Texas, Western Louisiana Headquarters: 1010 North Loop, Houston, TX 77009 Phone: 713-861-6013 Email: info@signad.com SignAd Outdoor Advertising is a family-owned and operated private company which was started in 1964. The company operates over 2,200 static and digital billboards in Texas and Southwest Louisiana. The company has […]
The bad, good and best billboard lease renewal clauses
What end of term language do you put in your billboard leases? Insider reviews the bad, the good, and the best options. Bad. A firm stop. “This Lease shall be for a term of 20 years commencing on the date shown below.” Insider doesn’t like firm terminations. They give the […]
Know The Regs Before You Build
The Denver Post and 16:9 have written about a welcome sign/digital billboard on Pena Boulevard as you exit the Denver Airport. Panasonic is the sign manufacturer. The $14.5 million cost of the sign was to have been recovered by advertising. the problem was that nobody at the airport did the […]
DJ Jennings on Preventing Vandalism
By DJ Jennings, Sales Manager, Outdoorlink I found last week’s Billboard Insider article on preventing vandalism interesting. At Smartlink we have been helping to provide ways of addressing these issues as well. About a year ago we developed a camera system for the purpose of increasing the level of proof […]
Key Congressman Salutes FBI-Billboard Partnership
The transportation leader of the US House of Representatives praised the FBI’s use of digital billboards as an effective partnership that saves taxpayers’ money and enhances safety. On November 29, Congressman Bill Shuster, R-PA, published a statement in the Congressional Record, commending billboard operators for donating space to help law […]
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 for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds December 2, 2017
Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “We have written new insurance business as a result of our ad in Billboard Insider.” Stu Lee, Bassler Insurance “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 […]
Laible on Out of Home Scholarships and Research
Myron Laible is a busy guy. In addition to serving as Vice President, State, Local, and Regulatory Affairs for OAAA, Laible is an officer of the Foundation of Outdoor Advertising Research and Education (FOARE). Insider talked with Laible this week to get an update on the foundation’s activities. Myron, when […]
Company of the Day: RSA Media
Company: RSA Media Market: Massachusetts Headquarters: 1 Huntington Avenue, Suite 1104, Boston, Massachusetts 02116 Phone: 617-227-4858 RSA media is a locally owned billboard company with static and digital billboards in the Boston area. The company was founded in 1987 by James Lack. The company’s plant includes billboards near Fenway Park […]
























