Author: billboardinsider

Howard Grenier on Transparency in Today’s Media Landscape

By Howard Greiner, President, Buntin Out of Home I read, with interest, a recent article regarding various pricing strategies taken in the OOH industry – past and present. It sparked for me an opportunity to weigh in on the service: value quotient at all ends of the compensation spectrum – […]

Lamar Sues Weston, WV

The State Journal reports that Lamar is suing the city of Weston, West Virginia in response to rejection of a billboard permit.  The Lewis County School Board approved a Lamar plan to put a billboard on school property in August 2016.  The city asked Lamar and the school board to […]

Mount Washington billboard twitter war.

Lots happening with the Lamar/Pittsburg dispute over the Mount Washington Banner sign.  Lamar changed the sign vinyl.  Pittsburg’s Mayor has engaged in a twitter war with Sprint executive Mark Nachman over the issue.  Here’s Nachman’s original tweet   And then Mayor Peduto got involved. And the war was on. Lamar […]

Company of the Day: Island Displays

Company: Island Displays Markets: Turks and Caicos Headquarters: Turtle Cove, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, BWI Phone: 770-313-9691 Email: patti@islanddisplays.tc Island Displays operates a plant of sixteen two sided 12′ by 6′ billboards structures which are within the right of way of the main highway on Turks and Caicos.  Turks […]

Video of OUTFRONT American Royal Billboard Installation

We wrote Tuesday about the Outfront/American Royal billboard campaign which has inflatable ribs.  Here’s a one minute video showing the installation together with some priceless bystander reactions. Come see the World's Largest Rack of Ribs on I-35 south of downtown! Then Live LARGE Sept. 1-3 at the Speedway #AR2017BBQ @SmithfieldBrand […]

Patient Point Receives $140 million in Growth Financing

Insider’s take:   Here’s the press release for a Peter J Solomon-advised capital raise by PatientPoint.  This is the second out of home investment for Searchlight Capital, which has also invested in Ocean Outdoor U.K., one of Britain’s largest digital billboard companies.  The value of this business will depend heavily […]

Wright on What Clients Want

Don Wright has nearly 50 years of experience in out of home advertising.  He’s seen the industry as a billboard company sales rep and outdoor media buyer.  Wright currently operates Billboard Consultants, an out of home buying service and space management service for independent small vendors.  Yesterday Wright talked about being out of […]

Company of the Day: Insite Mediacom

Company: Insite MediaCom Markets: Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania Headquarters: 150 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 3, Plantation, FL  33317. Phone: 888-867-2194 Insite Mediacom owns 2000 billboard faces in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania  Insite MediaCom has a partnership withDiamond Communications for the […]

Smith on The Impact of Reed v Gilbert

Part 3 in a series on First Amendment Sign Cases by J. Allen Smith, an eminent domain and condemnation expert at Settlepou, a Dallas law firm.  Smith previously discussed Metromedia and two cases which amplified Metromedia.   The reverberations of Reed v. Town of Gilbert are in full effect. Its […]

Don Wright on 50 years in out of home

Don Wright has nearly 50 years of experience in out of home advertising.  He’s seen the industry as a billboard company sales rep and outdoor media buyer.  Wright currently operates Billboard Consultants, an out of home buying service and space management service for independent small vendors.  Today Don talks about his experiences as […]