Author: billboardinsider

3 Tips About Posters.

Posters (12′ by 25′ billboards) and junior posters (6′ by 12′ billboards) are the stepchildren of the out of home business.  They aren’t as big as wallscapes or 14′ by 48′ bulletins.  They aren’t as sexy as digital billboards.  Yet posters can be an effective marketing tool to promote a […]

Company of the Day: Overall Murals

Company:  Overall Murals Market:  New York Headquarters:  874 Kent Ave/Ground Floor, Brooklyn, New York, 11205 Phone: 718-783-0835 Email: info@overallmurals.com Overall murals specializes in large-scale, hand-painted murals throughout New York City and in other major US markets.  The company was started by Dmitry Pankov and Angel Saemai 2010.  Here’s a great […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds – October 6, 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 […]

Lighting retrofit generates 37% return on investment

Want to generate a 37% return on investment, risk-free?  Replace your old HID billboard lights with high efficiency LED lights.  Insider achieved a 37% return on investment by replacing 6 old HID lights on this Clear Lake, Iowa billboard with new high efficiency Holophane LED lights from Reliable Electric.  Look […]

Jane Burhop on engaging out of home audiences.

“We need to stop thinking of OOH as a stand-alone billboard or a bus shelter poster and start thinking of how it can interact with and engage with its audiences. History Channel’s Unforgotten Soldiers brought a black and white World War I photograph to life on one of Aukland’s busiest […]

Regulatory Roundup – October 6

Wisconsin State Journal reports that Adams Outdoor Advertising is appealing a decision by Madison officials to deny a request to modify 22 billboards.  The City’s Urban Design Commission will review the appeals on Oct 11.  Adams seeks to increase the billboard heights or install digital displays.  Adams has sued Madison, […]

Company of the Day: Orange Barrel Media

Company:  Orange Barrel Media Markets: Nationwide Headquarters: 250 North Hartford Ave, Columbus, OH  43222 Phone:  614-294-4898 Orange Barrel Media designs and operates high profile advertising displays in multiple cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Wash DC, Denver, Charlotte, Nashville, Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati.  The firm was started in 2003.  Pete Scantland […]

Timur Colak on digital billboard storm preparedness

Hurricane Harvey and Irma have put storm preparedness top of mind.  Timur Colak, CEO of digital billboard manufacturer Lightking, spoke at the September 2017 IBOUSA meeting on LED Billboards and storm preparedness.  Insider asked Timur to summarize his talk. Timur, what parts of the country are at risk for major […]

Pocatello considering billboard ban

Idaho State Journal reports that Pocatello is considering a permanent ban on billboards.  The Pocatello City Council issued a temporary ban on billboards in June.  The City council is setting up a committee including representatives of sign companies, citizens and city staff to study the issue.  A city council study […]

Viant’s Adelphic Launches Programmatic Digital Out of Home Ad Buying

WALTHAM, Mass., October 4, 2017 – Adelphic, a Viant® people-based, self-service platform for cross-channel programmatic advertising, announced today the addition of digital out-of-home (DOOH) inventory to its platform. This all-new offering enables advertisers to access Adelphic’s digital out-of-home inventory via Rubicon Project’s Private Marketplace (PMP). Through partnerships with both Clear […]