The Commercial Appeal reports that some community groups are attempting to get four non-conforming signs removed. The groups include Neighborhood Preservation, Inc, a couple local citizens and Memphis Bioworks. They have petitioned court to have three signs in the Memphis Medical District and the fourth sign at Tillman and Walnut […]
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Jan Dawson gets it wrong.
Variety columnist Jan Dawson made this comment in a post last week on iHeart Media’s troubles : “Despite operating in two industries in decline — radio and outdoor advertising — iHeart has managed to maintain revenues while improving margins…” Jan needs to look at the data. Radio is in decline, but not outdoor. […]
Landmark US outdoor purchases slowing.
Landmark Infrastructure’s domestic US outdoor assets purchases are slowing. Here are the highlights from Landmark’s first quarter 2017 financials and the earnings call transcript. Revenue increased 57% to $12.2 million during the first quarter of 2017, due to the impact of acquisitions during the past 12 months. Cashflow increased 56% […]
Company of the Day: Effective Outdoor Advertising
Company: Effective Sign Company Markets: Alabama Headquarters: 1978 South College St, Auburn, AL 36832 Phone: 334-749-0001 Effective Sign Company designs, fabricates and installs on and off premise signs and operates a billboard plant with more than 22 structures in Alabama. John Persons is the company’s CEO. [wpforms id=”9787″] […]
Millenniels and out of home
Insider enjoyed reading this post by Haley Altus, a project coordinator at EMC Outdoor on how millennials view out of home. Thanks to EMC Outdoor for permission to publish. Millennial Mindset: A Day in the Media Life of a Millennial. By Haley Altus and EMC Outdoor. One year ago, […]
Auburn votes down digital signs
Telegram.com reports that voters at the Auburn, Massachusetts annual town meeting defeated a zoning amendment to permit two Total Outdoor double-sided digital billboards near the Auburn Mall. The proposal had the unanimous support of the Board of Selectmen, the Planning Board and the Finance Committee. The vote was 47-33. Insider’s […]
Speaker List for June FEPE Congress
Barry Louth, Head of UK Media Planning of European pay-TV leader Sky and Richard Brooke, Media Operations and Strategy Director of Unilever (Europe) will address some of the key issues facing the global Out of Home industry at next month’s FEPE International Congress in Stockholm. Speakers already announced include Carat […]
Lamar Revenue up, cashflow down in 1Q 2017
Lamar Announced first quarter results. Here are the highlights from the financials and the earning call. Revenue increased $8 million (2.3%) to $346 million for the quarter. Organic revenues grew 1.3%. The rest of the increase was due to the impact of the Clear Channel Outdoor acquisitions last year. […]
Clear Channel Outdoor Revenue and Cashflow Down in 1Q 2017
Clear Channel Outdoor released 1Q 2017 financials yesterday. Revenue and cashflow declined, Here are links to the Seeking Alpha earnings call transcript and the first quarter investor powerpoint. Insider’s analysis focuses on Clear Channel Outdoor Americas, which includes the company’s North American billboards. Americas Outdoor Revenue declined by $3 million […]
IBO Fuze Formed to Provide Software Solutions to Independent Billboard Companies.
IBOUSA Spring Conference Scottsdale AZ, May 5th, 2017 – Josh Feferman, President of Primary Media Dallas TX, a founding executive of IBOUSA, announced IBO FUZE, a cloud-based software platform designed specifically for independent billboard operators. IBO Fuze is an outgrowth of the IBO Fusion initiative and provides a comprehensive and […]























