Next time you get irritated with your local zoning officials take a step back and thank your stars that you don’t live in Hungary. Portfolio reports that the Hungarian government is trying to: Make every billboard illegal whether it is on public or private land. Issue “concessions” to government favored […]
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Sussex County Approves New Billboard Rules
CapeGazette reports that the Sussex County Council passed a new sign ordinance which brings to a close a 13 month new sign moratorium. The ordinance passed 5-0. Here’s a summary of the final rules. Separate billboard regulations for 2- and 4-lane roads including maximum heights of 25 feet on […]
OAAA’s Steve Nicklin on Outdoor Marketing
Steve Nicklin is Vice President of Marketing for OAAA. Steve provides OAAA members, ad agencies, and advertisers with marketing insights and trends, oversees the OAAA marketing research function, and monitors ad spend performance of the OOH industry. His career has encompassed marketing leadership in the cable TV, radio, and retail […]
Hurricane Matthew Damages Billboards
Hurricane Matthew generated winds of 70-107 miles an hour as it pushed along the Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina coasts earlier this week. Insider has received the following reports about Hurricane Matthew: “The west coast of Florida was spared. We have not had damage from the Georgia […]
Company of the Day: Griffin Outdoor
Company: Griffin Outdoor Markets: Florida Headquarters: PO Box 7104 Pensacola, FL 32534 Phone: 877-474-3308 Email: robert@griffinoutdoor.com Griffin Outdoor Advertising, Inc. was founded in 2002 in Pensacola, Florida by Robert Griffin. Mr. Griffin has worked in the outdoor advertising industry since 1979. He has an extensive background in site development across […]
Company of the Day: Joyce Outdoor
Company: Joyce Outdoor Advertising Markets: New Jersey, Chicago, Pennsylvania Headquarters: 800 James Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510 Phone: 570-871-0311 Email: info@joyceoutdoor.com Joyce Outdoor Advertising operates billboards, digital signs and wallscapes in New Jersey, Chicago and Pennsylvania. Insider talked with the company’s owner Kevin Joyce. Kevin is the only person Insider knows […]
Outdoor Legal: A broker’s dispute
When you use a broker to sell your outdoor business you should put the broker agreement in writing to avoid a dispute. Also, if you sell an outdoor plant in certain states you may need a real estate license as Marshall Burks v Elevation Outdoor demonstrates. Martin Daniel was the […]
Make Sure Your Contractors Are Insured
Most small outdoor companies use contractors for billboard installation, vinyl changes, electric work and vegetation control. Have you ever thought about what happen if your contractor is not adequately insured Here are two scenarios. A vinyl installer is changing vinyl on a billboard or yours which is located in a car […]
Company of the Day: Durden Outdoor Displays
Company: Durden Outdoor Displays Markets: Alabama Headquarters: 5500 US Hwy 431 N, Dothan, AL 36303 Phone: 334-792-5056 Email: info@durdenoutdoor.com Durden Outdoor Displays operates a marketing network of 1,000 billboards, posters and digital displays across Southern Alabama. In 1959 Earl Durden began working for his cousin Foy Ready at the “Heart […]
Why Insider joined OAAA and why you should too.
Circle City Outdoor, the owner of the Billboard Insider website, operates a small outdoor advertising plant in Indiana and Iowa. We watch every penny. We are an operator associate of the IBOUSA. Last month we also joined the OAAA for three reasons. Advocacy. No one does a better job […]
























