Author: John Weller

Lamar Advertising Declares $1.00 Dividend and Special Dividend of $0.50

BATON ROUGE, La., Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading owner and operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, announces that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.00 per share and a special cash dividend of $0.50 per […]

A Major Change To Lease Accounting – What are My Options?

If you were to look at the Lamar Advertising 2020 Annual Report, the balance sheet lists a long term asset titled “Operating lease right of use assets” in the amount of $1.22 Billion.  On the other side of the balance sheet there is a related liability, in the same amount, […]

OAAA Adds EVP – Commercial Marketing and Chief Creative Office

Key Hires Demonstrate Commitment to Advocating for OOH as a Transformative Media Asset for Reaching Consumers WASHINGTON D.C. (December 8, 2021) – The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA), announced today that digital ad industry veteran Laura Colona has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Commercial Marketing Officer, […]

Company of the Day – Crossroads Outdoor

Company:  Crossroads Digital Outdoor Headquarters: 200 N. Washington Sq, Suite 400 Lansing, MI 48933 Market:  Michigan Phone: (517) 749-2425 Email: info@crossroadsoutdoor.com Crossroads Outdoor, also known as Crossroads Digital Outdoor, L.L.C. is a Michigan, family-run billboard advertising company. Their focus remains on serving clients advertising needs with the help of digital billboard […]

Lamar Advertising Acquires Colossal Media

Baton Rouge, LA – December 7, 2021 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), an owner and operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, announced today that it has acquired Colossal Media, the leading operator of hand-painted walls and murals. Colossal currently operates 81 large-format, hand-painted wall displays in New […]

Rothfelder On The Sign Regulator’s Challenge

In addition to my representation of the sign industry in a variety of regulatory disputes and business transactions, my “night job” was as the former Mayor for 16 years and the current City Attorney for the last 10 of the City of Southside Place, a predominantly residential suburb of Houston, […]

Company of the Day – CRG Advertising

Company: CRG Advertising, LLC Market: Connecticut Phone: 860-961-4818 Email: cghione@crgadvertising.com CRG Advertising operates 4 digital faces and 7 static faces in Connecticut.  The signs range in size from 10.5 by 22 to 14 by 60.   The firm was founded in April 2009 by Charlie Ghione after stints as an […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds December 4, 2021

Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “We got a big boost in qualified applicants from running our ad on your site.”  Rodney Davis, Transformation Media “Thanks to you and your website I’ve hired a General Manager.  We received several qualified applicants in response to our Billboard Insider classified”  Justin Powell, Owner, Huntington Outdoor […]

Daktronics Promotes Josh Francois Into Spectaculars Director Role

Restructure of the company’s Spectaculars division delivers better coverage for customers BROOKINGS, S.D. – Dec. 1, 2021 – As video display systems continue to grow in complexity and variety of projects in the United States, Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, has promoted Josh Francois into the role of managing […]

Company of the Day – Covenant Media of South Carolina

Company: Covenant Media of South Carolina Markets: South Carolina Headquarters: 7455 Eastview Dr, Irmo, SC 29063 Phone: 803-312-9992 Covenant Media of South Carolina operates 490 billboard locations all in South Carolina. Jonathan Paul is the Sales Manager.   [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement