Author: John Weller

Federal Appeals Court Says Kentucky’s Billboard Law Undermines Free Speech

A federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that Kentucky’s billboard violates constitutional protection of free speech. Bottom line: the US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals repeated its legal standard. That standard says regulations which distinguish between on-premise and off-premise signs are based on content, and, therefore, violate the […]

Leading by Listening: My Five Questions

By Glyn S. Williams, President – Mahlmann Media I have been very fortunate in my career at media agencies to have worked for and alongside many great leaders, whether that is at the top of the group or my immediate managers and colleagues. It has been a blessing to absorb […]

Company of the Day – Stein Sign Display

Company:  Stein Sign Display Headquarters:  2020 4th Ave SW, Watertown SD Market:  South Dakota Phone: 605.886.4616 Email:     stuart@steinsigndisplay.com Insider spoke with Stein Signs’ General Manager, Sam Mooney for his perspective on this third generation, family owned OOH operation. Can you share some history of the Stein family and Stein Sign Display? Stein Sign […]

WV Outdoor Seeks New President/CEO

WV Outdoor is an established and family owned OOH operation serving West Virginia. They recently started a search for a new President/ CEO and Insider spoke with Steve Halpin about the position. I understand the reason for the search for a new President for WV Outdoor is a sad one? […]

Company of the Day – Statler Billboards

Company: Statler Billboards Markets: Pennsylvania, West Virginia Headquarters: Greensburg, PA Phone: 724-539-7716 Email: kevin@statlerbillboards.com Statler Billboards is a local, family owned business operated out of Greensburg Pennsylvania. Originally started in 1990 by Bob and Scott Statler, the company has grown to include many markets around Pittsburgh. Eventually, the second generation […]

Vendor Spotlight – PlainView LED

The corporate philosophy of Chattanooga, TN based digital signage provider, PlainView LED, is to strive to offer the best quality, performance and confidence in our products to better serve our Dealers and Out of Home Operators. Billboard Insider sat down with both Todd Plain, CEO, and Daryl Thomson, VP of […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds February 13, 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 New Digital Billboard Series Receives Future-Proof Upgrades

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Feb. 10, 2021 – Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, announces the release of the DB-6600, the company’s latest digital billboard solution, featuring additional memory and processing power that better supports the latest trends in programmatic advertising, audience measurement and mobile integration. “With technology, the future depends on the choices you make now,” shared Lori Sieler, Daktronics OOH product manager. “Our displays are like your mobile phone; each new model offers expanded capabilities. When we […]

Company of the Day- Southern Outdoor Ads

Company: Southern Outdoor Advertising, dba Giraffe Advertising Headquarters:  9655 Perkins Rd, Suite C-155, Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Market:  Baton Rouge, LA Phone:  225.910.0428 Email:  sales@southernoutdoorads.com Southern Outdoor Advertising provides custom solutions throughout East Baton Rouge, Livingston and Ascension Parishes. Their inventory includes billboards, transit bench ads, and kiosk advertising at the Perkins […]

Rothfelder On Panhandling And Other Applications Of Reed vs Gilbert

Billboard Insider published an interesting article in its February 8th edition entitled Reed vs Gilbert and Panhandling? According to the article, the City Council of Spokane Valley, Washington is considering amendments to the City’s sign code to regulate panhandling (I suppose the politically correct term is actually “street solicitation,” but […]