Author: John Weller

Company of the Day – International Outdoor

Company: International Outdoor Headquarters: 28423 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 200, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 Markets: Metropolitan Detroit Phone: 248.489.8989 Email: info@iobillboard.com   International Outdoor was founded on November 19, 1997 as an independent operator and owner of outdoor advertising assets. Since that time it has been wholly owned by Hind […]

Memorial Day!

  The last two months have been challenging for our businesses, our families and friends. But we also have so much to be thankful for. We at Billboard Insider want to spend this Memorial Day focused on our families and friends, but also take time to reflect on those who […]

Insider’s New Book is Available!

Billboard Insider’s Guide to Leases, Easements and Real Estate  is an important resource for anyone in the Out of Home industry. The 130 page Guide tells you: How to use an out of home attorney effectively 21 things in a good out of home lease 11 things in a good […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds May 23, 2020

Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “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 “I bought my General Liability from Stu at Bassler and Co that I learned about on Billboard Insider.  I told […]

Texas Man Charged With $5M Pandemic Relief Fraud

In this weeks Podcast, part of the discussion centered around the potential for fraud in the Payroll Protection loan program. Ken Klein passed along this news article as a followup to that discussion. Law 360 posted this week that a Texas man fraudulently tried to score over $5 million in […]

Vistar Media and Quividi Join Forces to Fuel Programmatic DOOH

Quividi, the world’s #1 audience and campaign intelligence platform for digital out-of-home (DOOH), today announced a partnership with Vistar Media, the leading global provider of programmatic technology for DOOH. Quividi’s audience analytics will now be accepted in the Vistar exchange as network impression metrics. Vistar Media and Quividi share a […]

Clear Channel Plays Defense With a Shareholder Rights Plan

Clear Channel Outdoor announced a “shareholder rights plan” on May 19: SAN ANTONIO, May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO) (the “Company”) announced today that its board of directors (the “Board”) unanimously adopted a shareholder rights plan (the “Rights Plan”) to protect the interests of all Company […]

Company of the Day – Iconic Outdoor

Company:  Iconic Outdoor Headquarters:  Two Clock Tower Place, Suite 540 Maynard, MA 01754 Markets:  Massachusetts, California, New York. Phone: 508.308.6644 Email:  sales@iconicoutdoor.com Formed by outdoor advertising pioneer James O’Neill, Iconic Outdoor offers advertisers premium out-of-home media, with over 20 Billboards & Wallscapes available in the following markets: Boston New York Los Angeles […]

PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Now Available

The SBA recently released their Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application.  In many instances, the banking community will put this application online, but if you want to get a head start on understanding what will be required, you can review and download a copy of the forms here. Insider read […]

IBOUSA Spring Video Meeting in Lieu of Conference

From Chris Cowlbeck, IBOUSA General Manager The coronavirus pandemic has indeed impacted our daily lives and IBOUSA was forced to cancel their Louisville conference last week.  In an effort to communicate with the people and companies in the independent billboard space, IBO has scheduled a ZOOM meeting series for Wednesday […]