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 […]
Company: Hughes Outdoor Media Headquarters: 1495 Manakin Road, Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103 Markets: Virginia & North Carolina Phone: 804.784.0501 Email: steve@hughesoutdoor.com Hughes Outdoor Media was formed in 2002 by Steve Hughes. The company currently owns and operates over 100 outdoor displays in Virginia and North Carolina. Mr. Hughes grew up in the outdoor advertising […]
Covid 19 has unfortunately caused cancellation of the IBOUSA Spring conference in Louisville. Nevertheless, Chris Cowlbeck and his staff at IBOUSA have planned a remote alternative through a Zoom meeting, along with a smaller group attending personally in Ardmore, on May 20. As usual, there’s a great line up of […]
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 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 […]
With PPP applications in and, hopefully, funds in the bank, Insider wanted to start turning to the subject of steps to take to maximize your businesses potential for debt forgiveness. We saw the following information from a community bank and wanted to pass along. Congratulations again on being approved […]
By Scott Wells, CEO Clear Channel Outdoor Americas The past weeks have taught me management lessons I wish I never had to learn. There is change you plan for – like a business transformation, a new product line or new marketplace dynamics – and changes forced upon you that you […]
By Stephen Freitas, OAAA Chief Marketing Officer Soon after arriving at OAAA, I had the pleasure of meeting Erwin Ephron. Over the years, I would have the opportunity to speak with him many times, and at every encounter, I learned something new and insightful about media planning. Many people consider […]
Company: Hicks Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 102 Racer Drive, Cross Lanes, WV 25313 Markets: West Virginia Phone: 304.482.9300 Email: greg@HicksOutdoor.com Hicks Outdoors Advertising is owned and operated by Gregory Hicks Enterprises Inc.. The company owns and operates bulletins predominantly comprised of standard sizes 14′ x 48′, 10’6″ x 36′ and 12′ […]
The Paycheck Protection Program was rolled out by Congress and the White House with great fanfare to help save small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Many of us have applied for and received PPP loans to protect our employees and businesses during the Covid-19 downturn. The Small Business Administration as […]
