Author: John Weller

Company of the Day – Michigan Outdoor

Company: Michigan Outdoor Advertising Markets: Michigan Headquarters: PO Box 2399, Petoskey, MI  49770 Phone: 231-348-0011 Email: steve@michiganoutdoor.com Michigan Outdoor operates a 23 face billboard plant in northern Michigan and the upper peninsula of Michigan.Stephen Murray, owner, has been in the outdoor advertising business for over 35 years, 29 of the […]

Remembering Texan George Reynolds III (1934-2019)

His son described George Reynolds III as a “John Wayne kind of guy.” Reynolds died January 2, 2019. He was 84. In 1976, he founded Reynolds Outdoor Advertising (Dallas area).  Reynolds sold the company to Outdoor Systems (Arte Moreno) in 1997. Reynolds Outdoor Advertising owned and operated 330 billboards throughout the […]

Company of the Day – Marlin Outdoor Advertising

Company: Marlin Outdoor Advertising Headquarters:  55 New Orleans Road, Suite #209 Hilton Head Island,SC 29928 Market: Georgia and South Carolina Phone:  843.785.5769 Email: maroutadv@hargray.com For 25 years Marlin Outdoor has provided clients with increased sales and leads through strategic placement of billboards across the Southeast, combined with quality design and graphics. The […]

OOH Veteran Dennis Martin Retires from Vincent Printing

Another big retirement:  Dennis Martin from Vincent Printing. His last day was January 4, also the official retirement date of Myron Laible from OAAA after 33+ years. Martin logged 20 years at Vincent Printing; he was a business development executive. Prior experience spans 20 years at Creative Displays, Foster & […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds January 5, 2019

“The response has been excellent.  Excellent investment.”  Out of home broker Stephen Minnich. “…we have received no less than 15 responses the ad you ran for us to sell our Quad Cities billboard plant…”  David Buring “FYI, today we got two requests from out of home companies to sign up.  […]

Company of the Day – Mesa Outdoor

Company: Mesa Outdoor Headquarters: 582 Market St., San Francisco CA 94104 Markets: Southern California Phone: 925.386.6372 Email: info@mesaoutdoor.com Mesa was founded in 2008 in Contra Costa County with the goal of developing outdoor advertising structures. Their projects include locations from Sacramento to San Diego.     [wpforms id=”9787″]   Paid Advertisement […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds December 29, 2018

“The response has been excellent.  Excellent investment.”  Out of home broker Stephen Minnich. “…we have received no less than 15 responses the ad you ran for us to sell our Quad Cities billboard plant…”  David Buring “FYI, today we got two requests from out of home companies to sign up.  […]

Company of the Day – MH Outdoor Media

Company: MH Outdoor Media, LLC Headquarters: 11757 Katy Freeway Suite 1500 Houston, Texas 77079 Markets: Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Louisiana, and Florida Phone: 281-596-6475 Email: jburkett@machaik.com A member of the Mac Haik family of companies, founded in July 2011 in Houston, Texas. Historically Mac Haik has owned, operated and leased a few outdoor advertising […]

Richard Rothfelder’s Three Legal Predictions for 2019

Insider asked me to provide my top three predictions for legal activity for the out of home industry in 2019. Several industry leaders have recently submitted their predictions to Insider on a variety of topics, including the comprehensive political report of OAAA Legislative Committee Chairman Pat O’Donnell. Without duplicating those […]

Clear Channel Outdoor and iHeartMedia Agree To Separation

News came out on Friday that Clear Channel Outdoor and iHeartMedia had come to an agreement to separate Clear Channel to an independent stand alone Company, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. Insider spent some time reading through the 8K (which is a fairly short read) and a significant portion of the […]