Author: John Weller

Company of the Day – Atwell Outdoor

Company: Atwell Outdoor Advertising, Inc. Headquarters:  2304 Winona Drive Panama City, FL 32405 Markets:  Atwell Outdoor Advertising has numerous high traffic billboards located in Bay, Washington, and Walton Counties in Northwest Florida. Phone: 850-785-6017 Email: info@atwelloutdoor.com Atwell Outdoor Advertising was founded in 1956 by H. Tolbert and Frances P. Atwell in Panama City, Florida. […]

FBI Using Billboards To Fight Internet Crime

What do you do when you want to get the word out on fighting cybercrime?  If you are the FBI you turn to billboards.  KIVI-TV  reports that the Salt Lake City Division of the FBI is using digital billboards to promote its Internet Crime Complaint Center, also known as IC3. […]

Phoenix PD Sends Love Note To City

In a Facebook post and a tweet on Monday, the Phoenix Police Department showed off some billboards it put up around the city last week,a little love note to thank the city and state for its faith in our men and women in blue.   About three weeks ago, PPD […]

Company of the Day – Shipp Outdoor

Company: Shipp Outdoor, LLC Headquarters: 2800 Youree Dr. #416 Building B Shreveport, LA 71135 • 2801 Richmond Road #43 Texarkana, TX 75503 Markets: Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma Phone: 866-99-SHIPP Shipp Outdoor, LLC acquired assets of Whatley Sign Co. of Texarkana, AR in August of 2012. Chad Shipp, President, has been in marketing and […]

Company of the Day – United Advertising Corporation

Company: United Advertising Corporation Headquarters: 495 West Llif Ave., Denver CO 80223 Markets: Denver CO; Los Angeles and SanFrancisco CA; New York NY and Eastern New Jersey  Founded in 1997, United Advertising Corporation is a full-service outdoor advertising company with offices in Denver, Monmouth County, NJ, New York City and Los Angeles. Products: […]

City Settles Billboard Claim

The city of Port Orchard, WA will be paying $250,000 to the owner of a Gig Harbor advertising company to resolve a six-year legal battle. The Kitsap Sun reports the proposed settlement on a dispute that goes back to 2011. Rick Engley of Gotcha Covered Media, claimed the city in […]

Gamco Not Happy with iHeart

Insider has reported frequently on iHeart Media’s debt problems as they own 90 percent of the equity of publicly traded Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, the nation’s largest billboard company. Mario Gabelli’s Gamco Asset Management owns 10 percent of the publicly traded shares. Gamco has not been happy with iHeart, owned […]

OAAG Supporting Law Enforcement

The Outdoor Advertising Association of Georgia has made the news recently with their efforts to show support for local law enforcement.  Insider had the opportunity to interview Conner Poe, OAAG President, about the program. Tell us a little about how the program got started? The Board of the OAAG is always […]

Company of the Day – Tristar Outdoor

Company: Tristar Outdoor Advertising Market:  Northeast MO along Highways 19, 54 and an I-70 location west of Danville Tristar is a family owned business with more than 25 years of experience helping businesses successfully advertise their products and services across the state of Missouri. Phone:  844.825.0630 Headquarters: 703 North Main Street, […]

Moving to Canada?

Insider saw this Linkedin post from Jeff Cook, who owns a real estate firm in Charleston.  We are reprinting with his permission.   Moving to Canada? By Jeff Cook | July 20th, 2016 My billboards have always been a huge staple in my success. They’re big, they’re funny, and as some […]