Author: John Weller

Industry Veteran Robert Crawford Joins Branded Cities Network

A press release from Branded Cities Network follows: Branded Cities Network (BCN) has welcomed Robert Crawford, Managing Director of Real Estate Development, to their management team.  Mr. Crawford’s focus will be to increase BCN’s iconic media assets in existing markets as well as growing BCN’s footprint into new top-tier markets. […]

Nevada Supreme Court Rejects Scenic’s Plea

For the third time this month, a court has ruled in favor of digital billboards. The Nevada Supreme Court, on September 16, denied Scenic Nevada’s request for a rehearing, effectively ending a long-running legal battle against digital billboards in Reno.  Geoff Dornan of Nevada Appeal.com explains the Reno ordinance fight: “The ordinance […]

Company of the Day – Lammers Outdoor

Company:  Lammers Outdoor Advertising Headquarters:  100 Western Ave., Findlay OH 45840 Markets: OhioFindlay – Fostoria – Upper Sandusky – Carey – Kenton – Ada Phone: 419.422.5585 Email:  mike@lammersoutdoor.com Lammers Outdoor Advertising was started in 1951 and operates a billboard plant in the following communities in Ohio: Findlay Fostoria Upper Sandusky Carey Kenton Ada Paid […]

Company of the Day – Franklin Outdoor

Company: Franklin Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 20092 Edison Circle East • Clearwater, MN 55320 Markets: Minnesota, Wisconsin Phone: 320.558.3000 Email: mail@franklinoutdoor.com Franklin Outdoor operates 600 fully illuminated billboards located on all major roadways throughout Minnesota and Western Wisconsin.  The company also operates an on premise sign business, a fleet and trailer graphics signs […]

Pattison Outdoor Awarded Contract for Richmond, BC Transit Shelter and Bench Advertising

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016DOOH NETWORKS, PRESS RELEASES Canada’s largest Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising company and a leader in transit advertising media sales, today announced a new contract with the City of Richmond for its Transit Shelter (TSA) and Bus Bench Advertising inventory. With an estimated population of nearly 214,000 and the fourth […]

From the Business Side

Being the “organizational wonk” of the Westburg/Weller Billboard Insider partnership, this will be the first of periodic thoughts on the business side of operations. Let me know if you think they are worthwhile? You may have recently read about Wells Fargo Bank and their problems with thousands of employees secretly […]

Company of the Day – Brooks Billboard

Company:  Brooks Billboard Corporation Headquarters: 10735 Avenue Rd., Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 Markets: Toledo, I-75 south to Dayton and state routes in northwest Ohio Phone: 419.874.6400 Email:  Brookswelker@yahoo.com Brooks Billboard Corporation operates a 100 billboard plant in Ohio.  The company is owned by Brooks Welker.  The company started as a painting and sign contactor.  The company’s […]

Crookston MN OK’s Billboard

An update from our Monday post on Sky Digital’s proposed new digital structure in Crookston, MN.  After attorneys for Sky Digital and Crookston National Bank Monday evening stated and restated their cases for and against the digital billboard, the City Planning Commission, and the Crookston City Council, both voted in […]

JCDecaux Joins Dow Jones Sustainability Index

09/14/2016 JCDecaux joins the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, the benchmark index for socially-responsible companies Paris, 14 September 2016 – JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announces that following an evaluation by RobecoSAM (a company specialising in sustainable investing) and in partnership with S&P Dow […]

Grand Forks Votes No On Digital

We reported yesterday on Sky Digital’s sign application in Crookston MN. Sky Digital was also in the news in Grand Forks, North Dakota as their Planning and Zoning Commission voted 11-0 to block five proposed digital billboards last week. The vote was their response to an appeal Sky had filed with […]