If you were to drive down Sunset Boulevard in the Silver Lake area you would see this billboard, a collaboration between Lamar Advertising, RAREFORM and artist Tyler Ramsey. This is the second installment in Lamar’s Art Lives Billboard Campaign originally announced in October 2015. Insiders Take: Always a positive to show the […]
Author: John Weller
San Mateo County Looks at Billboard Options
Reports from San Mateo, CA initially indicated the County was looking at potentially allowing the construction of billboards on county owned land along Highway 101 and Interstate 280. It did not take long before local citizen groups raised their concerns in correspondence to County Supervisors. The County responded by clarifying they […]
Company of the Day: BESKO Outdoor
Company: BESKO Outdoor Markets: Northeastern Pennsylvania, Northern New Jersey & New York City Headquarters: PO Box 280, Hamlin, Pa. 18427 Phone: 570-689-3226 Email: sales@beskomedia.com Besko Outdoor is a regional outdoor advertising company headquartered in Lake Wallenpaupack, Pennsylvania and operating in three major states. The Company was founded in the 1970’s by Ted Ericson and […]
Lind Media Acquires Ohio Assets
The Mansfield News Journal reports that Lind Media announced that they have acquired over 500 billboards in the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati markets. Also included are assets in Richland, Ashland, Crawford, Morrow Marion, Wayne, Knox, Fayette and Clinton counties. Lind Media Company, organized in 1991 by John L Siegenthaler, operates over 1,300 billboards […]
Oceanside Proposed Digitals Meet Resistance
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports opposition to several proposed digital billboards in Oceanside, California. Local residents have circulated a petition asking the City Council to turn down the signs. The current sign ordinance allows as many as four digital boards on city-owned property. The council is interested in the revenue […]
75 Foot High Billboards are Vetoed
A proposal to to revise a Villa Rica, Georgia sign ordinance was vetoed by the Mayor. The Times Georgian reports that a proposal to increase the height of billboards to 75 feet to match the ordinance in nearby Marietta was presented to allow for better visibility to cars along Interstate 20.
Company Of The Day: XMark Outdoor
Company: XMark Outdoor Office: Corsicana, TX Market: Primarily I45 between Dallas & Huntsville. Chicago, IL Plant: 107 Static faces, 1 TriVision and 6 Digital Faces (Formetco) Insider had a chance to interview Steve Sullins, the owner of XMark Outdoor Steve, how did you get into the Outdoor business? As a […]
