Author: John Weller

Daktronics Proves It’s How You Finish That Counts

Insider’s Comments: Outstanding 4th quarter and year end results for the digital billboard maker Daktronics.  The market liked what they  heard as the stock was up 20% for the day closing at $7.33. Here are highlights from their press release. BROOKINGS, S.D., July 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Daktronics, Inc. […]

Does Your Digital Have a Backup Generator?

In North America, we sometimes (or all the  time) take for granted that we will have continuous access to electricity to keep our digitals flipping and the lights on for our vinyls.  We should count our blessings because that is not necessarily the case in other parts of the world […]

Company of the Day – Besko Outdoor

Company:  BESKO Outdoor       Markets: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York. Headquarters: PO Box 280, Hamlin, Pa. 18427 Phone: 570-689-3226 Email: info@beskomedia.com Besko Outdoor was founded in the 1970’s by Ted Ericson. Ted built two outdoor advertising structures along Interstates 81 and 380 near the Scranton, Pa. area. Besko Outdoor is now a regional […]

Basis Technologies and Place Exchange Integrate to Power Digital-Out-of-Home Advertising Growth

The Collaboration is the First to Use IAB Tech Lab’s OpenRTB 2.6 Specification for Programmatic DOOH Advertising to Power Marketers’ Access Digital Screens Across All Formats and Venues Chicago — July 11, 2023 — Basis Technologies (https://basis.com), a leading provider of cloud-based workflow automation and business intelligence software for marketing and […]

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Company of the Day – Berlin Sign Company

Company: Berlin Sign Company Headquarters: 264 Bahama Street Venice, FL 34285 Market: Sarasota & Charlotte County, Florida Phone: 941.488.1314 In 1952 John Berlin took a correspondence course to become an electrician. He developed an interest in signs, and after visiting Pioneer Neon in Pittsburgh, he decided to give neon tube […]

Verde Outdoor Gets Creative For Blackbird Bend Casino

  Reminiscent of the nostalgic multi-sign Burma Shave advertising campaign from the 1920s to the early 1960s, Blackbird Bend Casino partnered with Verde Outdoor to captivate drivers along I-29 with their six consecutive billboard campaign touting the casino’s customer experience and location. Do you have interesting campaigns you are running this summer?  […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds July 8, 2023

Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “We got a big boost in qualified applicants from running our ad on your site.”  Rodney Davis, Transformation Media “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 […]

Rothfelder On Houston’s Lawsuit Over HB 2127

I’ve written a couple times recently in Billboard Insider on the new controversial Texas law, HB 2127, which has been called by its supporters the “Texas Regulatory Consistency Act” and its detractors the “Texas Death Star Bill.” In general, the bill, which becomes effective on September 1, 2023, broadly preempts […]

World’s Largest LED Sphere Lights Up for 1st Time!

This video is long at 11 minutes, but it certainly shows what you can get for $2.3 billion as the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas showed its capabilities on the 4th of July!   To receive a free morning newsletter with each day’s Billboard insider articles email info@billboardinsider.com with the […]