Business

Transit and Place Based Rebounding but not Back to Pre-covid

Four observations after reviewing the OAAA’s fourth quarter 2022 US out of home revenue figures. All sectors up. All US out of home industry sectors grew during the fourth quarter.  Place based led all sectors (up 31%), followed by transit (up 9%), billboards (up 7%) and street furniture (up 2%). […]

John Schnell Named GM at LeClair Calahan

LeClair Calihan Out of Home Advertising announced that John Schnell has joined the company as General Manager. After being with OUTFRONT Media for over 22 years. John comes to Phoenix with a background of national ooh sales and has relationships all over the country. John has been involved with OOH […]

Company of the Day – Abel Outdoor

Company: Abel Outdoor Advertising Markets: Montana Headquarters:  P.O. Box 70, Arlee, Montana  80921 Phone: 406-880-4964 Email: ernieo@abeloutdooradvertising.com Abel Outdoor Advertising operates a billboard plant in the following Montana communities: St Ignatius Florence Stevensville Hamilton Missoula The company was started in 1979, has 24 locations and is owned by Ernest Otoupalik […]

Rothfelder On The IBO Spring Conference In Houston

Howdy from Houston, where the IBO Spring Conference will be held on April 18 through 21! Yes, once again, Chris Cowlbeck, Becky Smith, and the entire crew at IBO have done a great job, this time in planning a fun and informative conference at the beautiful Omni Hotel in the […]

Company of the Day: Ad on the Move

Company:  Ad on the Move Markets:  Nationwide Address: 4488 Lower Park Rd, Orlando, Florida. 32814 Email:   info@adonthemove.com Phone:  877-407-2800 Ad on the move was formed in 2015 to operate intelligent mobile digital billboards on truck fleets.  The billboards are placed on the rear side of trailers traveling between major metropolitan areas.  John […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds April 15, 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 […]

The IBO Houston Conference is a Record Setter!

As we head to Houston, IBO has reached a new record! Conference registration was closed based on reaching maximum occupancy.  While we expected this day to come, we are humbled to have over 250 attendees registered, representing 77 OOH companies across the US, and beyond. IBO is comprised of 270+ […]

Action Outdoor

Company: Action Outdoor Market:  Louisiana Headquarters: 7302 Hwy 182 East, Morgan City, Louisiana. 70380 Phone:  985-384-3622 Action Outdoor is a family owned company with over 25 years experience in the out of home business.  The company operates a billboard plant in Louisiana.  Insider talked with Austin Aucoin.  One of Action Outdoor’s digital billboards was […]

Matt Richman on Selling His Out of Home Company

In the final installment of our series of interviews,  Billboards for Education Founder Matt Richman talks about selling the out of home company he formed. What made you decide to sell your business. I didn’t anticipate selling for another 5 years.  I wanted to grow bigger.  And then it hit […]

Company of the Day – 5 Star Outdoor

Company: 5 Star Outdoor Markets:  Michigan Headquarters: PO Box 252755, West Bloomfield, MI  48325-2755 Phone: (248) 747-7777 Email: info@5staroutdoor.com 5 Star Outdoor is a family run business in West Bloomfield, Michigan.  The company operates a static and digital billboard plant around Detroit Michigan in Oakland, Wayne and Macomb Counties. Jennile Oram is the […]