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The Spring IBO Conference in Five Big Quotes
Great wrap up to the second day of a fun and informative IBO conference in Houston. Insider wanted to give everyone a few of the highlights of the last two days with quotes from five presenters. Becky Smith, IBO Enterprise Manager “The best thing about of Out of Home […]
Maryland Billboard Vinyl Stolen
The Winchester Star reports that a 58 year old Maryland man has been changed with a felony after allegedly stealing a billboard vinyl. The billboard ad carried the following words: ANY VOTE AGAINST A LUDWIG IS A VOTE FOR FREDERICK COUNTY. SAY NO TO A LUDWIG CAMPAIGN. The theft was […]
Company of the Day: Admiral Outdoor
Company: Admiral Outdoor Advertising, LLC Market: Duplin County, North Carolina. Headquarters: 5752 S. US Highway 117, PO Box 160, Wallace, NC 28466 Phone: 910-285-1047 Email: Info@admiraloutdoor.com Admiral Outdoor operates an 82 face billboard plant in Duplin County in eastern North Carolina. The company was started in 2006 when owner Pete Murphy was in need of […]
Blanning Company LLC Acquires 33 Locations
Spring Hill, TN – Blanning Company LLC, a real estate development and investment firm, announces the acquisition of 33 premier and community billboard locations. Blanning Company LLC’s acquisition of these properties highlights the company’s commitment to expanding its portfolio and investing in high-quality assets. The company now owns a total […]
College Money From FOARE
Our industry’s bright future is closely connected to higher education. That’s why FOARE has granted $663,000 in scholarships to over 200 students since 2001. This year, the program will award five general student scholarships and seven named scholarships, each consisting of $5,000. The scholarships include: The Vern and Elaine Clark OOH […]
Company of the Day – Ace Outdoor Advertising
Company: Ace Outdoor Advertising Market: Shreveport, Bossier City, LA Headquarters: 4830 Line Ave., Suite 194, Shreveport, LA 71106 Phone: 318-900-SIGN Email: ace@aceoutdoor.net Michael Grace received a Bachelor’s Degree from Southwest Texas State University. He founded Ace Outdoor in 2004 and was an early adopter of digital billboards. Ace Outdoor’s Louisiana billboard plant […]
Company of the Day: Ad Trend
Company: Ad Trend, Inc. Markets: Kansas, Missouri Headquarters: 14450 S US 71 Hwy, Kansas City, MO 64147 Email: jimb@ad-trend.com Phone: 816-283-0600 Ad-Trend owns a static billboard plant with 200 faces in the Kansas City metro. Ad-Trend was founded in 1983 by Jim Boeh and is the largest locally-owned OOH company in Kansas City. Most […]
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 […]