Business

New Owners for Vincent Printing

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (January 11, 2022) – Vincent Printing, which has been providing large-format printing solutions to customers in the outdoor advertising industry across the nation and throughout the world since 1940, announced today that FutureTech Holding Company, Beau Wells, and MLJB Holdings have officially acquired the company from longtime owners, […]

Company of the Day: Dusty’s Outdoor

Company: Dusty’s Outdoor Media Markets: Illinois & Missouri Headquarters: 1207 Network Center Blvd, Suite 3C, Effingham, IL  62401. Phone: 1-866-59-DUSTY Dusty’s operates a billboard plant with over 300 faces in Illinois & Missouri. Founded in 2001, Dusty’s initial growth came from nearly a dozen acquisitions. Dusty’s is a member of the OAAI and an […]

T-Mobile Acquires Rideshare Advertising Network, Octopus Interactive

BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced the acquisition of Octopus Interactive, the largest national network of interactive video screens inside Uber and Lyft vehicles. This move marks the next step for Marketing Solutions, T-Mobile’s fast-growing advertising technology business, in expanding its advertising offerings for marketers. Octopus Interactive helps brands […]

Company of the Day – Eagle Outdoor

  Company: Eagle Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 1447 N 175 E, Warsaw, IN 46582 Market: Northern Indiana Phone: 800-867-4467 Dan Walcott the founder of Eagle Outdoor started painting billboards at the age of fifteen. He literally “learned the ropes” by apprenticing for Lockridge Outdoor who hand painted billboards on site, hanging from a swing […]

1 Billboard Accomplishes 2 Objectives

Art and real estate broker Anna D Smith is using a billboard to advertise her services and to call attention to the work of the California prison artist Donald Hooker who goes by the name C-Note.  the campaign is running through January 31, 2022.  Billboard Insider talked with Smith. What […]

Kevin Bartanian on the Sunset Limelight Rooftop

  Kevani operates an iconic rooftop display at 6630 Sunset Boulevard.  We talked with Kevani Founder and CEO Kevin Bartanian about the sign. The Sunset Limelight sign is a unique rooftop design. Tell us about it. Sunset Limelight represents a new take on out-of-home that is uniquely Kevani. It complements […]

Company of the Day: Effective Sign Company

Company: Effective Sign Company Markets: Alabama Headquarters: 1978 South College St, Auburn, AL  36832 Phone: 334-749-0001 Effective Sign Company designs, fabricates and installs on and off premise signs and operates  a billboard plant with more than 22 structures in Alabama and Florida John Persons is the company’s CEO.   [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

Billboard Insider Classifieds January 8, 2022

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 […]

Bill Durden on Covid, Supply Chain Issues, Lucit and Lind SignSpring

Billboard Insider learns something new whenever he talks with Bill Durden, VP of Operations at Durden Outdoor.  Here are Bill’s thoughts on covid, supply chain issues and using LUCIT and Lind PosterSprings to boost his business. How did covid impact Durden? Wow. How do I begin.  We lost our sales […]

InSite Street Media Acquires Rivet Campus Media

  Dateline: ATLANTA, GA January 6, 2022 — InSite Street Media, a leading operator of Street-Level Media including Transit Shelters, Transit Benches and Bus Advertising, announced its acquisition of Rivet Campus Media. The transaction is structured as a merger of existing portfolio companies by MSouth Equity Partners of Atlanta, GA. “Rivet has […]