Avery Outdoor, a division of Avery Brothers, LLC, sold its third-generation outdoor advertising company based in Sioux City, IA to Verde Outdoor Media. As part of the transaction, Verde Outdoor Media retains all of Avery Outdoor’s employees. Avery Brothers Sign Company, known for its sign fabrication services, was not part […]
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Company of the Day: Elevation Outdoor
Company: Elevation Outdoor Advertising of Tennessee Market: East Tennessee Headquarters: 5201 Kingston Pike, Suite 6, #138, Knoxville, TN 37919 Phone: 865-748-2427 Elevation Outdoor Advertising, LLC, based in Knoxville, Tennessee was founded in 2002. Elevation Outdoor does business in a 14 county area of East Tennessee and has over 270 bulletin displays, most measuring 14’ […]
Jim Matalone on the Missouri Neon Sale to Link Media
Jim Matalone went into out of home consulting and brokerage after selling Ashby St Outdoor in 2019. Billboard Insider talked with Jim this week about his consulting and out of home brokerage activities. Mad Dog Consulting After I sold my company, I tried to think about what to do next. […]
Company of the Day – Eastern Outdoor
Company: Eastern Outdoor Markets: Maryland, Washington, DC. Headquarters: 7115 Rockridge Road, Baltimore, MD 21207 Phone: 410-464-4440 Email: info@easternoutdoor.net Eastern Outdoor is an independently owned outdoor advertising company which specializes in high profile bulletins within the Baltimore and Washington DC markets. Eastern Outdoor specializes in expressway bulletins including those adjacent I-83, […]
Anna Bager’s letter to the out of home industry.
The OAAA 2021 annual report was released yesterday. We are reprinting Anna Bager’s letter to the out of home industry. Dear OAAA members, colleagues, and friends, I am delighted to share the 2021 OAAA Annual Report with you. As the world grapples with returning to normalcy, one thing is certain […]
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 […]