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Company of the Day: Tri Outdoor

Company:  Tri Outdoor Market: Lehigh Valley, PA Headquarters: 1749 Red Hawk Way, Bethlehem, PA  18015 Phone: 610-838-8870 Tri Outdoor is a locally owned and operated outdoor advertising company in Lehigh Valley, PA.  The firm operates an 18 face plant around Allentown. The company has been in business in excess of 50 years and is […]

5 Things About OUTFRONT Post-Covid

OUTFRONT leaves Covid with fewer employees, fewer billboard leases and more digital screens.  OUTFRONT’s capital spending will increase in 2021 although the increase won’t match Lamar’s increase because OUTFRONT’s markets are taking longer to rebound from covid.  Here are 5 things Insider learned from reading OUTFRONT’s 2020 10k. 1.  More […]

Paul Wright on the Baltimore Billboard Tax

Many readers know that my background is in commercial real estate. What they may not know is that I started my career with the Maricopa County Assessor’s office appraising commercial real estate for tax assessment (or equalization). Those were lean earning years, but I loved the analytical office work and getting […]

Company of the Day – Transit Advertising, Inc.

Company: Transit Advertising, Inc. Headquarters: 4401 S 91st E Ave, Tulsa, OK 74145 Markets: Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas Phone: 918.270.2366 Transit Advertising, Inc. has more than 20 years in the industry and is the only advertising agent for transit services in: Wichita Falls, TX Columbia, MO Tulsa, Norman, Oklahoma City & […]

5 Things About Lamar Post-Covid

Lamar exits Covid with fewer people and fewer displays but more digital signs and more easements.  Here are five things about Lamar that Insider noticed after reading Lamar’s 2020 10k. 1. Fewer people Lamar comes out of Covid with 8% fewer people.  Sales reps dropped 8%.  Regional employees dropped 10%.  Corporate […]

Company of the Day: Toor Billboards

Company:  Toor Billboards Markets:  Washington Address: 600 155th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA. Email: info@toorbillboards.com Phone: 206-800-3545 Toor Billboards is a Seattle-based billboard advertising agency specializing in mobile billboard advertising.  Eduard Dumitrescu is the company’s managing partner. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

Billboard Insider Classifieds March 20, 2021

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 […]

Stevenson and Powell on Finding Good Out of Home Locations

Some advice from Grace Outdoor’s Hal Stevenson and Huntington Outdoor’s Justin Powell on finding good out of home locations taken from In Their Words – Out of Home Executives talk about out of home. Hal Stevenson, Grace Outdoor Advertising You’ve got to start with politics. You’ve got to understand the […]

Rothfelder On PETA vs Hinckley And Ads On Public Transit Systems

On March 15, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued an interesting First Amendment decision with potentially broad impact on the out of home industry. The case is PETA vs Hinckley, and you can access the opinion here. The case arises from the request […]

Company of the Day: Transformation Media

Company: Transformation Media Markets:  10 eastern states. Headquarters: 1019 Route 519, Building #1, Eighty Four, PA  15330 Phone: 724-228-3469 84 Outdoor (now Transformation Media) was formed the late 1990’s, when the founder of 84 Lumber Company, instructed his site investigators to locate sites for billboard structures as they searched for new store locations.  […]