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BPS Outdoor Advertising Sells Assets

Marty Williamson represented BPS Outdoor has they closed on their sale over 600 faces in Georgia and Florida.  Insider visited with Marty on the transaction. Can you tell us about the ownership group for BPS Outdoor? BPS Outdoor Advertising was started in 1987 by Paul Fulwood III, who owned a […]

Does insurance cover out of home workers who home office?

On the last Billboard Insider podcast Formetco’s Jim Poage said out of home companies should review their insurance policies to see if they cover workers who home office due to covid.  Insider asked two out of home insurers for their opinion and here’s what they said. Brian Cone, The Cone […]

Broadsign Selected to Power Media One’s Italian Network

MONTREAL, Canada and ROME, Italy— August 5, 2020 — Broadsign, the leading out-of-home (OOH) platform, has been selected by Media One, a leader in Italian out-of-home advertising, to drive business enhancements and power a digital transformation of their key commercial signage assets. Media One’s network reaches millions of people every […]

Company of the Day: Logan Communications

Company: Logan Communications Market:  Massachusetts Headquarters: 129 Border Street, East Boston, MA  02128 Phone: 617-569-8720 Email: info@logancommunications.com Logan Outdoor is a family owned business which was founded in 1980 and operates a billboard plant in the Boston area including a portfolio of prominent displays near Logan Airport.  Insider talked with Alyson Goldberg, a partner in […]

Testimonials for John Savey

The entire OOH industry was deeply impacted by the news of John Savey’s tragic passing.  Insider wanted to pass along a few of the many comments we received from those who knew John or were impacted by this tragedy. “Both of us worked for Whiteco back in the 80’s, but […]

Nielsen Finds DOOH Drives Activations

By Stephen Freitas, OAAA Chief Marketing Officer OAAA’s latest Nielsen studies find digital OOH produces high levels of engagement, consumer awareness and prompts consumer action. In fact, the research found consumers who notice directions from a DOOH are highly likely to visit a business and over 80% will make a […]

Company of the Day – Local Media Outdoor

Company: Local Media Outdoor Headquarters: 27 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA 31401 Market: Georgia, North Carolina Phone: 770.535.6310 Email: tharkins@localmediaoutdoor.com Morris Multimedia entered the out of home advertising business in September of 2018 by forming Local Media Outdoor and purchasing a double sided digital billboard in Cummings, Georgia from Incorvaia Media. Since […]

Paul Wright on the New Normal

By Paul Wright, founder and CEO of SignValue One of our consulting partners EY, recently published an article by their EYQ think tank titled “Beyond COVID-19: Will you define the new normal or watch it unfold?”  It is a fantastic read if you get a chance.  The article explores several […]

Geopath Reports Distance Travelled is 95% of Normal

Geopath’s 7/30/20 Mobility update reports that traffic for the week for July 20-27 was 95% of normal.  Here’s the US weighted average for daily miles travelled by county. Insider’s take:  This is good news.  Traffic is holding up despite recent covid related tightening in restrictions on public gatherings.  Make sure […]

DPAA Programmatic Training Courses, Powered by Prohaska

  NEW YORK, August 3, 2020– DPAA, the leading global trade marketing association connecting out-of-home media with the advertising community while moving OOH to digital, announced today it will hold live-via-Zoom training courses for North America and EMEA in August and September, respectively. The courses are being developed and will […]