Insider noticed that the IBOUSA has a new YouTube feature called “Clear Skies” and it is available for everyone. We are posting the introduction episode below. We called IBOUSA General Manager, Chris Cowlbeck for some more detail on where Clear Skies is headed. So we decided that the Clear […]
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Company of the Day: Arrowhead Outdoor
Company: Arrowhead Outdoor Markets: Kansas Address: PO Box 1381 Pittsburg, KS. 66762 Email: lancesayler@yahoo.com Phone: 620-778-3010 Arrowhead Outdoor, LLC was founded in early 2011 by Lance Sayler. Lance has spent his entire career in media, mostly radio. He has owned and managed radio stations all over Kansas and Missouri and […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds January 30, 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 […]
Whither Covid?
Insider is a fan of MIT-educated data scientist Youyang Gu. His work suggests that the US will reach covid herd immunity and we will return to normal by mid summer. Look at these two charts. The number of daily new US covid infections has dropped since December 24 and […]
Mesmerize Expands with Kalamazoo Transit Deal
NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mesmerize (www.mesmerize.com), a national leader in transit, point of care, and place-based out-of-home advertising, announced today the expansion of its transit advertising portfolio with a new partnership with METRO of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The agreement provides Mesmerize the exclusive sales of exterior and interior transit advertising on 46 fixed-route […]
Vertical Impressions Signs Agreement with Rogers Sports and Media
Edmonton, January 28, 2021] Canada’s largest residential elevator advertising company, Vertical Impression (VI), has signed an exclusive sales agreement with Rogers Sports & Media (RSM). Starting in January 2021, Vertical Impression’s ad inventory and advertising analytics will be offered as part of RSM’s omnichannel advertising offering. “This partnership presents an amazing opportunity […]
Company of the Day: Seen Outdoor
Company: Seen Outdoor Media Markets: Nationwide Address: 42 West St, Brooklyn, NY. 11222 Email: info@seenoutdoor.com Phone: 929-337-9057 Seen Outdoor operates a plant of wallscapes and hand painted billboards in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Boston. Jay Heleva is CEO. In November 2020 Seen Outdoor and CHUCK Agency merged to […]
Link Media Purchases Thomas Outdoor Advertising
Roswell, GA – January 27, 2021: Link Media Outdoor (“Link”), is pleased to announce the purchase of the outdoor advertising assets of Thomas Outdoor Advertising, Inc., based in Manhattan, KS. Thomas was founded in 1941 and operates 368 billboard faces in Manhattan and central Kansas. These assets complement Link’s existing […]
Bart Thomas, Layton Thomas and Jim Wells on Selling to Link
Thomas Outdoor sold 368 billboard faces in Kansas to Link Media (see today’s Link Media press release). Insider talked with Thomas Outdoor owners Bart Thomas, Layton Thomas and Jim Wells about the transaction. What caused you to decide to sell? We felt like it was time to diversify into some […]
Company of the Day – Scotty Outdoor
Company: Scotty Outdoor Market: Central and Eastern North Carolina. Headquarters: P.O. Box 974 Snow Hill NC 28580 Phone: 252-468-6969 Email: scottyshivar@gmail.com Scotty Outdoor has been serving the Central and Eastern North Carolina billboard market for over 30 years. The Company operates in over 20 central and eastern NC counties. They are IBOUSA members. […]