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The OAAA CMO Roundtable

Insider sat in on last week’s OAAA chief marketing officer roundtable.  The OAAA’s Stephen Freitas asked each panelist to describe the past year in one word and this is what they said. OUTFRONT’s Jodi Senese:  Transformational. Clear Channel Outdoor’s Dan Levi: Oi, meaning, when is 2021. Intersection’s Esther Raphael: Cancelled.  […]

IBO Public Service Initiatives

On last week’s Billboard Insider podcast Chris Cowlbeck talked about 4 IBO  public service initiatives.   The first one that comes to mind is one that we’ve had for a couple of years…Operation Christmas shoebox…They pack these shoeboxes and send them to kids in third world countries.  Everybody feels good about […]

Company of the Day: Outdoor Displays

Company: Outdoor Displays, Inc.  Market: Tennessee Headquarters: 6165 Primus Rd., Knoxville, TN  37912 Phone:  (865) 357-9077 Email:  info@outdoordisplaysinc.com Outdoor Displays owns 47 billboard structures in Tennessee.  The structures are primarily located east and north and west of Knoxville. The firm was founded in 1997 and is owned and operated by Dan, Danny […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds October 31, 2020

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 […]

Reader Feedback on Whether OOH Clients Are Paying Slower

Mixed views as to whether out of home clients are paying slower. Grey Outdoor’s Grey Vick had slow pays from April to July but things have improved since October. We saw an increase in average receivables from April to July. A similar increase to what Lamar has experienced. However in […]

Geopath Reports Traffic is 93% of Normal

The Geopath Mobility Report dated October 29, 2020 says that average daily miles traveled are 93% of pre-covid levels.  This is down slightly from 94% of precovid the week prior. Average daily miles travelled increased in 24 of 50 states in October versus September.  Daily miles travelled remained the same […]

Branded Cities Wins New York Port Bus Terminal and GW Bridge Bus Station Contracts

New York, NY– October 29, 2020 – Branded Cities (“BC”), an iconic Out-of-Home media company, announced today that after a highly-competitive RFP process, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has awarded Branded Cities an agreement with the exclusive right to develop and sell digital and spectacular advertising […]

Clear Channel Airports Wins 12 Year JFK, Laguardia and Newark Contract

New York, NY – – Clear Channel Airports (CCA), the Americas-based airports business of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO), and one of the nation’s leading airport media providers, announced today the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) awarded it the largest airport advertising and sponsorship […]

Intersection Wins 10 Year Contract for PATH Trains in NY/NJ

New York, NY – October 29, 2020 – Intersection, the leading smart cities media and technology company, today announced that it has been awarded an exclusive 10-year contract with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority), to manage all static and digital advertising in stations, on […]

Company of the Day: Orion Outdoor

Company: Orion Outdoor Markets: California Headquarters: PO Box 6341 Folsom, CA  95763 Phone:  800-272-3885 Orion Outdoor owns a billboard and bus shelter outdoor advertising plant in Folsom and El Dorado Counties in California and billboards in Las Vegas and Southern California.  The firm’s CEO is Beau Palley.  Palley is a 25 year veteran of the […]