Business

Company of the Day – Visual Outdoor

Company: Visual Outdoor, LLC Headquarters:  379 Bee Tree Ln.  Blairsville, GA 30512 Markets:  Northeast Georgia, Western North Carolina, and Eastern Tennessee Phone: (706) 745-9322 Visual Outdoor Advertising is owned by Terry Poteete and operates in the fast growing areas of Northeast Georgia, Western North Carolina, and Eastern Tennessee. They own and […]

Cannabis Update: Migration to Legalization

Ken Klein OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs From the heart of the old Confederacy to the desert West, voters and elected officials continue to expand legalization of marijuana. Latest developments include: Out of home media continues to dominate cannabis ad spend, with 42 percent overall share (Kantar tracking). Several […]

Media Resources Acquires in Store Graphics and Display Solutions Provider

Oakville, Ontario, April 20th, 2021– Media Resources Inc., an integrated sign solutions provider of Digital LED Displays (Indoor & Outdoor), Large Format Digital Printing, custom 3D Creations, and Installation Services, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Impulse Graphics & Display Solutions, headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario. Media Resources says the […]

Company of the Day: Venture Outdoor

Company: Venture Outdoor Advertising Markets: Missouri Headquarters: 15664 Barton St., Overland Park, KS  66221 Phone: 913-730-8353 Venture Outdoor Advertising operates a billboard plant with 115 faces in Missouri.  The company was started in 2013 by Randy Jackson.  Prior to starting Venture, Jackson was a VP for CBS Outdoor in Los Angeles […]

Branded Cities Acquires San Francisco Signs from City Outdoor

New York, NY– April 19, 2021 – Branded Cities, a premier Out-of-Home and iconic media company in North America, today announced the acquisition of a portion of the San Francisco assets of City Outdoor, further increasing its North American footprint.  The all-cash deal adds two iconic faces to Branded Cities’ […]

Stu Lee: Wind and Hail are a Billboard Operators Enemy

Stu Lee at Bassler Insurance writes billboard liability and billboard replacement policies nationwide.  Insider asked Lee about trends in the billboard insurance market. What’s new at Bassler Insurance since we talked last? Very pleased to announce that our billboard operators/outdoor advertising insurance program has grown to serving clients in 32 […]

Mark Read to Keynote WOOH Europe Summit

WPP Chief Executive Officer Mark Read is to be a keynote speaker at the World Out of Home Organization’s virtual European Summit on May 18. Read will be interviewed by WOO President Tom Goddard. The Summit will be hosted from London. Mark Read has headed the world’s largest advertising group […]

Company of the Day – Victor Sign Company

Company: Victor Sign Corporation Markets: Greater Chicago, IL Headquarters:  2734 W. Superior St, Chicago, IL  60612 Phone: 773-661-0056 Email: info@victorsignchicago.com Victor Sign Corporation has operated a billboard plant of wallscapes, bulletins and digital signs in Chicago for over 85 years.  At one time Victor Sign & Display Company (as it […]

Company of the Day: View Outdoor

Company:  View Outdoor Markets:  Indiana, Illinois Address: 9800 Connecticut Drive, Crown Point, IN. 46307 Phone: 219-757-3709 View Outdoor operates a billboard plant with over 600 locations in Indiana, 350 in downtown Chicago and 150 in Central Florida.  The company was founded by Dean White in 2004.  Pete Schroeder is President. […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds April 17, 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 […]