US travel continues to rebound according to the INRIX U.S. National Traffic Volume Synopsis Issue #8 (May 2 – May 8, 2020). Here are the highlights. US passenger travel increased to 71% of normal for the week ended May 8, up from 64% of normal for the week ended May […]
Business
Company of the Day: HB Outdoor
Company: HB Outdoor Market: Georgia Headquarters: 1775 Woodstock Rd, Suite 150 Roswell, GA 30075. Phone: 770-951-8222 Email: billyharvin11@gmail.com HB Outdoor operates forty-two faces in Georgia including a double sided trivision and double sided static in Winder, two-sided digital billboards in Buford and a double sided static billboard in Norcross. The company is run by Billy […]
John James on designing a great out of home website.
Insider is surprised how many small out of home companies don’t have a website. A website is a great way to establish credibility with landowners. It’s also an effective way to generate leads. Insider talked with John James, Director of Business Development at The Nine about out of home websites. […]
Company of the Day – Headrick Outdoor Media
Company: Headrick Outdoor MediaHeadquarters: One Freedom Square, Laurel MS 39440 Markets: Idaho Utah Kansas Oklahoma Texas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama North & South Carolina Phone: 601.649.1977 Email: sales@headricks.com The Headrick Companies started from very humble beginnings designing, fabricating, and installing signs in a small back yard shop in 1927. Mr. […]
Jeremy Male: Q2 Revenues will be Down 50%
OUTFRONT CEO Jeremy Male said that second quarter revenue will be down 50% as OUTFRONT’s urban and transit billboard plant is heavily impacted by stay at home orders. Here are the highlights of last Friday’s earnings call. On future revenues As we look at Q2 to date, we expect our […]
Sean Reilly on what’s up and what’s down.
On last week’s earnings call Sean Reilly reviewed Lamar’s top verticals: Our top three verticals are service, hospitals and restaurants. 1,2 and 3 are looking strong…Service is primarily attorneys. We’re getting a lot of inbound from attorneys…There are other services – things like pest control, home and office cleaning…and we’re […]
Company of the Day: Highway Displays
Company: Highway Displays Outdoor Market: New York Headquarters: 404 Maple Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Phone: 845-452-2121 Email: info@highwaydisplays.com Highway Outdoor has over 420 static and digital billboards in the mid-Hudson valley. The company was founded by Louis Schwartz, a Hungarian immigrant in 1918. The company has 15 employees. Sandra Schwartz […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds May 9, 2020
Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “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 “I bought my General Liability from Stu at Bassler and Co that I learned about on Billboard Insider. I told […]
America Reopening – Average Travel Miles up 28% over 3 Weeks
As states continue to push towards reopening, the average number of daily miles traveled has increased for 3 consecutive weeks, up 28% since the week of April 6. Week over week, miles traveled increased 9% during the week of 4/27 (12.5 miles) compared to the week of 4/20 (11.5 miles). […]
Geopath and PMD Present Hyper Local Seminar on May 20
In the immediate post-Covid-19 world, travel & tourism is gone. People are moving about in smaller areas, trips are shorter. Local residents, businesses, and neighborhoods will drive the advertising recovery, and the OOH industry itself. Please join us for a lively discussion moderated by Geopath’s Kym Frank,with panelists representing […]