Baton Rouge, LA – April 16, 2020 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR) today announced that the company is supplying vinyl billboard material for conversion into personal protective equipment (PPE) for immediate use by healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients at medical facilities across Louisiana. Lamar has joined forces with […]
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Meet Toni Short, Piper Wirth and Bobby Gorczakowski of the Geopath Futures Council.
Last year Geopath formed a futures council to help Geopath and the out of home industry prepare for the future. In December 2019 Insider interviewed 4 members of the council: Scott Fiaschetti, Gina Stratford, Matthew Noll and Mike Buongiovanni). Today Insider talks with three more council members: Toni Short, Piper […]
Company of the Day – Gilbreath Outdoor
Company: Gilbreath Outdoor Advertising Markets: Southeast Texas Headquarters: 407 South Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, TX 77546 Phone: 281-992-4555 Email: info@gilbreathoutdoor.com Headquartered in the greater Houston area , Gilbreath Outdoor has locations in the following Texas Cities: Alvin, Angleton, Arcola, Baytown, Beaumont, Bergheim, Bertram, Boerne, Brookshire, Bulverde, Brazoria, Caldwell, Canyon Lake, Central […]
Nancy Fletcher to Join Lamar Board
Nancy Fletcher, President and CEO Emeritus of the OAAA has been nominated to join Lamar Advertising’s Board of Directors. Some other things Insider noted in Lamar’s proxy statement which was released Friday. Lamar’s Board Will Have More Women and Fewer Insiders Women will account for 33% of 3 of Lamar’s […]
One Last PETA versus Lamar Comment
If you had not noticed his comment last week, Grey Vick of Grey Outdoor showed his marketing prowess after reading our two articles on PETA’s purchase of Lamar stock for the purpose of attempting to overturn Lamar’s corporate policy of blocking all PETA ads. Here is Grey’s comment: Why even […]
Shoutouts to Penneco, View Outdoor, Bullfrog Outdoor and LMR
Penneco is urging consumers to buy local. View Outdoor is reminding consumers that businesses do carry out. Bullfrog Outdoor is encouraging people to support local businesses and thanking first responders. LMR Digital in Gonzales Louisiana is advertising local restaurants which are open on two digital billboards. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid […]
IBOUSA: Location Traffic Metrics Request For Proposal
ABOUT IBOUSA Our network of media owners emerged a few decades ago and combined efforts with common ties as Independent Billboard Operators (IBO), mostly from smaller rural and suburban markets. Challenged by our size and access to resources, contacts and ideas, we created an organization whereby we helped each other […]
Company of the Day: Graham Outdoor
Company: Graham Outdoor Markets: Georgia, Florida Address: 2337 Sylvan Grove Rd, Stapleton, Georgia 30823 Phone: 478-494-3965 Email: grahamoutdooradvertising@msn.com Graham Outdoor is an independent family owned company which operates a billboard plant with 54 faces in Georgia and 12 faces in Florida. The company was started in 2003 and is owned […]
Insider’s New Book is Available!
Billboard Insider’s Guide to Leases, Easements and Real Estate is an important resource for anyone in the Out of Home industry. The 130 page Guide tells you: How to use an out of home attorney effectively 21 things in a good out of home lease 11 things in a […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds April 18, 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 […]