Business

Michelle Coffman Addresses Out of Home Skeptics

Michelle Coffman wears a couple hats as Chief Operating Officer of Cowgirl Communications Group and Director of Marketing for a dental service firm.  Michelle is a supporter of out of home but made this statement in a talk at last week’s IBOUSA meeting:  “We hire a number of managers to […]

Transit Ridership Up in Some Markets

Ridership is up in New York and Washington, DC. Overall, transit ridership was up nationwide nearly half a percent in the second quarter, said stats published by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). Year-to-date, transit ridership was down .62 percent. In the second quarter, heavy rail ridership increased 3.27 percent […]

Company of the Day – Arrow Signs & Lighting

Company: Arrow Signs & Outdoor Advertising Headquarters:  4545 N. Alby St., Godfrey, IL 62035  Markets:  St. Louis, Missouri Phone: 618.466.0818 Email:   info@arrowsignsinc.com Arrow Signs is a third generation sign business that began in 1981.  Arrow Signs offers billboard advertising with over 50 displays in the Riverbend area. The Company has short and long-term stationary […]

Paul Savka Gives Advice to a New Out of Home Sales Rep

Paul Savka just retired after a 47 year career with Park Outdoor which included stints as a chart and lease manager, assistant manager, sales manager, general manager and most recently as VP of sales. Savka’s boss Rick Steele (EVP Market Operations) says this about Savka “In my 30+ years in […]

Company of the Day: Arthur Outdoor

Company:  Arthur Outdoor Markets:  Georgia Headquarters: 103 Pine Valley Road, Rome, Georgia  30165 Phone: 706-512-0620 Email:  sdouglas@arthuroutdoor.com Arthur Outdoor was founded in 2017 by James and Samuel Douglas.  The company owns two billboards in Rome, Georgia.   In addition to owning a billboard plant the company provides web design, social media […]

Out of the Office – Memphis

Insider just returned from three days in Memphis at the IBOUSA Show.  IBO members ate Memphis home cooking Thursday evening at the Tin Roof.  A huge thank you to Chris Cowlbeck and the IBOUSA staff for putting on a great evening and a great show. Here’s Insider with Barnes Advertising […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds October 4, 2019

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 […]

Top 5 Quotes From the IBOUSA Show

Here are Insider’s top 5 quotes from the Independent Billboard Operators fall show which concludes today. Daktronics Lighting Expert Eric Johnson on the importance of  lighting studies More and more regulatory authorities are requiring a lighting analysis for digital sign permitting.  I was getting 1 request a month a year […]

Kevin Conlin on Solar Powered Billboards

Kevin Conlin of Autonomous Power Solutions is an expert on solar powered billboards.  Here’s an introduction to solar powered billboards for those of you who can’t get electricity to your boards. When is solar feasible and when is solar not feasible? Solar is recommended when utility power is unavailable, and […]

Link Media Buys Alpha Displays in Missouri

Roswell, GA – October 3, 2019: Link Media Outdoor is pleased to announce the purchase of the outdoor advertising assets of Alpha Displays, Inc., of Bourbon, MO. Alpha was founded in 1997, and has served its customers well for over 20 years. These assets complement Link’s recent acquisition of Waitt […]