Business

Geopath Market Spotlight: Fresno

Did you know: Fresno, California means ash tree in Spanish and the city’s flag features an ash tree. Fresno is the 34th largest city in the United States. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Fresno, California DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to […]

Company of the Day: Urban Groupe

Company: Urban Groupe Market: Chicago, IL Email: sales@urbangroupe.com Phone: 773.697.9516 Urban Groupe is based in the City of Chicago. They offer growing coverage throughout the metropolitan market, including their City Squares 10′ x 10′ platform. Their locations include: the Loop, River North, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Bucktown, Wickerpark and the Gold […]

Ashby Street Outdoor Acquired by Lamar Advertising

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ashby Street Outdoor Holdings, LLC (“Ashby Street”)—a leading operator of 1,908 outdoor advertising displays in Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri—today announced that it has been acquired by Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR) of Baton Rouge, LA. Ashby Street was formed in 2011 by CEO Jim Matalone to acquire […]

Company of the Day – United Advertising Corporation

Company: United Advertising Corporation Headquarters: 495 West Llif Ave., Denver CO 80223 Markets: Denver CO; New York NY and Eastern New Jersey Phone: 303.282.12000 Email:  mark@uacworldwide.com Founded in 1997, United Advertising Corporation is a full-service outdoor advertising company with offices in Denver, Monmouth County, NJAnd New York City. Products: Billboards, wall murals, wall […]

Marnie Cody on Dealing with Regulators

Marnie Cody is a partner in Hamlin Cody, a California law firm.  Marnie has been practicing out of home law since 1990.  She has represented many billboard companies in real estate and land use matters and condemnation proceedings.  She likewise advises real estate developers about out of home law.  Insider […]

New and Noted July 15, 2019

Seeking Alpha reports that Wolfe Research’s Marci Ryvicker has downgraded Clear Channel Outdoor from Outperform to Sector Perform, saying a potential asset sale “is likely to take more time than we had anticipated.” Insider’s take:  Debt/cashflow is 8.0.  A sustainable level of debt/cashflow is 4.0.  Internal cashflow growth won’t be […]

Company of the Day: Universal Media Group

Company:  Universal Media Markets:  Nationwide Address: PO Box 68, Heber City, UT  84032 Phone: 866-950-3331 Universal media specializes in place based advertising in shopping malls.  The company operates digital smart screen displays.  Shawn Cohen is a co-founder and SVP. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

Billboard Insider Classifieds July 13, 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 […]

Rothfelder on Notice to a Sign Property Buyer

  By Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder and Falick Insider has published articles on providing prospective buyers of property encumbered by signs and leases with actual and constructive notice of the outdoor advertiser’s interests and including notice of the right of first refusal in billboard leases. Insider brought to my attention a […]

Talon Acquires Grand Visual Agency and QDOT Ad Tech Provider

As part of its continued international growth, Talon has extended its global independent OOH offering, with the addition of market leading digital OOH creative services specialist Grand Visual, and its digital OOH Ad tech provider QDOT. The strategic acquisition enables Talon to further enhance its abilities across the US and […]