Business

Company of the Day: Bender Billboard

Company: Bender Billboard Markets: New Mexico Phone: 575-390-3950 Email: BenderBillboard@live.com Bender Billboard operates a billboard plant in Hobbs, New Mexico, including a digital billboard and and a trivision.  Bobby Pennell is the firm’s owner and president.  The firm was the subject of a September 2009 Signs of the Times article. [wpforms id=”9787″] […]

Company of the Day – BeSeen Outdoor

Company: BeSeen Outdoor Headquarters: 2001 Cook Street, Brunswick, GA 31520 Market: Southeastern Georgia Phone: 912.289.2235 Email: BeSeen Outdoor, Inc was founded by Joe Fendig and Ben Jones. Between the two, BeSeen Outdoor, Inc. offers over 25 years of experience in the outdoor advertising industry, owning and operating advertising structures in Southeast Georgia […]

Link Media Revenue up 91% in 3Q 2019

Link Media Outdoor, the wholly owned subsidiary of Boston Omaha, is growing via acquisitions.    Here are third quarter 2019 financials for Link Media Outdoor which Insider pulled from Boston Omaha’s 3rd quarter 2019 10-Q. Billboard revenues increased by 91% to $7.2 million for the three months ended September 30, […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: Colorado Springs

Did you know: Downtown Colorado Springs north-south streets are named after mountain rangers and east-west streets are names after rivers. Pike Peak, elevation 14,115 feet, lies 12 miles west of Colorado Springs. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Colorado Springs, Colorado DMA.  Infographics for the top DMAs and […]

Company of the Day: Benchmark Outdoor

Company: Benchmark Outdoor Advertising Markets:  Texas Headquarters:  2813 Ted Circle, Harlingen, TX  78550 Phone: 956-428-7446 Email: info@benchmarkoutdoor.com Benchmark outdoor operates static billboards on highways between Brownsville and McAllen Texas.  The company has two digital billboards located at the southbound exit for Ed Carey in Harlingen, Texas and the Texas Avenue Exit […]

Relocation Clauses in Billboard Leases

By Michael Wardle, General Counsel for YESCO Outdoor Media Relocation clauses in billboard leases can make or break a location over the long-term. Careful planning at the outset of a billboard lease can create a win/win for both the landowner and the billboard owner if the site-specific relocation issues are […]

Vector Wins Contra Costa Transit Deal

Vector Media’s Dave Daucanski tells Insider:  “Vector Media is expanding into California with a contract with County Connection/Contra Costa Our passion is public transit and the cohesive relationships we create with our 45+ public transit partners. We are excited about our growth on the West Coast along with our recent […]

Company of the Day – Berlin Sign Company

Company: Berlin Sign Company Headquarters: 264 Bahama Street Venice, FL 34285 Market: Sarasota & Charlotte County, Florida Phone: 941.488.1314 In 1952 John Berlin took a correspondence course to become an electrician. He developed an interest in signs, and after visiting Pioneer Neon in Pittsburgh, he decided to give neon tube […]

Emily Binder Likes Billboards

Marketing consultant Emily Binder said some thought provoking things about billboards in a September 2019 Voice Marketing podcast.  Good out of home design Being a marketer I’ve always been interested in what makes a billboard successful…Brevity is the biggest thing.  You need to get your message across in as few […]

Company of the Day: Bench Billboard Company

Company:  Bench Billboard Company Markets:  Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky Headquarters: 6896 Murray Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. Phone: 800-541-7368 Bench Billboard Company operates a park and bus bench business with thousands of benches in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky.  The company was started in 1959 and is family owned. Bruce Graumlich is […]