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I’m Not Getting My Newsletter…

  The Billboard Insider daily newsletter is growing rapidly.  We’ve got 2,475 subscribers.  What should you do if you’ve signed up for the daily newsletter and aren’t getting it? Check your spam folder. Gmail and company firewalls can be  overzealous and dump the newsletter into spam.  If you tell your […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds October 26, 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 […]

Stephen Freitas on FOARE

You need to consider joining Billboard Insider in its support of OAAA’s Foundation for Outdoor Advertising Research and Education (“FOARE”) as a generous part of your year-end donations. FOARE is a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation that supports important research and education related to out of home (OOH) advertising issues. Insider talked […]

Geopath Finalist for Best Analytics Platform Award

New York, NY, October 24, 2019 – Geopath, the not-for-profit organization that provides the industry-standard currency for out-of-home (OOH) advertising, today announced that it has been selected as a 2019 Street Fight Innovator Awards ‘Best Analytics Platform’ finalist for its new measurement system, the Geopath Insights Suite. Previously, Geopath measured […]

Company of the Day: Barnes Outdoor

Company: Barnes Outdoor Market: 15 Ohio counties Address: PO Box 277, 1580 Fairview Road, Zanesville, Ohio, 43701. Phone: 740-453-6386 Email: mj@barnesadv.com Barnes Outdoor Advertising Corporation is the oldest and largest outdoor advertising group in Southeastern Ohio.  The company was started in1916 and is a 4th-generation, family-owned business operates nearly 600 traditional billboards and eight […]

Solar Powered Digital Billboards?

At last week’s DailyDOOH Investor Conference Lamar CEO Sean Reilly said that Lamar has some digital billboards which could get off the grid when we have better batteries.  Insider asked solar powered billboard expert Kevin Conlin to discuss the feasibility of solar powered digital billboards. Kevin are solar powered digital […]

American Tower and Out of Home

American Tower has entered the out of home business with the purchase of RSA in Boston and some Total Outdoor assets in Boston.  Kalil and Company handled the RSA transaction.  PJ Solomon handled the Total transaction.  The company has been low profile about its investments.  No mention of out of […]

How and Why to Get Involved Politically

By Ken Klein OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs A United States Senator from Colorado recently toured the OUTFRONT Media plant in Denver, learning about technology and jobs. This type of political education benefits the entire industry, far beyond Colorado. As a regulated industry, we know the importance of government […]

Intersection Extends Minneapolis St Paul Transit Contract

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL – October 22, 2019 – Intersection, the leading media and technology company, today announced that it has been awarded a two-year extension of its exclusive partnership with Metro Transit to sell and display advertising across the Twin Cities’s light rail and bus systems. Intersection will continue to manage […]

Company of the Day: Azalea Outdoor

Company:  Azalea Outdoor Advertising Markets:  Georgia, South Carolina. Headquarters: 725 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia, 30901 Phone: 706-564-5707 Azalea Outdoor owns 160 faces in Georgia and South Carolina.  The company is owned by the Morris family which originally purchased Naegele Outdoor in 1985 and rebranded it as Fairway Outdoor before selling […]