Company: Coastal Outdoor Markets: North Carolina, South Carolina. Address: 7421 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC. 29572 Phone: 843-692-2334 Coastal Outdoor operates a plant with 800 total faces, including 32 digital billboard faces in North and South Carolina including Myrtle Beach/Florence, Charleston and Wilmington. The company was founded in 1996 Pudge […]
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Company of the Day – Classic Outdoor Advertising
Company: Classic Outdoor Billboard Advertising, LLC Headquarters: 200 Fairground Suite 105, Higginsville MO 64037 Phone: 660-584-6242 Email: classicoutdoor@yahoo.com Classic Outdoor has close to 600 displays in the Midwest with a primary focus in Missouri and Illinois. Dave Gash is the President. To receive a free morning newsletter with […]
AI and Out of Home – What Not To Do
A reader asked Billboard Insider to write more articles on how to use AI in out of home. We’ll start with a case of what not to do. Don’t use AI to try to buddy up to someone with whom you have no relationship… Billboard Insider guesses this person used […]
Company of the Day: Colorado West Outdoor
Company: Colorado West Outdoor Advertising Market: Grand Valley, Colorado Headquarters: 2475 Commerce Blvd. Grand Junction, CO 81505 Phone: 970-242-5248 Colorado West Outdoor Advertising is a third generation family-owned firm which owns over 127 billboard faces including 7 digital billboard faces as well as a bus bench and bus shelter advertising business in Grand Junction […]
Formetco is Rethinking Hurricane Protection
Rethinking Hurricane Protection: How Formetco’s Direct-to-Pole Panel-Free® and Standard Panel-Free® Frame Systems Are Changing the Game When it comes to billboard structures in hurricane-prone areas, traditional framing systems often bring more challenges than solutions—excess weight, time-consuming installs, and costly maintenance among them. That’s why Formetco set out to create the […]
Lamar Acquires StreetMediaGroup Denver & Surrounding Market Assets
Loveland, CO – StreetMediaGroup (“SMG”), an operator of billboard and transit assets in Denver and Northern Colorado, announced today that it has divested the company’s billboard and transit assets in Denver and surrounding markets to Lamar Outdoor Advertising (“Lamar”). SMG, the 2nd largest independent out-of-home company in Colorado, was founded […]
Company of the Day – Cleveland Outdoor
Company: Cleveland Outdoor Market: Cleveland, Ohio Headquarters: 2963 Claremont Rd., Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122 Phone: 216.752.5070 Email: getout@cleoutdoor.com Cleveland Outdoor Advertising is a family owned out of home business started in 1979 by Steve Thompson and Debra Abdalian-Thompson. Steve and Debra continue to operate the business with Steve being in charge of […]
“I’ve Been Working on the Railroad…”
By Steve Nicastro, Account Manager, All Steel Structures, Inc. CHOO-CHOO! There’s a lot to consider when installing a billboard—or in my case, replacing lottery boards on an existing structure—inside a railroad yard. I wanted to share some key steps and lessons from my recent experience. First off, you can’t just […]
Company of the Day: Coast Outdoor
Company: Coast Outdoor Advertising Markets: British Columbia Address: 325 – 645 Fort Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1G2, Canada Email: darren@coastoutdoor.com Phone: 250-388-3733 Coast Outdoor is a family business which operates a billboard, transit and bus plant in British Columbia. The plant includes 600 total faces including 18 digital faces. The company was founded in 1975 […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds August 9, 2025
“Billboard Insider classifieds section is where everyone in OOH goes to find job openings, equipment, and everything between. A great resource for Out-of-Home!” John James, SignBird “We got a big boost in qualified applicants from running our Ad on your site.” Rodney Davis, Transformation Media “I’ve gotten several leads of […]