Insider, John Weller, likes to spend his time out of the office on his bicycle or up in the mountains. Just returned from a terrific, but too short visit to Mt. Rainier National Park. The Mountain was out in all its splendor as you can see from this shot, from […]
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Billboard Insider Classifieds August 17, 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 […]
Lindmark Outdoor Media Acquires Fairway Outdoor Southwest Division
Norman, Oklahoma – August 16, 2019 – Lindmark Outdoor Media (“Lindmark”) acquired FMG North Texas, LLC, the former Southwest Division of Fairway Outdoor (“Fairway”) from Fairway. FMG North Texas, LLC owns billboards in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Lindmark is an Oklahoma based company owned by Trent Lindmark which […]
CRM Systems – Sales Tools or Time Sucking Monsters?
By Randy Brice, Telenotes Let’s take a closer look at some CRM stats: CRM adoption rates are as low as 24% 71% of sales reps complain that they spend too much time on date entry 79% of opportunity-related data collected by reps is never collected on a CRM Selecting the […]
Company of the Day: Wingate Outdoor
Company: Wingate Outdoor Advertising, Inc. Markets: Arkansas and Missouri Address: 112 East Church St, Berryville, AR 72616 Phone: 870-423-4707 Email: info@wingateoutdoor.com Wingate Outdoor Advertising operates a billboard plant in Northwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri. The company was started by Gene Wingate and his son Ken in 1986 to provide a […]
Tom Giesken on Using Drones to Film Billboards
Are you using drones to shoot sign footage? Giesken Outdoor uses drones to shoot 30 second clips of billboards which it embeds in the company website. Here’s what the footage looks like. Insider talked to Tom Giesken about using drones to film billboards. Did you take the footage yourself? […]
Lindmark Outdoor Ranked on Inc. 5000 List
Inc. Magazine Unveils Its Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000 Lindmark Outdoor Media Ranks No. 2997 on the 2019 Inc. 5000 NEW YORK, August 14, 2019 – Inc. magazine today revealed that Lindmark Outdoor Media is No. 2997 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious […]
What if US Out of Home Gains 2% Points Market Share?
How would you feel if your out of home company revenues increased by 50%? The US out of home industry did $8 billion in revenue last year which equates to 4% of the US advertising spend. Out of home advertising averages 6% of the global ad spend. See this chart […]
Company of the Day – Wilson Outdoor Displays
Company: Wilson Outdoor Displays Headquarters: 786 Coleman Mill Rd, Carrollton, GA 30116 Markets: Western Georgia and Eastern Alabama. Phone: 770.854.4899 Wilson Outdoor operates a billboard plant with with 99 faces in Western Georgia and Eastern Alabama including coverage in the following communities: Carrollton Wedowee Roanoke Heflin Ashland Wilson Outdoor started in 1985 when Dwayne […]
Geopath Market Spotlight: Charleston-Huntington
Did you know: Charleston had the first brick-paved street in the United States Charleston has been the capitol of West Virginia since 1877 This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to Geopath members in their […]