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Billboard Insider Classifieds August 10, 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 […]

Jeremy Male on the MTA, new digitals and cashflow priorities

Here’s a selection of OUTFRONT Media CEO Jeremy Male’s comments at the Oppenheimer Technology, Internet and Communications Conference on August 7, 2019. On the MTA rollout At this time last year we only had a handful of signs on the MTA and now we’ve got over 3,000…We’re building out 50,000 […]

Out of Home Brokerage Agreements – The Fine Print

Last Monday insider discussed out of home brokerage fees.  Today Insider talks the other parts of an out of home brokerage agreement. Term A typical term is 3-12 months.  Insider leans towards 3-6 month agreements.  Out of home transactions are simple with a finite number of buyers.  You’ll know at […]

Cities Flirt with “Congestion Pricing”

A new report from the National League of Cities (NLC) touts congestion pricing as a way to reduce gridlock and generate money to pay for roads and bridges. “Congestion pricing could directly counteract an increase in vehicle use and ensure self-driving cars pay full freight for the impact they create,” […]

Company of the Day: Paper Bag Ads

Company:  Paper Bag Ads Markets: Nation-wide. Address: 251 Bradley Place, Palm Beach, FL  334870 Phone: 561-855-0004 Paper Bag Ads puts ads on grocery bags.  The company has contracts with Food Lion, Kroger, Pathmark, Pick ’n Save, Piggly Wiggly, Safeway, ShopRite, Supervalue, Winn Dixie.  Insider talked with Jim Geiger, the company’s […]

New and Noted: 3M fall protection recall, Lamar funding internships, autonomous cars

3M is recalling some fall protection products: Twin-Leg Nano-Lok edge and Twin-Leg Nano-Lok Wrap Back Self-Retracting Lifelines.  This is a proactive recall.  There have been no actual safety incidents or injuries.  Here’s the press release. The Advocate reports that Lamar has been funding a five year internship program for Lousiana […]

Company of the Day – Williams Outdoor Advertising

Company:  Williams Outdoor Advertising Markets:  Chattanooga, TN Headquarters: PO Box 8823, Chattanooga, TN Phone: 423-702-6602 Email:  harley@chattanoogabillboard.com Williams Outdoor Advertising operates 5 digital billboards structures with 6 digital faces located in Chattanooga, Tennessee  The company’s sales manager is Harley Williams.   [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

Geopath Market Spotlight: Toledo

Did you know: Toledo is also known as “The Glass City”, “Frogtown” and “T-Town”. Toledo is hometown of Corporal Maxwell Klinger in the long-running television series M*A*S*H. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Toledo, Ohio, DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to Geopath […]

Company of the Day: Whistler Outdoor

Company: Whistler Outdoor Markets:  Oklahoma Headquarters:  6304 E 102nd, Tulsa, OK  74137 Phone: 914-491-7446 Email: info@whistlerworks.com Whistler Outdoor operates a plant of 300 traditional, tri-vision and digital billboards in the Tulsa and Oklahoma city metro areas.  The company is owned by Shawn Whistler.  In February 2019 Whistler Outdoor acquired certain […]

Adams Outdoor Launches Smart Billboard Technology

Bethlehem, PA — 8/5/2019 — Today, Adams Outdoor Advertising Eastern PA announces the availability of Smart Billboard technology.  Media buyers and advertisers now have the opportunity to combine the reach powerhouse of billboards with the targetability and trackability of online advertising. “Billboards do an excellent job of delivering compelling and […]