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Vendor Profile – Blue Sky Digital Printing

Insider reached out to Sarah Davis at Blue Sky Digital Printing for an update on their business.  We discovered they have been very busy as you will see. Sarah, you have made some significant upgrades at Blue Sky Digital Printing. Shall we start with your new location? We do have some […]

Company of the Day: 94 Outdoor

Company:  94Outdoor Advertising Headquarters:  300 11th Street North, Sartell, MN 56377 Markets:  Minnesota Phone: (320) 249-5625 Email: 94OutdoorAd@gmail.com 94Outdoor is constructing two billboards in Waite Park, Minnesota: a double sided digital billboard and a double sided static billboard.  Insider talked with the company’s owners: Jeff and Stacy Blonigen.  Construction is […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds October 27, 2018

“The response has been excellent.  Excellent investment.”  Out of home broker Stephen Minnich. “…we have received no less than 15 responses the ad you ran for us to sell our Quad Cities billboard plant…”  David Buring “FYI, today we got two requests from out of home companies to sign up.  […]

New and Noted October 26, 2018

There’s an article at Adweek on sports fan funded billboards which send a message to athletes, team owners and league officials. A UK study funded by Talon, Clear Channel Outdoor and Ocean Outdoor found that there was a 68% increase in store visits by individuals exposed to a combination of […]

Boston Omaha: A Potential Long Opportunity For Patient Investors

A diligent investor should behave in such a way that they are not gambling with their money, but instead acting cautiously and allocating it wisely. That philosophy from Warren Buffet is an important part of the overall strategy of Boston Omaha. Seeking Alpha has an interesting story by Matthew Livesay […]

Company of the Day – JM Outdoor

Company: JM Outdoor Headquarters:  415 S 1st St, Suite 420 Lufkin, TX 75901 Markets: East Texas Phone: (936) 634-2040 Email: mark@jmoutdoor.com JM Outdoor is an East Texas based outdoor company primarily focused in Lufkin Texas and the nearby communities.  Mark Hicks has been the Companies CEO since 2007. Mark also […]

Karl Eller’s 5 Tips for Selling Out of Home

Karl Eller made a fortune twice in the out of home business: selling Combined Communications for $370 million in 1978; and selling Eller Media for $1.15 billion in 1997.   Here are five tips for selling out of home which Insider gleaned from Eller’s 2005 book Integrity is all you’ve got […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: San Antonio

Did you know: San Antonio is the second largest city in Texas, boasting a population of over 1.4 million people and a city area twice the size of Chicago! The San Antonio missions are the only UNESCO World Heritage site in Texas. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the […]

Company of the Day: J&B Signs

Company: J&B Signs Market:  Illinois Headquarters: 105 West Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL  60654 Phone: 312-640-8181 Email: info@JandBsigns.com J&B signs operates a billboard plant around Chicago, Illinois.  The company was founded in 1981.  Bob Hoelterhoff is the company’s President.  Michael Hoelterhoff is project manager. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

Do Billboards Speak?

Thought Leadership from  Nancy Fletcher, OAAA President and CEO Do billboards “speak?” Yes, said a judge in Cincinnati who invalidated the city’s new targeted tax on billboards. After six days of testimony, Common Pleas Court Judge Curt C. Hartman issued an injunction October 17 that blocked Cincinnati’s billboard tax. Billboards […]