“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. […]
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Bird Gel Keeps Birds Off Billboards
Earlier this week Insider wrote about how to keep pigeons off billboards. Lou Heller of Momentum Properties uses Bird-B-Gone’s Bird Gel: I have had success using Bird-B-Gone’s “Bird Gel”– a sticky, transparent caulk applied to surface. First application was about four months ago and, so far, seems to be deterring […]
Rights of First Refusal – Another Point of View
Insider published articles stating the business reasons and legal reasons for inserting right of first refusal clauses in billboard leases. Insider received this pushback from a landlord/billboard lease holder: I find your article regarding ROFRs to be so landlord unfriendly and completely unnecessary for a billboard company to obtain. I think […]
Rothfelder on Right of First Refusal in Billboard Leases
By Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder and Falick. Billboard Insider reported in its January 22nd edition on rights of first refusal (“ROFR”) clauses in billboard leases. The article also provided a suggested ROFR provision, and recommended using such a clause to prevent Landmark Infrastructure or other unanticipated entities from becoming an unfriendly […]
David Buring Seeks Billboards in Southeast
Billboard Investor David Buring is seeking to buy billboards in the southeast United States. Buring has 27 years experience in out of home. Insider talked with Buring last week. David, how did you enter the out of home business? I bought a building a little over 27 years ago. In […]
Company of the Day – Moyer Outdoor Advertising
Company: Moyer Outdoor Advertising Market: Pennsylvania Headquarters: 300 Armand Hammer Blvd., Pottstown, PA 19464 Phone: (484) 644-3674 Moyer Outdoor owns a single digital illuminated board located on the Route 422 Bypass in Lower Pottsgrove township at the Armand Hammer Blvd exchange on the property of A.D. Moyer Lumber, Inc. The Route […]
iHeartMedia Announces Confirmation of Plan of Reorganization
IHeartMedia announced yesterday that its reorganization plan has gotten confirmation from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. With the confirmation of the Plan, iHeart expects the Chapter 11 process to be completely finished within the first half of 2019, subject to completion of certain steps related to the […]
A Right of First Refusal Clause
Insider recommends a right of first refusal clause in your leases to prevent Landmark Infrastructure or a competitor from suddenly becoming your landlord. Here’s a pretty thorough right of first refusal clause which Insider inherited in a billboard lease assigned to his company. Right of First Refusal: If, during the […]
Pigeons and Billboards
A reader recently asked Insider how to keep pigeons off billboards. We are reprinting a post we wrote a couple years ago on the subject. Insider has problems with pigeons roosting on his Circle City Outdoor billboards. Lisa Atkinson of Premium Outdoor tells Insider that giant buzzards have a fondness for her billboards. Insider […]
Billboards Assist in Jayme Closs Case
By Nicole Randall OAAA Communications Senior Director When law enforcement is on the lookout for a wanted criminal or a missing person, media publicity is one of the best ways to generate leads. For more than a decade, the OOH industry has worked with the FBI to immediately notify the […]