Insider visited Geopath’s offices just off Times Square to learn MORE about Geopath’s Geekout Initiative and Geopath’s Citilabs/Airsage/Streetlytics project. OK, that was a terrible pun. Nice to hear Billboard Insider makes Geopath President Kym Frank’s must read list each morning along with Ad Age, Media Life, Media Post and The […]
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Solar Billboard Lights and Controllers
This is the 5th article in a series by Kevin Conlin on solar powered billboards. Previous articles have talked about solar basics, grid tied billboards, standalone billboards and batteries. Today’s post will discuss solar billboard lights and controllers. For small systems and boards with a single face, using the solar controller […]
Company of the Day: Becker Boards
Company: Becker Boards Market: Arizona, Florida, California. Headquarters: 4350 E Camelback Rd, Suite B-195, Phoenix, AZ 85018 Phone: 480-370-7740 Becker Boards is the largest privately held billboard company in Phoenix. It was founded by Mark Becker, a former real estate lawyer and developer and entrepreneur Joseph White. In Phoenix, the company has […]
Company of the Day – Blackbelt Outdoor
Company: : Blackbelt Outdoor Advertising, LLC Headquarters: 476 County Road 206, Marion Junction, Alabama 36759 Markets: 5 Counties in Central Alabama Phone: 205.337.5113 Email: dunkin@blackbeltoutdoor.com Blackbelt Outdoor was founded in 2014 by Dunkin Allred. Since then Blackbelt Outdoor has expanded into five counties throughout the central portion of Alabama. They offer both […]
Clear Channel Outdoor awarded Santa Barbara airport contract.
Clear Channel Airports (CCA), a brand division of Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO), and a subsidiary of iHeartMedia Inc., today announced that the City of Santa Barbara has awarded CCA a five year contract with a five year extension option to provide a customized advertising network for Santa […]
New South’s Tiger Tail Billboard
Neil Bell of New South Outdoor has found a creative way to harness loyalty for the Auburn Tigers: a tiger tail billboard. Bell operates the board on College Street in Auburn, Alabama, the home of the Auburn University Tigers. Melody Roberts of Out of Home Creative assisted with the Tiger […]
Company of the Day: Beacon Outdoor
Company: Beacon Billboards Market: Michigan Headquarters: Caro, Michigan. Phone: 734-421-7512 Email: beaconbillboards@gmail.com Beacon Billboards operates a plant with two structures and four faces in Caro Michigan. Paid Advertisement
JCDecaux Launches New Website
JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, is pleased to unveil its new corporate website today. The fully revamped site features a new design and is available in English and French at www.jcdecaux.com. Created as a global communication platform providing access to the world of […]
Company of the Day – BB Outdoor Advertising
Company: BB Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 3401 Main Street, Rowlett TX 75088 Markets: Texas Phone: 214.801.5995 Email: Danny@BBOutdoorAdvertising.com BB Outdoor Advertising is a family owned, local billboard company which operates a billboard plant with 26 structures with 52 static faces and 1 digital billboard base on I-30 in Garland, Rockwall, Greenville and Dallas. Paid […]
US out of home an industry of small firms
Out of home is an industry of small firms. The US Census analyzes industry data every five years. Here’s a summary of out of home establishments by number of employees based on 2012 data for out of home advertising. Insider notes two interesting things. The 2012 census records 2,706 out […]