By Nancy Fletcher, President, OAAA Thank you, OAAA principals, for sharing your honest thoughts with senior staff, in our recent telephone interviews. Here are 10 take-aways from owners and top executives at more than 75 OOH media companies, large and small. This valuable input, via one-on-one interviews: Helps guide […]
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Company of the Day: BPS Outdoor
Company: BPS Outdoor Markets: Southern Georgia, Northern Florida Headquarters: PO Box 47, 807 West Second Street, Tifton, GA 31794 Phone: (229)382-6060 BPS outdoor owns billboards in Southern Georgia and Northern Florida. The company was started in February 1999. Carl Hutchinson is the firm’s General Manager. Selena McIntyre is the firm’s […]
This week’s classifieds
Some postings in the Billboard Insider Classifieds this week: Pacific Outdoor is seeking an account executive. Here’s your chance to be a hipster in Portland! Stott Outdoor is looking for a leasing representative in Chico, California. A legendary billboard plant in Richmond, Indiana is for sale. A digital billboard on […]
More Feedback on Eco-Vinyl
Insider received several helpful comments on yesterday’s The Problem With Eco-Vinyl post. We’ve printed the comments below. Christopher Howe, Clear Channel Outdoor: With over 1,200 posters in the Boston market…we find overall a very small percentage of eco-posters are affected after severe weather. I personally have a few posters on annual contracts […]
The Problem With Eco-Vinyl
Insider recently bought some billboards in Indianapolis. They used lightweight eco-vinyl. Yesterday there was a big windstorm and look what happened. One vinyl ripped and fell off. The other vinyls are wrinkled. Insider is going to stick with 7 oz regular vinyl in the future. Insider asked some operators […]
Company of the Day: Boardworks
Company: Boardworks Markets: Georgia Headquarters: 3500 Lenox Road, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30326 Phone: 404-223-1161 Email: sales@boardworks.com Boardworks operates an outdoor advertising plant in Atlanta. The company was started in June 1989 by Larry Roberts. The company has an outstanding website which placed first in the Billboard Insider 2015 website […]
Lamar Expands Transit Ads in Sacramento
Lamar Advertising Company Expands Transit Advertising Coverage in Sacramento on Regional Transit Light Rail Trains Lamar launches first light rail advertising program in Sacramento since 1997 Sacramento, CA – February 28, 2017 – Local, regional and national brands will have more transit advertising opportunities to reach consumers in Sacramento this year, thanks to the […]
FOARE Wraps Up Successful Fundraising Campaign
The Foundation for Outdoor Advertising Research & Education (FOARE) has completed a successful fundraising campaign for its Fiscal Year 2016 program with donations totaling $252,150. Of this total, more than $202,000 is dedicated to the FOARE general fund and $50,000 is a direct contribution by the Ron & Nancy Fletcher […]
Company of the Day – Blue Outdoor
Company: Blue Outdoor Headquarters: 419 Park Ave. So., Suite 605, New York, NY 10016 Markets: Blue Outdoor has a significant footprint across the U.S. with their partners including Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc: A publicly-traded REIT that operates and owns, or has an ownership interest in, a portfolio of 42 upscale outlet shopping […]
Company of the Day: 5 Star Outdoor
Company: 5 Star Outdoor Markets: Michigan Headquarters: PO Box 252755, West Bloomfield, MI 48325-2755 Phone: 586-335-1444 Email: info@5staroutdoor.com 5 Star Outdoor is a family run business in West Bloomfield, Michigan. The company operates a static and digital billboard plant around Detroit Michigan. Paid Advertisement