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Kentucky Billboards Keep Kids Safe

With a new school year approaching for hundreds of thousands of Kentucky schoolchildren, motorists will soon start seeing reminders across the state to watch out for stopped school buses. Starting this week, 45 billboards will be displayed across Kentucky, warning drivers of the danger of passing a stopped school bus. The billboard […]

Landmark Approaching Billboard Companies

Insider hears that Landmark Dividend employee Scott Furcolow, a former Lamar and Adams lease manager and GM is approaching billboard companies offering to purchase billboard easements or to provide long term leases as an alternative to financing. Insider has seen enough Landmark transactions to know that you need to be […]

Company of the Day – Sierra Displays

Company: Sierra Displays Market:  Northern Nevada. Headquarters: P.O. Box 51534 Sparks, Nevada 89435-1534 Phone:  775.825.7900 Email:  Robin@SierraDisplays.com Sierra Displays is a locally owned and operated outdoor advertising company serving the Northern Nevada market, specifically Reno and Sparks, for over 25 years. Paid Advertisement

Dearden and Ugeux Exit Clear Channel Outdoor

Campaign reports that Matthew Dearden, Clear Channel Outdoor’s President,Europe has left the company.  Dearden joined Clear Channel Outdoor in 2010 and was president of Clear Channel UK prior to accepting the post of President of Clear Channel, Europe. Partick Ugeux, the chief transformation officer at Clear Channel International has also […]

Company of the Day: See-Co Outdoor

Company:  See-Co Outdoor Advertising Markets: Oklahoma Headquarters: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Phone: 405-641-9243 See-Co operates a 35 face billboard plant in Purcell, Norman and Guthrie, Oklahoma.  The company is owned by Jim Benson.     Paid Ad    

Billboard Spacing

What’s proper billboard spacing?   When Insider approaches Winnemucca Nevada on I-80 he sees thirteen 14 by 48 steel monopole billboards spaced 500 feet apart on on the south side of the freeway.  They show up as small dark lines off I-80 on the google map picture below.  Many of […]

Company of the Day – Scotty Outdoor

Company: Scotty Outdoor Market:  Central and Eastern North Carolina. Headquarters: P.O. Box 974 Snow Hill NC 28580  Phone:  252-468-6969 Email:  scottyshivar@gmail.com  Scotty outdoor has been serving the Central and Eastern North Carolina billboard market for over 30 years. They also build custom signs, billboard structures, vinyl installs and management.  Scotty Shivar is the owner. Paid Ad

Signal Outdoor Expands to Westchester

Effective July 1, Signal Outdoor Advertising, LLC became the operator of the Westchester County, NY, bus shelter program.  There are approximately 340 shelters with 680 ad faces.  “We are very excited about operating in Westchester as it is a premier franchise and is contiguous with other Signal markets in New […]

Cemetery Looks To Install Billboards

With fewer people opting for a traditional burial and grave site, an Easton PA Cemetery is considering installing two digital billboards overlooking Cemetery Curve on Route 22.  The Morning Call reports that with more families opting for cremation, cemetery officials are looking at their options for raising money. Easton Cemetery […]

Lindmark Acquires New Mexico Assets

Lindmark Outdoor Media (formerly Blue Sky Outdoor) acquired the Southern New Mexico assets of Newman Outdoor.  The transaction closed this week and now gives Lindmark over 1,400 faces from Oklahoma to New Mexico. Trent Lindmark told Insider that there are not many opportunities that emerge where a smaller outdoor company […]