Company: Arrow Signs & Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 4545 N. Alby St., Godfrey, IL 62035 Markets: Missouri Phone: 618.466.0818 Email: info@arrowsignsinc.com Arrow Signs is a third generation sign business that began in 1980 in the basement of Lance J Demond with nothing more than a paint brush and a can of paint. The company operates […]
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Outdoor Legal: A Written Lease Beats Claims of Verbal Agreements
Insider has written before about the importance of having a good written outdoor lease or easement as a defense against a landowner with a fuzzy memory. Franklin Outdoor v James Hovanetz demonstrates that a written outdoor lease trumps a landlord’s claims of a verbal agreement. In 1978 Franklin Outdoor signed […]
Torrey Outdoor Advertising
Company: Torrey Outdoor Advertising Markets: Iowa, Illinois Headquarters: 920 15th Avenue, East Moline, IL 62144 Phone: 309-752-5360 Email: info@torreyoutdoor.com Torrey Outdoor operates an outdoor plant in the following cities: Rock Island Illinois Moline Illinois East Moline Illinois Davenport Iowa. The company is 33 years old and owned by Tom Torrey. […]
Nancy Fletcher’s 25 Year Perspective
By Nancy Fletcher, OAAA President and CEO Twenty-five years ago, I signed a contract to lead OAAA (October 1991). A few months later, my husband and I moved our family from Minnesota to Washington, DC. Thinking back on a quarter century, I’ve assembled a list of 25 highlights in 25 […]
Company of the Day – Target Signs
Company: Target Signs Headquarters: 813 Camel Dr., Gillette, WY 82716 Markets: Target Signs is Gillette’s oldest and largest outdoor media provider. From their first hand-painted signs to their digital outdoor network, they have been serving the businesses of Gillette for nearly three decades. Phone: 307.686.7788 Email: signs@vcn.com Paid Advertisement
Company of the Day: Swift Outdoor
Company: Swift Outdoor Markets: Texas Headquarters: PO Box 7656, Waco, Texas 76710 Phone: 254-772-9194 Email: Kris@swiftoutdoor.com Swift Media operates a billboard plant in Central Texas. The company was established in 1969. Stanley H. Swift is the company’s owner. The company has a full mix of out of home advertising products, […]
iHeart Seeks Additional $500 Million
In a recent 8-K filing with the SEC, iHeart Communications, Inc. the commencement of a consent solicitation to seek the consent of holders of its outstanding Senior Notes due 2021 to a proposed amendment to the indenture governing the Notes. The proposed amendment, if adopted, would amend their senior credit […]
You’ve Grown Up in A Billboard Family When…
You’ve grown up in a billboard industry family when you get a birthday cake like this: Insider wishes to thank Kevin Joyce of Joyce Outdoor for contributing the picture. We’ll feature Joyce Outdoor as Billboard Insider’s company on the day on October 17. Paid Ad
Antennas on billboards: Long on promise, short on revenues
“We continue to feel that this could be an interesting revenue stream…Right now the dollars are relatively small and the interest is relatively high” said Outfront CEO Jeffrey Male at a Goldman Sachs conference this month. in describing efforts to put data antennas on billboards. Outfront is using Diamond as […]
Company of the Day: Sapp Outdoor
Company: Sapp Outdoor Markets: Georgia Headquarters: 72 Laircey Street, Statesboro, GA 30458 Phone: 912-764-5649 Sapp Outdoor was started in 1949 and operates a billboard plant in 10 southeast Georgia counties. Insider recalls seeing lots of Sapp billboards in Statesboro. Neal Sapp is the company’s President. Paid Ad
