Business

Company of the Day: Street Smart Outdoor

Company: Street Smart Outdoor Markets: New Jersey, Florida Address: 345 Highway 9 South, Suite 388 | Manalapan, New Jersey 07726 Email: info@streetsmartoutdoor.com Phone: 888-468-1414 Street Smart operates a solar powered bus shelter, bus bench and trash bin plant with over 1,000 locations in New Jersey and Florida.  Street Smart is […]

Company of the Day: Sun Outdoor

Company:  Sun Outdoor Advertising. Markets:  Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington Headquarters:  11221 Pacific Highway SW, Lakewood, WA  98499 Phone:  866-581-3118 Email: info@sunoutdoor.com Sun Outdoor is a family owned business which was started in 1982.  The firm’s plant includes billboards in the following communities: Bakersfield, CA Ridgecrest, CA Mohavi, CA Tehachapi, CA Barstow, […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds January 14, 2023

Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “We got a big boost in qualified applicants from running our ad on your site.”  Rodney Davis, Transformation Media “Thanks to you and your website I’ve hired a General Manager.  We received several qualified applicants in response to our Billboard Insider classified”  Justin Powell, Owner, Huntington Outdoor […]

Company of the Day: Steel City Outdoor

Company:  Steel City Billboards Markets: Pennsylvania Headquarters: 715 Riverview Rd, Verona, PA  15147 Phone: 888-288-7441 Email: mdfowkes@steelcitybillboards.com Steel City Billboards is a family-owned firm which operates a billboard plant with 68 faces, including 50 digital faces in communities in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  The company was started in 2011 and is a member of OAAA, […]

Two Additional Acquisitions for The Second Half of 2022

After our update on OOH transactions for the second half of 2022, Insider heard from two readers to make sone additions to the list. Just wanted to let you know after seeing the 2022 acquisitions, that Trailhead Media bought Elliott Outdoor Advertising on Aug 22, 2022. Happy New Year. I […]

Company of the Day – Stein Sign Display

Company:  Stein Sign Display Headquarters:  2020 4th Ave SW, Watertown SD Market:  South Dakota Phone: 605.886.4616 Email:     stuart@steinsigndisplay.com Insider caught up with Stuart Stein, the President of Stein Sign Display. Stuart purchased the business on February 4, 2020, which was his father’s 40th year with the business and also his official retirement date. […]

Readers Respond to Artificial Intelligence and Out of Home Advertising

Here are some reader comments on Artificial Intelligence, ChatboxGPT and Out of Home. Lucit Chief Technology Officer Eric Kubischta says AI can help with creative I think there are a few things to think about here: This tech is relatively new, and improves daily. In fact, every time you ask […]

Burr Smith Commits to Reduce Broadsign’s Carbon Footprint

A little time off around the holidays, besides being a nice way to recharge, also provides a good opportunity for reflection on the progress we’ve made and a look ahead at the progress still to come. Fortunately, 2022 was a good year for us at Broadsign, and 2023 promises to […]

Company of the Day: Stark Outdoor

Company: Stark Outdoor Markets: Eastern Texas. Headquarters: 914 Lake Air Dr, Waco, TX Phone: 800-559-1013 Email: glenn@swiftoutdoor.com Stark Outdoor operates a plant of 44 double-stacked billboards with 176 faces in eastern Texas.  Glen Browder bought the company in 2016 from Herb and Wilma Stark.    Browder also owns Swift Media in Texas.  Here are selections […]

Scott Wells on Assets Sales, Recession and Reducing Debt

Here’s a selection of Scott Well’s comments at last week’s Citi 2023 Communications, Media and Entertainment Conference Asset Sales In 2019 when we separated we made a point that we were going to focus on the US.  In 2021 we made an announcement that we were going to divest our […]