Digital Signs

Place Exchange Launches Programmatic in Canada

New York, NY — March 17, 2021 — Place Exchange, the leading SSP for programmatic out-of-home (OOH) and place-based media, announced its expansion into Canada. Marketers can now tap into thousands of premium digital OOH screens across the Canadian market, from publishers such as Adapt Media, Ads Alfresco, AdStash, Allvision, […]

Eric Kubischta on Billboards Versus Google and Facebook Ads

Lucit’s CTO Eric Kubischta was asked about digital billboard attribution at a recent 1 Million Cups event.  Here’s a selection of his comments. On how billboards can compete with Google and Facebook In the billboard industry there’s been a lot of work in how we create attribution…At the end of […]

Did Daktronics Make That? (Yes!)

A young congressional staff person posed an interesting question this week:  “who made the (electronic) roll call vote panels at the US House of Representatives?” “It is a Daktronics system, sold through an integrator by the name of International Roll Call,” explained Jeremy Johnson at Daktronics headquarters in Brookings, SD. […]

Coinstar joins DPAA

NEW YORK – March 2, 2021 – DPAA, the leading global trade marketing association connecting out-of-home (OOH) media with the advertising community while moving OOH to digital, today announced that Coinstar®, owner of self-service coin-counting kiosks found in retail stores, is now a member of the organization. In October, Coinstar […]

Rokk3r Acquires AdMobilize and Matrix Labs for $19.5M

Miami-based AdMobilize and its spin-off, Matrix Labs, announced this morning that they are being acquired for $19.5 million. The buyer is Rokk3r, a Miami-based holding company that invests in creating, acquiring and integrating companies. In a letter from Rodolfo Saccoman, AdMobilize CEO & Founder, he provided the following on the new opportunity. “We have BIG […]

Roadrunner Media Secures $62 Million in Financing

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – February 23, 2021 – Road Runner Media, a Digital Out of Home media company driving the future of road safety and advertising, today announced that the company has partnered with Baseline Growth Capital for up to $62.5 million in financing. The capital will enable Road […]

Matt Leech on Formetco’s Digital Billboard Financing Program

Last week Formetco announced a replace your face program to help out of home companies to finance the retrofits of their aging digital signs.  Insider talked with Formetco’s Matt Leech about the program. Who is the program meant for? This program is geared towards Independent Operators who are looking for […]

Parents use digital billboards to promote public conversation on resuming school.

Digital billboards provide a voice for citizens to engage in speech on community issues.  Citizens in Sonoma County are running this ad on a Veale Outdoor billboard in Sonoma county to promote a public conversation about the need to resume schooling.  Veale Outdoor’s General Manager Tom Jackson tells Insider this: […]