By Neil Bell, New South Outdoor Over the past few years, I had been approached many times about adding my digital billboard units to one programmatic platform or another. While I was optimistic about additional income, I always had reservations. Would programmatic buying cannibalize my existing customer base? Would it […]
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Outfront averages $1,720/flip on digital bulletins.
Outfront Media provided this slide itemizing digital billboard revenues in last week’s 1Q 2018 earnings presentation. Brad Tooley of Choice Outdoor asked Insider to break down the numbers and here’s what Insider found. Outfront Media’s digital billboards generated average monthly revenue of $13,760 during the first quarter of 2018, up […]
Clear Channel Outdoor Introduces CCO RADARView™
Advanced OOH Advertising Solution Gives Brands Insights Across all CCO Digital/Printed Roadside and Pedestrian Inventory & Against Audience Segments for Optimal Campaign Planning Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO), a subsidiary of iHeartMedia Inc., today introduced RADARView™, a significant evolution of its Clear Channel Outdoor RADAR suite of Out-of-Home (OOH) advanced advertising […]
YESCO Grows Revenues 16% with Blip
Insider has written before about how Blip is helping out of home companies sell excess digital sign inventory. YESCO has been used Blip for two years. YESCO President Pat O’Donnell reports that Blip has “fundamentally changed the economics of digital for YESCO.” Some of YESCO’s accomplishments using Blip: An […]
3 Questions for Digital OOH Manufacturers
By Kerry Yoakum, Vice President of Government Affairs, OAAA OAAA regularly features Thought Leadership Q&A from its committee members. This month, OAAA presents the Supplier Spotlight, asking digital billboard manufacturers three insightful questions: The OOH industry estimates there are 7,800 digital billboards operating in the US. When we talk with the […]
Daktronics 50th Anniversary
Daktronics is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. Insider enjoyed watching this video which includes interviews with the company’s founders. Did you know when the company was created their main focus was on employing South Dakota college graduates before they even had an initial product identified? Learn more about this […]
Tech Talks: One Change for OOH Tech?
By Nicole Randall OAAA Communications Director This month, OAAA spotlights the Innovations Committee, asking members, “If you could snap your fingers to change one technology-related thing in the OOH industry, what would you change today and why?” Kevin Bartanian, EVP Sales & Business Development, StandardVision I would have all creative for […]
FEMA says digital billboards important tool.
By Ken Klein, OAAA Government Affairs Digital billboards are an important communications tool to share emergency information with the public, says America’s top emergency manager. “Use of digital signage along highways is part of the layering and unity of messaging to reach affected communities, and supplements radio and mobile alerts,” […]
Thought Leaders Discuss OOH and the Smart City
An OAAA Special Report By Nancy Fletcher, OAAA President and CEO In early February OAAA brought together OOH industry leaders, technology professionals, city officials, and think tank reps to attend “Cities Going Digital: Understanding Smart Cities” at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington DC. The program and discussion centered around […]
Installing a 14 by 46 wrap digital in the winter
What’s it like installing two 14 by 46 radius digital signs in the middle of winter? Insider talked with Glenn McGann of billboard fabricator Selective Structures to find out. Glenn, what was the project? This project was two 14 by 46 digital screens on each end of the Louisville Convention […]