Today’s podcast guest is Jim Poage, Safety Director at Formetco, Incorporated. Jim discusses how to minimize OSHA fines and what to do to keep your employees safe. OSHA issued 81 citations with $280,000 in fines to Display Advertising companies during the past two years. What jumps out at you. You […]
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Stephen Johnson on Building Your First Digital Billboard
Today’s podcast guest is Stephen Johnson of Waller Outdoor. He talks about what he’s learned while building and running his first digital billboard in Waller, Texas. Stephen how did you get interested in a digital billboard. My parents started to work in the newspaper business when I was a little […]
Smartlink: A Made in America Success Story
Today DJ Jennings, Chief Revenue Officer for Outdoorlink talks about how the company’s Smartlink product helps out of home companies cut costs and improve service. Smartlink is an amazing made in America success story. It started with my father Dwight Jennings. He started in the industry in 1971 when he […]
Joe Mancino on Working With City Hall
In addition to starting and running Chicago-based GreenSigns, Joe Mancino just finished 11 years as Mayor of Hawthorn Woods. On this week’s podcast Joe gives tips for working with city hall and running a sustainable out of home advertising business. Tips for working with city hall. I’m going to start […]
Ian Dallimore: Advertisers believe in the data and they’re not cancelling contracts and fleeing for other media.
Today’s podcast guest is Ian Dallimore, sneakerhead, father of triplets and VP of Digital Growth at Lamar Advertising. Ian is excited about the future of out of home. Here are the highlights. How have improved data tools helped Lamar communicate with clients during the covid crisis. Lamar has a large […]
Allyson Baker and Ken Klein Update on Out of Home and the Paycheck Protection Program
The government’s fast-moving effort to deliver “Paycheck Protection” relief to small business has created confusion, even headaches. Billboard Insider invited Ken Klein of OAAA and Allyson Baker of the Venable law firm to answer questions and clear the air. Can I still apply? Yes, but do so quickly. The first […]
Jennifer Sloane: “Our industry will be just fine once the economy reopens.”
Today’s podcast guest is Jennifer Sloane, an attorney with more than 20 years experience practicing out of home law. Here are her comments on 4 mistakes out of home companies make in leases, when you have a legal case against your regulatory authority and what the future is for out […]
Rod Rackley: No one should doubt his or her inner strength and ability to get through this.
Today’s podcast guest is Rod Rackley the President of the Out of Home Division of Circle Graphics. Rod answers some of my questions, gives his advice on managing during the COVID-19 crisis and talks about the future of billboard printing. Here are some excerpts from the interview. Rod, chart […]
Matt Schulze on 4 mistakes owners make when they build structures.
Today’s podcast guest is Matt Schulze, a partner at Selective Structures. Matt talks about the impact of coronavirus on sign fabrication and the 4 mistakes that operators make when they build structures. Matt you have an entertaining story about entering the out of home business. It is kind of a […]
AdQuick’s O’Connor: “The momentum the medium was seeing prior to the virus is going to be accelerated coming out of it.”
Today’s podcast guest is AdQuick co-founder Matt O’Connor. AdQuick was founded almost four years ago to automate out of home ad buying. Matt talks about the impact of coronavirus on automated selling and what the industry and advertisers need to do now to be prepared when quarantines clear. Matt, explain […]