Podcasts

Steve McNeely: The future has never been brighter.

  Today’s podcast guest Steve McNeely has 30 years experience investing in out of home companies.   Steve talks about his newest out of home investment, what he thinks of the public out of home companies and private equity’s biggest issue with out of home. Last July you assisted Blackbird Media […]

Steve Haggard – The Billboard Banker

  Today’s podcast guest is Steve Haggard, President and CEO of Metro Phoenix Bank.  He talks about making loans of $1-10 million to out of home advertising companies. Talk about Metro Phoenix Bank We are active with outdoor advertising media lending.  We have actually been involved with that asset class […]

Out of Home’s Fairy Art Mother

  Today’s podcast guest Wendy Hickey is known as the fairy art mother.  Wendy talks about how her company ArtPop Street Gallery helps artists showcase their work on billboards and digital signs.  She also give some sales tips based on 18 years experience as an out of home sales rep […]

Neil Bell on Finding Good Sites and a Productivity Hack

Today’s podcast guest Neil Bell worked for Lamar and Watchfire before founding New South Outdoor, an independent out of home company in Alabama.  He talks about finding sites, selling ads and the leading software tool which boosts his company’s profitability. Some highlights What have you learned about securing new locations […]

Paul Wright and Carson Frost on Out of Home Values and Who’s Buying What

  Today’s podcast guests – Paul Wright and Carson Frost –  talk about out of home values, who’s buying what, how to conduct a smooth sale and trends to look for during 2020. Paul is the founder of SignValue.com and the Co-author of Billboard Appraisal: The Valuation of Off Premise […]

Claude Dicks on the gun billboard, easements and a satisfying sale.

Todays podcast guest is Claude Dicks, President of Allison Outdoor, an independent out of home company with 1,270 out of home faces and 29 digital billboards in North Carolina and Georgia.  Claude talks about moving from radio into out of home, the gun billboard, digital sign conversions, buying easements, sales […]

Dave Etherington: “Privacy in the public space should be held to a higher standard.”

­­­ Today’s podcast guest is Dave Etherington, the Chief Commercial Officer of Place Exchange.  Place Exchange is a programmatic out of home advertising platform spun off by Intersection approximately 2 years ago.  Dave talks about programmatic exchanges, privacy and whether static billboards can be sold programmatically. Give an overview of […]

Pat O’Donnell on 63 Acquisitions and Hot Button Legislative Issues

Today’s podcast guest is Pat O’Donnell, President, YESCO Outdoor Media.  Pat manages an out of home plant with 2,250 faces  and sits on the board of directors of the OAAA and Geopath.  Pat talks about doing 63 tuck-in acquisitions, using Blip, priorities for the year ahead and hot-button legislative issues. […]