Sales

The Ultimate Out of Home Sales Guide – We Have Books in Stock!

Looking to search for the bestselling OOH sales book?  Here is what you will find. The Ultimate OOH Sales Guide is available in soft back!  We just received our new printing.  If you are interested in a soft cover copy, send an email to info@billboardinsider.com and provide the following information. We will […]

Kevin Gephart on Selling Short-Term vs Long-Term Contracts

  A big “thank you” to the billboard operators who responded to the recent Short-Term vs. Long-Term Contracts survey. One surprising result: more than 85% said they will accept contracts of six months or less. There are very limited times when a short-term contract makes sense. But before agreeing to […]

Reader feedback on minimum length ad contracts

On last week’s Bell Board Podcast, out of home sales expert Kevin Gephart said to avoid focusing on short term ad contracts.  Here are the results of our readers poll on the minimum length of ad contract out of home companies will accept.   Jim Mclaughlin says you should also […]

Kevin Gephart on short term versus long term sales contracts

On last week’s Bell Board Podcast out of home sales expert Kevin Gephart said this about selling short term versus long term out of home contracts. I wrote an article about that, and I got an email from someone well-known in the business who said, “Kevin, I agree with you […]

Stop Selling Billboards. Start Selling Ideas. | Kevin Gephart

  Neil Bell, host of The Bell Board Posdcast has a new show out featuring sales consultant extraordinaire Kevin Gephart. You say we’re not selling out-of-home space, we’re selling ideas — but a lot of operators are still running their sales departments like order takers. It’s a pervasive problem. In […]

The Drawbacks of Automated Marketing

Here’s how not to use AI and automation. in your marketing.  Look at the email below.  Billboard Insider moderated a panel at the Independents Summit but it was on AI, not brand evolution.    Billboard Insider isn’t connected with BetMGM or Intersection.  Billboard Insider has no European presence to strengthen. […]

The Human Touch in Out of Home Marketing

How do you stand out in a world where everyone’s inbox is getting overwhelmed with low-quality, high-frequency, AI-sourced drivel?  The human touch.  We had a nice discussion with CircleGraphics CEO Rod Rackley at the OAAA show earlier this month.  Look what arrived today in the mail today.  A vinyl bag […]

OOH Delivers 2x the Performance Lift of TV, New Study Shows

WASHINGTON, D.C. — May 12, 2026 — The Out of Home Advertising Association of America today released a new study conducted in partnership with Kochava, reinforcing out of home (OOH) advertising’s role as a high-performing, measurable media channel in today’s outcome-driven marketing landscape. The report, OOH – A Valuable Performance Medium, […]

Charley MacIntyre on Out of Home Sales and Marketing

Billboard Insider is running a series of interviews with out of home legend Charley MacIntyre who recently sold Bullfrog Outdoor to Adams.  Last week Charley talked about site development.  Today he talks about sales and creative. You started in sales. What does selling outdoor mean to you? Make a friend. […]