Company: Departure Media Airport Advertising
Markets: New York, Ohio, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, New Jersey
Headquarters: 180 Meeting Street, Suite 310, Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: 843-571-2299
Email: info@departure-media.com
Departure Media operates airport advertising concessions in 10 US airports:
- Albany Southwest Georgia
- August Regional airport
- General Aviation Terminal
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
- Dayton International Airport
- Frogmore Airport
- Gainsesville Regional Airport
- Hilton Head Island Airport
- Norfolk International Airport
- Richmond International Airport
The company is a 100% woman owned business with 14 employees. Leslie Bensen, the company’s founder and CEO, formed Departure Media in 1996 after working with Ackerly Airport Advertising. In January 2019 Departure won a five year contract with the Norfolk airport.
Leslie, how did you get into the out of home business?
I was looking for employment after graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill and saw an advertisement in the Charlotte newspaper for a marketing position at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. I applied and was offered the position to work with the Charlotte Airport, Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Fayetteville Regional Airport, Wilmington International Airport, Charleston International Airport, and the Asheville Regional Airport. That was a long time ago! After 10 successful years working with the large national firm, I launched Departure Media Inc.”
Tell us about Departure Media.
Departure Media Airport Advertising is the largest prime ACDBE Advertising Concessionaire in the country. As a 100 percent woman-owned business, we are certified throughout the United States as a W/MBE, DBE, and ACDBE (Women/ Minority Business Enterprise; Disadvantaged Business Enterprise; and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise). I founded Departure Media in 1996 and our headquarters is based in Charleston, SC. Departure Media designs advertising display environments to enhance airport terminal aesthetics, create an improved passenger experience, and generate revenues for airports.
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