Company: Harkey Media
Address: 3550 N. Central Ave., Suite 1500 Phoenix, AZ 85012
Phone: 602-421-2516
Email: press@harkeymedia.com
Harkey Media operates a billboard plant in the United States. The Company is headquartered in Phoenix, with offices in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York. Harkey purchased the assets of Mesa Outdoor in 2025. Scott Harkey is CEO. Here are some excerpts from our August 2025 interview with Scott Harkey.
Scott, how did you first get involved in out-of-home?
I started in media and marketing, and early on I recognized the unique power of out-of-home to reach audiences in a tangible, memorable way. It’s one of the few mediums where you can combine creativity, scale, and real-world presence, and I was drawn to the ability to build a network that brands could rely on to make an impact. In my early 20s when I left CBS, I worked for a small independent OOH company that had presence in many cities, including Phoenix and Las Vegas. I loved out-of-home after working in the broadcast world – something about the simplicity of OOH intrigued me. I carried my love of OOH into my career as I built a holding company with four separate businesses under its umbrella over the course of seventeen years. I continued to be an advocate for OOH in any sort of media plan because I’ve seen it lift sales. I think OOH is massively undervalued in the United States – OOH builds brands, and that’s what I love about it. Digital campaigns can build sales, but billboards build brands. When I had the chance to get back in the business, I was excited. I’ve seen the power of these assets. As larger numbers of boards convert to digital, I saw a huge opportunity.
How many total faces do you have with the Mesa acquisition and how many of your total faces are digital?
With the Mesa Outdoor acquisition in San Francisco, Harkey Media now operates over 500 faces across our national footprint. A large portion of those are digital, giving us the flexibility to deliver full-motion, dynamic campaigns while continuing to support high-impact static locations.
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