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Chad Smith Says OOH Needs Better Collaboration

By Chad Smith, VP Supply, Blip Billboards Whether you run a single board or 10,000, you’ve likely felt it: the pace is faster, the expectations are higher, and the margin for error is tighter. And yet, too often, we’re still playing from a handbook written for another era. The out-of-home […]

Spotlight Outdoor to Launch Strip LED Network this Fall

LAS VEGAS (August 19, 2025) – Spotlight Outdoor Ads, an enterprise leader in outdoor advertising and the out of home (OOH) industry, announces the upcoming launch of the Vegas Strip Tower Network, a first-of-its-kind, fully connected digital communications system situated along the world-famous Las Vegas Boulevard. Designed not only for […]

Company of the Day: Conlee Outdoor

Company:  Conlee Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 13407 Raphael Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93306 Market: Bakersfield, CA Phone: 661-549-1792 Email:  shelli@conleeoutdoor.com We caught up with Conlee Outdoor General Manager, Shelli Carlovsky, for a conversation about the business. Shelli Carlovsky, General Manager Shelli, can you tell us about your background and how it led […]

Harkey Media Acquires Mesa Outdoor in San Francisco

Harkey Media Continues Acquisition Blitz with the Acquisition of Mesa Outdoor August 19, 2025 (Phoenix, AZ) – Harkey Media, recognized as one of the most innovative out-of-home (OOH) advertising companies in the United States, today announces the acquisition of Mesa Outdoor, a leading independent OOH operator in the San Francisco Bay […]

SignValue’s OUTFRONT Media at at Glance – 2Q 2025

SignValue has prepared the following analysis of OUTFRONT Media’s 2Q 2025 financials.   If you have questions, contact one of SignValue’s experienced analysts for a free and confidential consultation at info@signvalue.com or call 480-657-8400   To receive a free morning newsletter with each day’s Billboard insider articles email info@billboardinsider.com with the word […]

Debt Costs Stable at Public Out of Home Companies

Moorgate Capital Partners produces an outstanding quarterly report on the the of home advertising industry.  Here are some charts from Moorgate’s 2Q 2025 report. Clear Channel’s debt costs about 200-250 basis points more than OUTFRONT or Lamar due to high leverage. Clear Channel Outdoor has the highest leverage with debt/cashflow […]

Company of the Day – Compass Outdoor

Company: Compass Outdoor Headquarters: 9815 S. Monroe St, Suite 501, Sandy, UT 84070 Markets: Utah & Idaho Phone: 385.355.1510 Email: mikecompassbillboards.com   Compass Billboards is an outdoor advertising company selling billboard and ad space across Utah and Idaho. Their product lines include static and digital faces and Roadtops which are […]

Jason Duff on Getting Started in Out of Home

Company: Comstor Outdoor Markets: Indiana and Ohio. Headquarters: 9016 St Route 117, Box 151 Huntsville, Ohio  43324-0151. Phone: 888-354-2591 Email: office@comstoroutdoor.com Jason Duff is a classic entrepreneur.  He’s grown Comstor Outdoor to 450 faces since starting the business in 2001.   In addition to Comstor, Duff owns a community storage business and the Small […]

Whistler Billboards Makes Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies

NEW YORK, August 12, 2025 – Inc., the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future, announced that Whistler Billboards is on the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list provides a data-driven snapshot […]

Rate This Ad by Greg Callaham

Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]