Insider has been financing outdoor companies for 20 years. Here’s the information you should put together before you approach a lender. By having the information already assembled you will look professional and competent. The most important items are listed first. Income Statement and Balance Sheet for your outdoor company […]
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Company of the Day – Carroll Advertising
Company: Carroll Advertising Company Market: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island. Headquarters: 1022 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02122 Phone: 617-282-2100 Carroll Advertising Company, Inc., was started in 1996 by John Carroll with three billboard faces. The company has 60 static and digital billboard faces covering the Greater Boston Area, New Hampshire and […]
What The Market Thinks of the Big Four Outdoor Companies
Insider thought you might want to see what the stock market thinks of the Big 4 Outdoor companies: Lamar, Outfront, Clear Channel and JCDecaux. The chart below comes from investment banker Mark Boidman’s presentation titled OOH and M&A. The Chart demonstrates that the stock market values Lamar at 13.1 times […]
Company of the Day: Bulletin Displays
Company: Bulletin Displays Markets: California Headquarters: 3127 E South Street Suite B, Long Beach CA 90805. Phone: 562-470-6680 Bulletin Displays is one of the largest outdoor companies in Los Angeles. The firm has static and digital billboards. 90% of the plant is along freeways. Mark Kudler is the firm’s president. […]
Rouge Media Sells Majority Stake to Fairfax Holdings
PR Newswire reports that Rouge Media has sold a majority stake to Fairfax Financial Holdings, a publicly Toronto holding company. Most of Fairfax’s investments are in insurance companies. Insider wrote on June 10 about Rouge Media’s acquisiton of On-Campus Media. Here’s the press release announcing Fairfax Financials Holdings […]
“Eat Mor Chikin” – Chick-fil-A’s Billboard History
ADWEEK ran a terrific article on the history of Chick-fil-A’s very successful “Eat nor Chickin” campaign. Some history and highlights from the article include: In the early ’90s, Chick-fil-A was primarily known for being a mall-based fast-food chain, but beginning in 1994, the chain started slowly shifting its focus to […]
Illuminated Mobile Billboard at Americas Cup
Illuminated Outdoor is a Chicago digital out-of-home company which operates mobile trucks outfitted with digital signs. The company put a digital sign on a barge and had it operating on the Chicago waterfront during the Americas Cup race last week. Insider talked with Illuminated Mobile’s John Gibbs about the project. […]
Speedway shelves plan to put 5 billboards on water tower.
The Indianapolis Business Journal reports that Speedway, Indianapolis has shelved plans to put five 1,000 square foot billboards on the Speedway water tower. The picture on the right shows what the tower would have looked like with advertising. The seasonal panels would have been used from April to October. The […]
GEFT Outdoor Seeking Millions in Damages from Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Business Journal says that GEFT outdoor will ask for millions in damages from Indianapolis after a federal judge ruled that the city’s former signs ordinance was unconstitutional. GEFT is entitled to monetary damages resulting from the city’s denial of two digital sign permits under an unconstitutional sign code. […]
Company of the Day – Blue Sky Outdoor
Insider this week had the opportunity to interview Trent Lindmark, President of Blue Sky Outdoor and Blue Sky Digital Printing in Norman, Oklahoma. Company: Blue Sky Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 2380 Industrial Blvd. Norman, OK 73069 Phone: 405-928-5800 Email: info@blueskyoutdoor.com Tell us about your territory and inventory? We have 750 bulletins faces […]
