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Legendary Billboard Plant For Sale

A legendary billboard plant in Richmond Indiana is for sale.  The plant was built by Tom Raper, an Indiana entrepreneur who made money in the RV business, real estate and billboards.  He built the billboards to provide advertising support for his RV dealership.  Raper died in 2015 and his estate […]

Company of the Day – Brogan Outdoor

Company: Brogan Outdoor Markets:  Northern Indiana Headquarters: 106 Depot St, Lawwill, IN  46764 Phone: 260-327-3257 Brogan outdoor was formed in 1984 by Don Brogan after 20 years in the outdoor business, primarily with 3M.  In 1988 Dan Brogan joined his father and today Dan runs the company.  The company has […]

Lamar appeals Pittsburgh Mt Wash sign decision

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Triblive report that Lamar Advertising has filed an appeal in Allegheny County Court to overturn a Feb 16 decision by the Pittsburgh Zoning Board of Adjustment which ordered the removal of a 32 by 225 foot vinyl banner on Mt Washington. Lamar’s suit makes the following points: It put […]

Rate This Board by Greg Callaham

Rate This Board 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 weeks rating is […]

OAAA Board Chair William Reagan Reflects on the Out of Home Business

William K. (Bill) Reagan started Reagan Outdoor Advertising in 1965, the year he and his wife Julia were married. The company and the marriage are thriving, and their three adult children are active in the business. Reagan Outdoor Advertising now operates 4,000 billboard faces in Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and […]

What Out of Home Executives Are Saying

  By Nancy Fletcher, President, OAAA Thank you, OAAA principals, for sharing your honest thoughts with senior staff, in our recent telephone interviews. Here are 10 take-aways from owners and top executives at more than 75 OOH media companies, large and small. This valuable input, via one-on-one interviews: Helps guide […]

Company of the Day: BPS Outdoor

Company: BPS Outdoor Markets: Southern Georgia, Northern Florida Headquarters: PO Box 47, 807 West Second Street, Tifton, GA  31794 Phone:  (229)382-6060 BPS outdoor owns billboards in Southern Georgia  and Northern Florida.  The company was started in February 1999.  Carl Hutchinson is the firm’s General Manager.  Selena McIntyre is the firm’s […]

This week’s classifieds

Some postings in the Billboard Insider Classifieds this week: Pacific Outdoor is seeking an account executive.    Here’s your chance to be a hipster in Portland! Stott Outdoor is looking for a leasing representative in Chico, California. A legendary billboard plant in Richmond, Indiana is for sale. A digital billboard on […]

More Feedback on Eco-Vinyl

Insider received several helpful comments on yesterday’s The Problem With Eco-Vinyl post. We’ve printed the comments below. Christopher Howe, Clear Channel Outdoor:  With over 1,200 posters in the Boston market…we find overall a very small percentage of eco-posters are affected after severe weather. I personally have a few posters on annual contracts […]