You may remember a recent article from a South Carolina Realtor with a clever billboard idea working from this current election season. So, as no good idea can’t be borrowed, I am driving down the street on the other side of the U.S. and see this billboard. Looks a little familiar. […]
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$4,200/mo revenues mean 10% digital billboard IRR
Yesterday Insider wrote about a 10 by 24 billboard digital billboard which generates a 34% IRR because it has a cheap lease and the owner does not pay sales commissions. In a normal scenario assuming 20% sales commissions and a 20% lease cost that digital billboard still generates a 17% […]
Company of the Day: Leslie Outdoor
Company: Leslie Outdoor Advertising Markets: Milledgeville, Sandersville and Dublin, GA Headquarters: 121 West Mcintosh St, Milledgeville, GA 31061 Phone: 478-456-4747 Email: leslieoutdoor@gmail.com Leslie Outdoor operates a plant of 9 digital billboards and 1 static billboard in Georgia. The company is owned by John and Faye Leslie who are experienced outdoor […]
This digital billboard generates a 34% IRR
Digital signs can be a great success even when they’re not on a freeway. Here’s a real life success story from one of Billboard Loans clients. The client installed a 10 by 24 sign on a secondary road leading to a Costco. One side of the sign was static and […]
Safety Tips When Climbing A Billboard
Two events in recent months have driven home the importance of training your employees in safety procedures when they climb billboards. In May 2016 an Outfront employee was injured falling from a billboard in St Lucie County, Florida. In April 2016 a safety harness saved a Southeastern Displays employee when […]
Driverless Cars May Help The Outdoor Business
Google’s got a driverless car running around Insider’s hometown of Kirkland, WA. Here’s a Google video about the driverless car. Will driverless cars hurt the outdoor advertising business? Insider doesn’t think so. There are plenty of non-driving people in vehicles right now. They’re called passengers. Many of them still […]
Designing Billboards That Drive Sales
Convenience Store Decisions presents the following thoughts on billboard presentation for convenience store owners from Tim Lazor, President of LazorYost C-Store Marketing. Be brief but focused with ONE idea Make it a big idea that’s relevant to your customer Make it disruptive visually Deliver the idea in a fast and […]
Billboard Insider Company of the Day: Victor Sign Company
Company: Victor Sign Corporation Markets: Illinois Headquarters: 2734 W. Superior St, Chicago, IL 60612 Phone: 773-661-0056 Email: info@victorsignchicago.com Victor Sign Corporation has operated a billboard plant of wallscapes, bulletins and digital signs in Chicago for over 85 years. Victor Sign Corporation should not be confused with Victor Outdoor Advertising, LLC […]
“Vote JFK” Boards Popping Up Around Dallas
CW 33 reports that campaign billboards are popping up around Dallas, but not for Trump or Clinton. The boards are retro boards saying Kennedy for President. They have been catching passerby’s eyes and that’s the point. The answer to the Mystery Of The Vote Kennedy Billboards is hidden in the […]
Outdoor data and wireless revenues slow to develop
Outdoor companies talk about generating revenue from placing wireless and data antennas on billboards but so far it’s been lots of talk and little revenues. An analyst asked Outfront about cellular and data revenues earlier this week and here’s what CFO/EVP Donald Shassian said: I think it is like 0.0%, […]
