Here’s a press release talking about another Grand Rapids billboard stunt by Extra Credit Projects, the same comapny which ran the fruits and vegetable stunt earlier this summer. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich—For days in September viewers were puzzled by a handful of billboards around Grand Rapids. The solution followed close behind […]
Forbes, Indystar and the Chicago Tribune report that Outdoor Pioneer Dean White died at age 93 on September 14, 2016. In 1946 he joined his father’s Selby, IN White Advertising and built it into Whiteco Industries, a nationwide outdoor advertising company which he sold to Chancellor Media Corp. for $960 million […]
Being the “organizational wonk” of the Westburg/Weller Billboard Insider partnership, this will be the first of periodic thoughts on the business side of operations. Let me know if you think they are worthwhile? You may have recently read about Wells Fargo Bank and their problems with thousands of employees secretly […]
Company: Brooks Billboard Corporation Headquarters: 10735 Avenue Rd., Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 Markets: Toledo, I-75 south to Dayton and state routes in northwest Ohio Phone: 419.874.6400 Email: Brookswelker@yahoo.com Brooks Billboard Corporation operates a 100 billboard plant in Ohio. The company is owned by Brooks Welker. The company started as a painting and sign contactor. The company’s […]
An update from our Monday post on Sky Digital’s proposed new digital structure in Crookston, MN. After attorneys for Sky Digital and Crookston National Bank Monday evening stated and restated their cases for and against the digital billboard, the City Planning Commission, and the Crookston City Council, both voted in […]
09/14/2016 JCDecaux joins the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, the benchmark index for socially-responsible companies Paris, 14 September 2016 – JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announces that following an evaluation by RobecoSAM (a company specialising in sustainable investing) and in partnership with S&P Dow […]
INDIANAPOLIS (September 13, 2016) – First, the scary news: safety fines are stiffer, federal enforcement is more aggressive, and recordkeeping is more difficult. But the good news: there is a clear path to preventing loss, controlling costs, protecting workers, and complying with safety regulations. The main take-away from OAAA’s day-long […]
Fairway has been stunting by running smiley face billboards in South Carolina. WMBFnews.com and wspa.com report that the stunt was for an ad campaign for the Bojangles restaurant chain. The post-stunt billboards now show a pictures with a Bojangles meal opposite of a smiley face. Insider’s take: Stunts can be […]
We reported yesterday on Sky Digital’s sign application in Crookston MN. Sky Digital was also in the news in Grand Forks, North Dakota as their Planning and Zoning Commission voted 11-0 to block five proposed digital billboards last week. The vote was their response to an appeal Sky had filed with […]
Company of the Day: Billboard Outdoor Advertising Markets: Oklahoma Headquarters: 2305 Leo Sun St #100, Shawnee, OK 74804 Phone: 405-273-9009 Billboard Outdoor Advertising operates a billboard plant with 27 faces in Shawnee/McCloud, Chandler and Clinton, Oklahoma. Paid Ad
