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JCDecaux UK Wins First Rail Contract

20 Oct 2023 Avanti West Coast (Avanti) links London to the Midlands, the North West and up to Scotland. Great Western Railway (GWR) runs from London through the West Country, Cotswolds, South Wales and parts of Southern England. South Western Railway (SWR) connects London to its South West commuter towns, […]

Place Exchange Partners with Clear Channel Europe

New York & London (October 23, 2023) – Place Exchange, the leading supply-side platform (SSP) for programmatic Out of Home (OOH) media, today announced a new phase in its partnership with Clear Channel, which will enable direct programmatic buying of the media leader’s expansive digital out-of-home (DOOH) inventory that spans […]

Company of the Day – DKOI Digital Signs

Company: DKOI Digital Signs Headquarters: 2642 Rock Ridge Road, Suite B, Rock Valley, IA 51247 Markets: Iowa and South Dakota Phone: 888-995-3564 Email: sales@dkoi.com DKOI (pronounced “decoy”) is located in Northwest Iowa, started by a metal fabricating company and now partnered with an agricultural parts business, and specializes in digital […]

OUTFRONT Media Sells its Canadian Business to Bell Media

    NEW YORK and TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2023 /CNW/ — OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) and Bell Media announced today that they have entered into an agreement to sell the Canadian business of OUTFRONT Media to Bell Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BCE (TSX, NYSE: BCE). The purchase price is C$410 million in cash (Insider […]

How to Death Proof Your Out of Home Company

We want to live forever, but we don’t.  Some out of home execs who have died recently include Thomas Young, Mitchell Matson, Gene Wingate, Barry Cramer, and Don Davidson.  What happens to your out of home company when you die? Here are seven ways to death proof your out of […]

OAAA Announces Expansion of Independent Operators Advisory Group

Insider heard that the OAAA had recently expanded their Independent Media Company Advisory Group.  We were pleased to learn from Mike Hershey at OAAA that Diana Stevenson, CEO of Grace Outdoor, will be leading the group and the initiative. We reached out to both Mike and Diana to learn more […]

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 […]

Company of the Day: Drive By Signs

Company: Drive By Signs Markets:  South Dakota Address:  Watertown, South Dakota Email: Drivebysigns@hotmail.com Phone: 605-880-5937 Drive-By-Signs has operated a billboard plant in Watertown, South Dakota for more than 30 years.   To receive a free morning newsletter with each day’s Billboard insider articles email info@billboardinsider.com with the word “Subscribe” in the title.  Our […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds October 21, 2023

Billboard Insider Classifieds work: I would like to purchase a classified ad on Billboard Insider to help advertise my business.  It worked so well for The Nine, that I know it’s money well spent.  John James, SignBird “We got a big boost in qualified applicants from running our Ad on […]

OOH Leadership: Elevating Your Leadership in Six Steps to Success

As an OOH sales manager, your core responsibility is to empower your sales team to consistently excel and enhance their performance. Whether it’s selling outdoor advertising or navigating complex negotiations for new locations, land leases, or easements, your influence is pivotal. Regular sales meetings, coaching sessions, and in-house training are […]