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Billboard Insider Classifieds August 30, 2025

“Billboard Insider classifieds section is where everyone in OOH goes to find job openings, equipment, and everything between. A great resource for Out-of-Home!” John James, SignBird “We got a big boost in qualified applicants from running our Ad on your site.”  Rodney Davis, Transformation Media “I’ve gotten several leads of […]

US Out of Home Revenues Outperform Inflation but Trail GDP

Yesterday’s OAAA US out of home revenue release contained  another quarter of good and bad news for the US out of home industry. The good news is US out of home revenues grew by 3% in the second quarter of 2025, slightly in excess of the 2.4% inflation rate for […]

State of Florida Repeals Sales Tax on Commercial Real Property Rentals

In the State of Florida, effective October 1, 2025, the state sales tax imposed on rent or license fees for the use of real property (commercial rentals) under section 212.031, Florida Statutes (F.S.), is repealed. This means no state sales tax or discretionary sales surtax applies to rent or license […]

Zoom Media Partners with VIOOH to Expand GymTV

Zoom Media, the parent company of GymTV, has announced today a strategic partnership with VIOOH, the leading premium global digital out of home (DOOH) supply-side platform (SSP), to expand programmatic access to GymTV’s premium video inventory across the United States and Canada. This collaboration provides an additional avenue for buyers […]

Company of the Day: CR Signs

Company: CR signs Markets: Iowa Address: 4701 1st Avenue SE, Suite 11, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402 Email: aaron@crsignsinc.com Phone: 319-826-3608 CR Signs operates 18 billboard locations including 3 digital faces in Iowa.  The billboards are located in the Dubuque and Cedar Rapids markets.  In addition to operating a billboard plant […]

Getting the Math Right: The Path to Sustainable DOOH Networks

By David Burrick, Chief Strategy Officer at Intersection Earlier this month, Volta—the out-of-home advertising–supported network of EV charging stations owned by Shell—announced it would shut down in October. The news was surprising given Shell had only acquired Volta in 2023, and the company had achieved clear product–market fit. Before the […]

US Out of Home Revenues Up 3% in 2Q 2025

August 27, 2025 (Washington, DC) – Out of home (OOH) advertising revenue grew 3% in the second quarter of 2025, reaching $2.86 billion, according to the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA). The Q2 performance boosted OOH year-to-date (YTD) growth to 2.6%. “OOH mirrors the cultural and social […]

Adams Outdoor Reveals Secret Behind Rubber Duck Billboard Campaign

Insider’s Note: Many of us have been following Adam’s use of a rubber duck in their marketing.  Yesterday Adam’s provided this update of the campaign. CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — For months, drivers in all 18 Adams Outdoor Advertising markets across the country have been spotting something strange: billboards, posters, […]

Company of the Day – Crestone Outdoor Media

  Company: Crestone Outdoor Media Headquarters: 477 30 Rd, Grand Junction, CO 81504 Market: Grand Junction, CO Phone: (970) 462-7070 Email: info@crestoneoutdoormedia.com Crestone Outdoor Media LLC is a small billboard advertising company located in Grand Junction, Colorado. They have one billboard in Grand Junction.  The structure is a 12×24 with […]

Harkey Media has a $100 Million War Chest

Harkey Media has been growing rapidly via acquisitions including this month’s purchase of Mesa Outdoor.  Billboard Insider talked with Harkey Media founder Scott Harkey. Scott, how did you first get involved in out-of-home? I started in media and marketing, and early on I recognized the unique power of out-of-home to […]