In a poll last week 44% of Billboard Insider readers said they sometimes replace storm damaged vinyls for free and sometimes not depending on the relationship. A billboard executive in an area subject to storms explains why: If we have a couple of signs blow out I will just replace […]
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Billups Appoints Stephanie Gutnik as Global Chief Strategy Officer
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Billups, a global Out-of-Home (OOH) technology and managed services company, today announced the appointment of Stephanie Gutnik as global chief strategy officer. In her new role, Gutnik will develop and execute Billups’ international product roadmap and go-to-market strategy to promote the adoption of programmatic digital OOH (DOOH) and amplify the […]
Skies Above Hires Curtis Rauch
Curtis Rauch joins Skies Above Media (SAM) as a Senior Account Executive for the West Region, bringing over 10 years of experience to the role. He is proud to be part of a fast-growing company that takes a partnership-first approach to business. Curtis has an extensive background in OOH, most […]
Talon and Mediaplus Partner for Coffee/Espresso Campaign
New York, NY – September 14, 2023 – Talon, the global independent Out of Home (OOH) media company, today announced that it has formed a strategic North American partnership with Mediaplus to develop and execute data-driven, creative, and measurable OOH campaigns for advertisers. The partnership, which extends Talon’s existing global […]
Company of the Day – Blackbelt Outdoor
Company: : Blackbelt Outdoor Advertising, LLC Headquarters: 310 Broad Street Selma, AL 36701 Markets: 10 Counties in Central Alabama Phone: 205-319-1099 Email: dunkin@blackbeltoutdoor.com Dunkin and Martha Allred started Blackbelt Outdoor in 2014 in the heart of the “Blackbelt” region of Alabama. Since then they have expanded their coverage area into over […]
Scott Wells on What’s Up and What’s Down at Clear Channel Outdoor
Clear Channel Outdoor CEO Scott Wells and CFO Brian Coleman appeared last week at the Cit 2023 Technology Conference. Here are the highlights. Wells says European asset sales won’t reduce leverage We would love for these to be deleveraging transactions but when you have a debt multiple like we do […]
D. J. Jennings on How Smartlink and SignBird Can Help With Extreme Weather
With all the discussion we have had recently on how extreme weather has been impacting insurance costs, Outdoorlink CEO, D.J. Jennnings, reached out to us to explain how his products can be of help. “The SmartLink System allows operators to remotely shut down and start up digital displays without a […]
Vistar Media Introduces ‘Countdown’ Dynamic Creative Capability for DOOH Campaigns
New York, NY – September 12, 2023 – Vistar Media, a cutting-edge global provider of programmatic technology for digital out-of-home (DOOH), announced today their ‘countdown’ dynamic creative capability to create urgency for tentpole events by including real-time countdowns (or count-ups) embedded in DOOH creative. This new functionality allows real-time, numerical […]
Extra Credit Projects Designs Billboards for Ford Airport 60th Anniversary
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH — Midwest-based advertising and design agency, Extra Credit Projects (ECP), pulled out all the (non)stops as client Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GFIA) celebrated a major milestone in 2023, helping them launch an anniversary campaign to mark the occasion. The outdoor-centric, integrated 60th anniversary campaign is running across […]
Company of the Day: Del Mastro Outdoor
Company: Del Mastro Outdoor Markets: Massachusetts, Illinois, California, New York Headquarters: 1333 Broadway, Suit 506, New York, New York 10018 Phone: 212-736-9400 Del Mastro Outdoor (formerly City Outdoor) operates a plant of high profile bulletins, digital billboards and wallscapes in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. The […]