In the mid-1980’s, San Antonio had roughly 2,400 billboards and off-premise signs. Currently, the city has fewer than 800 signs and will see that number reduced further as the City Council approved a plan which will allow 24 new digital signs over the next three years. The new permits requires […]
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Rate This Ad by Wes Frick
Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random billboard ad 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 provided by […]
Company of the Day: Arizona Billboard Company
Company: Arizona Billboard Company Market: Arizona. Headquarters: Tanque Verde Road #103, Tucson, AZ 85749 Phone: 877-882-9250 Arizona Billboard Company operates a plant of bus benches, bus shelters, billboards and mobile billboards in Arizona. The company’s principal markets are: Phoenix Tuscon Nogales Wilcox Green Valley Yuma The company has been in business for over 30 […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds June 3, 2023
Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “We got a big boost in qualified applicants from running our ad on your site.” Rodney Davis, Transformation Media “Thanks to you and your website I’ve hired a General Manager. We received several qualified applicants in response to our Billboard Insider classified” Justin Powell, Owner, Huntington Outdoor […]
Scott Wells on Assets Sales and Digital Billboard Conversions
Clear Channel Outdoor CEO Scott Wells appeared that the TD Cowen 51st annual technology, media and telecom conference this week. A selection of his comments. Expect More Asset Sales We’re definitely not done…We need to exit Europe in a reasonable time frame to become a REIT. Nothing has changed…It became […]
OOH Leadership: How Healthy is Your Sales Organization?
Three years have passed since the declaration of Covid-19 as a global pandemic, yet its impact continues to disrupt businesses in 2023. As a leader in the out-of-home (OOH) industry, regardless of the size of your company or the extent of disruptions faced, the past few years have demanded a […]
Fotofetch Shots of the Week
Digital displays require a photographer who understands more than camera basics. They need to understand shutter speed, aperture, and even film speed. Additionally, the photographer must have an understanding of digital image processing and computer software. They must be able to understand and work with digital filters and […]
Lindmark Ink Offers 24-Hour Print Turnaround
Lindmark Ink is revolutionizing the large-format digital printing industry by offering a first-of-its-kind policy of printing an advertiser’s billboard vinyl advertisement within 24 hours of artwork approval. Lindmark Ink is also offering FREE PRINTING to demonstrate its ability to “walk the walk”. Lindmark Ink understands the importance of faster printing […]
Company of the Day: AR James
Company: AR James Media Markets: New Jersey, New York Address: 1000 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 212, Woodbridge, New Jersey 07905 Email: info@arjamesmedia.com Phone: 848-999-2185 AR James Media operates bus shelter advertising, jr posters, bulletins and parking garage advertising in New York and New Jersey. The firm is owned by Jim and Ariana DeLucia […]
Durden Sees 2.5 Year Payback on SignSprings Retrofit
Durden Signs converted 365 static faces from the rod system to the SignSprings system. Billboard Insider talked with VP of Operations Bill Durden about the results. How big was your Sign Springs conversion project? We bought enough springs to do one poster face and decided to install them on a […]