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Company of the Day: Premier Signs

Company:  Premier Signs Markets: Minnesota, North Dakota Headquarters: 601 1st St N, PO Box 66, Mentor Minnesota  56736 Phone: 218-637-3000 Email: nick@premiersignsmn.com Premier Signs operates 120 static billboard faces and three digital billboards in Northwest Minnesota and Eastern North Dakota.  The firm also has a signboard and banner business.  The firm was […]

Winning the Condemnation Game

If you’ve been in out of home long enough you’ll get a condemnation notice when a municipality or the state wishes to condemn and remove your billboard to widen a road or put in a new road.  Condemnation revenues add up.  On OUTFRONT Media’s first quarter 2026 conference call, CEO […]

TAG, You’re It!

by Nick Coston In the last 12 months I’ve had the pleasure of posting up at over seven OOH related conferences including stalwarts like DPAA Global Summit, a couple of Independent Billboard Operators (IBO) Conferences, NYC OOH Day, Consumer Electronics Show (CES), POSSIBLE and National Retail Federation Show. Big shows, […]

Pearl Media Launches Atlanta Beltline Network

Montclair, NJ — July 23, 2026 — Pearl Media, the out-of-home media company behind the first privately built digital network in Midtown Manhattan (MTWN Network), today announced it will launch a full-motion digital advertising network along the Atlanta Beltline, creating a new opportunity for brands to connect with audiences across […]

Company of the Day – Plainview Outdoor Advertising

Company:  Plainview Outdoor Headquarters: 2802 Belle Arbor Ave. Suite B, Chattanooga, TN 37406 Market: Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama Phone: 423.622.4100 Email:  Hello@PlainViewOutdoor.com Plainview Outdoor is a full service outdoor advertising company located in Chattanooga, TN.  The Company has over 140 years of combined experience serving the greater Chattanooga marketplace.   Todd […]

Ron Camhi on the Inglewood Case

Billboard Insider has written before about the Inglewood legal dispute.  We talked about the case with out of home legal expert Ron Camhi, who is a Partner and head of the Advertising and Digital Media Group at Michelman Robinson Ron, How did you get involved with the out-of-home industry? My […]

Readers talk Out of Home ad escalator clauses

Some reader feedback on yesterdays article where we quoted Jim McLaughlin on ad contract escalators. Hicks Outdoor founder Greg Hicks likes a 4 period minimum with an ability to convert to an annual rate at a slightly lower cost  As a small independent we do a 4 period minimum plus […]

The Importance of Regular Safety Inspection Photos

    Billboard owners are responsible for ensuring their structures remain safe, well-maintained, and compliant with industry regulations. Regular safety inspections play an important role in protecting both the public and the long-term value of each billboard. Inspection photos provide a clear visual record of a structure’s condition, making it […]

Somo and ember Partner for Video Taxi Advertising in Vegas

  New York, NY – SOMO, a leader in digital taxi top media, today announced a new strategic sales partnership with ember, an in-car TaxiTV advertising platform operating across the Las Vegas taxi market. The partnership gives advertisers access to premium in-vehicle video media that extends SOMO’s media network from […]

Company of the Day: Primary Media

Company:  Primary Outdoor Media Markets:  Texas Address:  2511 Boll St, Dallas, TX  75204 Phone: 214-880-0440 Email:  info@primarymedia.com Primary Outdoor Media operates a billboard plant with 400 total faces including 12 digital faces in Texas.  The firm is an operator associate in the IBOUSA.  In early 2018 Primary acquired 50 billboards around […]