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Billboard Insider Classifieds March 11, 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 […]

Insider’s Guide to Leases, Easements and Real Estate

Billboard Insider’s Guide to Leases, Easements and Real Estate  is an important resource for anyone in the Out of Home industry. The 130 page Guide tells you: How to use an out of home attorney effectively 21 things in a good out of home lease 11 things in a good […]

Andy Goodman on Lease Cancellation Clauses

Today out of home leasing and development expert Andy Goodman comments on the standard cancellation language in many out of home leases.  We’ve presented the language below.  Andy’s comments are in italics. Cancellation:  If, in Lessee’s sole opinion: a) the view of the advertising copy on any Structure becomes obstructed; b) […]

Out of Home Leverage Declining but Debt Costs Rise

Moorgate Capital Partners has prepared a summary of out of home leverage and cost of debt trends thru December 2022.  The cost of out of home debt has risen by 100-200 basis points over the last year due to Federal Reserve interest rate increases.   Lamar has the lowest weighted average […]

Clear Channel’s Switzerland Business Sale Receives Regulatory Approval

SAN ANTONIO, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO) (the “Company”) today announced that the sale of the Company’s Switzerland business to Goldbach Group, an affiliate of TX Group, has received regulatory approval from the Swiss Competition Commission. The Company now expects the transaction to close […]

Fotofetch Shot of the Week

Some photos are all about scarcity.  They capture a fleeting or rare moment that can’t be reproduced or experienced again. These photos help bring out an emotion or feeling, allowing us to remember a moment that has already passed. FotoFetch is all about capturing the moments of now. These go […]

Company of the Day: View Chicago

Company: View Chicago Markets:  Chicago Address: 430 West Erie St, suite 510, Chicago, IL. 60654 Email: team@vcoutdoor.com Phone: 312-533-2230 View Chicago operates a network of hotspots, wildpostings, wallscapes, bus wraps and street furniture across 40 neighborhoods in Chicago.  The company was started in 2009. Charlie Megan and Graydon Meagan are […]

Daktronics Reports Third Quarter Earnings – The Highlight is What is Not Included

BROOKINGS, S.D., March 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Daktronics, Inc. (DAKT) today reported results for its fiscal 2023 third quarter which ended January 28, 2023. Q3 FY2023 financial highlights: Record third quarter net sales of $185.0 million, a 32.5 percent increase from the third quarter of fiscal 2022 Product order backlog […]

Replace Your Face!

Aging digital billboards? Now it is easier than ever to replace old signage with high-tech digital boards and equipment with Formetco’s Replace Your Face financing program. This complete turnkey digital billboard replacement offering is now available to independent operators in the digital billboard industry with zero financial approval and 100% […]

Billboard Insider Readers Correctly Tell the Human from the ChatBot

Yesterday I ran two answers to the question “What is the biggest objection to selling billboard ads and how to overcome it.”  One answer was generated by me and one answer was generated by ChatbotGPT.  Two-thirds of Billboard Insider’s readers correctly guessed that Answer A was mine. Questions or comments.  […]