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SignBird’s Location of the Week – Link Media

Welcome back to SignBird’s Location of the Week! For this project, we traveled to Bourbonnais, IL for this new Formetco LED install on a Link Media Digital Billboard location. This 10’6″ x 22’5″ digital billboard is a left-hand read located on N Kinzie Ave. It boasts a weekly impressions rate […]

Company of the Day: All Points Media

Company:  All Points Media Markets:  Nationwide Address: 10140 SW Allen Bvd, Suite A, Beaverton, OR. 97005 Phone: 866-625-3836 All points Media is a place based out of home media agency.  They have over 100,000 plus leased locations.  Darrell McSmith is CEO.  Jeff Gillis is President.   To receive a free […]

Daktronics Has New Credit Line Funding & Maybe A New Friend

Daktronics announced at the end of last week, they had closed on a 3 year $75 million senior secured credit facility with JP Morgan Chase. This is great news for the Company as it will replace and enhance a $35 million credit facility they had with U.S. Bank.  In their […]

Lamar Acquires Crossroad Digitals

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Stark Capital Solutions, Inc., acted as the exclusive advisor to Crossroads Digital Outdoor, LLC in Lamar’s acquisition of Crossroads’ assets, which was announced yesterday. The purchase includes 18 monopole structures supporting 29 digital advertising faces covering the south central part of Michigan. Crossroads’ strong digital presence made […]

How Was Your First Quarter?

Three of the four public out of home companies grew revenues during the first quarter of 2023. Link Media Outdoor revenues grew 13% OUTFRONT revenues grew 6% Lamar revenues grew 4% Clear Channel Outdoor Americas revenues declined 1%. How did your out of home company revenues do during the first […]

Clear Channel & USO Digital Billboard Campaign Inspires American Support for Military

Military Appreciation Month Campaign in Partnership with the Out of Home Advertising Association of America Invites Americans to Share Messages of Gratitude for U.S. Military Members and Families NEW YORK, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — During May, Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO), the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) and […]

Company of the Day – Allvision Canada

Company: Allvision Headquarters: 366 Adelaide Street W, Suite 207, Toronto, ON M6J 1A8 Markets: Toronto, ON; Mississauga, ON; Montreal QC; Vancouver, BC Phone: 905-285-0346 Allvision has crafted a significant portion of the most highly valued large format digital out-of-home inventory in Canada. On June 29, 2020, Allvision successfully re-entered the […]

Link Media Revenues Up 13% in 1Q 23

Boston Omaha released first quarter 2023 financials last week.  Here are the segment results for the company’s Link Media Outdoor subsidiary. Revenues increased 13% to $10.3 million in the first quarter of 2023 due to organic revenue growth and the purchase of billboards from Elevation Outdoor in November 2023. Sales […]

If You Manage Billboard Assets For Others, Read This

By Chris Bassler, President of Bassler & Co. Insurance Agency When you manage billboard assets for others you are essentially in the property management business. The definition of property management is the daily oversight of commercial real estate by a third-party contractor. Generally, property managers take responsibility for day-to-day repairs, […]