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Link Media’s Robin Karp on Labor Issues During 2023 & For 2024

As Insider continues our annual reviews of aspects of the OOH industry, this year we wanted to look at the labor and HR market. It seemed as if finding and keeping workers has been a steady theme throughout 2023. Robin Karp is the Director of Human Resources for Link Media […]

Daktronics Continues Strong Financial Performance

Daktronics has been on a roll and that trend continues with the reporting of their second quarter results.  Here are select information from both their earnings press release and their investor call held yesterday. Q2 FY2024 financial highlights: Sales of $199.4 million, a 6.4 percent increase from the second quarter […]

New Study Finds Shifting Media Dollars to OOH Drives a Higher ROI

NEW STUDY FROM BENCHMARKETING FINDS SHIFTING GREATER SHARE TO OUT OF HOME MEDIA DRIVES HIGHER EFFECTIVENESS AND ROI FOR BRANDS DECEMBER 5, 2023 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – A new study from Benchmarketing, a division of Omnicom Media Group, found that increasing out of home’s share of media plan allocations leads to […]

Color Vision Adds Tingey to its Board of Directors

Central America, [12/1/2023] — Color Visión, the leading outdoor advertising company in Central America, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kurt Tingey, formerly Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Clear Channel Outdoor, to its distinguished board of directors. This strategic addition comes at a crucial moment […]

Company of the Day: Fruitland Outdoor

Company of the Day:  Fruitland Outdoor Advertising Markets: South Carolina Address: 138 Webber Rd, Faffney, SC. 29342 Email: trey@fruitlandoutdoor.com Phone: 864-425-8259 Fruitland Outdoor is a family owned billboard company that operates in the upstate of South Carolina.   The company is owned and operated by Joey Lemmons who founded the company.  Insider talked with Trey […]

Debt Costs Up for Out of Home Companies

Moorgate Capital Partners has analyzed out of home leverage and cost of debt trends thru September 2023.  Some chart’s in Moorgate’s report caught Billboard Insider’s eye.  Weighted average debt costs have increased at the public out of home companies over the past two years although the rise has slowed during […]

Elevate Your Safety Skills at Formetco’s Safety Training Event

  Elevate Your Safety Skills at Formetco’s 2024 Q1 OOH Safety Training Event In the world of outdoor advertising, safety is of paramount importance. Whether you’re an industry veteran or just starting your career, staying informed and well-trained in safety procedures is crucial. That’s where Formetco comes to the rescue […]

Company of the Day – Garden State Outdoor

Company: Garden State Outdoor Headquarters: 2 Convention Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401 Markets: New Jersey Phone: 609.340.0040 Email: info@gardenstateoutdoor.com Garden State Outdoor and its affiliate companies, Camden Outdoor and East Coast Outdoor have created some of the most iconic outdoor advertising displays in the industry and throughout New Jersey. […]

Scenic America’s Budget

Know your opposition.  Here’s Scenic America’s budget for fiscal 2019-2023.  We took the numbers from Scenic America’s  recent  form 990. Revenues increased 7% to $1.3 million in 2022. Expenses increased by 9% to $1.3 for 2022.  Scenic has 8 staff members. Cash balances have declined over the past two years […]