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Happy New Year!

  Enjoy the first day of 2025.  We will be back tomorrow morning.

4 Ways to Improve Your Out of Home Company in 2025

How about a New Years Resolution to improve your out of home company?  Here are four things to do. Increase productivity with out of home software. Install software to automate daily tasks in order to become more productive.  SignDash is a good choice for  small of home companies.  SignDash handles […]

Five of Billboard Insider’s Top Articles for 2024

Ever wonder which of our articles get the most reads during a calendar year?  Our annual company billboards lists and acquisition lists always do well and did so in 2024.  Other than those, here are 5 of the most read articles in 2024: 101 Mistakes Billboard Companies Make Our first […]

Company of the Day: Ultra Outdoor

Company:  Ultra Outdoor Headquarters: 2210 Sampson St, Westlake, LA 70669 Market: Southwest Louisiana  Phone: 337-437-6117 Email: jane@ultraoutdoorla.com  Ultra Outdoor operates a plant of 52 total faces including 16 digital displays in Southwest Louisiana.  The company was previously known as Vision Outdoor, but the name was changed in 2015.  Ultra Outdoor uses SignDash software […]

Four OOH Stories to Watch in 2025

Here are four out of home stories Billboard Insider is watching in 2025. A return of the M&A market. Out of home acquisitions down in 2023 and 2024.  Take a look at this chart prepared by Moorgate Partners which shows the acquisitions of Lamar, OUTFRONT and Clear Channel Outdoor.   […]

FINCEN Reporting Off – For Now

Billboard Insider has criticized FINCEN Beneficial Ownership filing requirements which impose new shareholder reporting requirements on small businesses.  The legal status of the rules has been changing day by day. On December 5 a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction against enforcing the reporting requirements.    The reprieve was short-lived. […]

Company of the Day – US Bench

Company: US Bench Corporation Headquarters: 3300 Snelling Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406 Market: Minnesota Phone: 612-721-2525 Email:  info@usbench.com US Bench is Minnesota’s largest courtesy bench provider. Based in Minneapolis, they have been serving the transit rider for over 65 years. Their benches are placed at traffic intersections and are positioned both […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds December 28, 2024

  “Billboard Insider classifieds section is where everyone in OOH goes to find job openings, equipment, and everything between. A great resource for Out-of-Home!” John James, SignBird “We got a big boost in qualified applicants from running our Ad on your site.”  Rodney Davis, Transformation Media “I’ve gotten several leads […]

Scenic America’s Budget

Know your opponent.  Here’s Scenic America’s budget for the last three fiscal years (ended March 31, 2022, 2023 and 2024). Revenues increased by 58% during 2024 due to the receipt of a gift of $1.1 million in public securities. Expenses increased 2% to $774,998. Cash balances increased from $514,309 in […]

Rate This Ad by Greg Callaham

Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork 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 […]