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Daktronics Receives Another Alta Fox Letter

Looks as if Daktronics’ successful extension of their U.S. Bank led credit facility was not enough for Connor Haley, Managing Partner of Alta Fox Capital Management.  Shortly after Daktronics’ announcement, Alta Fox sent the following letter  to The Strategy and Financing Review Committee of the Board of Directors. Some thoughts […]

Rate this Board by Wes Frick

Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random billboard ad 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 provided by […]

Company of the Day: Target Signs

Company: Target Signs Headquarters:  813 Camel Dr., Gillette, WY 82716  Markets:  Wyoming.Phone: 307.686.7788 Email:    signs@vcn.com Target Signs is a family owned firm which is Gillette’s oldest and largest outdoor media provider.  The company operates a static and digital billboard plant around Gillette.  The faces range in size from 12 by 24 to 16 by […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds January 28, 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 […]

US Out of Home Revenues Projected to Grow 8% in 2023

Solomon Partners says “the much discussed potential recession is not currently impacting the advertising market.”  In the January 2023 Media Monthly the Solomon team reviewed the ad spending estimates from GroupM, Magna and Zenith.  The three forecasts predict out of home ad spending to grow 22% in 2022 and 8% […]

Let’s All DOOH Our Part

      by Dan Levi, CMO of Clear Channel Outdoor If you’re like me, the holidays are a time to reflect on the year that was and consider what you might do to make the new year just a bit better, whether it’s for your loved ones, your friends or […]

The Approach Shot, Some are Easy and Some are Hard

  What is an approach photo? Whether you ask for a ‘best read’ or an ‘honest read’ or perhaps something between the two, a great photo tells a story about your billboard. Obviously, the two basic components are the billboard’s creative and the traffic passing that sees it. Approach shots […]

Daktronics is Hiring

Daktronics, the South Dakota headquartered digital billboard manufacturer, is looking for more workers to help it meet a record $400 million backlog.  Billboard Insider found 102 open Daktronics positions on Linked in during a search yesterday.  Here’s a KELO news story on the company which talks about Daktronics history, recent […]

Company of the Day: Supreme Outdoor

Company: Supreme Outdoor Advertising Markets: Minnesota Headquarters: 17595 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville, MN  55044 Phone: 952-898-1844 Email: dremes@msn.com Supreme Outdoor is a privately held company which was started in 1990.   The company operates a plant of 78 static faces around Minnesota.  A large group of the company’s faces was sold to Reagan Outdoor in July […]

Andy Goodman Reviews the Beginning of an Out of Home Lease

Billboard Insider asked out of home leasing and development expert Andy Goodman to review and comment on a standard out of home advertising lease.  Today he looks at the beginning of the lease.  We’ve put Andy’s comments in red. Lease Agreement Lease # _________________ I’ve worked for a lot of […]