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Company of the Day: bMedia

Company: bMedia Markets: Puerto Rico Phone: 787-593-0960 Email: Hector.horta@bMediagroup.com, Juan.casillas@bmediagroup.com BMedia is the largest out of home provider in Puerto Rico.  bMedia is run by Juanchi Casillas and Hector Horta and financially backed by Seaport Capital.  Seaport made an equity investment in bMedia in August 2014 and assisted bMedia with the Showtime Outdoor acquisition […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds June 21, 2025

“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 of […]

Tom Giesken on Getting Bank Financing and Handling Tough Times

Billboard Insider is running a series featuring Tom Giesken who just retired after 30 out of home advertising including 25 years running his own billboard company. Last week Tom talked about building signs. Today he talks about bank financing and managing through tough times. Getting Bank Financing I’ve been fortunate. […]

Multiply Media Group Enters UK with Wildstone Partnership

Billboard Insider’s Take: Keep your eyes on Multiply Media Group.  Billboard Insider spent time with Multiply Media’s management team at the 2024OOH Mediacon.  They are a well capitalized investment group which is looking to expand in out of home in the UK and US.  This won’t be their last deal. […]

OOH Capital Increases Influence with New Partner

Laetitia Lim, current CEO of Quividi, has joined OOH Capital, the global Out of Home consultancy. Laetitia is a seasoned executive and entrepreneur with over 20-years of international leadership experience across the tech, retail, and consumer industries. She has held senior roles in both startups and global corporations, leading large-scale transformations, scaling businesses across […]

Ocean Runs Real Time Sun Exposure Ads

London, UK: Cases of melanoma in the UK are at an all-time high, and while studies show that getting sunburnt just once can triple your risk of getting cancer, only 27% of Brits are taking proper precautions to protect their skin.[i] Drawing attention to the dangers of sun damage, Wonderhood […]

Company of the Day: Milestone Outdoor

 Company: Milestone Outdoor Markets: Nationwide Email: info@milestoneoutdoor.com Phone: 917-539-3147 Milestone Outdoor provides hand-painted murals and custom projects. The company was founded in 2014 in Brooklyn, New York. Billboard Insider talked with Reuel Schum, the company’s owner. How did you get involved with the out of home advertising business? Elementary School: Pottery […]

Are annual Out of Home permit fees legal?

A Billboard Insider reader writes: We have to renew our permit fees for our existing boards every 2 years. If we do not pay the fee every couple of years then the state will revoke our right to put ads on the boards. Is this not also a tax on […]

Ad Council Running Heatstroke Prevention Ads

The Ad Council is running a Heatstroke Prevention PSA campaign. The campaign synopsis and images are included below. All the images have clickable URLs that lead to the free Ad Council campaign ordering page.  This campaign was also endorsed by the OAAA and is featured on their PSA page as […]