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Sign Up for IBO’s OOH 101

From Becky Smith, IBO Enterprise Manager The IBO networking group meets together twice a year to share ideas, meet like-minded people and find new ways to generate revenue.  Our group is growing and we have fewer restrictions for companies to join.  We extend membership to both OOH rookies as well […]

Company of the Day –  Local Digital Billboards

Company:  Local Digital Billboards Markets:  South Carolina. Address:  1543 Wando Landing Street,  Daniel Island, South Carolina  29492 Phone: 843-364-6019 Email: localdigitalbillboards@homesc.com Local Digital billboards operates digital billboards in Pawley’s Island South Carolina and Buford, GA.  The company is run by Heather MacQueen Jones.  Prior to starting Local Digital Billboards, Macqueen Jones […]

The Saturday Selfie – Anyone Can Learn To Sell

Think only salespeople and sales management will benefit for this book? Any one who is thinking about sales as a career choice or career change will benefit from  The Ultimate Out of Home Sales Guide.   Take it from our friend Brian Smith, you can build a sales career from anywhere. […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds June 25, 2022

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 […]

Scott Lafoy Says Link is Setting Records

Company: Link Media Outdoor Markets: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Address: 200 Mansell Ct. East, Bldg 200 Suite 360, Roswell, GA  30076 Email: info@linkmediaoutdoor.com Phone: 844-404-5465 Link Media is the sixth largest out of home company in the United States.  It operates billboard plants with […]

Stark Capital: Two More Acquisitions to Lamar

Indianapolis, IN – Stark Capital Solutions, Inc., an OOH focused investment-bank and capital provider, announces the following two acquisitions to Lamar Advertising: Ralston Outdoor Advertising has completed a divestiture of digital and static billboard displays in Shreveport, LA.  Earlier this year, Stark Capital provided the funding for Ralston to acquire […]

Lamar Pulls its SPAC

Lamar Partnering has pulled the plug on its $300 million SPAC.  Here’s the SEC filing.   LAMAR PARTNERING CORPORATION 5321 Corporate Boulevard Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 June 21, 2022 VIA EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Lamar Partnering Corporation […]

Mitchell Matson RIP

  Mitchell Matson died suddenly on June 19, 2022.   Matson had a 35 year career in the out of home advertising business in St Louis Missouri and Chicago.  Billboard Insider hears Matson spent time at OUTFRONT.  Here’s a link to his obituary. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/southport-nc/mitchell-matson-10800439 If you have memories of Mitch email […]

Netflix Promotes Man vs Bee

Netflix is promoting their new series Man vs Bee with a creative Outdoor activation in Manchester England.  The out-of-home campaign features the series star, Rowan Atkinson, in the center of a roundabout with poles around it which house giant bees on top. A moving picture is worth a thousand words, […]

Kevin Gephart Says its all Upside When it Comes to Digital

On the 67th Billboard Insider podcast out of home sales expert Kevin Gephart talked about selling advertising on digital billboards. The up side of digital billboards. I think it’s all up side when it comes to digital.  Because first of all digital can now be sold like broadcast in that […]