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Company of the Day – Shout Outdoor

Company: Shout Outdoor Headquarters: 650 W. Lake St., Suite 310, Chicago, IL 60661 Markets: Chicago New York Los Angeles Phoenix Boston St. Louis Phone: 312-666-5833 Email: ACaruso@Shoutoutdoormedia.com Shout Outdoor is a Out of Home advertising company with a mission to operate, develop, and acquire premium outdoor signage in the top […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds December 24, 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 […]

3 Things About Clear Channel Outdoor’s Switzerland Sale

Three things about the $93 million Clear Channel Switzerland sale which was announced yesterday. The price is OK.  The sale price of 9.75 times segment cashflow is OK.  For a wide variety of out of home transactions, Billboard Insider assumes 10 times segment cashflow as an average price. More than […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Sells Switzerland Assets for $92 million

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO) (the “Company”) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its business in Switzerland to Goldbach Group AG, an affiliate of TX Group AG, for CHF 86.0 million, or US$ 92.7 million1. The Company’s Swiss business […]

Fotofetch Shot of the week

FotoFetch shot photos this week from L.A. to New Hampshire and places in between, from the south in Houston to the north in Saginaw. Whether you need photos to showcase your billboards, kiosks, or transit too, or you need to capture a unique perspective, FotoFetch has you covered. We provide […]

Company of the Day: Signatronics

Company: Sign-A-Tronics Markets: Georgia Address: Jesup, Georgia Email: sales@signatronics.com Phone: 912-385-0075 Signatronics operates a double sided digital billboard in Wayne County Georgia in addition to acting as an authorized Watchfire signs dealer.   The digital sign was erected in March 2014 and is the subject of a Watchfire signs case study.  […]

OOH Founders Journey – Selling the Company

This is the last in a series of columns by Arthur Outdoor’s James Douglas about starting, running and selling an out of home company.  Today James talks about “the mom test” for restricting ads and selling the company. The mom test for restricting ads Did we refuse ads?  Yes.  There were ads […]

Lamar Advertising Expands in Sacramento with Acquisition of Assets from Marquee Media

Baton Rouge, LA – December 21, 2022  – Lamar Advertising, a leader in outdoor advertising, today announced that the company is extending its billboard footprint into Sacramento with the acquisition of 11 digital displays and 6 static bulletins from Marquee Media. The acquisition significantly expands Lamar’s presence in the region, […]

Company of the Day: Seen Media

Company:  Seen Media Markets: Nationwide Address: 42 West St, Brooklyn, NY. 11222 Email: info@seenoutdoor.com Phone: 929-337-9057 Seen Outdoor operates a plant of wallscapes and hand painted billboards in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Boston.  Jay Heleva is CEO.  The company also does wild posting, experiential and guerrilla marketing.  In November 2020 Seen Outdoor and […]