Here are the results of the Billboard Insider/OOHSalesFaster poll on a reasonable annual sales goal and number of accounts for an out of home local account executive. Billboard Insider readers think a reasonable sales book for an out of home executive is $500,000 to $2 million. We expect that those […]
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Tell Us Your Story!
We had an interesting inquiry from an Insider Reader: “Hey Billboard Insider, Here’s a possible story idea for you. Ask industry leaders to recall/provide a couple of war stories about their experiences and how they made it through a crisis. To talk through a crazy/terrible time might provide some useful […]
People are Driving More and Taking More Transit Trips
Good news for roadside and transit billboard plants. People are driving more miles and taking more transit trips. More Road Miles Travelled Here are the results of the FHWA Traffic Volume Trends report for April 2025. Travel on all roads and streets increased by 1.5% for April 2025 as compared […]
Company of the Day – Blackbelt Outdoor
Company: : Blackbelt Outdoor Advertising, LLC Headquarters: 310 Broad Street Selma, AL 36701 Markets: 10 Counties in Central Alabama Phone: 205-319-1099 Email: dunkin@blackbeltoutdoor.com Dunkin and Martha Allred started Blackbelt Outdoor in 2014 in the heart of the “Blackbelt” region of Alabama. Since then they have expanded their coverage area into over […]
Out of Home Account Executive Metrics
A Billboard Insider reader asks: My chief revenue officer and I were having a discussion this morning about if we need to add another AE. How is the ratio of faces to AE an indicator? Is it revenue per AE? That got me thinking if there was an industry rule […]
Vector Names Sheri Ham EVP National Sales
New York, NY – June 23, 2025 – Vector Media is proud to announce the appointment of Sheri Ham as Executive Vice President of National Sales. Sheri brings a deep background in national and programmatic advertising strategy, most recently serving as SVP of National and Programmatic Sales at Intersection. Her […]
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 […]
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. […]