Inflation has increased from 1.5-2% annually to 7-8% annually. Take a look at this chart. Source: US Inflation Calculator When you drill down into the numbers you can see that inflation picked up in the last half of 2021 when the last round of covid stimulus vastly expanded the money […]
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What’s in the Ultimate OOH Sales Guide?
Several readers asked us what’s in The Ultimate OOH Sales Guide. The Ultimate OOH Sales Guide consists of 38 chapters by out of home sales expert Kevin Gephart on different aspects of selling out of home. The second part of the book consists of 43 of the best articles Billboard […]
DPAA and Quotient Announce 2nd DOOH CPG Event June 9
NEW YORK – May 31, – DPAA, the global trade marketing association driving the growth and digitization of out-of-home media today and its growing role in the omnichannel mix, announced today the 2nd Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) CPG Event with strategic partner Quotient (NYSE: QUOT), the leading digital media and promotions technology […]
Company of the Day: KS Billboards
Company: KS Billboards Markets: Kansas Address: Wichita, Kansas Email: sales@ksbillboards.com Phone: 316-425-4125 KSBillboards.com has 11 faces to advertise on in the Wichita, KS billboard market and 2 more on the way in the immediate future! Billboard Insider talked with Kacie Edwards How did you get into the out of home […]
East Lansing and Adams Settle Lawsuit
Last week the East Lansing City council approved an Amended Settlement and Release Agreement with Adams Outdoor to resolve several matters relating to three Adams lawsuits over digital billboards. The lawsuits were settled in 2019 but the amended settlement agreement addressed open items. The amended settlement includes: One 14′ […]
Tom Goddard calls for boost to Classic Out of Home as medium eyes “another goldern age.”
Striking the right balance between Classic (traditional) Out of Home and all-conquering digital is one of the keys to sector growth for the medium, World Out of Home Organization President Tom Goddard told 400 delegates at WOO’s Global Congress in Toronto. OOH has recovered strongly from the pandemic when, said […]
Rate this Ad by Greg Calliham
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 – L&W Outdoor
Company: L&W Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 6102 W 400 N, Greenfield, IN 46140 Market: Indiana Phone: 317-894-7110 Email: lwoutdoor@myninestar.net L&W Outdoor Advertising, Inc. is Indiana’s Interstate Billboard Company. Located just east of Indianapolis with signs serving most of the major interstates in Indiana. Founded in 1983, L&W began with Larry Weaver […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds May 28, 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 […]
Sean Reilly’s Short Course On M&A
At this week’s JP Morgan Global Tech and Media conference Sean Reilly gave a short course on how Lamar approaches M&A. M&A We do an awful lot of M&A. Last year we did a little over $310 million in billboard transactions. The average transaction size was $6 million. So it’s […]