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5 Things About Lamar

Here are five things about Lamar which Billboard Insider learned from reading all 119 pages of the Lamar Advertising 2021 10K. Record this, record that. 2021 was Lamar’s best year ever for revenues, cashflow, cashflow margin and stock price.  The company used covid as a chance to prune expenses and […]

Rothfelder on Covenants Not To Compete

As readers of Billboard Insider, you’ve undoubtedly seen from the frequent notices in the publication the tremendous amount of acquisitions of out of home assets recently. In addition to asset purchase agreements and assignment of interests, these transactions often include covenants not to compete. More specifically, the purchaser of the […]

OneScreen.ai Earns 2022 Great Place to Work Certification

BOSTON — March 9, 2022 – OneScreen.ai, a SaaS-enabled B2B marketplace provider for out-of-home (OOH) advertising, is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work®. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at the company. This year, all of OneScreen.ai’s 34 […]

RFP for paid advertising in Minneapolis ABM parking facilities and skyways

ABM Marketing Manager Michel Wong writes Billboard Insider that ABM seeks RFP’s for paid advertising in certain Minneapolis parking facilities and skyways. Please see attached Request for Proposals for Leasing and Operation of Paid Advertising Programs in the ABM Managed Parking Facilities and Internal Skyways including RFP Checklist and RFP […]

Company of the Day – Gunnarson Outdoor Advertising

Company: Gunnarson Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 1801 South IH035, San Marcos TX 78666 Market: Central Texas Phone: (512) 396-5353 Email: billboards@gunnarsonadvertising.com Gunnarson Outdoor Advertising was founded by Ivar Gunnarson in 1962 and is one of the largest out of home advertising firms in Central Texas.  The Company’s billboard inventory includes location […]

“A Special Man from Kansas…” Remembering Billboard Champion Roger Kemp

By Mike Hershey, OAAA Government Affairs Roger Kemp, the Kansas dad who used billboards to help find the man who killed his daughter two decades ago, passed away last week. Longtime friend Bob Fessler (OAAA HoF 2007) of Lamar Advertising Company in Kansas City confirmed his passing and will attend […]

Programmatic: The OOH WAVE of the Future

By Chad Smith, Head of Media Owner Supply, Blip Billboards As more people are emerging from the pandemic and getting back to normal, out-of-home is making a comeback stronger than ever. Several trends are driving this: digital burnout, screen fatigue, and data privacy concerns are merging with a move towards […]

Don’t Forget JCDecaux

At Insider we do track the big three in the US very actively. However, while JCDecaux may not have the strong roadside faces like Lamar, Clear Channel or OUTFRONT, they have developed a strong digital presence in the US. We saw this video that provides an excellent overview of Decaux’s […]

Company of the Day: Greater Vision Outdoor

Company:  Greater Vision Outdoor Markets:  Kentucky Address: 4070 Mudlick-Flippin Road, Thompkinsville, Kentucky,  42167 Phone: 270-427-8951 Greater Vision Outdoor operates a billboard plant in south central Kentucky in the following communities: Glasgow Thompkinsville Hodgenville Barren County The company was started by Josh and Ashlee Strong in 2008.         […]

Scott Wells: We are a Real GDP-Plus Business

Clear Channel Outdoor CEO Scott Wells delivered upbeat remarks at yesterday’s Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference.  Here are some of his remarks. The advertising spend upside Only about half of the campaigns that get initiated use out of home…speaks to the opportunity that’s ahead for us. Sales force […]