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Company of the Day: Barrett Outdoor

Company:  Barrett Outdoor  Headquarters: 381 Highland St., West Haven CT  Markets: Eastern Connecticut  Phone: 203.932.4601 Email: sales@Barrettoutdoor.com Barrett Outdoor operates a billboard plant in Eastern Connecticut along the I-95 corridor including Bridgeport, Stratford, Devon and Milford.  The Company was started in 1962 by Jack Barrett.  Billboard Insider talked with John Barrett company’s President.  Barrett is […]

Would You Run the Joe Biden Ice Cream Ad?

Tedder Outdoor in North Carolina has posted a billboard showing a picture of a helicopter evacuating Kabul together with a picture of President Biden eating an ice cream cone.   People originally thought this was a billboard hack but the billboard is for real according to the sign’s owner. Would you […]

2 Recent Out of Home Law Enforcement Successes

Insider learned of two situations where Out of Home operators worked with local law enforcement with remarkable results. The first is explained by this letter from the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security to Clear Channel Outdoor in Clearwater, FL.   The second is a news story involving Outfront Media, New […]

AdQuick Reaches Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies for 2021

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — AdQuick, the top out-of-home (OOH) advertising marketplace in the world, today announced it has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The company is celebrating a 639% three-year growth rate which earned the 776th position. AdQuick has had a record year […]

Now more than ever it’s time to be real.

By Michael Hudes, Head of Growth, Lyft We are living in an environment of difficult choices, ongoing challenges and wishful thinking… grabbing for any positive news to let us know we will be okay once COVID “ends.” The OOH media world is no exception, why would it be after what […]

Company of the Day – Bass Ltd.

Company: Bass Ltd. Headquarters: 5725 Hwy 90 East, Broussard, LA 70518 Market: South Louisiana Phone: 337.981.1189 BASS, Ltd. is locally owned and currently run by Stephen, David, and Beau Sonnier.  The company is based in South Louisiana with over 95 locations and more than 350 faces serving Acadiana. Insider caught […]

The Wisdom of John Arnold on Digital Billboards

Arnold Outdoor founder John Arnold has learned a lot in a 21 year career in the Out of Home business.  Last week he talked about hiring, permits and easements.  This week he talks about digital billboards. Digital billboards. I have 3 and was just permitted for the 4th.  It’s a […]

Boston Omaha Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Link Media parent, Boston Omaha Corporation provided updated financial results.  Here is a portion of the full press release. OMAHA, Neb.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Boston Omaha Corporation (NASDAQ: BOMN) (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021 in connection with filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q […]

OOH United: Moving the Needle on Diversity

Studies have found that increasing the diversity in a company not only creates better and more effective teams but also increases innovation and creativity, ultimately leading to boosts in profitability. McKinsey’s Diversity Wins Study examined the business case for diversity programs and found that companies with higher diversity outperformed companies […]

Company of the Day: Burkett Outdoor Advertising

Company: Burkett Outdoor Advertising Markets:  Texas, New Mexico Address: PO Box 50372, Amarillo, TX. 79159 Email:   Randy@BurkettOutdoor.com Phone: 806-358-9226 Burkett Outdoor Advertising is a family owned limited partnership which operates a billboard plant in Texas and New Mexico.  Randy Burkett is the company’s Founder and President.  Randy’s son Beau runs […]