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Scott Wells Says OOH Demand is Strong

Here’s a selection of Scott Wells comments on out of home demand, self service ad models, digital billboard conversions and the European sale at last week’s Goldman Sachs Communicopia conference. Demand is strong The tone with advertisers actually continues to be strong.  We are having good dialogs heading into 2023…We’re […]

Pezzello to Oversee Clear Channel Chicago

Chicago, Illinois – Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA), (NYSE: CCO), announced today it has hired veteran media leader, Chris Pezzello, to oversee and direct all its Chicago market operations including sales, marketing, real estate, public affairs, operations and finance. Pezzello is a sales veteran with over 26 years’ experience in […]

Digital Out of Home a Good Fit for Financial Services Advertising

NEW YORK, NY (September 20, 2022) – Vistar Media, the leading global provider of software for digital out-of-home (DOOH) and MFour, the leader in behavior-driven survey research, today released survey findings on consumers’ financial services preferences and behaviors – from where and how consumers prefer to bank and spend money, […]

Metro Phoenix Bank is Now Alerus

As anticipated, Metro Phoenix Bank has completed their transition to Alerus. You will still see the company as an active supporter of Billboard Insider, now featuring an Alerus banner in our morning email blast. Insider asked both Steve Haggard and Nick Gonzales for their thoughts regarding the transition of Metro […]

Rothfelder & Falick on the IBO Convention

By Mike Falick, Partner, Rothfelder & Falick Chris Rothfelder and I are really looking forward to the IBO Fall Conference on September 21 – 23 in Charlotte, NC! Richard Rothfelder extends his regards as well – he will sadly not be joining us in Charlotte as he will be spending […]

Company of the Day: Outdoor Displays

Company: Outdoor Displays, Inc.  Market: Tennessee Headquarters: 6165 Primus Rd., Knoxville, TN  37912 Phone:  (865) 357-9077 Email:  info@outdoordisplaysinc.com Outdoor Displays owns 47 billboard structures in Tennessee.  The structures are primarily located east and north and west of Knoxville. The firm was founded in 1997 and is owned and operated by Dan, Danny and […]

JC Decaux Acquires Full Ownership of 52 Chicago Expressway Digitals

First the Release: Here is a portion of the JC Decaux press release from yesterday. Paris, September 19th, 2022 – JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announced today that it has increased its stake in Interstate JCDecaux, LLC from 50% to 100%. JCDecaux North America is now the […]

How does a 100 year old sign company get into billboard financing?

In the spring of 1922, a tailor in Ogden, Utah found himself in need of a double-faced electric sign to advertise his business. He approached Thomas Young Sr., founder of Young Electric Sign Company (known as YESCO). Tom had been in business for two years and already had a sense […]

Twin Cities Metro Signs 5 Year Ad Contract with Intersection

Minneapolis, MN – September 19, 2022 – Intersection, an experience-driven out of home media and technology company, today announced it has been awarded a new five-year contract with Metro Transit to further expand both static and digital advertising across the Twin Cities’ bus and rail network. Intersection has been Metro […]

Tom and Leanna Jackson Purchase Veale Outdoor

Santa Rosa, CA – Husband and wife Tom and Leanna Jackson have purchased Veale Outdoor Advertising (VOA), Solano & Sonoma county’s state-of the-art digital & static billboard company. The two purchased the company from Kirk Veale, who founded it 40 years ago in 1982. Veale first established his outdoor advertising […]