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ECP Helps Mary Free Bed Shed Light On Summer Recovery

  GRAND RAPIDS, MICH — Midwest advertising agency Extra Credit Projects (ECP) is helping shed light on the power of recovery for Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. As part of a summer outpatient advertising campaign, ECP set out to use the sun as an essential part of the creative, relying on […]

Company of the Day: Ashley Media

Company: Ashley Media Markets: Arkansas. Headquarters: 8100 Bicentennial Rd, North Little Rock, AR  72118 Phone: 501-319-5890 Email:  tjashley.ashleymedia@gmail.com Ashley Media was founded in 1998 in North Little Rock Arkansas by J.D. Ashley Sr and his son Todd Holsted Ashley, Sr. Ashley began with the construction of a 12′ by 40′ stacked billboard on I-40. […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds July 31, 2021

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 […]

Eccleshare To Step Down As CCO Worldwide CEO

On yesterday’s earnings call William Eccleshare announced a succession plan under which he will transition the Clear Channel Worldwide CEO Position to Scott Wells effective January 3, 2022: With the business showing clear signs of recovery I have decided that now is the right time to implement our succession plan […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Revenue Up 68% in 2Q 21

Clear Channel announced better than expected financials yesterday.  Here’s a summary from the CCO 2Q 21 earnings release, earnings deck and conference call. Revenue increased by 69% to $531 million during the second quarter of 2021.  Americas revenue grew 36% during the second quarter of 2021, due to digital billboard growth.  […]

JC Decaux Reports Half Year Results

JC Decaux released their financial results for the first half of 2021.  Most interesting was their adjusted revenue results that they provided by category and geography:   Insider’s Take:  Street Furniture, their largest revenue segment, has seen the strongest overall rebound, with Transportation advertising the slowest to recover.  Insider was […]

Netflix Makes Splash in Times Square

  Netflix is making a splash in Times Square for its Outer Banks Season 2 premier.  Today Netflix will stun visitors as the first advertiser in Times Square to employ anamorphic illusion technology in a digital out-of-home (OOH) campaign. As advertisers seek new ways to breakthrough and connect with consumers, […]

Updated Company of the Day: Arthur Outdoor

We featured Arthur Outdoor as our company of the day Wed but James Douglas has updated us on several new developments at the company so we are rerunning them today. Company:  Arthur Outdoor Markets: Georgia Headquarters: Rome, Georgia Phone: 706-512-0620 Email:  jdouglas@arthuroutdoor.com Arthur Outdoor was founded in 2017 by James and Samuel Douglas. The company […]

The Best Time to Make a Sales Call

John Arnold is the owner of Arnold Outdoor and a co-founder of the Independent Billboard Operators.  He’s able to pack lots of wisdom into a few words. See Arnold’s Four Rules for Outdoor Operators.  Today John gives tips on out of home sales. On making the next call right after a closing. […]

3 Billboard Design Best Practices with Todd Turner

By Barker & Christol Todd Turner AKA “The Billboard Guy.” Or, Todd The Billboard Guy Turner. Or, TTBG. Okay, enough of that. He hates it when we call him the Billboard Guy. But what can we say? He is. Todd Turner is our resident Art Director and creative extraordinaire. He comes […]