America remembers Senator Bob Dole as a plain-spoken war hero from Kansas who was respected at home and abroad. Dole, 98, died in his sleep on Sunday, December 5, 2021, announced the Elizabeth Dole Foundation. The billboard industry remembers — literally —a “thumbs up” from Dole. In June of […]
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Rate this Ad by Greg Callaham
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 […]
Adams Outdoor Hires Jones and Martini
Adams Outdoor of Eastern Pennsylvania is proud to announce two new hires to its team: Sean Jones – Account Executive Sean brings over 4.5 years of experience in the OOH industry previously working with Clear Channel Airports. A graduate of Parkland High School and Kutztown University, he is a big […]
Company of the Day: Cuerden Signs
Company: Cuerden Sign Co Markets: Arkansas Headquarters: PO Box 187 Conway, AR 72032-0187 Phone: 501-329-6317 Email: cuerden@swbell.net Cuerden Sign Company was founded in 1920 by Henry Cuerden. The firm originally painted signs. Over time it entered the neon sign and billboard business. The firm is owned and operated by the Burton family. Jasper […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds December 4, 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 […]
Andy McDonald on the Lindmark Acquisitions
This week Lindmark Outdoor Media purchased Quail Outdoor in New Mexico and Griffin Outdoor in Tulsa. We talked with Lindmark VP and general counsel Andy McDonald about the transactions. How does the Quail Outdoor acquisition makes sense for your existing New Mexico footprint? Lindmark had been in discussions with Quail […]
Hirect Uses Bay Area Digitals to Target Job Seekers
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – As commuters meander through rush hour traffic along US 101 this month, there’s a good chance many will be anxiously shuffling their playlists of soothing ocean waves and placid rainstorms just to get through another day at a lackluster job. Luckily, a solution is now just […]
Lamar Installs Overhead Digitals at Indy Airport
Baton Rouge, LA – December 2, 2021 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the world, today launched a new Overhead Digital Network at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) as part of its planned, high-impact upgrade of digital displays. Lamar was awarded the advertising […]
Daktronics Promotes Josh Francois Into Spectaculars Director Role
Restructure of the company’s Spectaculars division delivers better coverage for customers BROOKINGS, S.D. – Dec. 1, 2021 – As video display systems continue to grow in complexity and variety of projects in the United States, Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, has promoted Josh Francois into the role of managing […]
Company of the Day: Creative Outdoor
Company: Creative Outdoor Markets: United States, Canada. Headquarters: 8875 Hidden River Parkway, Suite 300, Tampa Florida, 33637 Phone: 1-800-661-6088 Email: Admin@CreativeOutdoor.com Creative Outdoor operates a plant of 17,500 pieces of street furniture and bus benches in 250 municipalities around the United States and Canada. The firm was started in 2000 and […]