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Company of the Day – Interstate Outdoor Advertising

Company: Interstate Outdoor Advertising Headquarters:  905 North Kings Highway,Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 Markets: Philadelphia New Jersey New York The Hamptons Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Miami Washington, D.C. Phone:  856.667.6620 Email:   sales@interstateoutdoor.com Interstate Outdoor began in Cherry Hill, NJ in 1984 with a focus on outdoor advertising opportunities in the […]

Outdoor Legal: What’s a reasonable non-compete?

It’s standard to include non-compete language in an asset purchase.   A non-compete needs to be limited as to geography and time or it might be thrown out.  That’s the lesson of Wolverine Sign Works v Powers.  Here are the facts. In 1926 Leo Powers sold 20 billboard faces in 6 […]

Cathedral City, CA Bans New Billboards

On April 13, 2022 Cathedral City, California passed a new billboard ordinance which: forbids new billboards prevents the conversion of static to digital billboards makes all existing billboards legal non-conforming uses restricts cannabis ads on billboards within 1,000 feet of day care centers, schools, parks and the city library. The […]

Autonomous Vehicle Flees Cops after Traffic Stop

How do you code an autonomous vehicle to stop for the cops?  Who gets the ticket?  An autonomous vehicle in San Francisco was pulled over by cops.  It initially stopped then took off as the cops walked back to their vehicle.  Evidently the cops called the vehicle’s owner and the […]

Company of the Day: J&B Signs

Company: J&B Signs Market:  Illinois Headquarters: 105 West Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL  60654 Phone: 312-640-8181 Email: info@JandBsigns.com J&B signs operates a billboard plant with 21 faces around Chicago, Illinois.  The company was founded in 1981.  Bob Hoelterhoff is the company’s President.  Michael Hoelterhoff is project manager.   [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

Billboard Insider Classifieds April 16, 2022

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 […]

Scenic America’s Budget

Know your opposition.  Here’s Scenic America’s budget for the past five fiscal years.  We’ve updated the table based on Scenic America’s 2021 Form 990 for the year ended March 2021. Revenues increased 23% to $1.0 million for the year ended March 2021. Expenses increased by 20% to $967,000 for the […]

Randy Jackson on Billing Painted Walls

Venture Outdoor’s Randy Jackson has an excellent comment on yesterday’s Andy Goodman column on Walls and Spectaculars  Another consideration on a painted wall is the time it takes to execute the design. It needs to be expressly understood in the ad sales agreement when the campaign is “Posted and Delivered”. […]

Vistar Makes Dynamic Creative Available

NEW YORK, April 14, 2022 – Vistar Media, the leading global provider of software for digital out-of-home (DOOH), today announced the release of dynamic creative capabilities for any DOOH screen connected to the Vistar supply-side platform (SSP). For the first time, advertisers can now activate dynamic creative campaigns at scale […]

Boston Omaha Rings Bell to Celebrate NYSE Listing

Boston Omaha execs had a chance to ring the opening bell to celebrate a New York Stock Exchange listing last week.  Looks like Co-Chairs Alex Buffet Rozek and Adam Peterson tied on the paper scissors rock so they pushed the opening bell together.  Scott Lafoy, the President of Boston Omaha’s […]