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Change “FOREVER”​

By Eddy Herty, VP, National Creative Director of OUTFRONT Studios at OUTFRONT Media   “It’s important to evolve and not sit in one space.” – Virgil Abloh Yesterday, (Nov. 28, 2021) Virgil Abloh, Founder/CEO of Off-White and Louis Vuitton Creative Director, Entrepreneur, artist, DJ, fashion icon, etc, passed away from his fight […]

Free DPAA Seminar on Work Life Balance

NEW YORK, November 29, 2021 – DPAA, the global trade marketing association, driving the digitization of out-of-home (OOH) media and its growing role in the Omnichannel mix, announced today its year-end WE.DOOH (Women’s Empowerment in Digital Out of Home) webinar entitled “Work/Life Integration and Finding Your Joy in 2022.” The […]

Company of the Day – Conlee Outdoor Advertising

Company:  Conlee Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 242 El Cerrito Dr. Bakersfield, CA Market: Bakersfield, CA Phone: 661-549-1792 Email:  shelli@conleeoutdoor.com Conlee Outdoor Advertising is a locally owned and operated outdoor advertising company serving Bakersfield California. Shelli Carlovsky owns Conlee Outdoor and has worked in the outdoor advertising industry since 1999. She is […]

Bill Lodzinski on Running a Private OOH Company

Bill Lodzinski was named President and CEO of West Virginia Outdoor in May 2021 after a 29 year career in the out of home business including stints at Link Media, Associated Posters, Fairway, Outfront and Lamar.  Bill reflects on his first 100 days at West Virginia Outdoor. What did you […]

Billboards and Property Values – The Rest of the Story

The Scenic America website has a link to  a 2011 study by a University of Pennsylvania researcher Jonathan Snyder which found that in Philadelphia, billboards had an adverse impact on the value of homes nearby.  Billboard Insider has seen references to this study by city planners who are anti-billboard. Correlation […]

GEFT Outdoor Wins Another Case

By Ken Klein, EVP – Government Affairs, OAAA A federal judge in Indiana (nominated by President Trump) issued an injunction against a local sign-variance process as subjective and vague, and therefore unconstitutional. The ruling is a victory for GEFT Outdoor, which sought a digital billboard permit in Monroe County (IN). “The […]

Company of the Day: Connell Outdoor

Company:  Connell Outdoor Market: Las Vegas Headquarters: 5242 Swenson Street, Las Vegas, NV  89119 Phone: 792-795-0555 Connell Outdoor has billboard locations in tourist and local corridors in Las Vegas.In addition to its billboard operation in Las Vegas, Connell Outdoor has a sister company, Shore Sign Service located in Atlantic City, New Jersey.   Jessica Connell is the […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds November 27, 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 […]

Happy Thanksgiving from Billboard Insider

Billboard Insider is taking today and tomorrow off for Thanksgiving.  We have lots to be thankful for: To Outfront Media Real Estate Rep Shelli Bergren for being Billboard Insider’s first newsletter subscriber. To SignAd’s Taylor Buckholtz for being Billboard Insider’s most recent and 3,122nd  newsletter subscriber. To Anna Bager and […]

Andy Goodman on Dealing with Native American Tribes

Today out of home development expert Andy Goodman shares his experience dealing with Native American Tribes. I’ve had a couple experiences here in California with the Indian Tribes.  The Agua Caliente Tribe in Palm Springs were very good to work with. We would meet with the Bureau of Indian Affairs […]