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Place Exchange Partners with Uber

New York, NY (November 23, 2021) – Place Exchange, the leading supply-side platform (SSP) for programmatic out-of-home (OOH) media, today announced a new partnership with Uber OOH, Uber’s digital out-of-home cartop advertising network. With over 3,000 vehicles nationwide across Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, and Phoenix, and […]

Imediacenter Selects Vistar as Supply Side Platform

New York, NY (November 22, 2021) –  Imediacenter, one of the largest digital in-store advertising network in France, today announced a partnership with Vistar Media to provide programmatic technology. Imediacenter will leverage the Vistar Ad Platform that encompasses the supply-side platform (SSP) and ad server. Imediacenter’s unique network includes more […]

Company of the Day – Compass Outdoor

Company: Compass Outdoor Headquarters: 2725 Parleys Way Suite 120, Salt Lake City, UT 84109 Markets: Utah & Idaho Phone: 385.355.1510 Email:  dave@compassbillboards.com Compass Billboards is an outdoor advertising company located in Salt Lake City, UT selling billboard and ad space across Utah and Idaho. Their product lines include static and […]

Tea Leaf Reading at the City of Austin Argument

By Michael F Wright The November 10 oral argument in City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising provided limited but interesting insights into how the justices line up in the Court’s first billboard case since its fractured 1981 decision in Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego. The issue in […]

Link Media Acquires Keleher Outdoor

PRESS RELEASE November 19, 2021 Link Media Outdoor, LLC W. Scott LaFoy, President and CEO Link Media Outdoor Announces Oklahoma/Kansas Acquisition Roswell, GA – November 19, 2021: Link Media Outdoor (“Link”), is pleased to announce the purchase of the outdoor advertising assets of Keleher Outdoor Advertising, Inc. and Keleher Enterprises, […]

WOW Media Takes Over Randy’s Donut Sign for Ghostbusters Ad

Billboard Insider reader Lou Heller of Momentum Properties called our attention to an out of home takeover of the Randy’s Donuts sign in Los Angeles.  Randy’s has iconic donut signs on top of two California stores.  An article describing a Randy’s donut sign on top of the company’s Costa Mesa […]

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 […]

Company of the Day: Chicago Shelter Ads

Company: Chicago Shelter Ads Market:  Illinois Address:  6624 W Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL  60634 Email: chicagoshelterbc@aol.com Phone: 773-545-5296 Illinois Convenience and Safety Corp dba Chicago Shelter Ads operates a backlit transit shelter advertising plant in the Chicago DMA and 50 surrounding suburbs.  The posters are 6′  by 4′ wide.  Jamie Blanchard is Sales Manager.  […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds November 20, 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 Goodman on the importance of showing up at zoning meetings

I attended a Council Meeting this week, via Zoom, representing a billboard company that requested a Zone Text Amendment to allow for the following changes to the Code: from 10×30 to 14×48, digital upgrades and additional locations allowed on the freeway. The project went to the Planning Commission in August, […]