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New and Noted February 11, 2021

Blip Billboards made the Wall Street Journal.  See Gamestop, Dogecoin Move off the Internet – to Highway Billboards. ****** A member of the Pink Floyd band is helping to fund the Shinnecock Nation’s fight  to erect digital billboards in New York State.  “It’s like the state is trying to starve […]

PenFed Runs Massive Campaign in Washington Dulles Airport

TYSONS, Va., Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — PenFed Credit Union, the nation’s second largest federal credit union, today announced the launch of its massive advertising campaign in the Washington Dulles International Airport. The “PenFed Saves You Money” advertising campaign is located in one of the most heavily trafficked areas within the airport: the […]

Company of the Day- Southern Outdoor Ads

Company: Southern Outdoor Advertising, dba Giraffe Advertising Headquarters:  9655 Perkins Rd, Suite C-155, Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Market:  Baton Rouge, LA Phone:  225.910.0428 Email:  sales@southernoutdoorads.com Southern Outdoor Advertising provides custom solutions throughout East Baton Rouge, Livingston and Ascension Parishes. Their inventory includes billboards, transit bench ads, and kiosk advertising at the Perkins […]

Beau Burkett Sells Four San Antonio Digital Faces to OUTFRONT

Last week Burkett Media sold four digital faces in San Antonio to OUTFRONT.  Max Drachman at Kalil and Co was the broker.  Insider talked with Beau Burkett about the transaction. What did you sell? Two signs (four digital units total) all 14x48s.  I spent over a year working to craft […]

Robert Campbell Recalls the 1991 Billboard Showdown in Congress

Thirty years ago, the US Senate defeated anti-billboard legislation 60–39. Robert Campbell, currently a Lamar Regional Manager based in Mobile, AL, was in Washington, DC, when that historic vote occurred. Billboard Insider asked Campbell to tell us what happened. We thought of Robert because he’s from Alabama, home of Senator […]

Rothfelder On Panhandling And Other Applications Of Reed vs Gilbert

Billboard Insider published an interesting article in its February 8th edition entitled Reed vs Gilbert and Panhandling? According to the article, the City Council of Spokane Valley, Washington is considering amendments to the City’s sign code to regulate panhandling (I suppose the politically correct term is actually “street solicitation,” but […]

Park Outdoor’s 3D Stethoscope

  Park Outdoor installed a 3D stethoscope in Binghamton, New York in collaboration with the UHS Heart and Vascular Institute.   Park Outdoor Operations Manager Chris Culver and his team constructed and installed every element of this incredible design.   The stethoscope tube is made out of black drainage tile.  The end […]

Domestic Violence Nonprofit and OAAA Partner to Prevent Domestic Abuse

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 8, 2021) — Safe in Harm’s Way, a domestic violence nonprofit is partnering with The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) to launch a nationwide awareness campaign for victims of domestic abuse. As the national trade association for the entire out of home (OOH) […]

Company of the Day: Southeastern Signs

Company:  Southeastern Signs Market:  Virginia Address: 20260 Lynchburg Hwy, Lynchburg, VA Email:   robert@semediacorp.com Phone: 434-665-4836 Southeastern Signs operates four digital billboards with 8 faces in Virginia.  Insider talked with the company’s owner Robert Wallace who formed the business in 2012. How did you enter the out of home business? I […]

Scammers Impersonating Digital Billboard Manufacturers

Overseas scammers are posing as AR department representatives for digital billboard manufacturers and are asking you to change the wire instructions and payment instructions for your digital billboard purchase.   Insider is aware of scam emails sent in the name of 2 of the top 8 digital billboard manufacturers complete with […]