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Biden Billboard Poll Results
Billboard Insider readers by a 2-1 margin said they would run the Biden ice cream billboard on free speech grounds. Here are a selection of comments: A Southeastern Out of Home company executive If the question is would I run this Ad. I more than likely would not. I do […]
US Public OOH Companies Grow Faster Than Economy in 2Q 21
Here’s a comparison of the performance of the public out of home companies versus the US nominal GDP. Quarterly Change in US Public Company out of home revenues versus US Gross Domestic Product Some observations: Link Media and Lamar had the slightest revenue declines and fastest recovery from covid due […]
Company of the Day: Barrett Outdoor
Company: Barrett Outdoor Headquarters: 381 Highland St., West Haven CT Markets: Eastern Connecticut Phone: 203.932.4601 Email: sales@Barrettoutdoor.com Barrett Outdoor operates a billboard plant in Eastern Connecticut along the I-95 corridor including Bridgeport, Stratford, Devon and Milford. The Company was started in 1962 by Jack Barrett. Billboard Insider talked with John Barrett company’s President. Barrett is […]
Would You Run the Joe Biden Ice Cream Ad?
Tedder Outdoor in North Carolina has posted a billboard showing a picture of a helicopter evacuating Kabul together with a picture of President Biden eating an ice cream cone. People originally thought this was a billboard hack but the billboard is for real according to the sign’s owner. Would you […]
2 Recent Out of Home Law Enforcement Successes
Insider learned of two situations where Out of Home operators worked with local law enforcement with remarkable results. The first is explained by this letter from the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security to Clear Channel Outdoor in Clearwater, FL. The second is a news story involving Outfront Media, New […]
AdQuick Reaches Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies for 2021
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — AdQuick, the top out-of-home (OOH) advertising marketplace in the world, today announced it has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The company is celebrating a 639% three-year growth rate which earned the 776th position. AdQuick has had a record year […]
Now more than ever it’s time to be real.
By Michael Hudes, Head of Growth, Lyft We are living in an environment of difficult choices, ongoing challenges and wishful thinking… grabbing for any positive news to let us know we will be okay once COVID “ends.” The OOH media world is no exception, why would it be after what […]
Company of the Day – Bass Ltd.
Company: Bass Ltd. Headquarters: 5725 Hwy 90 East, Broussard, LA 70518 Market: South Louisiana Phone: 337.981.1189 BASS, Ltd. is locally owned and currently run by Stephen, David, and Beau Sonnier. The company is based in South Louisiana with over 95 locations and more than 350 faces serving Acadiana. Insider caught […]
The Wisdom of John Arnold on Digital Billboards
Arnold Outdoor founder John Arnold has learned a lot in a 21 year career in the Out of Home business. Last week he talked about hiring, permits and easements. This week he talks about digital billboards. Digital billboards. I have 3 and was just permitted for the 4th. It’s a […]