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A Peelable Billboard

In the world of Out of Home (OOH) advertising, creativity and impact go hand-in-hand. Recently, Africa witnessed a first-of-its-kind innovation when TransUnion launched a peelable billboard in Johannesburg, an activation that quite literally brought the city to a standstill. Alliance Media, Africa’s largest OOH company, are proud to have played […]

Over the Top? What Do You Think?

We often see the person who buys space on a billboard looking for the perfect mate.  This one did catch our eye as it is taking the search to a whole new level.  What do you think?   To receive a free morning newsletter with each day’s Billboard insider articles […]

Company of the Day – Douglas Outdoor Media

Company: Douglas Outdoor Media Market: Knoxville, TN Headquarters: 212 South Peters Road, Suite 204, Knoxville, TN 37923 Phone: 865-599-0803 Email: donnajarnagin@charter.net Douglas Outdoor Media is a Tennessee based OOH company providing both static, digital  and tri-vision boards, in Knoxville, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville, TN.  They own and operate 25 faces, […]

Transit and Street Furniture Driving US Out of Home Growth in 2Q 2025

Transit and street furniture were the highest growing out of home sectors in the second quarter of 2025.  Here’s a summary of the sector performance in OAAA’s 2Q 2025 revenue report. Transit grew 9.8% in the second quarter of 2025.  If you’ve been listening to the public company earnings reports […]

Geopath Town Hall Sets a Course for the Future

Here’s a statement from Geopath summarizing what happened at the organization’s September 25th town hall.  Billboard Insider did not attend.  Email davewestburg@billboardinsider.com if you have any comments or impressions on the town hall. On September 25th, more than 380 people participated in Geopath’s Member Town Hall, hosted by Geopath’s Interim […]

Company of the Day: Drive By Signs

Company: Drive By Signs Markets:  South Dakota Address:  Watertown, South Dakota Email: Drivebysigns@hotmail.com Phone: 605-880-5937 Drive-By-Signs has operates a 175 face billboard plant in Watertown, South Dakota and surrounding communities..  The company was started almost 40 years ago.  Eric Sheehan is the company’s owner.         To receive […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds September 27, 2025

“Billboard Insider classifieds section is where everyone in OOH goes to find job openings, equipment, and everything between. A great resource for Out-of-Home!” John James, SignBird “We got a big boost in qualified applicants from running our Ad on your site.”  Rodney Davis, Transformation Media “I’ve gotten several leads of […]

Huntington Outdoor’s Justin Powell on Investing in your Local Community

Yesterday Billboard Insider ran an interview with Comstor Outdoor’s Jason Duff in which he talked about the importance of investing in your community.  Huntington Outdoor CEO Justin Powell says ditto.  Justin’s company Huntington outdoor bought an empty church in Gordon, Ohio and converted it to company offices.   Jason Duff […]

Lamar Advertising Completes Refinancing, Strengthening Balance Sheet

BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lamar Advertising Company (“Lamar”) (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading owner and operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, today announced that it has completed $1.1 billion in refinancing transactions through its wholly owned subsidiary, Lamar Media Corp. (“Lamar Media”), strengthening its […]

Company of the Day – D.O.T. Outdoor

Company: D.O.T. Outdoor Market: Southern Illinois Headquarters: P.O. Box 938, Huntersville, NC 28070 Phone: 618-679-3100 Email: info@dotoutdoor.com Kurt McLaughlin and John Mulholland are partners in D.O.T. Outdoor and have been in the outdoor advertising business for years, providing customers with the help they need to get their products and services […]