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Jim Poage On Safety Training

Billboard Insider talked with Jim Poage, Safety Director for Formetco about the company’s upcoming safety training class. Hi Jim, we heard that Formetco is planning to do a live and in person training class in Duluth, Georgia the week of October 18, 2021. Could you tell us something about the […]

Independent Billboard Operators Help Samaritan’s Purse

One of the causes that the Independent Billboard Operators supports is Operation Christmas Child.  Billboard Insider talked with Operation Christmas Child Media Relations Manager Dana Williams. Tell us about Operation Christmas Child Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse that delivers shoeboxes filled with toys, hygiene items, and […]

Lamar and Outfront Were Quarter Two Standouts

Always nice to understand what the wider marketplace thinks about the Out of Home sector.  Below is a segment of a report from Hoya Capital Real Estate, a research-focused Registered Investment Advisor that advises ETFs and individual accounts by managing portfolios of publicly-traded commercial and residential real estate companies. They […]

Company of the Day: Azalea Outdoor

Company:  Azalea Outdoor Advertising Markets:  Georgia, South Carolina. Headquarters: 725 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia, 30901 Phone: 706-836-6317 Azalea Outdoor owns 160 faces in Georgia and South Carolina.  The company is owned by the Morris family which originally purchased Naegele Outdoor in 1985 and rebranded it as Fairway Outdoor before selling […]

OUTFRONT’s Siegel: Converting static to digital is the best returning activity

OUTFRONT CFO Matt Siegel talked about digital billboards the MTA and the company’s dividend at yesterday’s Oppenheimer Technology, Internet & Communications conference.  Some highlights. Digital conversion is compelling. Converting static to digital is really the best returning activity we do.  We know the location, we know the landlord, we’re adding […]

Mike Cooper Joins Adomni as Global President and CRO

Cooper brings a strong track record of OOH ad revenue growth and global business acumen LAS VEGAS, NV – Adomni, the leading programmatic platform to plan and buy digital out-of-home advertising, today announced the appointment of Michael Cooper as the company’s Global President and Chief Revenue Officer. In this newly […]

CityBridge Raises $200 Million from ZenFi Networks

PJ SOLOMON acted as exclusive financial advisor to help CityBridge, the operator of LinkNYC secure a $200 million investment commitment from ZenFi Networks, a NYC-based digital infrastructure company. The investment will accelerate the expansion of the LinkNYC network throughout New York City, expanding 5G access and bringing free high-speed Wi-Fi […]

Ocean Launches 3D Experience Across Portfolio

Ocean Outdoor, a leading operator of premium Digital Out-of-Home (“DOOH”) advertising in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the Nordics and Germany, is rolling out a 3D technique across its large format full motion portfolio as advertisers leverage existing and new technologies to deliver spectacular audience experiences. DeepScreen™ uses a technique called ‘anamorphosis’ or […]

Company of the Day – Atomic Outdoor Media

Company: Atomic Outdoor Media Headquarters: 14252 Culver Drive,Suite A 287, Irvine, CA 92604 Markets: California, Oklahoma and Tennessee Phone: 877-923-2668 Atomic Outdoor Media offers low cost affordable Outdoor Advertising– including Bus Bench Ads in Los Angeles, Orange County, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, Tulsa, OK and Nashville, TN and Nationwide TruckSide […]

The Wisdom of John Arnold on Hiring, Permits and Easements

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 the best time to make a sales call.  Today he talks about his hiring philosophy and some tips on permits and easements. On hiring older […]