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Esther Raphael on brands which didn’t pull back during Covid and thrived.

Yesterday, Intersection CMO, Esther Raphael talked about post-covid revenge spending and out-of-home. Today, she talks about the brands which didn’t pull back during Covid and are thriving.  In January, Intersection formed Creative Labs to perform in-house creative for clients.  How’s it going? It’s going amazing. Last year, so many teams […]

Where Is SignBird This Month?

  This month, SignBird has been in North Carolina! Our friends at Riley Outdoor & Patriot Outdoor hired the team tp visit their markets. That would be 11 different counties in the Tar Heel State. Within 30 days the SignBird team visited all billboard faces and produced approach and aerial […]

Company of the Day: Barfield Outdoor

Company: Barfield Outdoor Markets: North Carolina Address: 2368 Summerlin’s Crossroads Rd, Mt Olive NC. 28365 Email: ken@barfieldoutdoor.com Phone: 919-738-4199 Barfield Outdoor operates an out of home plant with 16 faces in North Carolina.  Ken Barfield is President.  Zach Barfield is Vice President. How did you get in the Out of […]

Becker Boards Seeks Breakup of Landmark Infrastructure Partners

Insider’s Take: We’re not surprised that Landmark is considering selling their assets. They’ve met headwinds in growing the out of home portfolio in the US. The company had two offers in hand  from Verde Investments  and DigitalBridge . A new proposal was received last week from Melody Investment Advisors LP […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Americas At a Glance

Here’s an overview of Clear Channel Outdoor’s 2Q 2021 performance prepared by Paul Wright and Carson Frost at SignValue. SignValue offers billboard valuation and advisory services nationwide.  You can contact SignValue at 480-657-8400 or info@signvalue.com. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

Esther Raphael on revenge spending and why it matters for Out of Home.

This week, Intersection CMO Esther Raphael talked with Billboard Insider about post-Covid trends impacting out-of-home. What is revenge spending and how does it influence out-of-home? When we think about all of the moments that we lost, there are so many experiences and things – you want to live them again […]

Lind Promotes 4 Executives

Mansfield-based Lind Companies (Lind Media Company, Lind SignSpring Group and Lind On-Premise Group) has announced four executive appointments. Jennifer Schmidt, formerly Sales Manager for Lind Media Company, has been appointed Vice President of Sales for the Lind Companies, effective August 1. She will oversee all revenue operations for the combined companies.  […]

Company of the Day – Bedgood Outdoor Advertising

Company: Bedgood Outdoor Advertising Markets: Greater Charlotte Area, North Carolina Headquarters: 509 Bentley Court, Belmont, NC  28012 Phone:  704-825-8579 Email: parrochie@aol.com Bedgood Outdoor Advertising is a Belmont based billboard company proudly serving the Charlotte and Gastonia market since 1985.  Bedgood Outdoor Advertising had the first Digital board in Charlotte. All the […]

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 […]