By Jodi Senese, CMO, OUTFRONT Media 70% of an ad’s effectiveness comes from the creative. 100% of boring ads don’t matter. 19%- nearly one in five- of Obie nominations awarded to OUTFRONT Studios. As the ad world shifts, debates, and relies more heavily on data-fueled and programmatically delivered displays, it […]
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Company of the Day – Tristar Outdoor
Company: Tristar Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: #7 Industrial Drive, Vandalia, MO 63382 Market: Northeast Missouri Phone: 844.825.0630 Email: larry@tristaroutdoor.com Tristar is a family owned business with more than 30 years of experience helping businesses successfully advertise their products and services across the state of Missouri. Their structures include both static and digital boards. […]
Gephart On the Importance of Sales Call Preparation
Experience is a great teacher but the tuition is too high. Sales managers expect you to get out and “sell something!”. I don’t know any sales manager who challenged someone to “get out and solve some problems. On an early sales call I was excited about selling. I wanted to […]
Five Cautions About Financing a Billboard With a Loan
Last week we discussed the pros and cons of billboard lease financing. Today we discuss the pros and cons of bank and private loan financing. Banks usually have the cheapest loans because they have a low cost deposit base. And banks are often big enough to grow with you as […]
Tracking Mobility Trends
Geopath has amazing reports for members tracking mobility post Covid. What are your options if you aren’t a Geopath member? Ubimo’s Covid-19 dashboard shows trends in movement around Place based OOH properties. This chart, for example, shows that doctor visits and convienence store visits are above a pre covid baseline, […]
World Unity Inc PSA promotes Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
World Unity Inc. is running PSA ads on billboards in California, Oregon, Minnesota, Colorado and Georgia to overcome racism and all forms of discrimination including the increased prejudices towards Asian Americans across the country. The company’s founder Sara Ting would like to take the campaign nationwide. To get a […]
Company of the Day: Trone Outdoor
Company: Trone Outdoor Advertising Markets: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware. Address: 1345 Abbottstown Pike, Hannover, PA 17331 Phone: 1-800-864-7724 Email: info@troneoutdoor.com Trone Outdoor operates a billboard plant in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. The company has been in business since 1984. John Trone is the company’s President. He also is a realtor at Bennett […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds March 27, 2021
Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “We got a big boost in qualified applicants from running our ad on your site.” Rodney Davis, Transformation Media “Thanks to you and your website I’ve hired a General Manager. We received several qualified applicants in response to our Billboard Insider classified” Justin Powell, Owner, Huntington Outdoor […]
Two Cautions About Financing a Billboard With a Lease
Several companies offer lease financing for billboards. They offer fast approval. They often do 100% financing. Financing charges are falling and reasonable. And collateral is limited to specific assets. Insider computed a financing charge of approximately 8% on the most recent billboard lease he examined. There are two disadvantages […]
Lessons From an Out of Home Career
Three out of home executives share career lessons in In Their Words – Out of Home Executives Talk About Out of Home. Larry Roberts, Boardworks: Location (as the saying goes) and viewability are probably the most important metrics in determining the value of a sign. Some signs sell themselves, but […]