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Billboard Insider Classifieds March 21, 2020

Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “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 “I bought my General Liability from Stu at Bassler and Co that I learned about on Billboard Insider.  I told […]

How should you prospect now?

By Neil Bell, New South Outdoor In response to my column yesterday a reader asks: How do you think we should go about (or not) prosecuting right now; should we carry on like normal? I’m having a hard time getting ANY response to a cold call/email and quite frankly, I […]

The Case for Advertising in Uncertain Times

Blip is proactively approaching clients to make the argument for continuing to advertise in uncertain times.  Here’s the case Focus on the long term. Increase market share. Let people know you are there. Take advantage of a great CPM while online and tv rates are skyrocketing. Here’s what the piece […]

Jim Poage on Workplace Safety and Controlling Communicable Illnesses

The COVID19, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, has totally disrupted the US economy and displaced many workers during mandatory shutdowns of businesses. Some companies were caught unprepared which in many ways added to the panic that many people felt. Much of this could have been avoided if the companies […]

Geopath on Coronavirus

Dear Colleagues and Friends, We are all experiencing uncertain times amidst monumental challenges for our families, our communities, and our businesses. Americans are heeding the urgent warnings of public officials and staying home, and as a result, restaurants have closed, stores have shuttered, small businesses are struggling, and companies big […]

Sign Law Fix Passes Tennessee House but stalls in Senate.

March 20 6:14am  Update.  Insider has learned that the last night the Tennessee Senate recessed without voting on legislation to fix Tennessee’s sign law.  The bipartisan senate bill was crowded out by last minute efforts to pass a budget and recess amid coronavirus concerns.  The Senate will consider the bill […]

Build Sales Success with Product Category and Competitive Media Data

Amid a volatile advertising market, it’s more challenging than usual to compile a sales plan for success. The current economic scenario creates an even greater importance of understanding the historical nuances of the marketplace. To assist sales teams with prospecting and competitive positioning, three new reports are now available: 2019 […]

Neil Bell on Advertising During a Sudden Downturn

By Neil Bell, Owner, New South Outdoor Over the past week or so, I have been giving a lot of thought to how the Covid-19 and economic crisis will impact our business as well as each of our customers’ businesses. I know that we are all going to have to […]

Is coronavirus covered under OOH insurance?

Insider talked with out of home insurance expert Stu Lee about whether coronavirus is covered under policies. Stu, are coronavirus losses covered under a company’s business insurance or replacement insurance policies? Unfortunately, there is no coverage at this point in time. I would encourage the billboard operators to file a […]

Boston Omaha Corporation Announces Stock Repurchase Program

Boston Omaha Corporation (BOMN), the parent of Link Media, announced yesterday that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program under which the Company can repurchase up to $20,000,000 of its Class A common stock over a one year period ending June 30, 2021 through open market purchases. The […]