Here is Anna Bager’s letter which begins the OAAA 2020 Annual report. Looks like OAAA had a good year with 45 new members added during 2020. Dear members, colleagues, and friends, The Association of National Advertisers announced recently that the 2020 marketing word of the year is “pivot,” followed by […]
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Mesmerize Partners with AO Media to Disseminate AIDS Info
NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mesmerize (www.mesmerize.com), a prominent out-of-home media company specializing in patient education at the point of care announced a new strategic partnership with AO Media, a production company dedicated to telling powerful, entertaining and educational stories, and creator of the multimedia brand +Life, devoted to eliminating […]
Company of the Day: Roland Outdoor
Company: Roland Digital Media Markets: Tennessee Headquarters: 2300 W. Jackson St, Cookeville, TN 38501 Phone: 931-528-8100 Roland Digital Media operates a a plant of over 350 digital, trivision and static billboard faces in Middle Tennessee. In addition the company has a brand consulting and website design business (you can tell because the company’s website […]
Max Drachman On What Determines the Value of Your Out of Home Plant
On last week’s Billboard Insider podcast Insider commented that out of home values vary from 8 to 14 times cashflow. Reader Greg Hicks asked us to explain what factors cause the multiple to vary. We asked out of home broker Max Drachman of Kalil and Co to comment: That’s a […]
SILVERCAST Media Adds Iconic Outdoor Signage on Hollywood Boulevard
New York, NY — SILVERCAST Media, a premier Out-of-Home company operating high-profile outdoor signage in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Diego, has secured the exclusive rights to represent seven signs on the iconic W Hotel in Hollywood, California, located at 6250 Hollywood Blvd. This aggressively expands SILVERCAST Media’s […]
Company of the Day – Plainview Outdoor Advertising
Company: Plainview Outdoor Headquarters: 2802 Belle Arbor Ave. Suite A, Chattanooga, TN 37406 Market: Chattanooga TN DMA Phone: 423.622.4100 Email: Hello@PlainViewOutdoor.com Plainview Outdoor is a full service outdoor advertising company located in Chattanooga, TN. The Company has over 140 years of combined experience serving the greater Chattanooga marketplace. Todd Plain […]
Circle Graphics Execs on Anthem Purchase
Yesterday, Circle Graphics announced the purchase of a majority stake in Anthem Displays. Insider interviewed Circle Graphics CEO Andrew Cousin and Out of Home Division President Rod Rackley about the transaction. Here are the highlights. Cousin says that despite softness in the OOH Division, Circle Graphics has thrived through COVID […]
Circle Graphics Enters Digital Billboard Market
LONGMONT, Colo., Jan. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Circle Graphics, Inc. (“Circle”), a leading producer of grand and large-format digital graphics owned by an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, has acquired a majority ownership stake in Anthem Displays, LLC (“Anthem” or the “Company”), a digital sign manufacturer serving the Out-of-Home (“OOH”) advertising market. The transaction […]
Geopath’s Year in Review
A Message from Kym Frank As we closed out 2019, eager to jump into 2020, no one could have predicted how COVID-19 would take hold and completely transform not only the advertising industry, but our everyday lives. Personally, I was very much looking forward to 2020 – OOH’s growth as […]
National CineMedia Looking Beyond Theaters For Revenue
National CineMedia, the largest cinema advertising network in the U.S., announced this week that they are joining forces with Coinstar® to reach movie fans beyond the big screen using adPlanet™, a new flexible digital advertising platform that sits atop Coinstar® kiosks in grocery stores. This announcement caught Insiders’ eye as […]
