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OOH Sales: The Early Bird Gets the Worm

Exploring the DISC model of human behavior reveals four fundamental style preferences of behavior and communication. Among these styles, one is particularly drawn to the sales profession. Most salespeople fall into what the DISC model terms High I’s, or Influencers. These individuals thrive on building relationships and enjoy meeting, talking, […]

David Sailer: Selling a US Asset is Probably Not the Best Course of Action

Here are the highlights of Clear Channel CFO David Sailer’s comments at this week’s 52nd annual  JP Morgan 2024 Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference. Clear Channel Outdoor adding account executives Coming out of COVID we were obviously you know very tough on expenses you know revenue was down and […]

Bustling Summer Travel Projections a Boon for Brands Using OOH

Despite higher gas prices, airfares, interest rates and inflation, the wave of travel that emerged as the impacts of the pandemic eased has shown no signs of abating. With Memorial Day and the official start of summer officially upon us, all signs and survey results point to record, or near […]

Company of the Day: Media Choice

Company:  Media Choice Market:  Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Illinois. Headquarters: 3701 Bee Caves Road, Austin Texas 78746 Phone: 512-693-9905 Email: info@mediachoice.com Media Choice owns and operates over 400 structures with 1,300 static and digital faces in Central, South and East Texas as well as faces in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and the Chicago DMA. The company […]

Sean Reilly: Mainstreet is Healthy

Here are a selection of Lamar CEO Sean Reilly’s comments at yesterday’s 52nd annual  JP Morgan 2024 Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference. Mainstreet is healthy. Mainstreet is healthy.  That’s the take home message.  Last year I was only getting questions about how Lamar does in a recession.  All those […]

Readers Poll: 68% of automated OOH sales take over 90 days to pay

Billboard Insider polled readers on their experience with the automated out of home sales platforms (e.g.  Adomni, Adquick, Blip, Place Exchange, OneScreen.ai, Vistar).  Some interesting findings. 90% our readers use one or more of the automated sales platforms.   This number is higher than Billboard Insider expected. 68% of our poll […]

What the B-School Students Think of Lamar Advertising

Billboard Insider was interviewed by a group of Tulane undergraduate B-school students (picture above) who did a valuation and research report on Lamar.  They rate Lamar as market perform with a 12 month target price of $117.00.   The group’s investment thesis (see below) notes Lamar’s steady dividends, reduced acquisitions and […]

Company of the Day – Mashburn Outdoor

Company: Mashburn Outdoor Headquarters: 2555 Marietta Highway, Ste. 102, Canton, GA 30114 Markets: Atlanta & Savanah, GA Phone: (877) 413-3683 Email: nslota@mashburnoutdoor.com Led by Richard Mashburn, Mashburn Outdoor has owned and operated over 800 traditional and digital billboard faces throughout the Southeast since they were founded in 2009. Mashburn currently […]

OAAA Cannabis Map: A Valuable Resource to Guide Members

By: Andy McDonald, SVP, Government Affairs, OAAA In the US, the landscape surrounding cannabis, both for medical and recreational use, continues to evolve  and OAAA assists members in navigating the ongoing changes with the newly-updated Cannabis Map.  This resource offers members important insights into one of the OOH industry’s fastest […]

AI, DOmedia & OOH: Fueling the Industry with Specialized Data

What can AI do for the out-of-home industry, with $10 billion of annual planned media data? Imagine:  you’re sitting at your desk, or in your spare bedroom, or wherever flips your company’s switch these days. You’ve got a quick turnaround on a brief for your most demanding client, and you […]