Today’s podcast guest is Ian Dallimore, sneakerhead, father of triplets and VP of Digital Growth at Lamar Advertising. Ian is excited about the future of out of home. Here are the highlights. How have improved data tools helped Lamar communicate with clients during the covid crisis. Lamar has a large […]
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Inrix Reports Traffic has Largest Post-Covid Weekly Rebound
The Inrix US National Traffic Volume Synopsis Issue #10 (week ended May 22) reports that traffic last week had the largest rebound since Covid. Some other findings: Personal travel improved to 81% of normal for the week ended May 22, up form 75% of normal for the week ended May […]
Geopath Reports 41% Increase in Average Miles per Day Across 100 DMA’s
Geopath and intermx have released the average daily miles traveled report for the week ended May 22. Traffic increased across all 100 top DMA’s in the US. The median increase in average daily miles travelled across the top 100 US DMA’s was 41% over the past month. New York (up […]
Intersection Wins Exclusive Advertising Partnership with Austin’s Capital Metro
Austin, TX – Intersection, the leading smart cities technology and media company, announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract to sell advertising across Capital Metro (CapMetro), Austin’s public transit agency. Intersection will bring its suite of media products to hundreds of vehicles across CapMetro’s rail and bus system, driving […]
Company of the Day: Houck Transit
Company: Houck Transit Advertising Markets: United States Address: 1025 Tomlyn Avenue, Suite 100, Shoreview, MN 55126 Phone: 800-777-7290 Email: info@houckads.com Advertising operates transit advertising programs with over 40 public transit systems in the Midwest and eastern United States. The company was started in 1919 by Leo Houck and is now owned and operated by his great […]
The Great American Road Trip Summer
Sean Reilly predicted 2020 will be the Great American Road Trip Summer in a May 12 interview at the JP Morgan Global Technology Media and Communications Conference: This summer it’s clear to me for a variety of reasons that we’re going to see a record for miles driven…People are not […]
Ike Wingate on Advertising in Recession.
Wingate Media Group President Ike Wingate has a great three minute video on the importance of advertising in a recession. I’m Ike Wingate with Wingate Media Group. We do advertising. Outdoor billboards and indoor billboards…I’m coming to you today to talk to you the small business owner about advertising and […]
More Finance News for Clear Channel
Insider wrote last week about Clear Channel and their announcement of a “shareholder rights plan” . Seeking Alpha and Reuters followed up with pieces on valuation problems with some recent bond offerings. Since March 24, the day after the Fed announced its unprecedented stimulus programs, 23 companies borrowed money in […]
Veale Honors 2020 Grads Deprived of Ceremonies
Santa Rosa, CA – North Bay Area drivers will see new hopeful messages for 2020 graduates who cannot celebrate in the traditional ways during the COVID-19 pandemic. The idea came from Veale Outdoor Advertising General Manager Tom Jackson, as his family and those around them were disappointed by the fact […]
Company of the Day – International Outdoor
Company: International Outdoor Headquarters: 28423 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 200, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 Markets: Metropolitan Detroit Phone: 248.489.8989 Email: info@iobillboard.com International Outdoor was founded on November 19, 1997 as an independent operator and owner of outdoor advertising assets. Since that time it has been wholly owned by Hind […]