US travel continues to rebound according to the INRIX U.S. National Traffic Volume Synopsis Issue #8 (May 2 – May 8, 2020). Here are the highlights. US passenger travel increased to 71% of normal for the week ended May 8, up from 64% of normal for the week ended May […]
Other News
Out of Home Industry Joins Times Square “Rise Up New York” Relief Benefit
Clear Channel Outdoor has brought together the media operators of 13 of Times Square’s most iconic digital billboards in partnership with iHeartMedia and Robin Hood for a virtual star-studded telethon that took place last night. OOH media operators including Barclays, Branded Cities, New Tradition, Outfront and Silvercast all donated prime […]
Company of the Day: HB Outdoor
Company: HB Outdoor Market: Georgia Headquarters: 1775 Woodstock Rd, Suite 150 Roswell, GA 30075. Phone: 770-951-8222 Email: billyharvin11@gmail.com HB Outdoor operates forty-two faces in Georgia including a double sided trivision and double sided static in Winder, two-sided digital billboards in Buford and a double sided static billboard in Norcross. The company is run by Billy […]
Boston Omaha Announces 1st Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Boston Omaha Corporation, the publicly traded (NASDAQ: BOMN) Parent Company of Link Media posted 1st quarter results. Since Link is only one of their three majority owned business sectors (outdoor advertising, surety insurance and broadband telecommunications services) Insider is providing results and comments related to Link Media from their 10Q […]
Lamar Issues $400 Million in Senior Notes
Yesterday Lamar announced it was issuing $400 million in privately placed senior notes. Here is an excerpt from the press release: Baton Rouge, LA — May 11, 2020 — Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR) announced today that it is seeking to raise approximately $400.0 million through an institutional private placement of senior […]
John James on designing a great out of home website.
Insider is surprised how many small out of home companies don’t have a website. A website is a great way to establish credibility with landowners. It’s also an effective way to generate leads. Insider talked with John James, Director of Business Development at The Nine about out of home websites. […]
Blip Billboards Makes News with Billboards Celebrating Graduation
Blip Billboards made the news in Utah with billboards celebrating graduating seniors. Here a link to an ABCNews4 Article and video. Lakeland Outdoor is honoring grads on billboards as are Reagan, Lamar and Highroad Outdoor. Insider’s take: You should be pitching your capabilities to use digital billboards to feature graduating […]
Lamar Launches Digital Billboard Campaign in Memory of Blake Davis
Baton Rouge, LA – May 11, 2020 – Lamar Advertising Company is proud to support #ForBlake, the movement that encourages people to perform good deeds in memory of Blake Davis, a young boy who lost his battle to pulmonary hypertension just shy of the age of three in 2019. Blake’s […]
Company of the Day – Headrick Outdoor Media
Company: Headrick Outdoor MediaHeadquarters: One Freedom Square, Laurel MS 39440 Markets: Idaho Utah Kansas Oklahoma Texas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama North & South Carolina Phone: 601.649.1977 Email: sales@headricks.com The Headrick Companies started from very humble beginnings designing, fabricating, and installing signs in a small back yard shop in 1927. Mr. […]
Jeremy Male: Q2 Revenues will be Down 50%
OUTFRONT CEO Jeremy Male said that second quarter revenue will be down 50% as OUTFRONT’s urban and transit billboard plant is heavily impacted by stay at home orders. Here are the highlights of last Friday’s earnings call. On future revenues As we look at Q2 to date, we expect our […]