OUTFRONT’s first quarter was OK but there’s stormy weather ahead. Here are the results from OUTFRONT’s 2020 first quarter earnings release and earnings presentation. Revenues increased by 3.5% to $385 million due primarily to an increase in billboard revenue. Billboard revenues increased by 9% due to increased yields and digital […]
On last week’s earnings call Sean Reilly reviewed Lamar’s top verticals: Our top three verticals are service, hospitals and restaurants. 1,2 and 3 are looking strong…Service is primarily attorneys. We’re getting a lot of inbound from attorneys…There are other services – things like pest control, home and office cleaning…and we’re […]
Rate This Board allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]
Company: Highway Displays Outdoor Market: New York Headquarters: 404 Maple Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Phone: 845-452-2121 Email: info@highwaydisplays.com Highway Outdoor has over 420 static and digital billboards in the mid-Hudson valley. The company was founded by Louis Schwartz, a Hungarian immigrant in 1918. The company has 15 employees. Sandra Schwartz […]
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 […]
Earnings calls are all too often can’t-say-don’t-know-won’t-tell. Not so with Lamar. CEO Sean Reilly was direct, factual and upbeat on yesterday’s call. Read his comments and you’ll understand why Lamar stock went up 18% yesterday. Sean Reilly on the now versus 2008-2009 I was the chief operating officer of the […]
“We were off to a strong start to 2020. Then over course the coronavirus pandemic adversely affected us and our customers in late March and through April. We have used that time to prepare the company for the downturn and ensure we emerge even stronger on the other side.” That’s […]
As states continue to push towards reopening, the average number of daily miles traveled has increased for 3 consecutive weeks, up 28% since the week of April 6. Week over week, miles traveled increased 9% during the week of 4/27 (12.5 miles) compared to the week of 4/20 (11.5 miles). […]
OOH Industry Supports The Real Heroes Project Honoring Frontline Medical Workers Some of the most recognizable faces in sports are honoring front-line medical workers in the fight against COVID-19. And they’re doing it in the most visible way possible: plastering the names of emergency-room doctors, obstetricians and EMTs on their […]
In the immediate post-Covid-19 world, travel & tourism is gone. People are moving about in smaller areas, trips are shorter. Local residents, businesses, and neighborhoods will drive the advertising recovery, and the OOH industry itself. Please join us for a lively discussion moderated by Geopath’s Kym Frank,with panelists representing […]
