Clear Channel Outdoor has launched a new campaign in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis – local businesses across the country have joined together in a campaign to help them remain open and offer essential products and services to the community – #OpenForBusiness. The initiative uses digital billboards throughout the […]
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Company of the Day: Grapevine Outdoor
Company: Grapevine Outdoor Markets: Oregon Address: Portland, Oregon. Email: info@grapevineoutdoor.com Phone: 503-333-5957 Grapevine Outfoor operates a plant of wallscapes, digital billboards, advertising trucks and indoor mall signage in Portland, Oregon. The company’s principals are Abe Tannenbaum and Russell Davis-Cohen [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement
Out of the Office: Sam Stokely
Sam Stokely of Stokely Outdoor has found a good use for used vinyls. They make a great slip-n-slide for his kids. These pics were taken at the Stokely ranch. Stokely decorates the ranch with – what else – signs. Sam Stokely tells Insider “being a sign guy and collecting old […]
Insider’s New Book is Available!
Billboard Insider’s Guide to Leases, Easements and Real Estate is an important resource for anyone in the Out of Home industry. The 130 page Guide tells you: How to use an out of home attorney effectively 21 things in a good out of home lease 11 things in a […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds April 25, 2020
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 […]
Does Coronavirus Trigger Force Majeure to Excuse Lease Performance
By Jennifer Sloane I have received numerous questions from clients as to whether performance under their ground lease (i.e. payment of rent) can be excused pursuant to a force majeure clause in their lease as a result of the pandemic. Let’s review this issue. What is a Force Majeure clause? […]
Jeff Bohnert, RIP
Jeff Bohnert, President and General Manager of DSW Signs has died. He was 57 years old. Bohnert spent 33 years with DSW after graduating from Southeast Missouri State University. The Cape Girardeau Missouri company has over 800 faces in Illinois, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico. DSW Signs was an […]
Payroll Protection Loans – Round Two and other Reflections
Good news as Congress has approved another $310 billion in new funding to add into the cash depleted Payroll Protection loan program. An additional $174 Billion is included in the coronavirus relief bill to fund primarily SBA disaster assistance loans ($60 billion), grants to hospitals ($75 billion) and coronavirus testing […]
Geopath data shows average trip distance up 6% last week.
Americans increased their travel last week, with the average number of daily miles logged increasing 5.7% from the 9.7 miles during week of April 6 to 10.3 miles during the week of April 13. The analysis, conducted by Geopath, the not-for-profit organization that provides the industry-standard currency for out-of-home (OOH) […]
IRS Covid Public Service Ads
Several readers have received emails asking them to run PSA ads for the IRS. The readers asked Insider if the campaign is legit. Insider contacted an IRS representative for more information. Is the IRS running a COVID Tax Relief PSA Campaign? Thank-you so much for reaching out and expressing an […]