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SignValue’s Top Ten Reasons Why the Out of Home Industry Should be Optimistic

SignValue’s Paul Wright is a realist.  He expects out of home industry revenues to decline by 9% in 2020.   But he’s still optimistic about out of home.  Here are SignValue’s Top Ten Things for the OOH Industry to be optimistic about: 10. OOH is still primarily a local medium. 9. Warmer […]

Company of the Day – Evansville Outdoor

Company: Evansville Outdoor Markets: Southwest Indiana Headquarters: 999 N Congress Ave, Evansville, IN  47715 Phone: 812-471-0809 E-Mail: rnelson@evansvilleoutdoor.com Evansville Outdoor operates a 49 face billboard plant in Southwest Indiana. The company is privately held.  David Mounts is the company’s President.   [wpforms id=”9787″]   Paid Advertisement

Ninth Circuit Rejects Billboard Ordinance Challenge

By Richard Hamlin, Hamlin Cody Last week the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed Constitutional claims against enforcement of a billboard ordinance. Citizens for Free Speech rented land from Michael Shaw.  The purpose:  to display political messages on billboards. Alameda County determined that the billboards violated […]

Shoutouts to Lamar, Grace Outdoor, iKahan, Extra Credit Projects and Image

Lamar is running a campaign thanking caregivers, delivery drivers, first responders, restaurant workers and public safety employees. Grace Outdoor is running PSA’s thanking healthcare workers and encouraging people to stay home and to pray.   iKahan is thanking healthcare workers and grocery store workers.  Looks like quite a few people […]

Atomic Props Manufacturing Face Shields

Insider is impressed with how private businesses have been repurposing their assembly lines to provide products needed to treat the coronavirus.  Atomics props is manufacturing and donating face shields to hospitals.  Here’s the press release. St. Paul, Minnesota – We are proud to be part of a country wide effort […]

Rate This Board by Out of Home Creative

Rate This Board allows a billboard designer to rate a billboard ad using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great).  Then the designer recommends how to improve the ad.  This week’s rating is provided by Melody Roberts, an OBIE nominated billboard designer and founder […]

Company of the Day: Foster Interstate

Company: Foster Interstate Media Markets: Illinois, San Francisco Headquarters: 1111 Broadway, Suite 1515, Oakland, CA  94607 Phone: 510-832-7070 Email: outdoor@fosterinterstate.com Chicago Digital Sign Foster Interstate Media was started in the mid-1990’s and has designed, built and operated numerous high profile wallscapes and displays in California and Illinois.  The company’s major projects have included: Construction and operation […]

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 March 28, 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 […]