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Out of the Office – Steve McNeely Brings Stealth Bomber to Indy Speedway

B2 Stealth Bomber During Fly Over Out of home investor Steve McNeely was instrumental in involving the Stealth Bomber in the Indy 500 festivities.  Here are  Steve’s words. I was an Air Force pilot and when I got out I had a latent need for speed…I ended up driving endurance […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds March 7, 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 […]

Cree Responds to Watchfire Lawsuit

  As a follow up to our story this week about Watchfire and Cree, the Triangle Business Journal reports that Cree pushed back by filing a counter suit on February 28th. The litigation surrounds a Cree product called C4SM – oval LEDs designed for full-color video screens, digital billboards and […]

JCDecaux Expects 1Q 2020 Revenue to Decline 10% Due to Coronavirus

JCDecaux delivered record 2019 results but said it expects first quarter 2020 revenues to decline 10% due to the conoravirus.  Here are the results from the 2019 earnings release. Adjusted revenue increased by 7.5% to 3,890 euros in 2019 due to strong growth in digital advertising.  CEO Jean-Francois Decaux said […]

LA Request for Info for New Street Furniture Contract

Los Angeles, CA (March 4, 2020) – The City of Los Angeles released a Request for Information (RFI) formally beginning the process to identify an experienced business partner to develop a self-sustaining, world-class street furniture program. A briefing session for the Out of Home, Digital Online, Wireless and Design industries […]

Company of the Day: DC Marketing

Company:  DC Marketing, LLC. Markets:  New York Address: 16 Kearney St. Oneonta, New York, 13820 Email: Len@dcmarketing.com Phone: 607-244-9183 DC marketing is a family owned business which operates 5 digital signs and 3 static billboards in the City of Oneonta, New York.  Billboard Insider talked with co-owner Len Carson. How […]

Sean Reilly on taking share from TV and adding more digital billboards

Lamar CEO Sean Reilly was entertaining as ever at Wednesday’s Morgan Stanley Tech, Media and Telecom Conference. Some of the highlights. On taking share from local TV and radio I think it’s the next shoe to drop.  I’ve seen it in what has happened to print…Our fastest growing and largest […]

Sun Pacific and InSite Street Media to Market Street Furniture in Rhode Island and New Jersey

MANALAPAN, N.J., March 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sun Pacific Holding Corp. (Other OTC: SNPW) today announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Street Smart Outdoor Corp (“SSO”) and InSite Street Media (“ISM”) have entered into an initial one year business relationship agreement that will allow ISM to expand outdoor marketing and advertising […]

Tennessee House Subcommittee Approves Sign Legislation

The Tennessee House Transportation Subcommittee on Infrastructure passed two bills to amend the State’s sign regulations.  Both bills are  designed to fix Tennessee’s sign regulations which were overturned by the Thomas v Bright court challenge. HB 1071 is legislation prepared by various stakeholders including the out of home advertising industry.   HB […]