Lamar CEO Sean Reilly is a venture investor. He participated in a $2.3 million fundraising round for MasteryPrep, a Baton-Rouge based company that sells standardized testing software and training materials. Tired of ads which follow you around the web? They’re going away in two years. Google is making third party […]
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Billy Graham and Billboards
Insider just finished William Martin’s biography of Billy Graham: A Prophet with Honor – The Billy Graham Story. Graham (1918-2018) was a remarkable man who lived a scandal free life and changed lives with his preaching. He used billboards to publicize his crusades. Some quotes from the biography. Graham […]
Callaham Earns 5 National Design Awards
Chattanooga, TN –Greg Callaham Graphic Design has earned five American Graphic Design Awards. Graphic Design USA, a national trade publication, conferred five 2019 awards to Callaham’s design work for Fluhman Outdoor Media, Visual Outdoor Advertising, PDI Works, and Hollywog. “I really appreciate the opportunity the AGDA offers to shine […]
Company of the Day: Coast Outdoor
Company: Coast Outdoor Advertising Markets: British Columbia Address: 325 – 645 Fort Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1G2, Canada Email: darren@coastoutdoor.com Phone: 250-388-3733 Coast Outdoor is a family business which operates a billboard, transit and bus plant in British Columbia. The plant includes 200 billboards on Vancouver Island and another 200 […]
More On The Lamar Debt Offering
Yesterday, Insider had an article on Lamar Advertising’s announcement of a proposed private placement offering of approximately $1.0 billion of one or more series of senior notes. An additionally filed SEC disclosure provides more detail related to Lamar’s presentation to potential lenders, which expands on their notice from yesterday. The […]
Jean Francois Decaux: We are the most digitized out of home company in the world.
The dapper and energetic Jean-Francois Decaux, Chairman and Co-CEO of JCDecaux did a CNBC interview this week. He talked about going digital and going green. Here’s the highlights. On the company’s digital footprint We are the most digitized out of home company in the world. And last year we did […]
Medical Marijuana Billboards an Issue in Oklahoma
Cannabis advertising continues to be a hot issue. Oklahoma prohibits medical marijuana advertising which: promotes overconsumption of marijuana represents the curative or therapeutic effect of marijuana includes children, objects, cartoons, characters or a design which is appealing to people under the age of 18. Now Oklahoma State Senator Mark Allen […]
Formetco Safety Training in February
Safety training is critical to keep your workforce safe and save money. Formetco is offering a safety training class in February. Insider talked with Formetco’s Safety trainer Jim Poage. Jim, you’ve got a safety training event in February. It’s an OSHA 10 hour class that is Outdoor specific. This class […]
Company of the Day – Conlee Outdoor Advertising
Company: Conlee Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 242 El Cerrito Dr. Bakersfield, CA Market: Bakersfield, CA Phone: 661-549-1792 Email: shelli@conleeoutdoor.com Conlee Outdoor Advertising is a locally owned and operated outdoor advertising company serving Bakersfield California. Shelli Carlovsky owns Conlee Outdoor and has worked in the outdoor advertising industry since 1999. She is […]
Steve Haggard – The Billboard Banker
Today’s podcast guest is Steve Haggard, President and CEO of Metro Phoenix Bank. He talks about making loans of $1-10 million to out of home advertising companies. Talk about Metro Phoenix Bank We are active with outdoor advertising media lending. We have actually been involved with that asset class […]