The White House invited the president of the Outdoor Advertising Association of Texas to a national summit against human trafficking. On January 31, Lee Vela of Clear Channel Outdoor-Houston attended at all-day summit at the White House, with President Trump, Vice President Pence, Ivanka Trump, and Attorney General William Barr. […]
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Company of the Day – CRG Advertising
Company: CRG Advertising, LLC Market: Connecticut Phone: 860-961-4818 Email: cghione@crgadvertising.com CRG Advertising operates 4 digital faces and 7 static faces in Connecticut. The signs range in size from 10.5 by 22 to 14 by 60. The firm was founded in April 2009 by Charlie Ghione after stints as an […]
Can Tennessee Legislature Remedy Court Challenge?
Tennessee’s General Assembly has started considering changes to Tennessee’s billboard-control law because federal courts have ruled the law unconstitutional. The motivation to enact a new billboard law is to remedy a pending legal challenge regarding free speech (Thomas v. Bright). Similar constitutional challenges to billboard law arose in Oregon and […]
One More and One Less for JCDecaux in 4Q 2019
JCDecaux released 2019 revenue figures last week. One more and one less. More total revenue. Total Revenue increased 1.3% in 4Q 2019 as an increase in street furniture revenue offset declines in transport and billboard revenue. Less Organic Revenue. Organic revenues, excluding acquisitions/divestitures and FX declined 1.5% during the fourth quarter […]
How to Make Billboard Scaffolding
This 1 minute video shows how Formetco makes billboard scaffolding. Insider talked with Formetco Hardware Sales Manager Denise Roberts about scaffolding. Denise how long have you been making billboard scaffolding. Formetco has been manufacturing the same scaffold since 1979. Last year we sold over 100,000 linear feet in platforms alone, […]
Rate This Board by Greg Callaham
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 weeks rating is […]
Company of the Day: Cuerden Signs
Company: Cuerden Sign Co Markets: Arkansas Headquarters: PO Box 187 Conway, AR 72032-0187 Phone: 501-329-6317 Email: cuerden@swbell.net Cuerden Sign Company was founded in 1920 by Henry Cuerden. The firm originally painted signs. Over time it entered the neon sign and billboard business. The firm is owned and operated by the Burton family. Jasper […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds February 1, 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 […]
Someone’s Got a Sense of Humor
Some fun heading into the weekend… Thanks to Neil Bell of New South Outdoor for bringing this to our attention. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement
Scenic America’s Budget
Know your opposition. Here’s the budget for Scenic America, the anti-billboard non-profit. Insider assembled the figures based on Scenic’s IRS 990 forms. Scenic has been growing. Revenues increased from $351,224 during the year ended March 2016 to $803,870 during the year ended March 2019. Scenic is spending $120,000/year in advertising and […]