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 […]
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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 […]
Andrea Henley on How OOH Sales Need to Pivot
By Andrea Henley, Out of Home Media Veteran In my 20 plus years in OOH, I have never experienced anything like the COVID-19 Pandemic and neither has anyone else. Not the operators. Not the agencies, brands or businesses. Neither has the public. We are about to step into an […]
Adquick data shows traffic rebounding from covid-19 lows.
Adquick data based on a sampling of 10% of US mobile phones shows that traffic is beginning to rebound from covid-19 lows. Traffic increased in 189 of the 210 DMA’s for the week ended April 13 versus the week ended April 6. In other words more people were driving in […]
When will social distancing relax in your state?
The Insititute for Health Metrics COVID-19 website predicts the date at which is may be safe to relax social distancing in your state. It’s up to your state’s governor. Some states (e.g. Georgia, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota) are moving faster than others. Alabama – May 18 Alaska – May […]
Rod Rackley’s 4 Big Things
Rod Rackley, President of the Out of Home division of Circle Graphics ended yesterday’s Billboard Insider podcast interview with some great advice to people just entering the out of home industry. What do you know now that you wish you knew when you entered the out of home industry in […]
Company of the Day – Glover Media Group
Company: Glover Media Group Headquarters: 565 Wetumpka Street Prattville, Alabama Market: Central Alabama Phone: (334) 799-1243 Email: GMG@glovermediagroup.com Glover Media Group, LLC is an outdoor advertising company based in Prattville, Alabama specializing in digital billboards. Kyle and Marnie Glover are the owners of Glover Media. LaDon Pate, started out in the electrical sign […]
Rod Rackley: No one should doubt his or her inner strength and ability to get through this.
Today’s podcast guest is Rod Rackley the President of the Out of Home Division of Circle Graphics. Rod answers some of my questions, gives his advice on managing during the COVID-19 crisis and talks about the future of billboard printing. Here are some excerpts from the interview. Rod, chart […]
Lindmark Purchases Arkansas Billboards
Lindmark Outdoor Media continues to add structures to their operations. Insider got the details of their latest acquisition from CEO, Trent Lindmark. So Trent, tell us about your latest acquisition? Our latest acquisition is a company in Arkansas that fits into the footprint we gained when we completed our purchase […]