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Company of the Day: Dakota Outdoor

Company: Dakota Outdoor Advertising Markets:  North Dakota, Montana Headquarters: 418 E. Rosser Av, Suite 101, Bismark, ND  58501 Phone: 701-590-0992   Dakota outdoor advertising operates static and digital billboards in 18 communities in North Dakota and  Montana.  The company uses Daktronics digital billboards.  The company’s markets include: Alexander, ND Billings, MT Bismark, ND […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds February 8, 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 […]

Digital Billboard Light Mitigation

“More and more regulatory authorities are requiring a lighting analysis for digital sign permitting.  I was getting 1 request a month a year ago.  Now I get 4-5 a month.” – Daktronics lighting expert Eric Johnson on the importance of lighting studies at a recent IBOUSA show. One of the […]

Scenic LA’s New Focus

LA’s Coalition to Ban Billboard Blight is rebranding to Scenic Los Angeles.  Looks like they’ve decided to take on LA’s wildposters.  Here’s the notice. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

OOH Trends in 2020

The annual OAAA Trends webinar is the most popular of the OAAA webinar series, and “2020 OOH Trends” was presented this Wednesday, February 5. If you are an OAAA member and missed the presentation  you can visit the OAAA Webinar Library  where you can access the presentation deck and the […]

3 of a Kind: For Your Consideration

In recent times the streets and skies of La La Land are becoming increasingly filled with ‘For your consideration’ outdoor ad campaigns for television shows, recording artists and motion pictures, especially at this time of year with industry awards shows like the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the […]

Company of the Day: Connell Outdoor

Company:  Connell Outdoor Market: Las Vegas Headquarters: 5242 Swenson Street, Las Vegas, NV  89119 Phone: 792-795-0555 Connell Outdoor has billboard locations in tourist and local corridors in Las Vegas.In addition to its billboard operation in Las Vegas, Connell Outdoor has a sister company, Shore Sign Service located in Atlantic City, New Jersey.   Jessica Connell […]

The Sign Which Created the Fuss in Tennessee

  See the billboard in the picture?  It started the Thomas v Bright challenge to Tennessee’s billboard rules.  The site is a vacant lot next to I-40 in Memphis Tennessee.  William Thomas tried to get a permit for a billboard on the site, was denied because of spacing restrictions and […]

Amortization in Wenatchee

Amortization refers to the practice of forcing a billboard company to remove a billboard after an arbitrary period of time without compensation for the loss. Amortization has reared its ugly head in Wenatchee, Washington. In November the city of Wenatchee sent a letter to the city’s out of home companies […]

Watchfire Scholarship for Digital Billboard Content

DANVILLE, Ill. — (February 4, 2019) — Watchfire Signs, a leading manufacturer of  LED virtual scoreboards and video boards, is offering a scholarship to recognize a high school student who develops inspiring content for high school Watchfire video scoreboards or displays. Click to Tweet. The Fired Up Watchfire Scholarship will […]