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Billboard Insider Classifieds March 14, 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 […]

GO 2020 conference postponed.

The GO2020 conference becomes a casualty of the coronavirus.  This means that the Digital Signage Expo, the GO2020 and the World Out of Home Conference in Toronto have all been put off. Insider’s take:  A necessary step.  Some prudence and social distancing will make it much easier to manage the […]

Max Drachman: “Out of home remains in excellent shape long term.”

Yesterday Insider talked with Max Drachman of Kalil and Co about coronavirus and the out of home market. The last few days have been tough in the stock market and for the public out of home companies.  What’s your take on the coronavirus impact on out of home? I certainly […]

Digital Signage Expo Postponed

The Digital Signage Expo scheduled for Las Vegas March 31-April 3 has been postponed until late summer/early fall due to Coronavirus.  Here is the announcement from Angelo Varrone, CEO, Exponation, the owner of the show: We have decided to postpone DSE 2020 to the late summer or early fall. This […]

Billups Acquires MacDonald Media

(NEW YORK, NY – March 12, 2020) – Billups, the largest independent, privately-held advertising technology company in the U.S. specializing in OOH, has acquired MacDonald Media. Billups offers services including strategic planning, buying, printing and brand experiences and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The acquisition closely follows Billups’ purchase of […]

112 OOH Campaigns Are Vying for a 2020 OBIE Award

OAAA has revealed 112 finalists for the 2020 OBIE Awards. Now in its 78th year, the OBIE Awards program is the oldest and one of the most prestigious shows in advertising, awarding creative excellence in the out of home (OOH) advertising medium. Bronze, Silver, and Gold OBIE Awards, including four Gold […]

Daily Billboards 3 of a Kind: Imitating Art

They say that art is in the eye of the beholder, but one thing’s for sure in the world of outdoor advertising, movies and TV shows certainly like to pay homage to famous paintings in their marketing campaigns. For this month’s Daily Billboard’s ‘3 of a Kind’ feature, here are […]

Shannon Durkan Joins Pearl Media as Director of Operations Bay Area

(Montclair, New Jersey) Pearl Media, an award-winning Out-of-Home Advertising and Marketing Agency is pleased to announce that industry veteran Shannon Durkan has joined the firm as its new Director, Revenue & Operations, Bay Area. “We are excited to have Shannon join the Pearl Media team,” said Jen Lee Almeida, Chief […]

Company of the Day: Elevation Outdoor

Company: Elevation Outdoor Advertising of Tennessee Market: East Tennessee Headquarters: 5201 Kingston Pike, Suite 6, #138, Knoxville, TN  37919 Phone: 865-748-2427 Elevation Outdoor Advertising, LLC, based in Knoxville, Tennessee was founded in 2002.  Elevation Outdoor does business in a 14 county area of East Tennessee and has over 220 bulletin displays, most measuring 14’ […]

TN Sign Law Rewrite Advances in House and Senate

The Tennessee Senate Transportation Safety Committee and House Transportation Committee approved legislation, including out of home industry amendments, to fix Tennessee’s sign law.  Senate Bill 2188  and HB 2255  rewrite the state’s sign law by redefining the term “off-premises device” as “a billboard receiving compensation from any message”.  The change […]