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Jennifer Sloane on Preparing for Hurricanes

Out of home attorney Jennifer Sloane sent Insider this note: What a wondrous sight to see so many operators proactively preparing for Hurricane Dorian! Remember, if your sign is in the path of even Tropical Force winds, and especially if your sign is non-conforming, it is prudent to remove the […]

Company of the Day – Ace Outdoor Advertising

Company: Ace Outdoor Advertising Market:  Shreveport, Bossier City, LA Headquarters: 15560 FM 279, Chandler, TX 75758 Phone: 903-520-1788 Email: ace@aceoutdoor.net Ace Outdoor has over 24 years serving the Billboard Industry in Shreveport/ Bossier. Ace owns and operates 5 digital displays in Shreveport, Bossier City, Louisiana. The company is owned by Mike Grace.   [wpforms […]

Out of Home Growing Faster than the US Economy

US out of home revenues have grown faster than the US economy for three consecutive quarters.    Out of home revenues grew 7.7% during the second quarter of 2019 versus 4.6% growth in the nominal US GDP.  Here’s the data.   US Nominal GDP change versus US Out of Home […]

Company of the Day: AdPoD Network

Company:  AdPoD network Market:  Nationwide Headquarters: 3600 S Harbor Boulevard, Suite 173, Oxnard, CA  93035 Phone: 888-212-3763 AdPoD operates a 3 sided touchscreen network in 200 shopping malls nationwide. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

Billboard Insider Classifieds August 31, 2019

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 […]

Tammy Dudley on Running the Tennessee Outdoor Association

Tammy Dudley was recently hired at the CEO/Executive Director of the Outdoor Advertising Association of Tennessee.  Insider talked with her to learn about the state association. How did you get into the out of home industry I spent 13 years in the broadcast industry before becoming the Sales Manager at […]

Marijuana Use and the Developing Brain

  The US Surgeon General has issued a warning to pregnant women and adolescents to stay away from marijuana, which has increased in potency. The last paragraph of the Surgeon General’s posted alert contains this interesting line: “Science-based messaging campaigns and targeted prevention programming are urgently needed to ensure that […]

Chris Baughman: Out of Home is About People

Insider talked with Chris Baughman about what he’s learned in 30+ years in the business, what he thinks of Anna Bager and what’s next for him now that the Fairway Southwest assets have sold.  Baughman was the General Manager of Fairway’s Southwest Division which was recently sold to Lindmark Outdoor. […]

Company of the Day: Action Outdoor

Company: Action Outdoor Market:  Metro Atlanta and Dahlonega, Georgia Headquarters: 3512 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30005 Phone:  678-624-9275 Email: info@actionoutdoor.com Action Outdoor was originally formed in 1992 between partners Jack Hartrampf and Larry McCurdy. Both Jack and Larry were real estate brokers with Metro Brokers and through their expertise in dealing with commercial […]

Daktronics Announces First Quarter Results

Daktronics, Inc. reported fiscal 2020 first quarter net sales of $180.3 million, operating income of $7.6 million, and net income of $7.0 million, compared to net sales of $154.2 million, operating income of $4.0 million, and net income of $4.6 million, for the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Fiscal 2020 […]