Insider found this linked in post announcing Lamar Advertising’s purchase of a majority of the assets of Delaware Outdoor Advertising. Max Drachman of Kalil and Co was the broker. This acquisition follows on Lamar’s purchase of Philadelphia out of home advertising company Steen Outdoor in August 2017. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid […]
New York, NY, June 20, 2019 – Geopath, the not-for-profit organization that provides audience location measurement to the Out of Home (OOH) industry, welcomed two new members to its Board of Directors during their most recent membership meeting, held Tuesday, June 17. Newly elected to Geopath’s Board of Directors is […]
After 49 years of service, Wayne Johnston recently retired from Media Resources. Wayne started with Media Resources in 1969 as a bill poster. He said he liked the job “because of the freedom”. Once you leave the shop “you’re on your own.” Wayne wasn’t always alone though. For some reason […]
EMarketer did a 17 minute interview with Lauren Fisher titled Why the Next Wave of Digital Billboard Ads Will Be Automated. A couple snippets caught Insider’s attention. Why interest in automated ads now? The mobile piece is really key here…One thing that mobile and out of home have in common…is […]
Insider asked Formetco safety director Jim Poage, to talk about about the hazards associated with using a ladder when working on an out of home advertising structure. Tell us about some hazards that concern you when people work on billboard structures. Falls are a major issue, electrical hazards are one, […]
From the OAAA Outlook Newsletter OOH revenue in the United States is expected to continue its steady growth through 2019 and 2020, according to the US Media Forecast Report recently released by GroupM, WPP’s media investment group. Overall ad spend in the US grew by 9.5 percent in 2018. The group forecasts […]
Company: Times-Shamrock Outdoor Headquarters: 149 Penn Ave. Scranton, PA 18503 Market: Luzerne County, PA Phone: 570.614.5472 Email: Sales@ShamrockOutdoorMedia.com Times-Shamrock Outdoor is a part of Times-Shamrock Communications, a privately held company based in Scranton, Pennsylvania owned by the Lynett for the past 123 years. The parent company owns 13 newspaper publications, […]
The out of home deal market is “incredibly strong” says out of home investment banker Max Drachman on this week’s Billboard Insider podcast. Max has more than 10 years experience in out of home dealmaking with Kalil & Co. Here are some highlights. Your firm Kalil is also a large […]
Insider isn’t the only person who thinks that Longview Texas ought to show flexibility to convince Lamar to take down a billboard with a valid permit and lease so a Starbucks store can take its place. Here’s an excerpt from a Longview News Journal editorial: “Simply put, Longview should not […]
Here is an update on privacy issues, based on the OAAA-sponsored meeting of industry attorneys in New York on June 6 and the annual privacy summit sponsored by the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) in Washington, DC, on June 5-6. State Activity An unprecedented number of states have considered pro-privacy legislation […]
