By Aaron Burnett co-founder and growth lead at Cohoot.com Vaping has been receiving a lot of attention lately, at times championed as a substitute for smoking regular cigarettes but also condemned for creating health problems. To communicate risks of vaping, health officials and anti-drug coalitions are launching public multi-media campaigns, […]
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Vendor Spotlight: Outdoor Posters, Inc.
Company: Outdoor Posters, Inc. Product: Vinyl Printing. Address: 2704 Kanasita Drive, Hixson, TX 37343 Email: robert@outdoorpostersinc.com Phone: 423-875-0015 Outdoor posters is a large format vinyl printer located in Hixson Tennessee. The company was started in 1981. Insider talked with plant manager Robert Neeley. Robert, how did you get into the […]
Company of the Day: Buckland Media
Company: Buckland Media Group Markets: Western Oklahoma Headquarters: Oklahoma City, OK 73112 Phone: 405-219-1800 Email: bucklandmediaok@gmail.com Ben Buckland Media operates 128 faces plus 4 digital billboards in Western Oklahoma. The company is owned by Ben Buckland. Buckland has a background in the radio and publishing business and has also served as the announcer […]
Fairway Closes Sale of Remaining Assets to Standard Diversified
Fairway Outdoor has closed on the sale of its remaining markets in Kentucky and the Southeastern United States (Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana) to Standard Outdoor. The transaction is estimated at $40-45 million for approx 2,600 bulletins, 750 posters and 30 digitals. The sale marks private equity firm GTCR’s exit from […]
In New York with Samsung & Prismview
Insider spent time last week with executives from Samsung & Prismview in New York City. Couple of reasons to be there: To see a number of applications of the Samsung product line being used in significant ways around the Manhattan area. Discussions with Don Szczepaniak, Prismview President, about their transition […]
Tennessee Outdoor Assn Adds Members and New Website
Association: Outdoor Advertising Association of Tennessee. Address: PO Box 2324 Chattanooga, TN 37409 Phone: 423-314-6430 Email: tammydudley@oaatn.com The Outdoor Advertising Association of Tennessee (“OAAT”) represents the interests of Tennessee out of home companies. Tammy Dudley was appointed CEO/Executive Director of the Association in August 2019. Tammy what’s new at the […]
Circle Graphics, Inc. Hires Rod Rackley as President of OOH Division
LONGMONT, CO, December 18, 2019—Circle Graphics, Inc., the world’s largest producer of grand and large-format digital graphics, today announced that Rod Rackley has been named the new President of the company’s OOH Division. Rackley has more than 20 years of senior management experience, including almost a decade as Circle Graphic’s […]
Company of the Day – Burelz Billboards
Company: Burelz Billboards Markets: Memphis & Nashville, TN Headquarters: 5587 Murray Avenue Suite 104, Memphis TN 38119 Phone: 901.289.5951 Email: dburing@aol.com David Buring owns Burelz Outdoor which operates 9 digital faces and 2 tri-visions and one static in Memphis and Nashville Tennessee. David started his first outdoor company in 1992 […]
John Barrett on 6-8 Second Digital Flips
Insider posted yesterday on the regulatory history of the 6-8 second digital sign flip. Barrett Outdoor’s John Barrett – who’s been in the industry longer than most of us – says this: It is frightening as I get older to discover how often I have ended up as one of […]
Consider This: Creativity is OOH’s Competitive Advantage
By Anna Bager OAAA President & CEO Whenever I talk to advertisers and agencies they often ask me the same question. “Why out of home?” And “why now?” My answer is simple. OOH is on the move, it’s growing faster than any other traditional advertising platform, and it is breaking […]