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Out of Home Industry Strengths and Risks

Family offices and investors often ask Billboard Insider to identify the strengths and risks of the out of home business.  We tell them that the industry has the best returns for the least risk of any industry that we’ve been involved with.  Here are the four industry strengths and the […]

Built To Last!

What We’ve Learned From Seeing Our Vinyls in the Field One of the unique things about Lindmark Ink is that we don’t just print billboard vinyls—we’re billboard operators, too. That means after a vinyl leaves our print shop, we get to see what happens next. We see it installed, watch […]

When In Doubt, Hire an Artist

By Nick Coston, After 25 plus years in OOH, I’ve seen some awesome billboard copy and plenty of not so awesome (I’m being very polite). I’ve also seen plenty of OOH copy from major agencies that left me mystified cause it was so bad. Conversely, I’ve seen some very eye-catching […]

Out of Home Amplifies Social, Mobile and Your Media Investment

In the weeks leading into the DPAA Global Video Everywhere Summit, taking place October 13 at Pier Sixty in NYC, DPAA (www.dpaaglobal.com) is releasing surprising, sourced facts that challenge conventional thinking about OOH—and demonstrate why marketers should reconsider its role in the modern brand plan. Too often, mediums are pitted […]

Company of the Day- Spotlight Outdoor Ads

Company: Spotlight Outdoor Ads Headquarters: 4245 S. Grand Canyon Dr. Ste #208, Las Vegas, Nevada 89147 Market: Las Vegas, NV Phone: (725) 325-3826 Email: info@spotlightoutdoorads.com Spotlight Outdoor Ads serves the Las Vegas Strip with their exclusive network of premium Out of Home (OOH) ad placements which include: 72 Media Faces […]

Lamar’s Sean Reilly Opens Nasdaq

Lamar Advertising CEO Sean Reilly rang the NASDAQ opening bell yesterday.  He was surrounded by Lamar family members, board members and executives.  Here are his remarks: Good morning, and on behalf of everyone at Lamar. I’d like to extend a thanks to NASDAQ for hosting us. It is absolutely wonderful […]

Real Estate Purchases and Lease Agreements – How to Protect Your Business

Any OOH operator knows that life is so much easier when you do your homework before entering into leases or purchasing real estate . Insider reached out to Tower Title Co-Founder and CTO Kyle Perry and asked about why title insurance should be added to your tool box. Kyle, How […]

Alliance Media Joins Global Essays for Peace Initiative

Alliance Media will join out-of-home media companies around the world in supporting Essays for Peace, a global initiative marking the United Nations International Day of Peace. As part of the initiative, Alliance Media will donate space across its digital out-of-home network to display a video of a burning candle, joining […]

Company of the Day: SignAd

Company:  SignAd Outdoor Markets: Texas, Western Louisiana Headquarters: 1010 North Loop, Houston, TX  77009 Phone: 713-861-6013 Email: info@signad.com SignAd Outdoor Advertising is a family-owned and operated private company which was started in 1964.  The company operates close to 3,000 static and digital billboards in Texas and Southwest Louisiana including 29 digital billboard faces. The company […]