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Company of the Day – Abel Outdoor

Company: Abel Outdoor Advertising Markets: Montana Headquarters:  23685 US Highway 93 N, Arlee, Montana  59821 Phone: 406-880-4964 Abel Outdoor Advertising operates a billboard plant in the following Montana communities: St Ignatius Florence Stevensville Hamilton Missoula The company was started in 2003 and is owned by Ernest Otoupalik   [wpforms id=”9787″] […]

A Static Build With a 44% Return on Investment

Insider’s not the only one that likes static builds.  Grey Outdoor’s Grey Vick is a fan as well.  This recently built static billboard is generating a 44% return on investment. Project:  200 square ft, two sided, steel, monopole billboard.  3′ by 16′ hole wet drilled. Cost: $20,000 complete with lights. […]

Paul Wright Comments on NC Governor’s Veto

Insider noticed SignValue Paul Wrights’ commented on Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 645.  Here is what Paul had to say. “Told ya so! We hate to say it, but the Governor of North Carolina (Roy Cooper) probably did the right thing when he vetoed the bill to relocate […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: Clarksburg-Weston

Did you know: Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was born in 1824 in Clarksburg. The building that formerly housed Weston State mental Hospital is one of the largest hand-cut stone buildings in the nation. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Clarksburg-Weston, WV DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs […]

Company of the day: Ace Outdoor

Company: Ace Outdoor Advertising Market:  California Headquarters: 89801 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA  90069 Phone: 310-467-8072 Email: andrew@ace-outdoor.com Ace Outdoor operates seven high profile billboard structures with 13 faces on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.  Ace is managed by Andrew Bilanzich who was a punter for the 1995 Nebraska cornhuskers national championship football team during college.  The […]

More Atlanta Marquee Billboards

Yesterday Formetco’s Britt McConnell talked about the Atlanta sign district and the high-profile digital billboards at Cobb Galleria, Georgia State’s stadium and Georgia’s Own Credit Union.  Today McConnell talks about three more high profile Atlanta digital billboards as well as trends in digital billboard resolution. The Atlanta Sign Blackbird’s The […]

Meadow Outdoor Builds a Digital in Ontario, Oregon

Meadow Outdoor has constructed Ontario, Oregon’s first digital billboard.  The sign is on East Idaho Avenue.  One side is digital and the other is static.  The project took a year to permit and plan. Insider’s take: A one side static, one side digital billboard isn’t a bad thing.  In 2017 […]

Stu Lipscomb Named President at Pioneer Outdoor

SPRINGFIELD, MO – Stuart Lipscomb has been named President of Pioneer Outdoor, a position previously held by Larry Lipscomb. “Stuart represents the fourth generation in outdoor advertising, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to hand over the company’s leadership to him,” says current managing member, Larry Lipscomb. Through Stuart’s sales […]

Company of the Day – 718 Outdoor

Company: 718 Outdoor Market: Brooklyn, New York Headquarters: New York Phone: 718-664-4315 Email: info@718outdoor.com 718OUTDOOR is a media company specializing in traditional OOH platforms, and they are all about New York. They operate a plant that includes elevator ads, walls, murals and advertising panels.  Their area of focus is their home town of Brooklyn.  Glenn Merone is the […]

Britt McConnell on Atlanta’s Marquee Digital Billboards

Atlanta is going some amazing things with digital billboards and Formetco is on a roll in Atlanta.  Insider talked to Formetco’s Britt McConnell to learn more. Britt, what do you do at Formetco? I manage the digital sales for the Southeast, North Central US and Puerto Rico. Tell me about […]