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Out of the Office: IBOUSA Trip to Delaney Lake

The IBOUSA hosted a float plane trip to Delaney Lake, Ontario in July.  Looks like a great time with lots of trophy fish.   IBOUSA’s Daron Henry with a nice Lake Trout IBOUSA General Manager Chris Cowlbeck with a trophy muskie. Jim McIntyre of McIntyre Outdoor Advertising/Southern Billboards Inc. with […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds August 10, 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 […]

Jeremy Male on the MTA, new digitals and cashflow priorities

Here’s a selection of OUTFRONT Media CEO Jeremy Male’s comments at the Oppenheimer Technology, Internet and Communications Conference on August 7, 2019. On the MTA rollout At this time last year we only had a handful of signs on the MTA and now we’ve got over 3,000…We’re building out 50,000 […]

Out of Home Brokerage Agreements – The Fine Print

Last Monday insider discussed out of home brokerage fees.  Today Insider talks the other parts of an out of home brokerage agreement. Term A typical term is 3-12 months.  Insider leans towards 3-6 month agreements.  Out of home transactions are simple with a finite number of buyers.  You’ll know at […]

Watchfire Retiring 12 year old Digital Billboard.

If you’ve ever visited Watchfire’s Danville headquarters you’ve seen this 14 by 48 billboard. Still looks great.  It’s a 19mm model which is 12 years old.  Watchfire will replace it with a new 16 mm billboard later this summer along with new internal components and wiring.  The original structure and […]

Cities Flirt with “Congestion Pricing”

A new report from the National League of Cities (NLC) touts congestion pricing as a way to reduce gridlock and generate money to pay for roads and bridges. “Congestion pricing could directly counteract an increase in vehicle use and ensure self-driving cars pay full freight for the impact they create,” […]

Company of the Day: Paper Bag Ads

Company:  Paper Bag Ads Markets: Nation-wide. Address: 251 Bradley Place, Palm Beach, FL  334870 Phone: 561-855-0004 Paper Bag Ads puts ads on grocery bags.  The company has contracts with Food Lion, Kroger, Pathmark, Pick ’n Save, Piggly Wiggly, Safeway, ShopRite, Supervalue, Winn Dixie.  Insider talked with Jim Geiger, the company’s […]

Lamar Revenues up 6.9% in 2Q 2019

Lamar had a nice quarter although revenue growth lagged Outfront and Clear Channel.  Here are the results of the second quarter 2019 earnings release and conference call. Net revenue increased 6.9% to $449 million during the second quarter of 2019.  Acquisition adjusted net revenue increased 2.4%.  Local revenue was up […]

NC House Concurs on Billboard Legislation

The North Carolina house has concurred with a North Carolina Senate version of a billboard legislation by a vote of 60-54.  The bill now goes to the Governor who has 10 days to sign or veto. The bill represents a commons sense way to reduce just compensation claims against North […]

New and Noted: 3M fall protection recall, Lamar funding internships, autonomous cars

3M is recalling some fall protection products: Twin-Leg Nano-Lok edge and Twin-Leg Nano-Lok Wrap Back Self-Retracting Lifelines.  This is a proactive recall.  There have been no actual safety incidents or injuries.  Here’s the press release. The Advocate reports that Lamar has been funding a five year internship program for Lousiana […]