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Wildstone Closes $383 Million Infrastructure Refinancing

Deal unlocks OOH media infrastructure leader’s European expansion amid surging digitization London, 15 January 2024 Wildstone, the leading owner of outdoor media infrastructure across the UK and Europe, has completed a landmark £350 million infrastructure refinancing with Deutsche Bank as underwriter and MEAG, Lloyds, Natixis and M&G as mandated lead […]

Clear Channel Outdoor runs Big Brothers Sisters of America Campaign

New York, NY – Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO), one of the world’s largest out of home (OOH) media providers, and Big Brothers Sisters of America (BBBSA), the preeminent one-to-one youth mentoring organization in the United States, today announced the launch of a nationwide digital out-of-home (DOOH) media campaign timed […]

Company of the Day – Headrick Outdoor Media

Company: Headrick Outdoor MediaHeadquarters: One Freedom Square, Laurel MS 39440 Markets:  Kansas Oklahoma Texas Louisiana Mississippi North & South Carolina   Phone: 601.649.1977 Email:   sales@headricks.com The Headrick Companies started from very humble beginnings designing, fabricating, and installing signs in a small back yard shop in 1927. A. B. Headrick […]

OUTFRONT WIns Lawsuit Against San Jose, CA

The San Jose Spotlight reported that Outfront Media won a lawsuit against the city of San Jose after contending that San Jose did not follow proper procedure when they bid out the construction of two digital billboards south of Highway 101 on San Jose Mineta International Airport property. That bid wws […]

OBIE Awards Deadline Extended

It’s Your Lucky Day! It’s true. We’re extending the deadline to enter the OBIE Awards to Friday, January 19, 2024. That gives you one more week to craft a strong submission and share your very best campaigns of 2023! Winners will be announced at the 82nd Annual OBIE Awards ceremony […]

Rate This Ad by Greg Callaham

Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]

Company of the Day: Highway Displays

Company: Highway Displays Outdoor Market: New York Headquarters: 404 Maple Street, Poughkeepsie, NY  12601 Phone: 845-452-2121 Email: info@highwaydisplays.com Highway Outdoor has over 420 static and digital billboards in the mid-Hudson valley.  The company was founded by Louis Schwartz, a Hungarian immigrant in 1918.  The company has 10 employees.  Evan Hartman is […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds January 13, 2024

Billboard Insider Classifieds work: I would like to purchase a classified ad on Billboard Insider to help advertise my business.  It worked so well for The Nine, that I know it’s money well spent.  John James, SignBird “We got a big boost in qualified applicants from running our Ad on […]

OOH Leadership: Understanding the Success Triangle

The Success Triangle is a proven formula for OOH sales success – and a proven formula for every other kind of success. OOH sales leaders, and all leaders, can benefit from learning about this model and implementing it with their teams. So, what is it? Those three corners on the […]

Traffic Volumes Good for Billboards, Not so Good for Transit

The FHWA November 2023 Traffic Volume Trends contains good news for roadside billboards   Look that this FHWA chart of millions of vehicle miles traveled on all roads and streets.  November 2023 million miles travelled was 263,557 or 1.3% above the pre-covid level of 260,326.   Million miles travelled for the first […]