Company: East – West Media Markets: Tennessee Headquarters: 18 W. Madison Ave., Athens, TN 37303 Phone: 423-337-4444 Email: billboards@eastwestmedia.com East West Media was started in 2001 by Bobby Mizer. The firm is family owned and run with 5 Mizer’s active in the business: Bobby (founder), Brad (President), Charlie (Account Executive), […]
Insider was aware that Steve & Sue Sullins, owners of X-Mark Outdoor in Corsicana TX and long time friends of the industry, were looking for a buyer for their billboard plant. That sale was recently finalized and we had a chance to talk with Steve about the transaction and his […]
Cody J. Riebe, Public Relations & Content Specialist at BillboardsIn Marijuana is a big business. It is now recreationally legal in nine states and medicinally in thirty. It’s estimated that it will be a $21 billion industry by 2021. This is good news for the out-of-home industry. Here at BillboardsIn, […]
Did you know: Over 1,000 ships enter the Port of Duluth every year, making it one of the largest inland freshwater ports in America. Although the city no longer hosts any professional sports teams, Duluth fielded an NFL team called the Eskimos in the 1920’s This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight […]
Company: Dusty’s Outdoor Media Markets: Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana Headquarters: 1207 Network Center Blvd, Suite 3C, Effingham, IL 62401. Phone: 1-866-593-8789 Dusty’s operates a billboard plant with 424 structures with 28 in the construction process in four mid-western states. The company’s goal is to have 500 faces by the end of 2019, excluding acquisitions. […]
C&S Outdoors owns 3 billboards in Alabama. C&S saved $30,000 on the upfront cost of a digital sign by using an innovative partnership between Watchfire and Blip. Insider talked with Grant Cox, manager of C&S Outdoors about the plan. Grant tell us a little bit about your digital sign project. […]
Last week the private equity firm McWhorter Capital Partners announced it was partnering with Bartow Street Capital to raise $150 million for the continued expansion of Horton Outdoor. The fundraising is anticipated to take 12-18 months. Insider talked with McWhorter about the campaign. Josh, you’re seeking to raise the $150 […]
Insider received two followup questions from last week’s painting billboard structures post and asked our billboard fabrication experts to respond What primer and paint have proven best in terms of longevity for wood and metal structures? What companies specialize in painting billboard structures? Jon Odom, President, Productivity Fabricators. We have […]
Company: Eagle Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 1447 N 175 E, Warsaw, IN 46582 Market: Northern Indiana Phone: 800-867-4467 Dan Walcott the founder of Eagle Outdoor started painting billboards at the age of fifteen. He literally “learned the ropes” by apprenticing for Lockridge Outdoor who hand painted billboards on site hanging from a swing stage […]
This is the first in a new monthly Billboard Insider feature on agencies doing interesting things in out of home. Today we highlight Detroit’s Brooklyn Outdoor and ask Candice Simons to talk about her favorite campaign, autonomous cars and what out of home needs to do to get a greater […]
