Insider’s take: Technology isn’t always the miracle cure. Today Josh Lawton talks about the pros and cons of different forms of out of home tech. By Josh Lawton, COO and Co-Founder, Abraxis Technology OOH owners and advertisers are being swamped by technological advancements, all of which are promising insight that […]
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Whiteheart Outdoor Update
Insider has learned that Whiteheart Outdoor’s plant is for sale. Steve Minnich of Piedmont Business has been engaged to sell the assets. You can reach Steve at steve@piedmontbusiness.com if you want more info. Whiteheart Outdoor’s founder Bill Whiteheart died in September 2017. Winston-Salem Journal has an article on Whiteheart’s business […]
Lamar Wins John Wayne Airport Contract
Baton Rouge, LA – March 26, 2018 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), one of the largest out of home media companies in the world, today announced that it was recently awarded the ten-year advertising concession for Southern California’s prestigious John Wayne Airport (SNA). Under the contract, Lamar will launch […]
Company of the Day – ATMedia Outdoor
Company: ATMedia Outdoor Address: 2555 Marietta Hwy., Suite 102, Canton GA 30114 Markets: 39 Markets Nationwide Phone: 877-413-3683 Email: info@atmediaoutdoor.com ATMedia Outdoor, a division of Mashburn Outdoor, a Georgia based outdoor company. Mashburn Outdoor owned and operated 238 Junior, Jr.Bulletins and Bulletin billboard faces throughout metro Chattanooga, Ooltewah, Hixson and […]
Why Do the Feds Care about Tree-Trimming on Public Lands?
New federal legislation lays out a public-policy rationale for vegetation control on public lands: safety, fire prevention, and protection of electric-power lines. Vegetation-control legislation was included in a massive spending bill signed March 23 by President Trump. The President said he signed the overall bill reluctantly, in order to […]
Company of the Day: Ashby St Outdoor
Company: Ashby St Outdoor Markets: Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma Headquarters: 1855 Shelby Lane, Fayetteville, AR 72704 Phone: 479-442-0300 Ashby St operates a billboard plant with 2,000 faces in over 40 counties in Arkansas, Eastern Oklahoma and Wichita, Kansas. The company has 75 digital faces. Ashby St was founded in April 2011 with the purchase […]
Billboards help hospitals reach disadvantaged populations.
“Billboard advertising appears to be well suited to engage the less fortunate, providing productive pathway for the conveyance of helpful, supportive details, yielding healthier populations, enhanced opportunities and better communities.” That’s the conclusion of a 2017 white paper by the James K Elrod, CEO at Willis-Knighton Health systems and […]
Rate This Board By Greg Callaham
Rate This Board 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. Today’s rating is provided […]
Who’s running Whiteheart Outdoor?
Insider received a call from someone interested in a Whiteheart Outdoor Advertising billboard in Winston-Salem. We ran an obituary on Bill Whiteheart in September 2017. Whiteheart’s phone number has been disconnected and there’s no company website. Please contact Insider using the form below if you are running or own the […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds March 23, 2018
Billboards for sale ads cost $120 paid in advance by credit card. All other classifieds cost $60 for 60 days or $120 per year paid in advance by credit card. To place your classified Click Here. Appraisals Signvalue appraises billboards. Art and Creative Billboards, Etc designs and prints billboard ads. Out of […]