By Ken Klein, Executive Vice President, OAAA. A long-running tiff between New York State and the feds over signs on the highway right of way symbolizes a broader tug of war: should existing rules be liberalized or not? In New York State, the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo spent $8 […]
There is joy in Minneapolis in the hope that the Vikings will be the first NFL team to win a Super Bowl in their home stadium. Billboard operators did not receive the same joy. Insider reported earlier this month that Minneapolis was considering a zoning code change to expand the area […]
Company: Ad Trend, Inc. Markets: Kansas City Headquarters: 14450 S US 71 Hwy, Kansas City, MO 64147 Phone: 816-283-0600 Founded in 1983 by Jim Boeh, Ad-Trend owns a static billboard plant with 125 faces in the Kansas City metro, St. Joseph, MO and surrounding communities. They are the largest locally-owned […]
By Nicole Randall OAAA Communications Director OAAA regularly features Thought Leadership Q&A from its committee members. This month, OAAA spotlights the Creative Committee, asking members, “What was your favorite OOH campaign in 2017?” Eddy Herty, National Creative Director, OUTFRONT Media The 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship I’m In campaign was my […]
Insider talked with Veale Outdoor’s Tom Jackson about the Santa Rosa, CA company’s innovative monument sign program and what it’s like to operate a billboard plant when wildfires sweep your market. What impact did the October 2017 Northern California wildfires have on your company? The wildfires in Santa Rosa/Sonoma County, […]
This is old news for some of you but Insider visited the Independent Outdoor company website this week while updating the 2018 Out of Home Advertising website rankings and this is what he found. Lamar purchased Independent Outdoor’s plant several months ago. Lamar keeps a very low profile on acquisitions […]
FEPE International is inviting nominations for its Annual Awards – to be presented at its Annual Congress in Sorrento from June 6-8 – and is adding an important new category, the Rising Star Award. This will be awarded to someone aged 30 or under who has made an outstanding contribution to the Out […]
Company: Visual Outdoor, LLC Headquarters: 379 Bee Tree Ln. Blairsville, GA 30512 Markets: Northeast Georgia, Western North Carolina, and Eastern Tennessee Phone: (706) 745-9322 Visual Outdoor Advertising is owned by Terry Poteete and operates in Northeast Georgia, Western North Carolina, and Eastern Tennessee. They own and operate 71 billboards with 217 […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “When thinking as to how best to get the word out of our available position we thought of Billboard Insider. We are glad we did. The cost of the ad was reasonable and the response was outstanding.” Jim Moravec, Stott Outdoor “We had over 25 companies inquire […]
Insider sees lots of out of home land leases with fixed minimum rent increases of 2-5%/year. These leases are a bad deal for out of home companies because land rent increases faster than inflation and industry revenue growth. Inflation averaged 2.2%/year for the past 17 years. Nominal out of home […]
