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McDonalds Weather-Related Digital Campaign

London, UK (26 April 2018) – Today, McDonald’s is launching a national digital outdoor campaign that uses MET Office real-time data to bring to life April’s unpredictable weather conditions. In order to take part in Britain’s favourite topic of conversation, Leo Burnett London turned the McDonald’s menu into weather icons […]

Solar Billboards in Oregon? Meadow Outdoor shows how.

Meadow Outdoor recently completed a large 3KW solar lighting system, powering 8 lights on a 14’ x 48’ bulletin near Boardman, OR. This is their second successful solar installation, Insider talked to John Lehman, Operations Manager, at the job site. Is Oregon sunny enough for solar to be economical? how […]

Company of the Day: Big Outdoor

Company: Big Outdoor Markets: Nationwide Headquarters: 2315 Routh Street, Dallas, Texas  75201 Phone: 214-969-5800 Email: info@bigoutdoor.com Big Outdoor owns and operates high profile billboards and wallscapes in major US cities.  the company was started in 2013 and is owned by SunTx Capital Partners which has allocated $100 million in capital […]

Where have national revenues gone?

It’s been a common refrain from the CEO’s of the Big Three on their 2017 earnings transcripts that national sales have been weak, excepting the fourth quarter of 2017 which had political.  Insider asked a senior out of home sales executive for her opinion and here’s what she said: “National […]

Boidman on Privacy, Autonomous Cars and Alternative Out of Home

This week Insider talked with PJ Solomon investment banker Mark Boidman about his recently published book Times Square Everywhere.  Boidman argues that out of home will thrive in the future because it’s the only form of media which has a friend in technology. Do recent events (facebook data issues, the implementation of […]

YESCO Grows Revenues 16% with Blip

Insider has written before about how Blip is helping out of home companies sell excess digital sign inventory.    YESCO has been used Blip for two years.  YESCO President Pat O’Donnell reports that Blip has “fundamentally changed the economics of digital for YESCO.”  Some of YESCO’s accomplishments using Blip: An […]

Company of the Day: Blackbelt Outdoor

Company:  :  Blackbelt Outdoor Advertising, LLC Headquarters:   476 County Road 206, Marion Junction, Alabama 36759 Markets: 5 Counties in Central Alabama Phone: 205.337.5113 Email:  dunkin@blackbeltoutdoor.com Blackbelt Outdoor was founded in 2014 by Dunkin Allred. Since then Blackbelt Outdoor has expanded into five counties throughout the central portion of Alabama. They offer both […]

Seeking Alpha Bearish on Landmark

Landmark Infrastructure Partners stock is down 22% since the first of the year.  Alacran Investments explains why in a bearish article published at Seeking Alpha.  Alacran has a  short position in Landmark (LMRK) so take the analysis with a grain of salt.  The thesis is that Landmark, a purchaser of tower, out […]

BOOHMA To Partner with IBOUSA

IBOUSA general manager Chris Cowlbeck announces BOOHMA Technologies as a data partner to facilitate expansion of market channels, easier responses to RFPs, and access to emerging data analytics for smarter campaign planning. The alliance is part of IBOUSA’s continuing strategy to help its Associates grow their collective voice and influence […]

3 Questions for Digital OOH Manufacturers

By Kerry Yoakum, Vice President of Government Affairs, OAAA OAAA regularly features Thought Leadership Q&A from its committee members. This month, OAAA presents the Supplier Spotlight, asking digital billboard manufacturers three insightful questions: The OOH industry estimates there are 7,800 digital billboards operating in the US. When we talk with the […]