“If an artist is getting paid and it’s promoting art, I love it.” Jennifer Moreland of the Corvallis Mural Project. The Corvallis Gazette reports that murals have become a regulatory issue in Corvallis. A citizens group called Call to Balance has painted nine murals in downtown Corvallis. The project originated […]
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Company of the Day: Sun Outdoor
Company: Sun Outdoor Advertising. Markets: Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington Headquarters: 11221 Pacific Highway SW, Lakewood, WA 98499 Phone: 866-581-3118 Email: info@sunoutdoor.com Sun Outdoor is a family owned business which was started in 1982. The firm’s plant includes billboards in the following communities: Bakersfield, CA Ridgecrest, CA Mohavi, CA Tehachapi, CA […]
ODDM is New to Insider and the Industry
A newer business has recently popped up in our Classified Section as Elizabeth Mellen has opened Outdoor Digital Display Management. We had a chance to interview Liz about her business. Can you share with us about your background serving the outdoor industry? I worked for one of the leading digital […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds
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 […]
Forbes likes out of home
As we daily wander through the endless details of running our businesses, it can become easy to miss the perspective of the wider business and investment community. Insider read an interesting Forbes article that shares a number of significant drivers that are transforming the way we do business and they […]
Wash DC Digital Saga continues.
More developments in the Washington DC digital sign saga which Insider wrote about earlier this week. Don MacCord and Shannon Doyle have been indicted by the FBI for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, false writings to a government agency, obstruction of official proceedings and destruction alteration or falsification of records. […]
Company of the Day: Signal Outdoor
Company: Signal Outdoor Markets: Nationwide. Headquarters: 200 Mansell Court East, Suite 325, Building 200, Roswell, Georgia 30076 Phone: 678-906-2960 Email: rickn@signaloutdoor.com Signal Outdoor operates a plant of approximately 10,500 advertising displays on bus benches, bus shelters, and transit sides in over 100 municipalities. The company was established in 1989. In […]
What Riles People? (Hint: not billboards)
US-DOT Just Got Thousands of Comments from the Public By Ken Klein, executive vice president of the Outdoor Advertising Association of America, OAAA When US-DOT asked for comments about its regulations, I was curious to see the file. Two quick points: My assumptions were off I read the whole file […]
Branded Cities Lands Shamrock Capital Investment
New York – Branded Cities (“BC”), a digital and spectacular Out-Of-Home (“OOH”) media company, announced today a large minority investment from Shamrock Capital (“Shamrock”), a Los Angeles based media, entertainment and communication focused investment firm. Shamrock partners, Steve Royer and Andy Howard, will join the BC board. Formed in 1998 […]
Circuit Court Rules for Epic Outdoor In Rapid City Dispute
Insider has been reporting on a lawsuit filed in 2012 by Epic Outdoor in response to a revision to an existing Rapid City, South Dakota sign ordinance. The revision created new size and spacing requirements as well as preventing outdoor companies from constructing any new digital billboards. Earlier this year, Epic […]