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Reno Billboard Lawsuit Proceeds

The US District Court for Nevada has partly granted and partly denied a petition by the City of Reno, Nevada to throw out a lawsuit by Strict Scrutiny Media. Strict Scrutiny Media secured several billboard leases and permits on three parcels of land in Reno. In 2016 the city  ordered […]

Clear Channel International Appoints Richard Cross as Chief Digital Transformation Officer

Clear Channel International (CCI), the leading innovator in global out-of-home advertising, has appointed Richard Cross to the newly created role of Chief Digital Transformation Officer (CDTO).  He will be responsible for ensuring that technology and digital innovation are at the forefront of CCI’s ongoing transformation strategy, providing leadership across the […]

Company of the Day – Sapp Outdoor

Company: Sapp Outdoor Markets: Georgia Headquarters: 72 Laircey Street, Statesboro, GA  30458 Phone: 912-764-5649 Email:  matthewsapp26@gmail.com Established in 1949, Sapp Outdoor has served Statesboro and southeast Georgia for more than 67 years.  The Sapp family operates their billboard plant in the following 10 southeast Georgia counties. Bulloch Burke Jenkins Screven […]

Jim McIntyre on Solar Power Lessons

In October 2016 Insider wrote an article about IQ Power Systems which was developing a better system for solar powered billboards.  Jim McIntyre of McIntyre Outdoor was acting as the company’s sales agent.  Insider talked with McIntyre last week for an update. Jim, is IQ Power Systems still offering a […]

Rate This Board by Out of Home Creative

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. This week’s rating is provided […]

Starksville Wants to Eliminate Billboards

The city of Starkville, MS is taking aim at billboards through a new ordinance that the city hopes would lead to the eventual elimination of the signs within the city.  The Dispatch reports of a proposed change to the city’s sign ordinance. A revised ordinance would classify billboards into two […]

Company of the Day: Saben Outdoor

Company: Saben Outdoor Market:  Georgia Headquarters:  1380 Collingsworth Road, Palmetto, GA Phone:  770-463-4158 Email:  rentabillboard@sabenllc.com Saben Outdoor is a small, family owned firm which owns static and digital billboards in the Atlanta area.  Many of the billboards are along I-85 south of Atlanta and I-20 west of Atlanta.  The company also provides management […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds November 24, 2017

Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “We have written new insurance business as a result of our ad in Billboard Insider.”  Stu Lee, Bassler Insurance “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 […]

US Out of Home Revenue Up But Trails US Economy

Good news and bad news in the third quarter 2017 US out of home revenue figures which OAAA released last week. The good news: US out of home revenue growth has accelerated.  Out of home revenues grew 1.9% during the third quarter of 2017, up from only 0.30% during the […]

4 reasons not to use flash on your out of home website

 It’s a computer security risk.  Hackers love to take advantage of flash’s vulnerabilities.  Insider won’t run flash on his computer because of it.  Google blocks flash within Chrome. It causes computers to crash. Adobe is killing flash.  It will be gone by 2020. It makes your website look like this […]