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Outfront Stock Surging on MTA rumors

A report on The Motley Fool web site noted a significant Monday increase in the share price and volume of trades for Outfront Media.  This chart shows that Outfront stock has surged over the past five days. Volume has been high as well.       The movement is reported […]

Agency Spotlight: Pearl Media

Company:  Pearl Media Headquarters: 363 RT. 46 West, Suite 450.  Fairfield, New Jersey  07004 Phone:  973-492-2300 Email: info@pearlmedia.com Pearl Media is an award-winning Out-of-Home and E​xperiential marketing agency headquartered in Northern New Jersey with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles. The company is changing how people experience […]

Tech Talk: OOH and Smart Cities

  Stephen Freitas OAAA Chief Marketing Officer This month’s question is: What are some of the most exciting opportunities ahead as the OOH industry converges with smart cities over the next several years? Kevin Bartanian, EVP of Sales & Business Development, StandardVision Smart city applications are designed to manage urban flows […]

Meadow Outdoor Assists in Ontario, Oregon Tree Replacement

Argus Observer reports Meadow Outdoor is paying for removal of ash trees in Ontario, Oregon and the replanting of columar oak trees.  The trees which will be removed are old, dying and infested with beetle borers.  The first stage of the project involves East Idaho Avenue between Love’s Travel Stop […]

Company of the Day: Norton Outdoor

Company: Norton Outdoor Market: Cincinnati, Ohio. Headquarters: 5280 Kennedy Avenue, Cincinnati, OH Phone: 513-631-4864 Norton Outdoor is a private, family owned outdoor company which was started by Jerry Norton in 1949. The company is run by Jerry Norton’s sons. Tom Norton is CEO. Dan Norton is President. Jerry Norton’s grandson Mike is an […]

Patti Reeves on hurricane proofing your plant.

Patti Reeves operates Island Displays, a billboard company with 16 structures on Turks and Caicos in the Carribean.    The eye of hurricane Irma passed right over Turks and Patti’s billboards survived  to winds of 160 miles an hour.  Insider talked with Reeves about the experience. Are your Island Displays […]

Outdoor Ad Tech Profile: Measurence

Company: Measurence Headquarters:  1216 Broadway, Floor 2, New York, NY  10001 Phone:  +1-646-595-0087 Email: info@measurence.com Measurence provides software that enables out of home companies to measure impressions, reach, and engagement, and improve their targeting capabilities to allow their advertisers a better understanding of the ROI of their campaigns. The company […]

Lamar Lombard IL signs debated.

Daily Herald reports that 20 Lombard, IL residents have protested Lamar’s plan to put up two digital billboards.  The Lombard trustees will vote on the issue on November 2.  Lamar will pay the city $75,000/year for 20 years to be put toward capital expenses at the city’s wastewater treatment plant […]

Company of the Day – Onsite Insite

Company:  Onsite Insite Markets: Arizona Headquarters:  6200 E. Thomas Rd., Suite 201, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 Phone: 480-990-0800 Email:  info@azbillboard.com Onsite Insite works with the Gila River Indian community to construct 14’ x 48’ static bulletins along the Santan Freeway Loop 202 in the southeast valley of Phoenix between I-10 and […]

New OSHA Rules: What They Mean For Billboards

By Carla Gunnin, Jackson Lewis law firm Billboard climbers using full-body harnesses and a double-lanyard system comply fully with a new federal safety rule that takes effect in November of next year. Anchorage points must be able to hold 5,000 pounds, a requirement that mirrors the poundage stated in construction […]