Company: Brooks Billboards Markets: Ohio Headquarters: 10735 Avenue Road, Perrysburg, OH 43551 Phone: 419-874-6400 Email: BrooksWelker@yahoo.com Brooks Outdoor operates a plant of more than 100 billboards in Western Ohio. The company started in the sign contracting and painting business. Sign projects included the Toledo Zoo, Murphy’s Jazz Club and Tony […]
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Hawthorne Erects Second Digital Billboard.
The Daily Breeze reports that Hawthorne, California is installing a 10.6 by 36 digital billboards at Crenshaw and El Segundo boulevard. Becker Boards has a proposal to manage the billboard in exchange for a $125,000 signing bonus to the town and a lease equal to 55% of revenue. Becker is […]
Lamar Advertising Company Expands Media Footprint in Fort Collins
Lamar managing bus advertising displays as part of new contract with Transfort Baton Rouge, LA – March 6, 2017 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), one of the largest out of home advertising companies in North America, today announced its new transit advertising contract with the City of Fort Collins. The agreement commenced January […]
Legendary Billboard Plant For Sale
A legendary billboard plant in Richmond Indiana is for sale. The plant was built by Tom Raper, an Indiana entrepreneur who made money in the RV business, real estate and billboards. He built the billboards to provide advertising support for his RV dealership. Raper died in 2015 and his estate […]
Company of the Day – Brogan Outdoor
Company: Brogan Outdoor Markets: Northern Indiana Headquarters: 106 Depot St, Lawwill, IN 46764 Phone: 260-327-3257 Brogan outdoor was formed in 1984 by Don Brogan after 20 years in the outdoor business, primarily with 3M. In 1988 Dan Brogan joined his father and today Dan runs the company. The company has […]
Lamar appeals Pittsburgh Mt Wash sign decision
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Triblive report that Lamar Advertising has filed an appeal in Allegheny County Court to overturn a Feb 16 decision by the Pittsburgh Zoning Board of Adjustment which ordered the removal of a 32 by 225 foot vinyl banner on Mt Washington. Lamar’s suit makes the following points: It put […]
Rate This Board by Greg Callaham
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 weeks rating is […]
OAAA Board Chair William Reagan Reflects on the Out of Home Business
William K. (Bill) Reagan started Reagan Outdoor Advertising in 1965, the year he and his wife Julia were married. The company and the marriage are thriving, and their three adult children are active in the business. Reagan Outdoor Advertising now operates 4,000 billboard faces in Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and […]
What Out of Home Executives Are Saying
By Nancy Fletcher, President, OAAA Thank you, OAAA principals, for sharing your honest thoughts with senior staff, in our recent telephone interviews. Here are 10 take-aways from owners and top executives at more than 75 OOH media companies, large and small. This valuable input, via one-on-one interviews: Helps guide […]
Company of the Day: BPS Outdoor
Company: BPS Outdoor Markets: Southern Georgia, Northern Florida Headquarters: PO Box 47, 807 West Second Street, Tifton, GA 31794 Phone: (229)382-6060 BPS outdoor owns billboards in Southern Georgia and Northern Florida. The company was started in February 1999. Carl Hutchinson is the firm’s General Manager. Selena McIntyre is the firm’s […]