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1 minute video on Lamar’s vehicle recognition billboard

Insider wrote about vehicle recognition billboards in July 2016 and April 2016.  We found a 1 minute video at the Lamar youtube page which describes exactly how the Lamar/Posterscope car recognition project works. Insider’s take: This is a great example of why your company needs to set up a youtube page. […]

Where can I find billboards for sale?

Where can I find billboards for sale?  One way is to do-it-yourself.  This means driving around or doing the internet research to identify billboards  you’d like to buy, looking at the name on the nameplate and calling the owner.  The do-it-yourself approach takes a lot of work and is inefficient […]

Cowlbeck on Busy Patterns

By Chris Cowlbeck We all know a pretty picture when we see one – I’m sure something just popped into your head.  “A picture says 1000 words”, is a rather worn out phrase, but says it all.  Generally, the more detail the better in pictures in a lot of marketing […]

Company of the Day – Action Outdoor

Company: Action Outdoor Market:  Metro Atlanta and Dahlonega, Georgia Headquarters: 3512 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30005 Phone:  678-624-9275 Email: info@actionoutdoor.com Action Outdoor was originally formed in 1992 between partners Jack Hartrampf and Larry McCurdy. Both Jack and Larry were real estate brokers with Metro Brokers and through their expertise in dealing with […]

Out of Home Valuations December 2016

Public outdoor company valuations shrank slightly during the fourth quarter of 2016 as this chart demonstrates. Public Outdoor Company Valuations December 2016 The average revenue multiple for the four public outdoor companies shrank from 3.60 times to 3.57 times.  JCDecaux, Clear Channel Outdoor and Outfront trade at a lower revenue […]

Out of Home will grow in 2017

By Steve Nicklin, Vice President of Marketing, OAAA. OOH is poised to record yet another quarter of growth to close out 2016, which will mark the industry’s 27th consecutive quarter of growth. Other than digital media, no other form of media comes anywhere near such a consistent, solid record. 2017 […]

Company of the Day: Abel Outdoor

Company: Abel Outdoor Advertising Markets: Montana Headquarters:  23685 US Highway 93 N, Arlee, Montana  59821 Phone: 406-880-4964 Abel Outdoor Advertising operates a billboard plant on in the following Montana communities: St Ignatius Florence Stevensville Hamilton Missoula The company was started in 2003 and is owned by Ernest Otoupalik   Paid […]

9 Questions To Ask Before You Buy Digital Signage

By Evan H Fisher They’re everywhere… digital screen providers that promise you the world, then can’t deliver the dynamic integrations you asked for. You need to know what to look for, before you make a very time-consuming, headache-inducing, and probably very expensive mistake. How long have you been in business, […]

Billboard Insider Releases 2017 Out of home website rankings.

Today Billboard Insider released the 2017  Billboard Insider out of home website rankings.    Insider reviewed 337 out of home company websites and computed a score for each company based on the website’s contact info, sign info, readability and social media impact.  20 points was the maximum score possible.  You […]