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AdQuick attracts $1.1 million for Expedia Like Platform for Outdoor Advertising

AdQuick, a Venice, CA-based technology company, has announced it raised a $1.1 million seed round to help bring the outdoor and billboard advertising industry online. By collecting new online metrics for the effectiveness and reach of outdoor advertising, AdQuick has been able to give marketers a better understanding of their […]

Company of the Day: HB Outdoor

Company: HB Outdoor Market: Georgia Headquarters: 1775 Woodstock Rd, Suite 150 Roswell, GA  30075. Phone: 770-951-8222 Email: billyharvin11@gmail.com HB Outdoor operates forty faces in Georgia including a double sided trivision in Winder, two-sided digital billboards in Buford and Norcross and a double sided static billboard in Norcross.  The company is […]

Media Resources Enters 3D Printing

Oakville, Ontario – June 12th, 2017 – Media Resources Inc., an integrated sign services and manufacturing company in Oakville, Ontario has expanded their custom 3D fabrication capabilities adding to their long list of service offerings.  Now, in addition to custom 3D milling and carving they can now offer full 3D […]

Be Prepared For Hurricane Season

Insider notes that June 1 to November 30 is officially hurricane season in the United States which makes this Daktronics article timely. By Daktronics OOH Advertising With summer starting to hit its stride, it’s easy to forget about some of the dangers summer presents to digital billboards. This is especially […]

Link Media Buys Corey Outdoor

Link Media has closed on the purchase of 108 faces from Corey Outdoor in Atlanta.    Link Media is a subsidiary of Boston Omaha.  Link has done 9 acquisitions since its founding in 2009.   Insider asked CEO Jim McLaughlin about the transaction. Jim, how big a presence do you […]

Company of the Day – Hicks Outdoor Advertising

Company: Hicks Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 102 Racer Drive,  Cross Lanes, WV 25313 Markets: West Virginia Phone: 304.482.9300 Email:   greg@HicksOutdoor.com Hicks Outdoors Advertising is owned and operated by Gregory Hicks Enterprises Inc..  The company owns and operates 101 bulletins in 30 different locations  predominantly comprised of standard sizes 14′ x 48′, […]

Ocean Chair Goddard Named FEPE President

Global Out of Home business association FEPE International has elected Ocean Outdoor Group Chairman Tom Goddard as its new President. FEPE International represents Out of Home media owners, agencies and technology partners worldwide. Goddard, who has led CBS Outdoor’s international division, Viacom OOH, Metro Advertising and Maiden Outdoor and is […]

High Point Votes Against billboard expansion

The Triad Business Journal reports that the High Point, NorthCarolina city council has voted against a Fairway Outdoor proposal to expand areas where billboards are permitted to Eastchester Drive, North Main Street and West Wendover Avenue.  High Point’s 48 billboards are currently limited to industrial areas.   [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid […]

Company of the Day: Harvest Outdoor

Company: Harvest Outdoor Markets: Illinois Headquarters: 2516 Waukegan Road, PMB 350, Glenview, Illinois  60025-1774 Phone: 847-509-8876 Email: info@harvestoutdoor.com Harvest Outdoor operates a wall and billboard plant in Chicago.  Mike McHugh is the company’s owner.  The company was started in November 1998. One of the company’s billboards with a Vote Trump […]

Andy McRae on Business Intelligence and Digital Billboard Programming

Andy McRae is General Manager at the digital signage software provider Dot2Dot Communications.  Last week McRae gave an OAAA sponsored talk on dynamic digital billboard programming.  McRae said companies are not incorporating enough business intelligence into digital sign programming.  Andy in your talk last week you said that out of […]