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Happy Halloween in 3D

Eddy Carrolan and Softsigns have been at it again with a great 3D halloween project.    The skeleton hands were produced Clear Channel Outdoor’s Orlando office to promote Universal Studio’s Halloween Horror nights. Each skeleton hand was 12ft tall x 6ft wide. This was a patented 3D “all in one” […]

Company of the Day – Quality Outdoor Advertising

Company:  Quality Outdoor Advertising, LLC Headquarters:  225 County Road 1291, Cullman, AL 35058 Markets: Quality Outdoor has over 200 billboard locations throughout the North Alabama area. The locations vary in size from 12′ x 24′ side-by-side to 12′ x 50′ locations on local highways to 14′ x 48′ locations on Interstate 65. Phone: 256.734.9030 […]

An Update On iHeart Media Debt Challenges

There were several news items at the end of last week indicating that (maybe) there might be some movement on an iHeart Media debt restructure.  Total company debt, as of June 30, stood at almost $20.4 billion, mostly from the 2008 leverage-buyout from two Boston-based private-equity firms. Bain Capital and Thomas […]

Lind Media seeks 6 employees to support growth

Lind Media is one of those creative, quality, family-owned firms which makes Insider proud to be in the out of home business.  Lind operates over 1,400 billboards in 27 Ohio and Indiana counties and has been growing with the acquisition.  Insider featured Lind as Company of the Day on July […]

London’s Iconic Piccadilly Lights Are Switched Back On

The world-famous Piccadilly Lights were switched back on this week (October 26) after a nine month period of renovation. A spectacular display of colors, which were sponsored by members of the public as part of a fundraising campaign for Barnardo’s, was the first image to appear on the new screen. […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds October 28, 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 […]

Mark Tutssel says OOH should stop people in their tracks

“A study by Zenith Optimedia found that people are exposed to OOH for 107.2 minutes each day.  meanwhile a Microsoft Corp. study found that a goldfish has an attention span of nine seconds while a human’s is only eight! What does this mean for communicators?  To deliver a message effectively, […]

4 things Insider learned from Roy Park Jr’s book

Roy Park, Jr., the owner of Park Outdoor, is the author of Sons in the Shadow, an unflinching chronicle of his time working for his father Roy Park Sr at Park Communications as well has his subsequent experience buying Park Outdoor from his dad.  Insider recommends the book for those […]

Regulatory Roundup – October 27th

Revere, MA is setting up a subcommittee to review the city ordinances for billboards. The Revere Journal reports that with a current moratorium on billboards expiring March 5, 2018, the committee hopes to have reviewed and tightened up the current ordinances by that date.The current ordinance allows billboards by special permit […]

Callaham Graphic Design is an Award Winner

Greg Callaham Graphic Design recently won four American Graphic Design Awards. Graphic Design USA, a national trade publication sponsors the annual competition.  Insider had a chance to interview Greg Callaham on the recent success for his firm. Greg, congratulations on your four American Graphic Design Awards.  Can you provide us […]