Ardmore, OK – IBO is making it easier than ever for independent operators to help their local advertisers succeed. “With our new integration with Super Optimal, IBO members can now access the simple, affordable, “self-serve” tool that I use that takes the guesswork out of billboard design, directly from our […]
By Chris Cowlbeck, IBO CVO, Ardmore OK USA Over the years, IBO has been shaped by the passion and dedication of some truly remarkable people. One of those people is Becky Smith. We are incredibly grateful for the time, talent, and heart she brought to our organization, and we wish […]
Insider caught up with IBO Enterprise Manager Becky Smith and Chief Vision Officer Chris Cowlbeck for their OOH perspectives. Taking a look at 2025, what do you see as IBO’s key successes and accomplishments for the organization and its members? The glowing success was the launch of our interactive IBO […]
Since the Broadsign announcement of their purchase of Place Exchange we have been discussing how this transaction may impact the industry with a number of critical players in the OOH space. First, a few key comments from a conversation we had with Ari Buchalter, the CEO of Place Exchange: Ari, […]
Insider caught up with IBO CVO Chris Cowlbeck for his comments on recent stories from CFO of Outfront Matt Siegel, CEO of Lamar Sean Reilly and former CEO of Adams Kevin Gleason addressing their growing concerns on Geopath and the implication for independent operators. Chris, many of our readers tell […]
For immediate release, NEW YORK CITY “We’ve grown the IBO Speedway footprint dramatically over the last few years and we are ramping up a validation phase across our footprint for some of our adtech partners, like AdQuick,” said Chris Cowlbeck, CVO IBO Speedway. “We have added a suite of Speedway […]
Chris Cowlbeck, IBOUSA, on growth of the IBO Speedway “We now have 260 companies with 63,000 statics and 4,000 digitals in the IBO Speedway. We have started marketing to agencies that we are one of the Big Four.” Gina Stratford, YESCO, on Boosting Sales Tactics “One thing we ask all […]
2024-03-26 Toronto Canada, for immediate release. Spotzi, the Canadian mapping and consumer data company and OOH Info LLC, the traffic metrics aggregator launched to assist media owners on the supply side, announced today an integrated mapping solution for IBO USA members via the IBO Speedway. “We have been searching for […]
Insider learned that Chris Cowlbeck, IBO USA CVO was attending the MediaPost Political conference and had a few questions as the season unfolds. There’s also an IBO webinar Thursday that will touch on this at 1pm CST. If you’re an independent and like to attend, send an email to Becky […]
Insider caught up with Chris Cowlbeck, CVO IBOUSA and OOH Chairman of the Media Rating Council on what he sees impacting OOH from artificial intelligence. In my role with the Media Rating Council, I’ve had the opportunity over the past five years to watch the evolution of industry practices, data […]
