Tag: Clear Channel Outdoor

Who Makes What at the Public OOH Companies

The public out of home executives took pay cuts during 2020.  Here’s a breakdown of who made what at Lamar, OUTFRONT and Clear Channel Outdoor, based on data in each company’s Schedule 14A. Total Compensation for Public US Out of Home  Company Executives 2019 and 2020 compared with last year […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Partners with Resorts World Las Vegas for Iconic Walls

LAS VEGAS (April 27 2021) – Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO) today announced it has teamed up with Resorts World Las Vegas to provide brands with a first-of-its-kind advertising opportunity to reach highly coveted leisure and business travelers with over 135,000 square feet of digital signage. Through the […]

OOH Bad Debts and Covid

Covid has resulted in an increase in bad debts at the public out of home companies.   Here’s a breakout of who took what writeoffs in 2020. Table 1 – Accounts Receivable Writeoffs for Public US Out of Home Companies (million dollars) And this table shows writeoffs as a percentage of […]

Out of Home Companies Outperform Market in 1Q 2021

The three public US out of home companies outperformed the market for the 3 months ended March 31, 2021.  Outfront was up 15%, Lamar up 14%, Clear Channel Outdoor up 10% versus a 6% increase in the Standard and Poors 500. US Public Out of Home Companies Versus S&P 500  […]

5 Things About Clear Channel Outdoor Post-Covid

Clear Channel Outdoor emerges from Covid with a whole lot fewer employees, more digital signs and a footprint in 22 countries and a too-low cashflow margin.  Here are five things Insider noticed after reading the Clear Channel Outdoor 2020 10k. 1.  A whole lot fewer employees Clear Channel finished 2020 […]

Maryland Court of Appeals Upholds Baltimore Billboard Tax

The highest court in Maryland upheld a billboard tax enacted in 2013 by the Baltimore City Council.  It was a 6-1 decision.  You can read the decision here. The original Ordinance required a tax, assessed annually based on the size and type of display: $15 per square foot for an […]

Kevin’s Gephart’s 6 Ways to be Relevant When Selling Out of Home

I’ve written before about the importance of relevance in selling out of home.  Several reps have asked me “how can I be relevant?”.   Here are 6 ways to be relevant when selling out of home. Get in your prospect’s customer stream. Sign up for the customer’s website notices, get their […]

Scott Wells: Cities will become more embracing of digital billboards

Clear Channel Outdoor Americas CEO Scott Wells thinks cities will be more accepting of digital billboards as they look for revenue post-covid.  Here’s a selection of his comments at last week’s Morgan Stanley conference. Is programmatic bringing in new money? In 2011 to 2017 you had a lot of advertisers […]

Clear Channel Expense Cuts Completed in US and Latin America

Clear Channel Outdoor’s expense cuts are done in the US and Latin America but have yet to be completed in Europe.  And don’t expect to see asset sales until 2022 at least.  Here’s what else Clear Channel Outdoor CEO William Eccleshare, Americas CEO Scott Wells, and CFO Brian Coleman said […]