Hurricane Harvey and Irma have put storm preparedness top of mind. Timur Colak, CEO of digital billboard manufacturer Lightking, spoke at the September 2017 IBOUSA meeting on LED Billboards and storm preparedness. Insider asked Timur to summarize his talk. Timur, what parts of the country are at risk for major […]
Lamar’s Bill Ripp has installed over 2,500 digital displays across a 14 year span. At Lookout2017 Ripp said that even though Lamar has gotten quite good siting digital billboards, he still has to relocate some every year due to a lack of financial performance. Insider talked with Ripp about why digital […]
Daily Herald reports that 20 Lombard, IL residents have protested Lamar’s plan to put up two digital billboards. The Lombard trustees will vote on the issue on November 2. Lamar will pay the city $75,000/year for 20 years to be put toward capital expenses at the city’s wastewater treatment plant […]
The Daily Herald reports that Lamar has received preliminary approval from the Lombard trustees for two lighted digital billboards in Lombard, Illinois. The billboards will be on Glenbard Wastewater Authority property along I-355 between North Avenue and Roosevelt Road. Lamar’s proposal includes: A 20 year lease at $75,000/year. An agreement […]
Lamar’s Bill Ripp spoke on siting digital billboards at Lookout2017. Ripp is VP Digital Development at Lamar Advertising. He’s also the Chair of the OAAA Digital billboard committee. Ripp’s had a hand at installing 2,000 digital billboards during his 18 years at Lamar. Here are some highlights of his talk […]
Company: Mollman Outdoor Signs Markets: Oklahoma Headquarters: 627 Chickasha, OK 73018 Phone: 405-224-1560 Mollman outdoor operates a 200 face billboard and poster plant in 17 towns in Southwest Oklahoma. The company is run by Matthew Mollman. In December 2016 Mollman installed an 11′ by 22′ Daktronics digital billboard. The company is an operator […]
ABC7 reports that Lamar is installing two new digital billboards in Cape Coral Florida. One billboard is at Veterans Parkway at Del Prado boulevard and the other is at the foot of the Cape Coral Bridge. The city agreed to lease the land to Lamar in June 2016. Lamar is […]
Insider hears from the digital billboard manufacturers that digital billboards in Houston held up well during Hurricane Harvey. Clear Channel Outdoor kept all their displays on during the hurricane to provide PSA messaging. Several operators had to deal with power outages but the digital billboards were incredibly resilient. Here’s a […]
DANVILLE, Ill. — (August 29, 2017) — In another advancement for digital billboard operators, Watchfire Signs announces an industry-exclusive pre-sale advertising plan available on the next 50 billboard purchases. Click to Tweet. The Watchfire Advertising Plan connects billboard operators with Blip Billboards to deliver pre-sold advertising that dramatically reduces the upfront price of any new […]
Montgomery, AL (8/23/17) – New South Outdoor, LLC (New South) today announced a partnership with Blip, a pay-per-flip digital out of home (DOOH) advertising platform, to eliminate the cost and contract barriers that have historically prohibited smaller organizations from utilizing billboards. Blip’s online marketplace will now enable advertisers who aren’t […]
