Tag: IBOUSA

Place Exchange Releases Reach, Frequency and Impressions Product

Billboard Insider’s take: Here are two press releases on a huge development –  an alternative reach, frequency and impressions provider for independent out of home operators.  We’re intrigued by Chris Cowlbeck’s comment that Place Exchange is willing to seek MRC accreditation once an OOH standard is finalized in 2022. New […]

IBO Speedway – Awareness Campaign a Client Success

A few weeks ago Insider ran a story IBO Speedway – The New Revenue Test is Working  where an anonymous client was testing billboards for their Awareness Campaign before launching their new website.  The test was to see if billboards could drive social media as they suspected.  Insider tracked Chris […]

IBOUSA Sends $250,000 to Independent Operators

At the fall IBOUSA conference Becky Smith highlighted how the IBO’s Speedway network is generating revenues for their independent billboard operators that are participating.  Billboard Insider talked with Smith about the program. How’s the program coming along? It’s been great and we continue to grow and to evolve!  We shifted […]

A Use For Old Vinyls

FEMA and the IBOUSA are collaborating on a program to repurpose billboard vinyls.  Here are the details. Who are the participants? IBOUSA Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) American Logistics Aid Network (ALANaid) Everyshelter Billboard companies. What do I do with my vinyl? Why […]

Max Drachman Says There’s Been an Uptick in OOH Multiples

Max Drachman of Drachman M&A Co. sent us a summary of his comments at the Out of Home mergers and acquisitions panel which Billboard Insider moderated at last week’s IBOUSA show. There’s been an uptick in multiples in the last six months.  Market share is becoming more valuable.  Digital billboards […]

IBO Speedway – The New Revenue Test is Working

Insider caught up with Chris Cowlbeck, General Manager of IBOUSA on the viral nature of their current campaign. What have been the results from the recent campaign run through the IBO Speedway? Here’s the update and progress:  The Series of Billboards effort has been current for 6 days.  We have […]

IBO is Revving Up the OVEN

From Daron Henry at IBOUSA OOH Vinyl Exchange Network (OOHven) pronounced OVEN for easy reference has been formulated. This program is now ongoing and consistent, taking your vinyls at a normal pace, at your convenience with pickups that fill the needs of the philanthropic freight liners and the benevolent corporate warehouses and […]

IBO Speedway to Use CUENDE Metric OOH Tools

“We are excited to be in a position to be the first USA based selling platform to use the CUENDE MetricOOH, pronounced “Metric-ooooo”, traffic metrics comparative tools,” said Chris Cowlbeck, IBOUSA General Manager and of the IBO COOP Speedway. “As mostly independent media billboard owners in rural and suburban areas, […]

Chris Cowlbeck on the OAAA’s Open Direct Guidelines

Billboard Insider caught up with Chris Cowlbeck, General Manager of IBOUSA on the new OAAA Open Direct (OOH) Guidelines recently announced. Why did the OAAA adopt the Open Direct OOH guideline? In my opinion, OAAA as our OOH industry trade organization is leading in a number of areas to get […]

Adding Online Ads to OOH Marketing Pays Off for Borges Media

By Kailee Keller, Services Coordinator for IBOUSA With the ever-changing world of advertising, we, here at IBOUSA, want to help our independent operators grow their book of business. One of the ways we have done this is by partnering with Frequence, a California Ad Tech Company. Frequence has allowed many […]