Our post yesterday on PETA vs Lamar created quite a bit of interest and a number of responses from readers. Insider always appreciates the feedback. Here are some comments. “Smart that they recognize the media form that spurs the most conversations, dumb because they would have to buy a lot […]
Baton Rouge, LA – April 2, 2020 – Lamar Advertising Company (“Lamar”) (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, today announced that it has withdrawn its full-year financial guidance for 2020 in light of the significant macroeconomic uncertainty resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. “We began […]
BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR) announced today that it intends to offer approximately $1.0 billion through an institutional private placement of one or more series of senior notes (the “Notes”) by its wholly owned subsidiary, Lamar Media Corp., subject to market conditions. […]
With major construction creating confusion for tourists, the City of Waco TX renewed an annual contract with Lamar Advertising to make it a little easier for tourists to navigate the TXDOT construction on Interstate-35. The following TV report from KWTX10 provides some detail on the project (pardon the short ad). […]
Lamar Advertising won again in Pittsburgh, fending off the city’s relentless attack on its iconic sign overlooking Pittsburgh from Mount Washington. Bottom line: An appeals court said Lamar can keep the sign The mayor wants to appeal to Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court or seek reconsideration The latest court ruling (August […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ashby Street Outdoor Holdings, LLC (“Ashby Street”)—a leading operator of 1,908 outdoor advertising displays in Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri—today announced that it has been acquired by Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR) of Baton Rouge, LA. Ashby Street was formed in 2011 by CEO Jim Matalone to acquire […]
Providing Touch-Screen Kiosks for Metro Vancouver’s Regional Transportation Authority TransLink iGotcha Media, a digital interactive studio specialized in building memorable screen-based customer experiences, today announced a partnership with Lamar Advertising, one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the world, to provide touch-screen kiosks for TransLink, Metro Vancouver’s regional transportation […]
May 30, 2019 – Baton Rouge, LA – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading owner of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, today announced that Jay Johnson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer effective October 1, 2019. Mr. Johnson, 42, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial […]
This week’s Billboard Insider podcast features Lamar Advertising’s Director of Digital Growth Ian Dallimore. Ian talks about what needs to happen for programmatic buying to increase, how an out of home company can effectively use social media and a not-to-be-missed session at next week’s OAAA 2019 show. Here are some […]
Here are the highlights from Lamar CEO Sean Reilly’s talk yesterday at the JP Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference. On what’s performing well We’ve got some verticals that are performing incredibly well like financials…the healthcare vertical is healthy, pardon the pun. Their world is stable and they’re spending […]
