In April Billboard Insider wrote about Lamar’s Teacher Appreciation week campaign which is running this week. The campaign allows anyone to submit a teacher to be honored by completing an online form. Lamar has received over 2,500 submissions so far, and teachers will be displayed on more than 620 digital […]
Lamar continues to recover from covid with a stronger than exected first quarter. Here are the results of the earnings release and conference call. Revenues declined 8.8% to $371 million. Organic or acquisition adjusted revenues declined 8.2%. Adjusted EBIDTA was down 4.6% to $152 million during the first quarter of […]
The Spokane WA City Council introduced legislation Monday that would charge billboard owners a new $250 annual fee and dedicate the proceeds toward graffiti and blight remediation efforts on public property. The annual fee would apply to any billboard or off-premises sign measuring at least 9 square feet. The proposal […]
Two weeks ago Insider wrote that Lamar Atlantic Regional Manager Robert Campbell and Gulf Coast Regional Manager Tom Sirmon are retiring this summer. Insider asked Campbell to reflect on his remarkable 49 year Lamar career. How did you end up at Lamar? After college graduation I worked my way around […]
The US public out of home companies are giving women more board opportunities than the typical Russell 3000 company but need to do a better job appointing minorities to boards. Non-Executive Board Members of OUTFRONT, Lamar and Clear Channel Outdoor 2020 Clear Channel pays board members the most (in excess […]
Baton Rouge, LA – April 27, 2021 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), one of the largest out of home media companies in the world, today announced that the company has been awarded a contract from the City of Tucson to continue managing advertising displays for Sun Tran, the public […]
The OAAA/Geopath 2021 Conference Agenda has been released. Billboard Insider doesn’t want to miss the Leadership Outlook panel. Plenty of other great panels. US House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn and Ken Klein on Political Issues Alexis Ohanian and Adquick CEO Matt O’Connor on OOH for Social AmpliAnna Gager interviews […]
Baton Rouge, LA – April 20, 2021 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the world, today announced that the company will honor teachers and educators across its national digital billboard network in celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week 2021, taking place May 3-7. […]
Robert Campbell, Lamar’s Atlantic Regional Manager, and Tom Sirmon, Lamar’s Gulf Coast Regional Manager, who collectively have been with Lamar for more than 90 years, each announced just before Easter that they would be retiring this summer. Lamar has 7 regional managers who oversee more than 155 local offices. Here’s […]
Brands have a unique opportunity to connect with consumers as they feel the joy and excitement of being outdoors. That’s OUTFRONT Senior Marketing Specialist Kiera Wood commenting on the post pandemic marketing opportunity. You can watch here 90 second video below. OUTFRONT has been running a great series of short […]
