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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
OUTFRONT leaves Covid with fewer employees, fewer billboard leases and more digital screens. OUTFRONT’s capital spending will increase in 2021 although the increase won’t match Lamar’s increase because OUTFRONT’s markets are taking longer to rebound from covid. Here are 5 things Insider learned from reading OUTFRONT’s 2020 10k. 1. More […]
