Here is Billboard Insiders’ 2021 list of the top 20 US out of home companies ranked by bulletin and poster faces. We’ve updated the list through July 6, 2021. On Thursday we will publish a list of 427 US out of home companies ranked by bulletin and poster faces. Four […]
The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments June 16 in the constitutional challenge to Cincinnati’s billboard tax. A decision will be issued later. Counsel for plaintiffs Norton Outdoor and Lamar argued that it’s unfair and unconstitutional for a municipality to single out a form of speech for targeted taxation that […]
Today’s podcast guest is John James, the founder of SignBird. Today John talks about selling billboards for Lamar, his proudest out of home sale and what your website needs to effectively market your signs. On getting into out of home My first job out of college – I was working […]
Baton Rouge, LA – June 8, 2021 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), one of the largest out of home media companies in the world, today announced that it has secured a 5-year transit advertising contract with Akron Metro, the company providing bus services in and around Akron, OH. Lamar […]
How is the US out of home industry recovering from covid? Billboard Insider compiled this chart comparing the change in public company US out of home revenues over the past year against the change in US out of home industry revenues compiled by the OAAA. We added a column for […]
Lamar’s Atlantic Regional Manager Robert Campbell and Gulf Coast Regional Manager Tom Sirmon are retiring this summer. Last week Billboard Insider interviewed Campbell. Today we talk to Sirmon. Tom, how did you end up at Lamar? Answered an ad for a Sales Position in the local newspaper. You’ve progressed from […]
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 […]
