Lamar CEO Sean Reilly had plenty to say about the Fairway integration, digital signs and Lamar’s renewed focus on auto dealers on yesterday’s earnings conference call. On integrating the Fairway assets purchased in December 2018: The integration of Fairway is going very very well. Typically the low hanging fruit is […]
“I’m very pleased with the way we closed out 2018. Q4 organic growth was 5.6% – a number we haven’t seen in some time.” was how Sean Reilly summarized Lamar’s 4Q financials. Here are the results from the fourth quarter 2018 earnings release and conference call. Revenues grew 7% to […]
Women over-index on the public out of home advertising boards versus the Fortune 500. Here are the numbers for Lamar, Outfront, Clear Channel Outdoor and JC Decaux. Women account for 32% of the board of directors for the four public out of home companies versus 11% of the typical S&P […]
Today marks the debut of the Billboard Insider podcast. Our first guest is John Weller, co-publisher of Billboard Insider and a co-owner of Billboard Loans, LLC, an out of home lending fund. John talks about out of home lending, what he thinks of the leverage of Lamar, Outfront and Clear Channel […]
Company: New South Outdoor Markets: Alabama Address: 2135 Interstate Drive #123, Opelika, AL 36801 Phone: 334-625-0345 Email:info@newsouthoutdoor.com New South Outdoor operates a billboard plant in east Alabama with a concentration in Opelika and Auburn. The company has innovative tiger tail billboards which play up loyalty for the Auburn Tigers in […]
BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 23, 2019 – Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR) announced today that it is seeking to raise approximately $250 million through an institutional private placement of additional 5 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) by its wholly owned subsidiary, Lamar Media Corp (“Lamar Media”). The Notes are being […]
Lamar is running a clever ad campaign in Tuscaloosa, AL which combines a sense of humor with weather triggered ads. Lamar Account Executive John James describes the ad: BankFirst Financial Services will be using their Digital Billboard in Tuscaloosa, AL to take advantage of all this rain we’re having with […]
“Privacy matters. Customers matter. Tech giants need to realize that no matter how big the company is, it still has a responsibility to consumers to protect their information, even if that means protecting information from its own company.” Privacy issues aren’t going away any time soon. Apple Flaunts Privacy at […]
January 9, 2019 – Baton Rouge, LA – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading owner of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, today announced that Keith A. Istre, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, has informed Lamar of his intent to retire from the company effective December 31, 2019, after more than […]
Baton Rouge, LA – January 8, 2019 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), one of the largest out of home media companies in the world, today announced that Lamar Airport Advertising has been awarded a 10-year contract to upgrade and manage all advertising signage at the San Antonio International Airport (SAT). Lamar […]
