December 21, 2018 — Baton Rouge, LA – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading owner of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, today announced that it has acquired Fairway Outdoor Advertising’s billboard operations in five U.S. markets from GTCR, LLC for a purchase price of $418.5 million. “We are […]
The New York Times did a nice feature this week called Digital Data Gives Billbaord Owners More Reason to Love a Good Traffic Jam. It quotes Lamar’s John Miller, Clear Channel Outdoor’s Dan Levi, Outfront Media’s Jeremy Male and iHeart’s Robert Pittman on how they use data to target commuters […]
By Nicole Randall OAAA Communications Senior Director OAAA regularly features Thought Leadership Q&A from its committee members. This month, OAAA spotlights the Innovations Committee, asking members: “The OOH industry is rapidly evolving as innovative technologies are introduced and deployed. How would you describe today’s dynamic OOH medium to a non-techie?” […]
Bloomberg has confirmed that Lamar is nearing a deal to buy Fairway Outdoor Advertising Billboards in North and south Carolina, North Georgia and Wisconsin. Bloomberg reports a purchase price of $416.5 million, slightly less than the $425 million which Insider reported earlier today. Fairway Equity Investor GTCR gets liquidity on […]
Insider hears from reliable sources that Lamar is buying the Fairway assets in 6 markets including north Georgia,North Carolina,South Carolina and Wisconsin today. The purchase price is approximately $425 million. The remaining Fairway Markets, including Indiana, Texas and Tennessee, will be be sold on a piecemeal basis in the future. […]
Insider asked Pat O’Donnell to identify top government stories of 2018. Pat is president of YESCO Outdoor Media and chairman of the Legislative Committee of the Outdoor Advertising Association of America. By Pat O’Donnell First, I’ll highlight top news of the year, and then look to next year: Progress in […]
By Steve Nicklin, Vice President of Marketing, OAAA The Ad Club of New York’s annual OOH: NOW conference showcased the many ways data and technology are enhancing OOH’s importance in today’s media plans. What follows is a review of the education and insights offered during this sold-out half-day event. The Ad Club […]
By Nicole Randall, OAAA Communications Senior Director OAAA regularly features Thought Leadership Q&A from its committee members. This month, OAAA spotlights the Creative Committee, asking members: “OOH is an ideal complement to digital advertising, and vice versa. As more brands combine the two for maximum campaign amplification, OOH creatives find themselves […]
Insider is taking the day off tomorrow for Thanksgiving. Today it’s fitting for Insider to say thanks: To Nancy Fletcher and the OAAA for words of encouragement and support and for sharing stories. To the 19,507 visitors who generated 57,819 views at Billboard Insider last month. To Outfront Media Real […]
John Miller, Lamar’s SVP of Sales did a 7 minute interview on the out of home industry at the DPAA Video Everywhere summit a couple weeks ago. On how digital signs are transformative I’ve seen a lot of innovation. But sometimes innovation is confused with novelty…What has been true innovation. […]
