Insider wanted to provide some feedback from a recent OAAA Webinar on the coming new OSHA Climber Safety Rules. The focus was on a series of questions posed by the OAAA to the Department of Labor and the response received in July of this year. The Webinar had a very […]
By Ken Klein, EVP-Government Affairs, OAAA The winning candidate in the Alabama Senate election used billboards to deliver powerful, historic messages. On December 12, Doug Jones (D-AL) was elected to fill the US Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions (R-AL), who joined President Trump’s cabinet as Attorney General. Jones’ won […]
The city of Starkville, MS is taking aim at billboards through a new ordinance that the city hopes would lead to the eventual elimination of the signs within the city. The Dispatch reports of a proposed change to the city’s sign ordinance. A revised ordinance would classify billboards into two […]
By Bob Klausmeier In the summer of 2013, I embarked on a new venture, a ground-up new billboard company comprised entirely of digital billboards. As of this writing, the new venture has built and installed eighteen digital billboard faces on nine, well-placed structures in southern Michigan. The company is thriving […]
Lamar has produced a 3 minute video showing how to combine digital billboards and dynamic content: day-parting, weather-related ads, traffic-related content , live scores, trending items, countdowns, and social media content. Nice job Ian. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement
Insider heard Brad and John, a couple disk jockeys from Bellingham, Washington talking about smart digital billboards on a September 26 podcast. Brad and John got a little bit right and an awful lot wrong about digital billboards. Insider has excerpted the 5 minute podcast in italics so you can see […]
Insider has long wondered how to forecast maintenance capexp for a billboard company. Maintenance capexp averages 2.1% of revenue at Lamar and Outfront as you can see from the following chart. Clear Channel Outdoor Americas didn’t break out maintenance capexp. $$$ in Millions Insider asked two of the smartest minds […]
Insider is Sean Reilly fan. He’s a straight talker with a detailed command of the business. Insider learns something new every time Reilly speaks. Here’s a summary of Reilly’s comments at last week’s Wells Fargo Media and Telecom Conference. His 30 minute talk is archived on Lamar’s website. On the […]
The Columbian reports that the Clark County, Washington transit agency C-Tran has voted to terminate a contract for bus advertising with Lamar. The program was projected to generate $857,000 for 2017-2018. “We’re putting an emphasis on the C-tran brand” said a C-Tran spokesman. The decision to cancel the program comes after an […]
Nancy Fletcher OAAA President and CEO Digital billboards account for $1 of every $7 of out of home (OOH) industry revenue. Like many “new” products in the marketplace, digital billboards have been tested. Scenic America litigated digital billboards, all the way to the US Supreme Court. They lost. One OOH industry principal, […]
