Neil Bell interviewed Franklin Outdoor President Dan Franklin on the Bell Board Podcast. Franklin Outdoor is a third generation family owned out of home company in Minnesota. Here are the highlights. The case for easements One of the things that I think Grandpa was always big on, and my […]
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Adrian Buice on Building a Digital Billboard
Neil Bell interviewed Amplify Outdoor Founder Adrian Buice on the Bell Board podcast while Amplify Outdoor was installing it’s first digital billboard. You can watch the entire interview below. Some of the highlights: Buice had to accept some conditions from the city and his landlord to get this sign In […]
Hal and Diana Stevenson on Grace and Persistence
Neil Bell just interviewed Grace Outdoor owners Hal and Diana Stevenson on the Bell Board Podcast. Some highlights. Where Grace Outdoor comes from I can’t not say it — we’ve got a strong faith. “Grace” is the one word. In the billboard business you use as few words as possible, […]
John Murrow on managing lease costs
Neil Bell of the Bell Board Podcast released a podcast interview with Trailhead CEO John Murrow this week. We will run excerpts from the podcast. Today Murrow talks about managing lease costs.. Getting started in out of home. I started with Adams Outdoor as a real estate rep. Soon moved […]
Stop Selling Billboards. Start Selling Ideas. | Kevin Gephart
Neil Bell, host of The Bell Board Posdcast has a new show out featuring sales consultant extraordinaire Kevin Gephart. You say we’re not selling out-of-home space, we’re selling ideas — but a lot of operators are still running their sales departments like order takers. It’s a pervasive problem. In […]
New Bell Board Podcast Out Today
Neil Bell, host of The Bell Board Posdcast has a new show out this morning. Neil and Becky Smith, Steward of Operations at Behind The Board talk abut their respective journey’s into OOH, Becky’s time at IBO, generational change in the industry and building something new. Here are a couple […]
Grey Vick on the Bell Board Podcast
Grey Vick (right) the founder of Grey Outdoor was interviewed by Neil Bell (left) on the Bell Board Podcast. Grey Outdoor operates 772 faces including 50 digital faces, in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. Some excerpts. Grey Vick on Getting started I started in 2007. My first company was […]
Using AI in Out of Home
Billboard Insider’s Dave Westburg was a guest on the Bell Board Podcast last week. Here’s part of the conversation where Bell Board podcast host Neil Bell and Dave discuss how they are using AI in the out of home business: Are you using AI to run your business? I’ve been […]
Four Errors Out of Home Companies Make
Neil Bell has started a new Billboard Industry podcast called The Bell Board Podcast. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or the usual podcast outlets or by subscribing to the Bell Board Podcast on youtube. Billboard Insider Co-Publisher Dave Westburg was Bell’s first guest. Dave talked about four […]
Neil Bell on Billboard Lease Terms
Neil Bell of New South Outdoor writes this in response to Billboard Insider readers want long term leases in order to put up billboards. Dave, I really appreciated the poll from this morning regarding lease term. I completely agree with most readers that long-term leases are a must if you’re […]





















