Tag: Rod Rackley

Circle Graphics Enters Digital Billboard Market

LONGMONT, Colo., Jan. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Circle Graphics, Inc. (“Circle”), a leading producer of grand and large-format digital graphics owned by an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, has acquired a majority ownership stake in Anthem Displays, LLC (“Anthem” or the “Company”), a digital sign manufacturer serving the Out-of-Home (“OOH”) advertising market. The transaction […]

Rod Rackley Answers Printing Questions

Yesterday Rod Rackley, President of the Out of Home Division of Circle Graphics, talked about the steps in printing and shipping a billboard vinyl.  Insider asked Rackley some followup questions about printing. How long does it take a job to pass through the Circle Graphics plant? This answer depends on […]

How a vinyl billboard ad gets printed.

Curious how a vinyl billboard ad is produced.  Circle Graphics Out of Home Division President Rod Rackley walks Billboard Insider through the steps in production.  We used an actual Circle City Outdoor print job because Circle Graphics is the company’s printer. The out of home company uploads the ad into […]

Adams and Circle Graphics Run Smog Absorbing Vinyls for Earthday

Longmont, CO – When Adams Outdoor Advertising and the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) decided to collaborate on an ad campaign to support EARTHDAY.ORG, it was only natural to print bulletins on smog-absorbing materials available from Circle Graphics. The campaign, Nature’s Essential Workers, features plants and animals […]

Circle Graphics New State of the Art Transit Facility.

Circle Graphics has relocated and reopened its specialty transit division.  Transit advertising was hit hard during the coronavirus pandemic with dramatically reduced usage of airports and public transportation.  The company used the down time to relocate the Burbank facility which has been previously run out of several locations.  The facility […]

Rod Rackley’s 4 Big Things

Rod Rackley, President of the Out of Home division of Circle Graphics ended yesterday’s Billboard Insider podcast interview with some great advice to people just entering the out of home industry. What do you know now that you wish you knew when you entered the out of home industry in […]

Circle Graphics Acquires Metromedia Technologies

Two major forces within out-of-home production join forces Longmont, Colorado, USA, January 2, 2020 – Circle Graphics acquired Metromedia Technologies, the company that ushered in the age of high-quality digitally printed billboards and permanently changed the outdoor advertising industry. Circle Graphics is the world’s largest producer of grand and large-format […]

Circle Graphics, Inc. Hires Rod Rackley as President of OOH Division

LONGMONT, CO, December 18, 2019—Circle Graphics, Inc., the world’s largest producer of grand and large-format digital graphics, today announced that Rod Rackley has been named the new President of the company’s OOH Division. Rackley has more than 20 years of senior management experience, including almost a decade as Circle Graphic’s […]

Anthem Displays Enters The Digital Billboard Business

Insider wrote earlier this week that Anthem Displays was active at the TAB/OAAA show. Anthem is a Boulder, Colorado company that manufactures digital/LED displays for the out-of-home industry. Anthem was founded in 2013 by Rod Rackley and Evan Brooks, both former Circle Graphics executives. Insider talked with co-founder and partner […]