This Baton Rouge newspaper headline says it all: House Concurrent Resolution 4, a draconian proposal to limit billboards in Louisiana, was defeated in a Louisiana State House committee by a vote of 14-3. House resolution 4 had provisions to: Limit the number of Louisiana billboards to 7,000 Prohibit the conversion […]
Lamar has moved fast to respond to draconian legislation impacting billboards in Louisiana with a Freedom to Advertise website, a fact sheet which counters the myths used by the legislation’s sponsors, a media statement and a letter from Sean Reilly to the legislature. Lamar shows us how to respond to […]
This week’s podcast guest is Nancy Fletcher who retires at the end of this year after a 40-year out of home advertising career, which includes nearly 30 years as President and CEO of OAAA. Here are highlights of our interview. What have been the industry’s biggest accomplishments over your tenure? […]
At yesterday’s Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference Lamar CEO Sean Reilly referenced two pending purchases: a midwest out of home advertising company and a sizable transaction in Los Angeles which is tied up in litigation. Insider surmises that the LA transaction is Regency Outdoor Advertising. Regency owns billboards […]
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 […]
February 4, 2019 (Washington, DC) – The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) announced today that Nancy Fletcher, one of the longest-serving leaders of a national trade association, will step down as president and CEO at the end of 2019, after leading the association for nearly three decades. […]
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 […]
Here’s a summary of Sean Reilly’s comments from last Friday’s conference call announcing the $418.5 acquisition of 8,500 Fairway outdoor faces in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Wisconsin. On how the transaction came together “We had looked at this property about 4 years ago and we were outbid by […]
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 […]
Three interesting comments by Lamar CEO Sean Reilly during last week’s third quarter earnings call. On digital sign revenues. Digital continues to be a great story for the company. Our same-board digital performance continues to shine, up 7.2% in Q3. By the end of Q3, we had added an additional […]
