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- The second day of IBO Fall Conference in Phoenix proved to be just as interesting. Here are just a few quotes from the many great presentations provided to the IBO members. First is from Scaling Smartly, a panel hosted by Max Drachman, featuring
- WASHINGTON, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) today announced the launch of its Technical Advisory Council (TAC), bringing together technology leaders from across the OOH media owner
- Washington, D.C. – The Afterschool Alliance is joining Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) for a national visibility campaign that celebrates afterschool programs, featuring artwork created by a 15-year-old afterschool student from Usher’s New
- On October 13 in NYC at 14th Annual DPAA Global Video Everywhere Summit, American Eagle Outfitters and Expedia Group CMOs to Address How to Reconcile Digital and Physical, AI and IRL NEW YORK – October 8, 2026 – The theme of the 14th
- Company of the Day: Stokely Outdoor Markets: Oklahoma Address: PO Box 141277, Broken Arrow, OK. 74014-1277 Phone: 918-402-9016 Stokely Outdoor operates a plant of over 806 billboard faces including 8 digital faces in Oklahoma. The company
Business
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Day 2 Highlights from the IBO Fall Conference
October 9, 2026The second day of IBO Fall Conference in Phoenix proved to be just as interesting. Here are just [...] -
OAAA launches Tech Advisory Council to make Out of Home easier to buy
October 9, 2026WASHINGTON, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Out of Home Advertising Association of [...] -
DPAA Summit: Retail and Travel Brands Drive Awareness, Outcomes, by Marrying Digital and Real-World Connections
October 9, 2026On October 13 in NYC at 14th Annual DPAA Global Video Everywhere Summit, American Eagle [...] -
Company of the Day: Stokely Outdoor
October 9, 2026Company of the Day: Stokely Outdoor Markets: Oklahoma Address: PO Box 141277, Broken [...] -
Day 1 Highlights from the IBO Fall Conference
October 8, 2026Great first day at the IBO Fall Conference in Phoenix. Here are just a few quotes from the [...] -
DDI Media’s Tony Mariani on why tech is a friend to Out of Home
October 8, 2026I appreciated yesterday’s Billboard insider article regarding the positive impact tech has on [...]
- FRAME OOH Launches as Growing Independent National Out-of-Home Platform
- Company of the Day – Stein Sign Display
- Out of Home Strength: Technology Creates Upside
Digital Signs
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Watchfire Names Doug Waldal as CEO to Lead Next Stage of Growth
October 7, 2026Watchfire today announced the appointment of Doug Waldal as its new CEO. Waldal succeeds [...] -
Adrian Buice on Building a Digital Billboard
September 28, 2026Neil Bell interviewed Amplify Outdoor Founder Adrian Buice on the Bell Board podcast while Amplify [...] -
Statements Media Launches Canada’s First Digital Parking Garage Advertising Network Powered by Media Resources LED Technology
September 28, 2026New large-format digital video walls across Toronto Green P facilities deliver premium reach to [...] -
Clear Channel Announces RADAR® Expansion
September 25, 2026New RADAR integrations bring OOH into the measurement systems marketers already use to make media [...] -
Lamar Brings New Life to an 18-Year Sioux Falls Landmark with Daktronics Digital Technology
September 25, 2026Upgraded billboard keeps a long-standing advertising location running with greater [...] -
Global Programmatic Still Traded on Relationships, Not Open auction.
September 25, 2026Second report reveals 75.7% Private Marketplace dominance and 65.5% OOH-specialist DSP share — [...]
- Out of Home Amplifies Social, Mobile and Your Media Investment
- Statements Media Launches First-Ever Digital Displays in Toronto’s Green P Parking Facilities
- Global Programmatic DOOH Market was $1.3 billion in 2025
sales
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“Monkeys With Rate Cards” A Sequel to Last Week’s Piece
October 7, 2026I’ve been writing moderately humorous pieces for the OOH industry now since 2015. While I lost count after the first five [...] -
Who Are the Happiest Ad Salespeople?
October 1, 2026By Nick Coston Any guesses? I’ll back up a bit. My first advertising sales gig was with Washingtonian Magazine, a [...] -
Crafting the Perfect Portfolio for Billboard Owners: How Operators Can Showcase Their Inventory to Attract National Brands
October 1, 2026When national brands plan a campaign, they’re often comparing several markets and operators at once. In that moment, [...] -
OAAA Sales Tips for 2027
September 30, 2026With 2027 planning underway, OOH has a compelling story to share with agencies and brands. OOH entered the planning [...] -
Automated AI Marketing Isn’t Marketing. It’s Spam
September 16, 2026AI is being misused for automated marketing. Look at this email Billboard Insider received. The personalization in the email [...] -
Building A Unique and Competitive DOOH Sales Strategy at Unleashed 26
September 8, 2026DOOH now represents 39%+ of total U.S. OOH and is exploding at about 9% growth per year!! Consumers are embracing it. Research [...]
- Rachel Rogers and Ian Dallimore on Getting in the Room
- This should keep you up at night
- You write a post complaining about AI spam and get…..AI spam
Creative
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Clear Channel Billboards Celebrates After-School Programs
October 9, 2026Washington, D.C. – The Afterschool Alliance is joining Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) for a [...] -
Jellyfish Brings UGG® Season to Life with Striking & Evocative Advertising Campaign
October 6, 2026NEW YORK, NY (Sept. 30, 2026) – Jellyfish, the integrated global digital marketing company within [...] -
Operators Already Know Creative Matters – What’s their perspective on how it affects performance and renewals
October 5, 2026By Neil Morris At Apparatix’s Unleashed 2026 conference in Orlando, I ran live polls during [...] -
Rate This Ad by Greg Callaham
October 5, 2026Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the [...] -
OBIE Award Presenters Announced
October 2, 2026The OBIE awards will be held Thursday October 15 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. [...] -
Are Your Ad Contracts on Auto Pilot?
September 29, 2026Recently a question was posed: “what is your take on an auto-renewal clause in ad contracts, [...]
- Yes, people are “skipping” your billboard ads. Here’s how to fix that.
- Rate This Ad by Greg Callaham
- Samsung Brings Its New Galaxy Foldable Lineup to Life with Larger-Than-Life Sunset Boulevard Installation
Finance
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Clear Channel Receives CFIUS Clearance – Sale to Close Next Week
October 8, 2026SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) [...] -
Clear Channel Outdoor confirms Mubadala Capital sale to close in 4Q 2026
October 2, 2026Clear Channel Outdoor filed a form 8k yesterday confirming that the Mubadala sale will close before [...] -
US Out of Home Stocks Underperform Market in 3Q 2026
October 1, 2026US out of home stocks underperformed the market for the third quarter of 2026 as rising interest [...] -
Capital spending averages 5.75% of revenue for the public out of home companies.
September 30, 2026What should your annual capital expenditures be excluding large one-time acquisitions? [...] -
Verde Outdoor Unveils New Brand and Website
September 28, 2026Tempe, AZ — Verde Outdoor Capital (VOC) is entering its next era of growth with broader financing [...] -
Leverage Down and Debt Costs Stable for Public OOH Companies in 2Q 2026
September 25, 2026Moorgate Capital Partners produces an outstanding quarterly report on the out of home advertising [...]
- Lamar’s Sean Reilly Opens Nasdaq
- Lender Profile: Stark Capital Solutions
- Vastino Ventures Buys New England OOH Assets from Carlise Capital Corporation
Legal
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Dubuque Iowa Tightens Sign Code
September 30, 2026On September 21, 2026 the Dubuque City Council by a vote of 7-0 passed an amendment to the [...] -
OAAA Legal Seminar Nov 11-12
September 22, 2026To receive a free morning newsletter with each day’s Billboard insider articles [...] -
Rothfelder on the Fall 2026 IBO Conference
September 15, 2026They’ve done it again! Chris Cowlbeck and the rest of the crew at IBO have planned a fun and [...] -
The Role of Constructive Notice and Inquiry Notice in California Billboard Leases
August 28, 2026By Richard Hamlin and Marnie Cody, Hamlin|Cody Law Firm Constructive notice can become important [...] -
Dallas Looks to Parks for its Next Billboard Opportunity
August 11, 2026By SignValue Dallas’ proposed billboard program is unusual for several reasons. The proposal to [...] -
Winning the Condemnation Game
July 23, 2026If you’ve been in out of home long enough you’ll get a condemnation notice when a [...]
- Ron Camhi on the Inglewood Case
- You can recover legal fees if your lease says so
- Update on Yesterday’s Inglewood Legal Article
Lists
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Billboard Insider’s 2026 List of Billboard Structure Painting Contractors
June 8, 2026“Which contractors paint billboard structures?” is a question Billboard Insider [...] -
Billboard Insider’s Updated Contractor List March 2026
March 4, 2026We’ve added several more names to our list of our of home contractors. This updated list [...] -
Billboard Insider’s Updated Contractor List 2026
February 25, 2026We get frequent requests from readers for contractor and installation referrals. Here’s a [...] -
Updated Out of Home Acquisition List for 2025
January 15, 2026We did well this year getting data together, but like always there are a few deals that slip [...] -
Out of Home Acquisition List for 2025
January 12, 2026Billboard Insider has compiled our list of out of home transactions for 2025. If we’ve written [...] -
The 20 Fastest Growing US Roadside Companies in 2025
August 7, 2025Here’s Billboard Insider’s list of the 20 fastest growing US independent roadside [...]
- Billboard Insider’s 2025 List of Bulletin/Poster Companies Ranked by Digital Faces
- Billboard Insider’s 2025 List of North American Bulletin/Poster companies, Ranked by Faces
- Billboard Insider’s List of the 20 Largest North American Bulletin/Poster Companies, Ranked by Faces
Podcasts
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Adrian Buice on Building a Digital Billboard
September 28, 2026Neil Bell interviewed Amplify Outdoor Founder Adrian Buice on the Bell Board podcast while Amplify [...] -
Hal and Diana Stevenson on Grace and Persistence
September 9, 2026Neil Bell just interviewed Grace Outdoor owners Hal and Diana Stevenson on the Bell Board Podcast. [...] -
Rachel Rogers and Ian Dallimore on Getting in the Room
September 8, 2026Lamar Advertising VP of Digital Growth Ian Dallimore interviewed Rachel Roger, VP of National Sales [...] -
John Murrow on having an equity fund for a partner
August 14, 2026On this week’s Bell Board Podcast Trailhead Media CEO John Murrow talks about the pros and [...] -
John Murrow on converting statics to digital billboards
August 13, 2026On this week’s Bell Board podcast Trailhead CEO John Murrow talked about digital billboards. [...] -
John Murrow on managing lease costs
August 12, 2026Neil Bell of the Bell Board Podcast released a podcast interview with Trailhead CEO John Murrow [...]
- The Walgreens Rule for Sign Development
- Street Furniture Product Update: What OOH Media Owners Should Know
- Using AI in Out of Home
