Digital & Dirt

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Digital & Dirt, host Ian Dallimore speaks with Roey Franco, VP of Product & Innovation at Xaxis, about the metaverse and how it pertains to advertising. They begin by discussing Roey’s tech-focused and forward-thinking career. Roey and Ian then dive into all things metaverse, from the newest platforms to crypto currency transactions. Roey provides insigh...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Digital & Dirt, host Ian Dallimore speaks with Ryan Laul, OMnet President at Omnicom Media. They start by looking back on Ryan’s career path in OOH and discuss specific elements that helped lead to success. Ryan then dives into his role at OMnet and provides insights on what makes the company unique. They then discuss the key ways brands are using OOH and ho...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Digital & Dirt, host Ian Dallimore speaks with Stephanie Gutnik, Head of DOOH at Yahoo and current Doctoral Candidate. They start by reviewing Stephanie’s career path of inspiring young leadership. They discuss the importance of hard work and how to create opportunities at a young age. Stephanie and Ian then move on to discuss Stephanie’s current role as Glo...

Send us Fan Mail In this part 1 of a special 2 episode series of Digital & Dirt, host Ian Dallimore speaks with Tommy Teepell, former CMO of Lamar. They begin by discussing Ian’s brief reality TV career on Temptation Island and how Tommy helped begin Ian’s career at Lamar. Tommy and Ian then dive into Tommy’s path at Lamar, starting as working as an accountant, to working in sales for Xerox, t...

Send us Fan Mail In part 2 of the special 2 episode series of Digital & Dirt, host Ian Dallimore continues his conversation with Tommy Teepell, former CMO of Lamar. Ian and Tommy dive into the development of Lamar’s Sales School from its ‘not so glamorous’ start to where it is today. They then discuss how Tommy helped develop effective and competitive sales techniques for OOH when TV, radio, a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Digital & Dirt, host Ian Dallimore speaks with Dave Etherington, current CCO Place Exchange. They start by reviewing Dave’s early career path at the BBC and The Guardian. They then move on to Dave’s time as marketing Director at Titan and the learning curves he endured that eventually lead him to be CSP of Intersection. Ian and Dave discuss the creation of L...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Digital & Dirt, host Ian Dallimore speaks with Bobby Switzer, Former VP of Operations for Lamar Advertising and the “Godfather of Digital Billboards”. They begin by discussing how the inaugural idea of Digital billboards came to be and then go on to discuss the struggles and concerns of dealing with the new and changing technology of large digital screens. I...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Digital & Dirt, host Ian Dallimore speaks with Kelly Peppers, CEO of Colossal Media. They begin by discussing Kelly’s career path and insightful advice for creating a successful career, specifically when it comes to female leadership and Kelly’s advice for young women. They then move on to discuss the history of Colossal Media, a creative company specializin...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Digital & Dirt, host Ian Dallimore speaks with Dan Dawson, Chief Creative Officer Grand Visual. They begin by discussing how Dan’s career lead him to Grand Visual and what makes Grand Visual a unique company. Dan and Ian then dive into several digital Out of Home (DOOH) campaigns crafted by Grand Visual and discuss the huge impacts created when using dynamic...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Digital & Dirt, host Ian Dallimore speaks with Mikhail Damiani, CEO and Co-founder of Blue Bite. They start by reviewing Mikhail’s unique career path from investment banking to an advertising start-up. They then move on to discuss all things Blue Bite, from where the original idea come from, to tech complications with Bluetooth, all leading the company to wh...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Digital & Dirt, host Ian Dallimore speaks with Michael Provenzano, CEO and Co-founder of Vistar Media, about his successful career history in tech start-ups. They begin by discussing Michael’s involvement in the creation of Invite Media and the company ultimately being bought by Google. Michael and Ian then dive into the creation of Vistar Media, the busines...

Send us Fan Mail In the inaugural episode of “Digital and Dirt” – Lamar’s new podcast focusing on Out of Home and innovation – Ian Dallimore welcomes Ross Reilly, Lamar VP of M&A, to discuss the evolution of his career, the fundamentals of Lamar’s success, and future growth strategy. Ian and Ross examine the importance of Lamar’s practice of the “golden rule” – treat others how you want to be...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to "Digital & Dirt" – Lamar’s new podcast focusing on Out of Home and innovation. In this short introductory episode, host Ian Dallimore briefly covers what the podcast is about and introduces a few guests from future episodes.  Learn more about Lamar Advertising at lamar.com 00:00 - 00:16 Welcome to Digital & Dirt 00:18 - 00:43 Who/What is Lamar? 00:44 -...