For independent billboard owners · Any market

Your boards. Designed, scheduled, handled.

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Spot 1 of 3 · 8 s dwellDigital bulletin · 1400 × 400 pxSample concepts · fictional advertisers

StuckSolid GRFX is the creative and scheduling team for independent billboard owners. We design your advertisers' ads, load them into your system, schedule the flights, and send the proofs. You sell the boards; we keep them running.

25 yearsIn the sign industry.
10 yearsIn out-of-home advertising.
4 platformsApparatix, Formetco, Watchfire, Daktronics.
24–48 hrsTurnaround on ads and schedule changes.
Why owners hire us

A creative department and back office, without the payroll.

Most independent owners are the salesperson, the designer, and the scheduler all at once. Ads wait, uploads slip, and proofs go out late. We take the design and the daily system work off your plate.

You work directly with Jeremy, based in North Dakota: 25 years in the sign industry, 10 years in out-of-home, and a graphic design degree from Bismarck State College. Signs are the whole career, not a side line.

Sign people, not just designers

Two and a half decades of vinyl, fabrication, and install means files that print, cut, and hang right the first time.

Already know your software

Trained in Apparatix, Formetco, Watchfire, and Daktronics. No learning curve on your dime.

Ads that renew

Short copy, big type, high-contrast color, checked at real viewing distance. Advertisers who see results buy again.

Day and night

Every digital ad is reviewed for LED brightness after dark, where white backgrounds glare and thin type disappears.

Your brand, not ours

We can work under your company name. Your advertisers deal with you; we stay behind the curtain.

Any inventory

We work with owners in any market. Your boards don't need to be local to us.

Plans

Design, scheduling, or both.

Every plan is quoted to your network: number of faces, how many advertisers you run, and how often creative changes. Tell us what you have and you get a flat monthly or per-ad price.

Design

Creative only

You run your system. We make the ads your advertisers will remember.

  • New ads, redesigns, and resizes
  • Digital, static vinyl, posters, motion
  • Mockups on your actual board, day and night
  • Files built to your sign's exact spec
  • 24–48 hour turnaround
Scheduling

Management only

You have creative covered. We keep the boards loaded, scheduled, and reported.

  • Creative uploads and playlist updates
  • Flight start and end dates, dayparting
  • Webcam proofs to you or your advertiser
  • Proof-of-play reports
  • Contract and inventory records kept current
Most popular

Full service

Design and scheduling together. Send us the sale; we handle the rest through proof of play.

  • Everything in both plans
  • One handoff per ad, start to finish
  • Expiring flights and open slots flagged
  • Renewal creative ready before contracts end
  • Works under your company name
Also available

Dynamic boards with live scores, weather triggers, and countdowns that you can sell as premium sponsorships. Branding, signage, and vehicle wraps for your company or your advertisers.

Platforms

Trained on the systems you already run.

You add us as a user on your system. We work inside it the same way your own staff would, so nothing about your setup has to change.

ApparatixBillboard business software

Contracts, inventory, availability, and advertiser records kept accurate and current.

FormetcoDigital billboard displays

Content uploads, scheduling, and play reporting on Formetco digital faces.

WatchfireDigital billboard displays

Loading ads, building schedules, and pulling play data on Watchfire signs.

DaktronicsDigital billboard displays

Uploads, playlists, and scheduling on Daktronics digital billboards.

Running something else? Ask. Most digital billboard software follows the same upload-schedule-report pattern.

Free tool · the 7-word test

Will your billboard get read?

Type your headline and pick a road speed. You will see how long a driver has to read it and whether your copy fits in that window.

Rule-of-thumb estimate: a 500 ft legible zone for a bulletin face, about 1 second to find the board, and about 0.35 seconds per word. Real results depend on placement, angle, and design.

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Sample concepts

Creative your advertisers will renew.

Example faces showing how we approach different advertiser goals. Advertisers shown are fictional; real work is available on request.

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Restaurant directionalStatic bulletin · 14′ × 48′
Hiring drivers.
Home weekends.
MISSOURI FREIGHT
RecruitingDigital · 8 s spot
Fair opens in
3D 14H 22M
Event countdownDynamic · updates hourly
Furnace out?
We answer 24/7.
−18°F
Weather-triggered HVACDynamic · runs below 0°F
Spec sheet

Common formats we build for.

Standard sizes for planning. Digital pixel dimensions vary by operator and player; we confirm the exact spec for your board before design starts.

FormatSizeDeliveryDesign note
Digital bulletin1400 × 400 px (common)JPG / PNG, RGB6–8 s dwell. Dark backgrounds read better at night.
Digital poster840 × 400 px (common)JPG / PNG, RGBCloser to the road, slower traffic. Room for a logo plus one line.
Static bulletin14′ × 48′Print-ready PDF, CMYKBuilt at scale with bleed for vinyl. No fine detail.
30-sheet poster10′5″ × 22′8″ livePrint-ready PDF, CMYK12′ × 24′ overall. Neighborhood and secondary roads.
8-sheet poster5′ × 11′ livePrint-ready PDF, CMYK6′ × 12′ overall. Pedestrian and slow traffic.
Bus king30″ × 144″Print-ready PDF, CMYKMoving canvas. Keep copy clear of windows and doors.
How it works

How we start working together.

  1. Intro call

    Your faces, your software, how many advertisers you run, and where things get stuck today.

  2. System access

    You add us as a user on your platform. No shared passwords, nothing to install.

  3. Setup

    We review your ad library, naming, and active schedules, then clean up what's out of date.

  4. Daily work

    You send the sale. Proof back in 24–48 hours with two revision rounds, then we upload and schedule.

  5. Reporting

    Webcam proofs and proof-of-play reports, plus a heads-up on expiring flights and open slots.

Contact

Let's look at your network.

Tell us how many faces you run, what software you use, and whether you need design, scheduling, or both. You will get a quote within 24–48 hours.

Phone(701) 400-1999
Service areaAny market