Creative

OUTFRONT Commemorates National Hispanic Heritage Month

NEW YORK, NY – September 15, 2021 – OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE:OUT) celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month by launching its OOH campaign centered on the “Spirit of Orgullo” – taking pride in one’s heritage. Spotlighting 30 of today’s Hispanic and Latinx leaders in various industries, the campaign is currently running […]

We All Can Participate!

A message from Operation Christmas Child We pray you and your loved ones are doing well! We are excited about IBO’s partnership again this year to invite its members to showcase the impact outdoor advertising can make for good! We enjoyed being with many of you at the 2019 IBO conference in Memphis when Dania […]

Reader Feedback on the Crust Pizza Ad

We received a thoughtful email in response to Monday’s Rate This Ad column on the Crust Pizza billboard: “Hi! This billboard is in my neck of the woods. I appreciate the “Rate This Ad” columns that come out periodically and was excited to see a billboard that I have seen […]

Smile Doctors Partners with Melody Roberts for OOH Rebrand

Smile Doctors, the largest national dental support organization focused on orthodontic care, partnered with Melody Roberts of Out of Home Creative to launch their national OOH campaign and brand re-refresh. The campaign won third place in the OAAG creative awards. We asked Melody about the campaign and process: “I previously worked with […]

Rate this Ad by Greg Callaham

Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]

Ask an Expert: How do you convince a client to run better art?

A reader writes My longtime customer’s artwork and vinyl look terrible, but I can’t get them to even respond to my requests to update. Starting to make me and them look bad. Any suggestions?  We asked Melody Robert of Out of Home Creative what she would do and she said […]

IBO Speedway – The New Revenue Test is Working

Insider caught up with Chris Cowlbeck, General Manager of IBOUSA on the viral nature of their current campaign. What have been the results from the recent campaign run through the IBO Speedway? Here’s the update and progress:  The Series of Billboards effort has been current for 6 days.  We have […]

Clear Channel Airports Rolling Stones Promotion at Austin Airport

Thanks to Clear Channel Airports, there’s a super cool experiential campaign (see attached photos) live at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to promote an upcoming Rolling Stones concert taking place on November 20th at the Circuit of The Americas (Formula One Race Track). This inventive display is live through September 26th. In […]

Rate This Ad By Greg Callaham

Rate This Board allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]

Political Ads Persist . . . A Year Before the Election

By Ken Klein, Executive Vice President of the Out of Home Advertising Association of America Visiting in-laws in heartland Ohio showcased an important reminder about media trends:  political messaging is 24/7 even in non-election years. Incumbent Governor Mike DeWine won’t be on the Ohio ballot for reelection until next year, but his be-speckled […]