Creative

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 […]

Great Creative is Crucial to Outdoor Advertising Effectiveness

By Mendi Robinson, VP of Creative, Lamar Advertising In today’s outdoor advertising industry, new age data science can show you where your target audiences are and how they move about their day, while advanced analytics can tell you where you should physically locate your ad. These are both very valuable […]

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 […]

Biden Billboard Poll Results

Billboard Insider readers by a 2-1 margin said they would run the Biden ice cream billboard on free speech grounds.  Here are a selection of comments: A Southeastern Out of Home company executive If the question is would I run this Ad.  I more than likely would not.  I do […]

Hollywood Comes Back to Regency Billboards!

Hollywood loves a comeback story, especially its own. Regency Outdoor Advertising is steering the summer blockbuster back to the forefront of industry revenue again with their landmark billboards. The Entertainment Capital of the World is turning to the top-rated business to help spread word that movie theaters are back in […]

Real Estate OOH Creative: Bonkers or Bananas?

By Melody Roberts, Owner|Chief Creative Officer, Out of Home Creative. If you’re in the OOH industry, you’ve probably worked with a realtor or two or a hundred… I design at least two realtor advertisements a week, and they love advertising on street furniture and, of course, billboards. Realtors are great […]

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 […]

Where Is SignBird This Month?

  This month, SignBird has been in North Carolina! Our friends at Riley Outdoor & Patriot Outdoor hired the team tp visit their markets. That would be 11 different counties in the Tar Heel State. Within 30 days the SignBird team visited all billboard faces and produced approach and aerial […]

Independent Billboard Operators Help Samaritan’s Purse

One of the causes that the Independent Billboard Operators supports is Operation Christmas Child.  Billboard Insider talked with Operation Christmas Child Media Relations Manager Dana Williams. Tell us about Operation Christmas Child Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse that delivers shoeboxes filled with toys, hygiene items, and […]

Ocean Launches 3D Experience Across Portfolio

Ocean Outdoor, a leading operator of premium Digital Out-of-Home (“DOOH”) advertising in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the Nordics and Germany, is rolling out a 3D technique across its large format full motion portfolio as advertisers leverage existing and new technologies to deliver spectacular audience experiences. DeepScreen™ uses a technique called ‘anamorphosis’ or […]