Tag: elections

What to Watch for in the Election: More Legal Cannabis

By Ken Klein, OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs Voters in five states will decide whether to legalize medical and-or recreational marijuana. Here is context: Red, blue, and purple states are voting on cannabis: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota.  Marijuana is migrating to the mainstream, already legal […]

What to Watch for Election Night

By Ken Klein, OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs Here are election outcomes I’m watching… for impact on out of home (OOH) media.   How much does the cannabis market expand? More legal marijuana means more marijuana marketing. While rules for advertising vary state by state, cannabis is creating a […]

Off-Year Election: What Does It Mean for OOH?

By Ken Klein, OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs   The off-year election (Nov. 7) was good for Democrats, road funding, and legalized marijuana – an emerging category for out of home ads. US House “In Play” Republicans control both houses of Congress and the White House. Experts say Democrats’ strong showing […]

Context: The I-71 Project

Cincinnati has an example of art, the elections and thought using billboards with “The I-71 Project,” a joint project of the Contemporary Arts Center and the Columbus Museum of Art. The group wanted to create something provocative yet non-partisan. The exhibit features public installations that explore the political theater staged in […]

Watchfire RSS Feed Updates Billboards With Real-time Presidential Election Results

DANVILLE, IL–(Marketwired – Nov 2, 2016) – Owners of Watchfire digital billboards can download a free widget that allows marketers to integrate real-time presidential election results on their billboards. Click to Tweet. The widget will allow Watchfire digital billboard owners to display the popular vote total and electoral college vote […]

Daktronics Offers Presidential Election Content

Daktronics Offers Digital Billboard Customers Presidential Election Content And Data Package BROOKINGS, S.D. – Oct. 13, 2016 – Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, is helping out-of-home digital signage owners sell advertising while also serving the public with a free 2016 election-targeted content package for Daktronics digital billboards. This free […]

“Vote JFK” Boards Popping Up Around Dallas

CW 33 reports that campaign billboards are popping up around Dallas, but not for Trump or Clinton.  The boards are retro boards saying Kennedy for President.  They have been catching passerby’s eyes and that’s the point. The answer to the Mystery Of The Vote Kennedy Billboards is hidden in the […]