Tag: Jim Moravec

Have OOH creative Q’s?

Three quotes on the importance of out of home design: Functional is easy.  Functional and beautiful isn’t.  If our canvases look like crap we look like crap.  – Eddy Herty, VP National Creative Director, OUTFRONT When people don’t renew it’s generally due to bad creative.  If we engage people, they […]

OAAA Names 2021 Influential Leaders

WASHINGTON D.C. (July 20, 2021) – The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) today announced the 2021 OOH Industry Award winners. These honorees are individuals who have added to the legacy of the OOH industry with extraordinary contributions made over the years.   This year, the OAAA is honoring OOH advertising trailblazers with the Industry Hall of Fame Award. The winners include: […]

Company of the Day – Stott Outdoor

Company: Stott Outdoor Markets: Northern California, Nevada and Oregon Headquarters: PO Box 7209, Chico, CA  95927. Phone: 888-342-7868 Stott Outdoor has been in business since 1949.  The Company is based in Chico and services Northern California as well as parts of Nevada and Oregon.  The company operates bulletins, posters and […]

Readers Wish These Buzzwords Would Go Away

Our readers aren’t happy with lots of out of home buzzwords to judge from comments on 3 Phrases Billboard Insider Wants to Retire. MilkMoney’s Founder/CEO Sam Keywanfar doesn’t like “industry standard.” I’d like to see the phrase “industry standard” go away. It’s often used to explain why things take longer […]

Salute to Political Involvement

As we round out the year, OAAA salutes bipartisan political involvement on behalf of out of home media. Here are recent examples – across the country and the political spectrum – that highlight OAAA-member outreach to educate officeholders: California OAAA Board member Jim Moravec leads Stott Outdoor Advertising based in […]

Year End Regulatory Roundup

Three year-end regulatory stories. Myron Laible Billboard operators in Missouri thanked Myron Laible for his long service to the industry.  Laible retires from the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) effective January 4, 2019, after 33+ years.  The OAAA Board of Directors and Legislative Committee honored him on November 13. […]

Holiday Spirit: Helping Stott Outdoor Employees

Donations from every corner of the billboard industry met an ambitious GoFundMe goal to help employees of Stott Outdoor Advertising who lost homes to wildfire. Insider thanks its readers for supporting this worthy cause. After wildfire burned homes of seven Stott employees November 8, General Manager Jim Moravec created a […]

Update on Helping Stott Employees

Insider wishes to thank the 14 readers who contributed yesterday to the GoFund Campaign to help 7 Stott Outdoor employees whose homes were destroyed by a wildfire.  The campaign has raised almost $37,000 from 165 donors towards its $40,000 goal.  We’ll get there if 30 more readers contribute $100.  You […]

What I want for Christmas…To Help Stott Outdoor Workers

On November 8, wildfire destroyed homes of seven employees of Stott Outdoor Advertising in northern California.  Two other Stott employees who evacuated are now back in their homes, with longer (hopefully temporary) commuting routes to work. In response to the destruction, Stott General Manager Jim Moravec created a GoFundMe account to help […]

What I want for Christmas…To Help Stott Outdoor Workers

    On November 8, wildfire destroyed homes of seven employees of Stott Outdoor Advertising in northern California.  Two other Stott employees who evacuated are now back in their homes, with longer (hopefully temporary) commuting routes to work. In response to the destruction, Stott General Manager Jim Moravec created a […]