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 […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 5, 2020)—The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA), the national trade association for the entire OOH and DOOH media ecosystem, today announced that Christina Radigan is being appointed Chief Marketing Officer, reporting to OAAA President and CEO Anna Bager. Starting the role later this month, […]
Washington, D.C. – Nature’s essential workers will be front and center on ad space donated by members of the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) to support EARTHDAY.ORG. Launching on the first day of Climate Week, September 21, the campaign features plants and animals that provide essential services […]
By Ken Klein, OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs A federal appeals court said the Philadelphia-based transit system violated constitutional free speech by rejecting a bus ad it considered political. (Center for Investigative Reporting v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, September 14, 2020) Citing its 2015 Advertising Standards, the transit authority […]
Yesterday Insider reported that US out of home revenues were down by 45% during the second quarter of 2020. Place based advertising took the biggest hit (-83%) followed by street furniture (down 69%) and transit (down 68%). Billboards were down 30%. Insider’s take: Looks to Insider like Lamar and the […]
Twelve students have been selected by the Foundation for Outdoor Advertising Research and Education (FOARE) to receive scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year. The FOARE Scholarship Program supports the education and career goals of those who are part of the out of home (OOH) advertising industry family. 174 students have […]
August 24, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Out of home (OOH) advertising revenue decreased 45 percent in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the previous year, accounting for $1.48 billion, based on figures released by the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA). For the first half of the year, […]
Anna Bager OAAA President & CEO There’s a reason why 42% of cannabis ad spending goes to out of home (OOH) — think billboards, bus shelters, kiosks and transit advertising. Regardless of the format, OOH offers cannabis brands a high impact canvas to reach consumers in big, impactful ways that are […]
The OAAA and Nielsen have put together a terrific infographics series summarizing Nielsen’s 2020 digital OOH Advertising report. Here’s the infographic on how digital place based advertising engages consumers. Used by permission of OAAA [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement
Amid record-breaking ad spend, the 2020 campaign season is approaching its final ten weeks and OOH is playing a larger role than ever. Propelled by improved consumer targeting, the ability to generate earned media, the 24/7 exposure of printed OOH, the flexibility of digital OOH and programmatic options, political ad spend […]
