The Oklahoman reports that Matt Hinkle, General Manager of Tyler Outdoor based in Oklahoma City is the newly elected city council representative representing Ward 5 in South Oklahoma City. In Tuesday’s runoff election Hinkle came out on top, barely, capturing 50.48% of the vote, beating fellow south sider Thuan Nguyen. This […]
By Dylan Mabin, President, Geopath Political advertisers are utilizing out-of-home (OOH) media like never before. In fact, OOH political ad spend jumped 113% in Q1 2022 over Q1 2021 and 90% over the last midterm election cycle in Q1 2018. Plus, almost ninety percent (88%) of all OOH political ad spend is […]
John McClung, Group Director at AdQuick The U.S. General Election is right around the corner, which means that you are probably already being pummeled by political advertising left and right (no pun intended). This will be especially true for parts of the country where hotly-contested showdowns are taking place. That’s […]
A billboard campaign helped to lead a movement warning motorists about I-80 bridge safety, stoking public-safety fears and ultimately convincing state lawmakers of the need to approve a $45 billion infrastructure plan in 2019. The Chicago Tribune ranked the billboard campaign as “among the top political stories of the year, […]
By Ken Klein OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs A United States Senator from Colorado recently toured the OUTFRONT Media plant in Denver, learning about technology and jobs. This type of political education benefits the entire industry, far beyond Colorado. As a regulated industry, we know the importance of government […]
Wayne Township is a suburb community of Indianapolis with a population in excess of 110,000. Andy Harris, the current township trustee is running for re-election and uses billboard advertising as a part of his campaign. He was surprised last week when he found that one of his billboards had been replaced […]
By Kerry Yoakum (OAAA) One out of three states could consider proposals this year to tax services traditionally exempt from sales taxes (advertising is a service). Several factors are driving this trend: Some states face budget stress The service sector is a growing part of the economy Politically, taxing services […]
