Month: June 2016

Billboards Which Blend In To The Landscape

By David Oakill, DavidOakill.com.  Recently, I was asked to render a couple concepts for billboards that would appear to blend in with their surroundings as opposed to just being placed on site. The following images were created to show what landscaping the existing site would do to create this effect. […]

Outdoor Legal: Know What Your Sign Code Says About Abandoned Signs

You need to know what your sign code says about abandoned signs.  Sometimes it makes sense to leave advertising on a sign even after a contract runs out to avoid having a sign declared abandoned.  An  April 12, 2016  Missouri Appeals Court ruling highlights the importance of knowing what your sign code […]

Company of the Day – Jones Outdoor

Company: Jones Outdoor Market:   Jones Outdoor has 350 billboard faces and bulletin properties in Wisconsin, including digital. They have concentrated coverage in Wisconsin and the Fox Cities area. Headquarters: 1711 Scheuring Road, DePere, WI 54115 Phone:  (330) 747-0057 Email: nmortensen@jonessign.com Paid Advertisement

JCDecaux Using Beacons at Hong Kong Airport

Insider wrote last Saturday about Beacons and Outdoor Advertising.  In an article yesterday Insite MediaCom discussed about the importance of beacons in the expansion of a street furniture business.  Moodie Davitt reports that JCDecaux is using beacons to supplement an Out-of-Home ad campaign at Hong Kong International Airport.  Coach has […]

Rate This Board By Out of Home Creative

Rate This Board 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 weeks rating is […]

Outdoor Companies Threaten to Sue Oceanside

“Next summer when you drive down into the valley in 110 degree weather and there’s kids sitting out there doing nothing and maybe you could have built a swimming pool for them, remember you could have made a difference and you chose not to. ” Tom Missett, Partner BGT Media […]

Company of the Day: Insite MediaCom

Company: Insite MediaCom Markets: Southeastern and Mid Atlantic States. Headquarters: 150 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 3, Plantation, FL  33317. Phone: 888-867-2194 Insite Mediacom owns 2000 billboard faces in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania  Insite MediaCom has a partnership with Diamond Communications for the marketing and […]

Company of the Day – Genesis Outdoor

Company: Genesis Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 25 E Boardman St, Youngstown, OH 44503 Phone:  (330) 747-0057 Email:  info@genesisbillboards.com Market:  Billboard locations in the Youngstown-Boardman, Ohio markets as well as Western Pennsylvania (New Castle, Monaca, Chippewa, and Pittsburgh) Paid Advertisement

Sussex Discusses Sign Ordinance

The Sussex County Council discussed sign ordinance changes at a June 21 meeting according to Coastal Point.  Georgetown attorney David Hutt was there representing Clear Channel Outdoor, Geyer Signs, Hocker Signs, Jack Lingo Realtors, JD Sign Company, Ocean Atlantic, Phillips signs, Inc, Premier Outdoor Media, Rogers Sign Co and Timmons […]