Month: November 2016

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 […]

Call for OBIE 2017 Entries

OAAA is calling all creative types, your “goods” could win a 2017 OBIE Award – the award that honors creative excellence in the OOH industry. The 75th OBIE Awards call for entry has officially hit desks. Recipients have unzipped their packets to reveal the beaded obelisk and are setting their […]

Lamar 3.6% organic revenue growth in 3Q 2016.

Lamar released financials for the third quarter 2016.  Here are the highlights. Revenue increased 10.5% to $388 million during the third quarter due to additional revenue from the Clear Channel Outdoor acquisitions. Revenue increased 3.6% when adjusted for acquisitions due to healthy increase in digital sign revenue (up 6.6%) and […]

Company of the Day: Impact Outdoor

Company: Impact Outdoor Advertising Markets:  Texas Headquarters: 5454 La Sierra Drive, Suite 200, Dallas, TX  75231 Phone: 214-373-0200 Email: sq@impactoutdoor.com Impact Outdoor was started in the 1980’s by Terry Kafka.  The company operated a 300 bulletin plant in Texas which it recently sold.  The company’s coverage included Dallas and 18 […]

Philly rejects initial municipal building billboard plan.

Philly.com reports that the Philadelphia Arts Commission has given an initial thumbs down to a plan to put billboards on two government owned buildings but invited Interstate Outdoor to come back with new approaches. Proponents of the plan say that it is an alternative to raising taxes and will raise […]

Emanuel Proposes Extending Billboard Deal

The Sun Times is reporting that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing a four year extension  of a 20-year billboard agreement in his 2017 budget. The original agreement called for JCDecaux, partnering with Interstate Outdoor Advertising, to put up 34 digital signs on city property adjacent to the Kennedy, Dan Ryan, […]

Celebrate The Exit

Insider fills time in the car listening to business podcasts.  How I Built This is a good one.  NPR interviews business founders about challenges they’ve overcome.  Recode Media With Peter Kafka is good if you want to follow media.  Recode Decode covers tech and is worth listening to as long […]

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 […]

Alda Billboards May Be Getting Bigger

The Village of Alda NE is looking at increasing the maximum permitted signs from 200 to 288 square feet.  USA Outdoor, based in Kearney NE,  has a proposal presented to the Regional Planning Commission for the larger sized billboard. The Planning Commission meeting is set for this Wednesday. A positive vote […]

Company of the Day – Iconic Outdoor

Company:  Iconic Outdoor Headquarters:  24 Vine Street 2nd Floor, Everett, MA 02149 Markets:  Massachusetts, California, New York. Phone: 888.542.6642 Formed by outdoor advertising pioneer James O’Neill, Iconic Outdoor offers advertisers premium out-of-home media, with over 20 Billboards & Wallscapes available in the following markets: Boston New York Los Angeles Iconic also operate a nationwide […]