By Eric LaGattuta, On-site Advertising Consultant, LED National Cruising down the highway on the way to work, running errands while the kids are at school, or maybe a family road trip across the country; thousands of drivers a day pass by the advertisement you purchased on a prime location billboard […]
Month: February 2017
Company of the Day: Barrett Outdoor
Company: Barrett Outdoor Headquarters: 381 Highland St., West Haven CT Markets: Eastern Connecticut Phone: 203.932.4601 Email: sales@Barrettoutdoor.com Barrett Outdoor operates a billboard plant in Eastern Connecticut along the I-95 corridor including Bridgeport, Stratford, Devon and Milford. The Company was started in 1962 by Jack Barrett. John Barret is the company’s President. Barrett is a member […]
Rate This Board by Owen Design Co
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 […]
End Of An Era In Spartanburg
GoUpstate.com has a terrific article on Wade’s restaurant and their billboards that have entertained the community for the past 22 years. Brother and sister co-owners Hamp Lindset & Carols Miller recently announced that the are ending their long time billboard campaign which used vegetable puns to advertise their restaurant which […]
Survey of Media Planners Identifies DOOH For Revenue Growth
NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2017 – The Digital Place Based Advertising Association’s (DPAA) eighth annual survey of media planners identifies the growing importance of digital place-based (DPB) and digital out-of-home (DOOH) media in today’s advertising ecosystem, punctuated by the increased focus of reaching consumers outside the home, continued disruption of […]
Reno Extends Digital Moratorium
The Reno Gazette Journal reports that the city council voted on Wednesday to extend its moratorium on digital billboards for another year. The council also halted the city’s practice of banking billboard receipts, which let billboard owners demolish an existing sign with a promise from the city that they could build it in […]
Clarksville TN city council approves relocation of 3 billboards
The Leaf-Chronicle reports that the Clarksville, TN city council has voted to allow Lamar to relocate billboards from College Street, Wilma Rudolph Boulevard and Madison Street to new locations on Bellamy Lane, Lowes Drive and Tiny Town Road. Clarksville has had a ban on new billboards since 1996. Billboards […]
Scenic America’s Strategic Plan for 2016-2019
Insider likes to know what the opposition is up to. On May 23, 2016 Scenic America adopted a three year strategic plan which has been posted on the Scenic America website. Insider notes four things about the plan: Scenic America has a very small staff. The executive director position is part-time […]
Company of the Day: Barnes Advertising
Company: Barnes Outdoor Advertising Plant: 15 Ohio counties. Address: PO Box 277, 1580 Fairview Road, Zanesville, Ohio, 43701. Phone: 740-453-6386 Email: mj@barnesadv.com Barnes Outdoor Advertising Corporation is a 4th-generation, family-owned business which operates nearly 600 traditional billboards and eight digital billboards throughout 15 counties on Ohio. The company was started […]
OOH is Keeping it Real
OOH synergy with digital was expressed in the Outdoor Advertising Association of America’s (OAAA) highly-successful Feel the Real campaign, and the tenets showcased are just as relevant today as they were 18 months ago when it launched. Exactly what percentage of OOH impressions are generated by humans? 100 percent real human […]