Month: April 2020

Supreme Court Says No to Washington DC Transit Ad Religious Clash

Reuters reports that the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a religious rights dispute brought by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington DC against the Washington DC area transit authority over its policy barring advertisements in its stations and on buses and trains on divisive issues including religion. […]

Shoutouts to Porlier Outdoor, Tyler Outdoor and Capitol Outdoor

Porlier Outdoor is running public service ads thanking first responders and encouraging people to give blood and encouraging people to be kind. Tyler Outdoor Advertising is running creative thanking healthcare workers. Capitol Outdoor is using digital billboards to highlight where the nearest coronavirus test kits are available.  Here’s the press […]

Company of the Day: Freeway Advertising

Company:  Freeway Advertising Markets:  Arizona, Montana, Nevada and Utah Address:  2604 West Van Ross Drive, South Jordan, Utah  84095 Email: sales@freewayadvertising.com Phone: 801-243-4255 Freeway Advertising operates a billboard plant with 5,197 faces in Arizona, Montana, Nevada and Utah.  The company was started in 1972 [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

The Data You Should Look at on Coronavirus

To keep focused, Insider thinks you should spend 15-20 minutes each morning looking at covid-19 data and then tune out the talking heads and do your work.  Here’s where to find the best data. Healthdata.org. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington runs a projection […]

Tennessee files Thomas v Bright Petition with Supreme Court

By Kerry Yoakum, VP of Government Affairs, OAAA Last week the State of Tennessee’s Solicitor General filed a Petition to the Supreme Court to take the case that challenges the constitutionality of Tennessee’s Billboard Control Act (Thomas v. Bright). The pace of Supreme Court action is likely to be impacted […]

Redeker’s 6 tips for Participating in Public Hearings

Greg Redeker is a Real Estate Manager for Stott Outdoor Advertising.  Greg spent 20 years working for local government, most of that time as an urban planner.  He also served as a zoning administrator and was lead author for a comprehensive sign ordinance update.  Greg has written previous posts about […]

Shoutouts to Ocean Outdoor, Intersection and Logan Outdoor

  Ocean Outdoor is setting aside £10 million in advertising in 12 cities on its screens to support retailers and small and minority enterprises which are severely impacted by coronavirus.  Here’s the press release. Intersection has been running public service ads in Los Angeles New York… And Philadelphia… West Virginia’s […]

Company of the Day – Fox Outdoor Advertising

Company: Fox Outdoor Advertising Markets: North Georgia Headquarters: 6350 Lake Oconee Parkway, Suite 102, PMB 113, Greensboro, GA  30642 Phone: 770-765-2510 Email: sales@foxoutdooradvertising.com Fox Outdoor owns and operates 20 static and tri-vision faces, and 3 digital billboards in the North Georgia Market including the following areas: Cornelia Baldwin, Toccoa Eastanollee Augusta […]

LaFoy Named Link Media CEO

Back in December Insider ran an article on the retirement of Link Media CEO Jim McLaughlin and Scott LaFoy, Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, being named interim CEO.  The Company also announced they would conduct a search process for their next CEO.  That process is now complete and the new […]

Nationwide Traffic is 60% of Normal

The headline from this April 4 Washington Post article reprinted by the Seattle Times says it all.  Traffic is down but lots of people are still driving. There’s no shortage of data on driving patterns.  Last week Adquick published an analysis of the coronavirus impact on travel based on a […]