Philadelphia, PA – – Clear Channel Airports (CCA), a brand division of Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) (NYSE: CCO), and an indirect subsidiary of iHeartMedia Inc., today announced Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) selected the U.S. airport media leader (CCA) for a new seven-year airport advertising contract extending a relationship that began […]
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Louisiana House Billboard Bill Defeated
This Baton Rouge newspaper headline says it all: House Concurrent Resolution 4, a draconian proposal to limit billboards in Louisiana, was defeated in a Louisiana State House committee by a vote of 14-3. House resolution 4 had provisions to: Limit the number of Louisiana billboards to 7,000 Prohibit the conversion […]
New and Noted
The Daily Tar Heel reports that a couple of University of North Carolina students have started a company to recycle billboard vinyl into wallets, purses and backpacks. One used billboard vinyl makes 200 bags. The North Carolina students aren’t the first ones to get the idea. Rareform, the Los Angeles […]
Geopath Market Spotlight: Mobile-Pensacola
Did you know: Mobile rings in the New Year by dropping a giant Moon Pie instead of a ball. Mobile is much older than the state which it’s a part of. It was first settled in 1702, 117 years before Alabama became a state. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses […]
Rain triggers images in UK billboard campaign.
LONDON, UK Glimpse and the not-for-profit collective We Are Ocean make a clever connection between cities and the seas in an out-of-home campaign which is triggered by rainfall from the ocean. The Sea Is The Sky recalibrates the relationship between inland urban populations and the world’s oceans, using delightfully surreal […]
Paul Wright on Billboard Taxes
By Paul Wright, SignValue.com A very important tax case was recently decided in the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. Billboard owners and landowners should take note of the case and its potential long-term implications. The court concluded that billboard lease income can be considered when estimating the taxable value of land. In […]
Turning pickups into mobile billboards.
Ever wanted to turn your pickup trucks into mobile billboards? Billboard Insider reader Keith White has developed a system to do that. Insider talked with White. What gave you the idea for Bedfin? The idea for Bedfin came to me while I was working in the sales department of a […]
Framingham approves ad supported charging stations
Metro West Daily News reports that Framingham, Massachusetts Planning Board voted 4-1 to permit Volta to install six electric vehicle charging stations which will be financed via advertising on the station. Volta is active in 20 communities across the US. Insider’s take: Expect to see more of this as cities […]
Rate This Board by Greg Callaham
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. Today’s rating is provided […]
Company of the Day: RSA Media
Company: RSA Media Market: Massachusetts Headquarters: 1 Huntington Avenue, Suite 1104, Boston, Massachusetts 02116 Phone: 617-227-4858 RSA Media owns a billboard plant with 15 structures and 25 faces in Massachusetts. The company is a member of the OAAA and Geopath. The plant includes 4 digital billboard faces, 5 spectaculars and 3 […]
























