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Your OAAA: Untying Regulatory Knots

The OAAA hosted a webinar July 25 for non-members, to offer a look inside the national trade association.  Insider will publish a three-part series with the webinar highlights.  The first of three parts features longtime OAAA expert Myron Laible, explaining problem-solving. By Myron Laible I came to OAAA over 30 […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: Madison

Did you know: Madison is the 2nd largest city in Wisconsin The Capitol building in Madison was constructed with 43 types of stone from six countries and eight states. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Madison DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to […]

Company of the Day: Effective Sign Company

Company: Effective Sign Company Markets: Alabama Headquarters: 1978 South College St, Auburn, AL  36832 Phone: 334-749-0001 Effective Sign Company designs, fabricates and installs on and off premise signs and operates  a billboard plant with more than 22 structures in Alabama and Florida John Persons is the company’s CEO. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

Judge Grants Restraining Order Against Cincinnati Billboard Tax

CINCINNATI (July 30) — A judge issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) to block Cincinnati’s targeted billboard tax and higher fees. The next step is a hearing for injunctive relief in early September. Norton Outdoor Advertising and Lamar Advertising Company are challenging the new tax and fees on constitutional grounds.  […]

NY State’s Illegal Highway Signs: What’s the Plan?

New York State’s congressional delegation is keeping pressure on Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) to remove rogue signs from the highway right of way or face loss of federal funds. On February 1, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) told New York State’s DOT that it would withhold $14 million in federal […]

Birth Announcements and Digital Signs

Grey Vick of Vick Outdoor used his digital billboards to announce the birth of a son.  He tells Insider: “We got lots of hits online and social media with the photos of our new baby!!  We ran him on 3 of our digitals after he was born!  Got a couple […]

Regulatory Roundup July 29, 2018

Spearfish, South Dakota is renegotiating three billboard leases with Lamar.  Two of the billboards site on city land at 120 Industrial Drive and the third is on city land at Black Hills Energy Sports Complex.  The leases were originated 20 years ago and generate $900 in revenue per year.  The […]

Finding a past Billboard Insider Article

Insider get lots of phone calls and email requests which go like this: “I’m looking for the article you wrote on _______________ last month.” To help you sift our archived posts, we’ve added a search box just to the right of the Billboard Insider masthead.  Type your keyword or person […]

Company of the Day: Eastern Outdoor

Company:  Eastern Outdoor Markets:  Maryland, Washington, DC. Headquarters: 7115 Rockridge Road, Baltimore, MD  21207 Phone: 410-464-4440 Email: info@easternoutdoor.net Eastern Outdoor is an independently owned outdoor advertising company which specializes in high profile bulletins in Baltimore and Washington DC. The firm was started by Phillip Greenwell in 1932. Current ownership and […]

Out of the Office: Dave Roland

Dave Roland of Roland Digital Media likes to restore things.  He’s turned his office into a 1950’s Texaco Station with a Working Vintage Garage and a Museum of Advertising and Event Center.  The office hosts networking events. Roland also restores vehicles Here’s the interior and exterior of  a restored 33 […]