Company: Railroad Outdoor Markets: Georgia Headquarters: 1750 Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30325 Phone: 678-571-8899 Railroad Outdoor was formed by Mike Fitzgerald and Kelly Shaw in 2010 to acquire and develop billboards. The company operates a 120 face billboard plant in North Georgia. Much of the plant is 6′ by […]
Author: billboardinsider
A history of outdoor advertising in 45 seconds.
Erica Line, the Corporate manager of Digital Asset Content and Integrated Strategies at Adams+Fairway Advertising has put together a fascinating video called “The History of Outdoor Advertising in 45 seconds.” Erica tells Insider that she put the video together by condensing an earlier 10 minute video which was compiled by […]
Safety Around Power Lines.
Power lines are dangerous. OSHA reports that 74 workers were killed by electrocution during 2014. In June 2000 an installer working on a Carroll Advertising billboard lost his left arm and lower leg when a metal pole he was handling came into contract with a powerline. Cliff Miller of […]
Company of the Day: Onsite Insite
Company: Onsite Insite Markets: Arizona Headquarters: 6200 E. Thomas Rd., Suite 201, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 Phone: 480-990-0800 Email: info@azbillboard.com Onsite Insite works with the Gila River Indian community to construct 14’ x 48’ static bulletins along the Santan Freeway Loop 202 in the southeast valley of Phoenix between I-10 and […]
Billboards In Atlantic Magazine
Atlantic Magazine has a rambling piece called “The Call of the Billboard”. The article is part of Atlantic’s Object Lesson essay series which discuss “the hidden lives of ordinary things.” The article starts with a description of the Mosquito Killer billboard, drifts through a history of billboards in the US, […]
Popup City: The Next Trend in Outdoor is Paint
Popup city has a great post titled “The Next Trend in Outdoor Advertising Is Paint.” The post features the work of Colossal Media and Overall Murals in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn. Colossal Media operates 400 hand-painted murals in 100 locations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland […]
Indy for Atlanta Outdoor Swap Delayed To September?
In March 2016 Insider wrote that Clear Channel Outdoor was going to swap its Indianapolis assets to Fairway Outdoor for Fairway’s Atlanta assets and some cash. Insider was surprised to see Clear Channel Outdoor tage all over billboards when he visited Indianapolis this week. Clear Channel Outdoor’s website also shows the […]
Sussex County Sign Meeting scheduled for July 11
Coastal Point reports that The Sussex County Council will hold a special meeting Monday July 11 at 10am to discuss an ordinance to amend the county sign code. The County is attempting to pass legislation before a sign application moratorium expires on August 15. The county’s planning department proposed sign […]
Digital Design Tips From Leslie Outdoor
This week’s creative design tips come from Leslie Outdoor. Be Brief – focus on one message Use a maximum of 5 to 8 words Avoid white backgrounds which may not display correctly Use strongly contrasting colors Avoid subtle differences in color gradients which may not display correctly Use thick, bold […]
Company of the Day: Middleton Outdoor
Company: Middleton Outdoor Markets: Texas Headquarters: PO Box 3893, Victoria, TX 77903-3893 Phone: 361-575-1664 Middleton Outdoor operates 10 digital billboards in Victoria, Texas. Paid Ad