Thinking of putting up signs in another state? The National Alliance of Highway Beautification Agencies (NAHBA) has a US map which allows you to click on a state and see links to the state’s outdoor advertising website, state outdoor advertising legislation and a NAHBA state information form which summarizes […]
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Outdoorlink on Protecting Your Digital Sign
Insider wrote an article last week about Digital Billboard Hacking. The subject is timely. AL.com , Motherboard and Sixteen Nine reported that last Friday a hacker put pornographic images of Marco Rubio on 2 Alabama digital billboards owned by Durden Outdoor after a hacker breached the controls. The hack happened because the […]
Company of the Day: Key Outdoor
Company: Key Outdoor Markets: Illinois, Missouri, Iowa Headquarters: 1873 Armour Road, Bourbonnais, IL 60914 Phone: 815-937-4579 Key Outdoor, Inc. is a family owned business operating in Central Illinois, Northeastern Missouri and Southeastern Iowa. The company was founded in 1977 and operates 1,700 outdoor advertising displays. The company started in Kankakee […]
Morrow Considering New Sign Ordinance
The Morrow, Georgia City council had its first reading on a revised sign ordinance last tuesday according to News-Daily. The ordinance is being revised to comply with Reed V Gilbert. You can read the proposed ordinance in the May 10, 2016 City Council minutes. The proposed ordinance places all signs […]
Durden Outdoor Digital Billboards Hacked
Insider wrote last week about Digital Billboard hacking. On Friday Durden Outdoor digital billboards in Enterprise, Alabama were hacked according to AL.com, Motherboard and Sixteen Nine. The hacker uploaded faked pornographic images of Marco Rubio. Sixteen Nine reports that the hack was aided because the login credentials for the board were […]
Michigan Court Says Factual Record and Reasoning Required To Deny Special Sign Permit.
Sometimes zoning entities give no reason for denial of a sign permit in order to protect themselves from litigation. In an April 26, 2016 decision, a Michigan Court has ordered a zoning board to develop the factual record and reasoning behind a decision to deny a special billboard permit. You […]
Big Outdoor To Small Outdoor – Or Not.
Insider thinks you need to be careful before you hire an outdoor advertising employee away from a large outdoor company to work for your small outdoor company. Employees at large companies are used to lots of resources and sometimes flounder when they join an entrepreneurial company. Here’s an example. A […]
Clear Channel Outdoor’s Seven Kingdoms
Insider hears that Clear Channel Outdoor has shuffled into 7 regions to be able to facilitate additional asset sales. Each region is run a Regional President. The 7 Regional Presidents report to EVP Gene Leehan who reports to CEO Scott Wells. Here’s who’s who and what they do. You can […]
Company of the Day: Interstate Outdoor
Company: Interstate Outdoor and Interstate Transit Media Markets: Philadelphia and surrounding Suburbs, New Jersey with an emphasis on Mercer, Camden and Atlantic Counties — Trenton, Atlantic City, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington DC Headquarters: 905 North Kings Highway, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034 Phone: 856-667-6620 Interstate […]
Envision on Billboard Design
This week’s billboard design tips come from an Envision Creative Group post called “5 Best Practices for a Memorable billboard Design”. Keep it simple. Design for someone traveling 70 miles an hour. Make it memorable. Use a surprising or dramatic picture or 3d prop. Present a call to action. Think […]
