Noone wants to have employees hurt on the job. But if something happens you don’t want to make matters worse by failing to report an accident to OSHA. In March 2015 OSHA changed reporting rules. Failure to report an accident in a timely manner could result in a $12,471 […]
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Nick Coston: Billboards as Entertainment
By Billboard Insider’s peripatetic correspondent Nick Coston. Nick has 20 years experience as an OOH broker and OOH consultant. Many years ago while growing up on Chicago’s South Side, my family owned movie theaters and drive ins. I always marveled at the size of the big, curved screens. One theater […]
Company of the Day – Munn Outdoor
Company: Munn Outdoor Advertising Markets: Mississippi Headquarters: 772 Highway 49 N, Hattiesburg, MS Phone: 601-264-7446 Munn Outdoor operates a billboard plant in with 119 faces in the following Mississippi communities: Brooklyn Collins Columbia Hattiesburg Lucedale New Augusta Purvis Prentice Sumrall Wiggins The company is affiliated with Munn Enterprises which was […]
Rate This Board By Greg Callaham
Shrimp Rating: 5 (great) Nice job! This makes me love shrimp and tells me where to get it and when. There’s good contrast for the perfect headline and the weathered wood makes me think about the dock, which smacks of fresh seafood. The word count hits the sweet […]
Six Tips For An Effective Outdoor Safety Meeting
Safety is a huge issue if you perform outdoor advertising install and maintenance work in-house. At a recent OAAA safety meeting the President of an independent outdoor advertising company talked about seeing insurance premiums increase by $250,000 over the three years after his company had a large workers compensation claim […]
Geopath Rebranding Team
Insider wrote earlier this week about TAB’s rebranding to Geopath. Here’s a great picture of the Geopath rebranding team at the rebranding event which was held September 19 in Times Square. Back row left to right: James Lee, Dylan Mabin, Kym Frank, Kevin Romero, Brian Ryu, Sean McCarthy, Harry Hennessey, […]
John Arnold’s Four Rules For Outdoor Operators
John Arnold of Arnold Outdoor is one of the co-founders of the IBOUSA. Here are Arnold’s Four Rules for Outdoor Operators as presented in a short, entertaining talk at the IBOUSA on Thursday: Never build a double stack with a face taller than 8 feet. It means you only need 1 […]
The Texas Highway Beautification Court Decision and Its Aftermath
On August 26, 2016, the Texas Appeals Court for the Third District in Austin voided the two sections of the Texas Highway Beautification Act (“HBA”) addressing permits, licenses, enforcement, and regulation on the ground that the Act violated the First Amendment’s protection of Free Speech after the US Supreme Court’s […]
Company of the Day: Millennium Outdoor
Company: Millennium Outdoor Advertising Markets: Texas Headquarters: Winfield, TX 75493 Phone: 844-842-8664 Email: administrator@milleniumads.net Millennium Outdoor Advertising operates an outdoor plant in Texas and Arkansas. The company’s plant consists of 14 by 48, illuminated steel monopole structures. John Walton is the company’s owner. Paid Ad
Why Industry Political Involvement is Important
Reprint of a OAAA Thought Leadership Piece By Ken Klein, EVP – Government Affairs, OAAA. The election will produce a new Congress, with new leaders and new members on key committees. Elections remind us of the last clause in the First Amendment — perhaps overshadowed by its protection of free […]