By Ken Klein, EVP, Government Relations, OAAA The FBI added a murder suspect to its Ten Most Wanted list on June 28, and immediately activated digital billboards in eight states. The suspect is wanted for murdering a woman who was nine months pregnant in Milwaukee on March 6. The victim […]
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Company of the Day: Insite MediaCom
Company: Insite MediaCom Markets: Southeastern and Mid Atlantic States. Headquarters: 150 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 3, Plantation, FL 33317. Phone: 888-867-2194 Insite Mediacom owns 2000 billboard faces in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania Insite MediaCom has a partnership with Diamond Communications for the marketing and […]
Sussex Discusses Sign Ordinance
The Sussex County Council discussed sign ordinance changes at a June 21 meeting according to Coastal Point. Georgetown attorney David Hutt was there representing Clear Channel Outdoor, Geyer Signs, Hocker Signs, Jack Lingo Realtors, JD Sign Company, Ocean Atlantic, Phillips signs, Inc, Premier Outdoor Media, Rogers Sign Co and Timmons […]
PA Sign Legislation Introduced
Downington, PA residents have asked Catalyst Outdoor to turn off one side of a digital sign on the Route 30 bypass at Norwood Road according to a dailylocal story. Catalyst has offerred to install 35 trees on the property to hide views of the billboard. The residents have also met […]
Outfront Grand Rapids Billboard Buzz
Outfront is flooding the Grand Rapids market with these billboards. Must be an attention getting start to a campaign. Insider would love to hear from anyone who knows what’s going in. Paid Ad
LED Quality and Brightness Matter
By Darrin Friskney, Vice President, Watchfire Signs Going back to the basics – LED stands for Light Emitting Diode. An LED is not a light bulb, but an efficient, effective, ultra-bright alternative that doesn’t burn out. And all LEDs are NOT created equal. Since we first replaced incandescent bulbs with […]
New Out of Home Creative Blog
Outdoor advertising design firm Out of Home Creative recently launched their OOH Blog with a focus on design and creative. Readers of Billboard Insider may be familiar with the firm’s founder and Chief Creative Officer, Melody Roberts since she is a guest columnist on our weekly series “Rate This Billboard.” […]
St Mary’s Sign Regulations Criticized.
Baynet reports that proposed sign regulations in St Mary’s county have been criticized as too restrictive. The county’s attorney has proposed rules which: limit sign size to 9 square feet on residential property and 32 square feet on non-residential property. prohibit signs which are lit internally. require amortization of non-conforming […]
Company of the Day: General Outdoor
Company: General Outdoor Markets: San Bernadino and Riverside Counties, Calif0rnia. Headquarters: 532 S. Hope Ave., Ontario, CA 91761 Phone: 909-983-4414 General Outdoor is a family-owned company which was founded in 1954. General Outdoor operaties a network of 10 digital bulletins in the western Inland Empire. They are located on […]
Beacons and Outdoor Advertising
What’s a beacon? A beacon is a small device which can keep track of smart phones nearby. The beacon in the picture is a couple inches long. How much does a beacon cost? The beacon in the picture costs about $30. What is the range and useful life of a […]