By Ken Klein OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs Business loves the start-up (Apple is the No. 1 customer of OOH). But what can business learn from 100-year companies, the centennials? “How do they do it?” asked a trio of business gurus who published their findings in the Harvard Business […]
Author: John Weller
Company of the Day – Timmons Outdoor
Company: Timmons Outdoor Headquarters: 76 West Avenue, Ocean View, DE 19970 Phone: 302.236.7349 Market: Delaware, Tennessee About: Timmons Outdoor is a locally owned and operated billboard company based in Ocean View, DE and Nashville, TN. In Delaware they provide coverage in Sussex County Delaware. In Tennessee the focus is on advertising […]
Supreme Court Removes Catch-22 in Takings Cases
In a victory for property rights, the Supreme Court overruled precedent that had set up a Catch-22 blocking property owners from pursuing takings claims against state and local governments in federal court. The 5-4 ruling was issued June 21; Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion (Knick v. Township […]
New York State Attempting to Outlaw Floating Billboards
Insider reported in March on a Brooklyn Daily Eagle report that two city council members had introduced a bill slapping Ballyhoo Media with a $100,000 fine for operating a 20′ by 60′ double sided digital billboard on New York waterways. Mayor de Blasio further announced that New York City had […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds June 22, 2019
Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “Thanks to you and your website I’ve hired a General Manager. We received several qualified applicants in response to our Billboard Insider classified” Justin Powell, Owner, Huntington Outdoor “I bought my General Liability from Stu at Bassler and Co that I learned about on Billboard Insider. I told […]
Pass It On!
One of the many things Insider loves about OOH is our commitment to doing good in our communities and the world. One of the groups that operators work with is The Foundation for a Better Life and their PassItOn.com out of home campaigns. Insider had the opportunity to interview Gary Dixon, President […]
Agency Forecasts Positive About OOH
From the OAAA Outlook Newsletter OOH revenue in the United States is expected to continue its steady growth through 2019 and 2020, according to the US Media Forecast Report recently released by GroupM, WPP’s media investment group. Overall ad spend in the US grew by 9.5 percent in 2018. The group forecasts […]
Company of the Day – Times-Shamrock Outdoor
Company: Times-Shamrock Outdoor Headquarters: 149 Penn Ave. Scranton, PA 18503 Market: Luzerne County, PA Phone: 570.614.5472 Email: Sales@ShamrockOutdoorMedia.com Times-Shamrock Outdoor is a part of Times-Shamrock Communications, a privately held company based in Scranton, Pennsylvania owned by the Lynett for the past 123 years. The parent company owns 13 newspaper publications, […]
An Update on Privacy and OOH
Here is an update on privacy issues, based on the OAAA-sponsored meeting of industry attorneys in New York on June 6 and the annual privacy summit sponsored by the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) in Washington, DC, on June 5-6. State Activity An unprecedented number of states have considered pro-privacy legislation […]
Why Generation Z Loves OOH
By Nicole Randall OAAA Communications Senior Director Generation Z is a growing marketing demographic as its oldest members are beginning to come of age. Gen Z, defined as those born after 1998, commands $44 billion in buying power. Some reports project this generation will command nearly 40 percent of all consumer […]























