Author: John Weller

Do Billboards Speak?

Thought Leadership from  Nancy Fletcher, OAAA President and CEO Do billboards “speak?” Yes, said a judge in Cincinnati who invalidated the city’s new targeted tax on billboards. After six days of testimony, Common Pleas Court Judge Curt C. Hartman issued an injunction October 17 that blocked Cincinnati’s billboard tax. Billboards […]

Company of the Day – Interstate Outdoor Advertising

Company: Interstate Outdoor Advertising Headquarters:  905 North Kings Highway,Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 Markets: Philadelphia New Jersey New York The Hamptons Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Miami Washington, D.C. Phone:  856.667.6620 Email:   sales@interstateoutdoor.com Interstate Outdoor began in Cherry Hill, NJ in 1984 with a focus on outdoor advertising opportunities in the […]

Who Stole My Billboard?

Wayne Township is a suburb community of Indianapolis with a population in excess of 110,000.  Andy Harris, the current township trustee is running for re-election and uses billboard advertising as a part of his campaign.  He was surprised last week when he found that one of his billboards had been replaced […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds October 20, 2018

  “The response has been excellent.  Excellent investment.”  Out of home broker Stephen Minnich. “…we have received no less than 15 responses the ad you ran for us to sell our Quad Cities billboard plant…”  David Buring “FYI, today we got two requests from out of home companies to sign […]

2019 OBIE Awards Are Open for Entries

  Step right up! The 2019 OBIE Awards Call for Entries is open. Throw your hat into the ring for a chance to win at ‘The Greatest Sh-OBIE!” The OBIE Awards honor creative excellence in the OOH industry. Does your OOH campaign have the creative strength to defy the odds? […]

Company of the Day – InterState Outdoor, Inc.

Company: InterState Outdoor, Inc. Headquarters: 1009 S. Pollock, Selma NC 27576 Market: North Carolina Phone: 800.232.9072 Email: warren@interstateoutdoor.net Interstate Outdoor is a family owned and operated company, headquartered in Selma, North Carolina.  Their service area currently covers 42 counties including most of eastern North Carolina with over 900 faces.  Their […]

Company of the Day – International Outdoor

Company: International Outdoor Headquarters: 28423 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 200, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 Markets: Metropolitan Detroit Phone: 248.489.8989 Email: info@iobillboard.com International Outdoor was founded on November 19, 1997 as an independent operator and owner of outdoor advertising assets. Since that time it has been wholly owned by Hind Oram […]

Billboard Ban and Free Speech Collide in Alaska

Alaska’s Outdoor Advertising Law, was passed by citizen initiative in the 1990s. That law is very broad, and prohibits the public from: (1) placing signage within a right-of-way, and (2) placing signage on private property within 660 feet of the right-of-way if the sign is viewable from the roadway. Because […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds October 13, 2018

  “The response has been excellent.  Excellent investment.”  Out of home broker Stephen Minnich. “…we have received no less than 15 responses the ad you ran for us to sell our Quad Cities billboard plant…”  David Buring “FYI, today we got two requests from out of home companies to sign […]

OAAA Supplier Webinar: Lightking

OAAA held a Supplier Update Webinar this week, featuring Lightking, with a theme of Turning Static Boards into LED Now.  Here are a few of Insider’s take aways from the Webinar led by Timur Colak, President of Lightking. Lightking sees two impediments to converting static structures to digital: Permitting Cost, […]