Author: John Weller

WA’s New Marijuana Advertising Regs

New advertising regulations for Washington State went into effect on Sunday.  Here is a listing of those requirements. Senate Bill 5131 restricts outdoor advertising in the following ways (Source: Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board): Business Signs and Outdoor Advertising – Licensees are limited to two signs (maximum 1600 sq. […]

Company of the Day – Key Outdoor

Company:  Key Outdoor Markets: Illinois, Missouri, Iowa Headquarters: 1873 Bourbonnais, IL  60914 Phone:  815-937-4579 Email: angelakdahl@keyoutdoor.com Key Outdoor is a privately held company which was started in 1977 and operates a billboard plant in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa.  The flagship office near Kankakee soon became one of many offices, as […]

Boston Omaha IPO Raises $97 million.

Insider reported in June that Link Media‘s parent company Boston Omaha was planning to raise $71.5 million via an IPO. A press release on Business Wire announced that Cowen and Company, LLC, as the representative of the underwriters of the previously announced public offering of 6,538,462 shares of Class A common […]

OAAA’s Ken Klein on data and out of home

During the Digital Advertising Alliance Summit, 2017, an innovation panel devoted to Out of Home Advertising  included business leaders discussing how audience data is playing a larger role in this oldest of advertising media. Ken Klein, who leads government affairs, at the Outdoor Advertising Association of America explains how Digital […]

iHeart Lenders Make Counter Proposal On Debt

Radio Ink reports on Tuesday that a counteroffer to iHeartCommunications Debt restructure proposal was made by Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer (APKS), an advisor to Symphony Asset Management, which holds about $280 million in iHeart term loans. The counterproposal made to iHeartMedia is for $500 million in newly issued debt […]

Clear Channel Airports Signs Five-Year Deal with Bangor International Airport

Bangor, ME,– –Clear Channel Airports (CCA), a brand division of Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO), and a subsidiary of iHeartMedia Inc., today announced that Bangor International Airport (BGR) has awarded it a new five-year, exclusive contract to provide a comprehensive digital and print media network. The new program is scheduled for […]

Call for Case Studies: An Ever-Growing Sales Tool

Courtesy of the OAAA. For over 125 years, OAAA has served as a pillar of the OOH community, working as a passionate advocate for the industry. From significant research, to informative webinars, to effective tools and more, OAAA offers resources to continue to advance OOH. One tool that is helpful for […]

Want To See your Billboard? Not in Maine!

The state of Maine and WCSH6 noted last week the 40th anniversary of Maine’s billboard ban.  It was 40 years ago, last week, that then Governor James B. Longley signed the act that eventually removed 8,500 billboards across the state. It took almost seven years for that task to be […]

Project Yellow Light Presentation

Insider posted in June about the sixth annual Project Yellow Light scholarship competition. The contest calls on students to create a billboard, radio or video PSA (public service advertisement) to educate their peers about the dangers of using mobile devices behind the wheel of a vehicle. Several of the winners […]

Company of the Day – Kessler Outdoor

Company:  Kessler OutdoorHeadquarters:   2669 NATIONAL RD, ZANESVILLE, OH 43701Markets: Ohio, West Virginia & FloridaPhone: 740-453-0668Email:   info@kessleroutdoor.comKessler Outdoor Advertising is a division of Kessler Sign Company , which was founded in 1972.   Kessler Outdoor Advertising is owned and operated by Bob, Rodger and David Kessler.   Kessler covers 14 counties throughout Ohio including […]