As a follow up to our story yesterday Elaine Chao was confirmed on Tuesday as Transportation secretary. The confirmation passed in the Senate on a 93-6 vote. Chao, who was born in Taiwan and came to the U.S. with her parents when she was 8, will face several urgent action items […]
Author: John Weller
What Did the New DOT Secretary Say About Ads on the Right of Way?
Searching for new revenue, some states have contemplated commercial advertising on official traffic signs on the public right of way. US Senator Jerry Moran, R-KS, asked the next Secretary of Transportation about ads-on-the-road. Insider is providing the senator’s question and the reply from Elaine Chao, nominated by President Trump as Secretary […]
Company of the Day – Ashley Media
Company: Ashley Media Markets: Arkansas. Headquarters: 8100 Bicentennial Rd, North Little Rock, AR 72118 Phone: 501-851-4953 Email: toddashley@sbcglobal.net Ashley Media was founded in 1998 in North Little Rock Arkansaa by J.D. Ashley Sr and his son Todd Holsted Ashley, Sr. Ashley began with the construction of a 12′ by 40′ […]
Benefits of electronic messaging centers
By Samantha Martinez, Marketing Advisor at LED National We have a sign; why does my business need a message center? Consider for a moment the speed at which traffic passes by the average business. A motorist has only a few seconds to see and comprehend any given sign. For example, […]
OUTFRONT Unveils Campaign Promoting 2018 College Football Championship
NEW YORK – January 24, 2017 – OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT), one of the largest out-of-home media companies in North America, announced today its partnership with the Atlanta Football Host Committee (AFHC) to develop and design the organization’s “I’m In” campaign tied to Atlanta winning the bid to host the […]
Company of the Day – Arrington Outdoor
Company: Arrington Outdoor Markets: Texas Headquarters: 16135 Preston Rd, Dallas, Texas 75248 Phone: (800) 500-6772 Email: info@arringtonoutdoor.com Arrington Outdoor operates strategic billboard locations along major freeways and rural highways in around the Dallas Fort Worth area, the second fastest growing metro area in the Nation. Includes both traditional and digital faces. Their advertising […]
Members of Congress Who Control Billboards
By Ken Klein, OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs Congress put 15 newcomers on the House committee that oversees billboard issues. Where do members of Congress form views about land use, signage, job creation, or property rights? Many members of Congress — not all — come from state and local […]
Company of the Day – Arizona Billboards
Company: Arizona Billboards Headquarters: Phoenix, AZ Markets: Arizona Email: salesinfo@arizonabillboards.com Arizona Billboards is an Arizona small business enterprise providing personal service and operated by experienced outdoor advertising executives and long time Phoenix land owners and developers. Paid Advertisement
JCDecaux Loves Changing Weather
JCDecaux Dynamic recently integrated a standard weather data feed into their SmartContent CMS (content management system), and set up some rules. 4 different GORE-TEX videos were uploaded depicting different weather conditions. The campaign was set up so that each panel automatically played the appropriate video that reflected the weather outside. Here […]
A Proposal To Add Digital Boards In Part Of Arizona
Arizona State Senator Sonny Borrelli is proposing to amend a 2012 law which limits digital billboards to a defined area of central and southwest Arizona. Those limits were crafted following negotiations between the sign industry and “dark sky” advocates, including astronomers who said they did not want a new source of […]





















