Company: Media South Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: Jackson, Tennessee. Markets: Tennessee, Mississippi. Phone: 866.945.0243 Media South was started in 2007 by Norm Isbell. The company has 28 faces placed strategically in Tennessee and Mississippi. Most of the faces are 10.5′ by 36′. Prior to starting Media South, Isbell was a division manager for […]
Author: John Weller
Lawsuit Targets Tennessee Billboard Rules
A post from The Commercial Appeal, shares a story on a pending Tennessee lawsuit. For the past decade, Memphis outdoor-advertising operator and attorney William H. Thomas Jr. has defiantly put up billboards without permits and refused to take them down when ordered to do so. Thomas has also pursued a legal option and U.S. […]
St. Johns County Considering Digital
St. Johns County, Florida commissioners are considering implementation of a two-year pilot program that would pave the way for at least some digital billboards to be installed along Interstate I-95. County Administrator Michael Wanchick said the item had been before the board twice since November 2015. Wanchick said moving forward […]
Central Atlanta Progress Proposes New Digital Sign Ordinance
Central Atlanta Progress is taking the lead on a proposed ordinance that would allow—and even encourage—expansive new digital billboards and flashing signs in the area that includes the CNN Center, Centennial Olympic Park, the Georgia Aquarium, and the sports arenas. The proposal, introduced at Atlanta City Council last week, would designate […]
Context: The I-71 Project
Cincinnati has an example of art, the elections and thought using billboards with “The I-71 Project,” a joint project of the Contemporary Arts Center and the Columbus Museum of Art. The group wanted to create something provocative yet non-partisan. The exhibit features public installations that explore the political theater staged in […]
Emanuel Proposes Extending Billboard Deal
The Sun Times is reporting that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing a four year extension of a 20-year billboard agreement in his 2017 budget. The original agreement called for JCDecaux, partnering with Interstate Outdoor Advertising, to put up 34 digital signs on city property adjacent to the Kennedy, Dan Ryan, […]
Watchfire RSS Feed Updates Billboards With Real-time Presidential Election Results
DANVILLE, IL–(Marketwired – Nov 2, 2016) – Owners of Watchfire digital billboards can download a free widget that allows marketers to integrate real-time presidential election results on their billboards. Click to Tweet. The widget will allow Watchfire digital billboard owners to display the popular vote total and electoral college vote […]
Alda Billboards May Be Getting Bigger
The Village of Alda NE is looking at increasing the maximum permitted signs from 200 to 288 square feet. USA Outdoor, based in Kearney NE, has a proposal presented to the Regional Planning Commission for the larger sized billboard. The Planning Commission meeting is set for this Wednesday. A positive vote […]
Company of the Day – Iconic Outdoor
Company: Iconic Outdoor Headquarters: 24 Vine Street 2nd Floor, Everett, MA 02149 Markets: Massachusetts, California, New York. Phone: 888.542.6642 Formed by outdoor advertising pioneer James O’Neill, Iconic Outdoor offers advertisers premium out-of-home media, with over 20 Billboards & Wallscapes available in the following markets: Boston New York Los Angeles Iconic also operate a nationwide […]
Only One Label Counts on Election Day — VOTER
Thanks to Clear Channel Outdoor for allowing us to reprint their article. Enjoy! It’s been a tumultuous (to say the least) election cycle and for most — November 8 can’t come soon enough. To encourage more citizens to show up at the polls, the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) […]