Insider saw this press release for Gateway Outdoor LONG VALLEY, N.J., Nov. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Gateway Outdoor Advertising is pleased to announce their recent award for Transit Advertising on the Westchester Bee-Line bus system. Starting on 1/1/2017 Gateway Outdoor Advertising will be the sole source for bus advertising on […]
Author: John Weller
Company of the Day – Summit Media
Company: Summit Media Headquarters: 1445 FifthStreet Santa Monica, CA 90401 Phone: 877-820-3002 Market: Founded in 1998, Summit Media is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in Los Angeles. Summit owns and operates its own plant of high-profile, large-format bulletins, squares, spectaculars and walls in Los Angeles, with a focus on premium areas including: Sunset […]
Positioning OOH for Continued Growth and Prosperity
Insider thanks the OAAA for allowing us to print portions of this article. Nancy Fletcher OAAA President and CEO Amidst rocketing change, how do we position OOH for continued growth and prosperity? We come together to create a bold, new five-year vision for the medium that positions OOH advertising as […]
Company of the Day – Media South Outdoor Advertising
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 […]
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 […]
























