Business

OOH, Covid and the Transit Shelter Business

  By James Delucia, President and CEO, AR James I have been a transit shelter operator in New Jersey for close to 25 years now. Like many in our industry, I view everything through the proverbial Outdoor Advertising lens. You know it is true. If you are like me, you notice […]

Intersection Wins Advertising Partnership with Austin’s Capital Metro

Austin, TX – May 14, 2020 – Intersection, the leading smart cities technology and media company, today announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract to sell advertising across Capital Metro (CapMetro), Austin’s public transit agency. Intersection will bring its suite of media products to hundreds of vehicles across […]

Company of the Day: Herring Outdoor

Company: Herring Outdoor, LLC. Market: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana Headquarters: 525 Central Avenue, 200, Laurel, Mississippi, 39440 Phone: 601-498-4600 Herring Outdoor is a private family owned company based in Laurel, Mississippi.  Herring owns and manages billboard locations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. The company is an operator associate in the IBOUSA.   The company also […]

Keeping a Company-wide Transformation on Track During the COVID-19 Crisis

By Scott Wells, CEO Clear Channel Outdoor Americas The past weeks have taught me management lessons I wish I never had to learn. There is change you plan for – like a business transformation, a new product line or new marketplace dynamics – and changes forced upon you that you […]

Applying Recency Theory During COVID-19

By Stephen Freitas, OAAA Chief Marketing Officer Soon after arriving at OAAA, I had the pleasure of meeting Erwin Ephron. Over the years, I would have the opportunity to speak with him many times, and at every encounter, I learned something new and insightful about media planning. Many people consider […]

Michael Wright on LD Management v Kentucky

On May 5, 2020, the American Bar Association – which had rated Judge Justin Walker “unqualified” to serve as a district judge – rated him “well qualified” to sit on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, often called the second most important court in the nation. His decision in L.D. […]

Company of the Day – Hicks Outdoor Advertising

Company: Hicks Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 102 Racer Drive,  Cross Lanes, WV 25313 Markets: West Virginia Phone: 304.482.9300 Email:   greg@HicksOutdoor.com Hicks Outdoors Advertising is owned and operated by Gregory Hicks Enterprises Inc..  The company owns and operates bulletins predominantly comprised of standard sizes 14′ x 48′, 10’6″ x 36′ and 12′ […]

The IRS is Weighing in on the PPP and You Won’t Like It!

The Paycheck Protection Program was rolled out by Congress and the White House with great fanfare to help save small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Many of us have applied for and received PPP loans to protect our employees and businesses during the Covid-19 downturn.   The Small Business Administration as […]

Haleigh Powell says Celebrate Your Wins

By Haleigh Powell, Director of Client Relations, Huntington Outdoor Here at Huntington Outdoor, it is always one of our goals to look for the victories and celebrate them! Two victories we have recently celebrated is clients who brag about us! There always is a certain level of satisfaction when you […]