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Rate This Ad by Greg Callaham

Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]

A Billboard Story–Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One

  Dr. Wilson had placed his unwavering confidence in me—or so he claimed. When we first met, he was warm, with just a trace of superiority. Not unusual among physicians I’d worked with before. A good sign, even. That was fine by me—I wasn’t there to debate the merits of […]

Clear Channel Outdoor, Footballco Team Up to Bring Global Soccer Content to Digital Screens Across the U.S.

Collaboration Extends Premium Soccer Storytelling Beyond Host City Stadiums and Across the Nation NEW YORK, March 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As the FIFA World Cup™ returns to the United States for the first time in more than three decades, Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) and Footballco today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership designed to bring curated, real-time […]

Extra Credit Products wins ADDY Awards

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH — Grand Rapids advertising and design agency Extra Credit Projects (ECP) won 15 awards at last week’s American Advertising Federation (AAF) annual American Advertising Awards (ADDYs). The event was hosted by the West Michigan chapter at the JW Marriott ballroom. ECP took home more awards than any other entrant, […]

Ballyhoo Media Announces Nationwide Partnership with Hornblower Group

February 23, 2026 Miami, FL – February 23, 2026 Ballyhoo Media, the nation’s largest waterway media company, is proud to announce a new nationwide partnership with Hornblower Group, a global leader in experiences and transportation, operating hundreds of ferries, water taxis, and private charter vessels across the United States. The […]

Rate this Ad by Greg Callaham

Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]

Indie Impact Awards: Small Shops. Big Swings.

If a killer out-of-home ad hits you right in the brain chemicals, the Indie Impact Awards are your kind of night. Held Thursday night of the IBO Spring Conference, the Indie Impact Awards spotlight the independent designers and operators who keep raising the bar for out-of-home. Not by formatting business […]

Consistency Isn’t Sexy

From Up To Something,   It doesn’t spike. It compounds. We just crossed the one-year mark with Munley Law’s sports-themed out-of-home campaign. Same visual language. Same tone. Same message structure. Over and over. Not because we ran out of ideas. Because we chose to build memory. Most advertisers treat billboards […]

Rate this Ad by Greg Callaham

Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]

What Makes a Brand Iconic?

From Adam Singer, VP Marketing, AdQuick There’s a pattern you’ll see if you study brands that last 20, 50, even 100+ years. They don’t rely on constant persuasion and yelling ‘buy now’ 24/7. They don’t compete on discounts. They don’t explain themselves in every ad. They create gravity. People expect […]