Creative

Why Does So Much Billboard Advertising Suck?

By Steve Olenski.  Steve contributes to Forbes and Huffington Post.  His work has also appeared in ESPN, Ad Age, Ad Week Business Insider, Marketing Land and Marketing Profs. Follow him on Twitter @steveolenski or at the nearest coffee shop. Fade in on an episode of Jeopardy! ‘I’ll take billboards for $1,000 Alex.’ […]

Rate This Board by Out of Home Creative

Rate This Board 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 provided […]

‘Pass it On’ Releases New Creative, Celebrities

For more than 15 years, the Foundation for a Better Life has worked with OAAA to inspire millions of Americans with its Pass it On public service campaign. Since its launch in 2001, the OOH industry has donated more than $285 million in ad space. “Pass it On is one of the […]

IAB Provides A DOOH Metrics Glossary

As we view the landscape of big data and programmatic buying attempting to understand a new language, do these types of terms give you a headache? Served Impressions Audience Composition CPM Message Duration Unique Traffic Primary Ad Unit Geographic Targeting The Interactive Advertising Bureau would like to introduce to you […]

Creative Circle: What Was Your Favorite OOH in 2017?

By Nicole Randall OAAA Communications Director OAAA regularly features Thought Leadership Q&A from its committee members. This month, OAAA spotlights the Creative Committee, asking members, “What was your favorite OOH campaign in 2017?”  Eddy Herty, National Creative Director, OUTFRONT Media The  2018 College Football Playoff National Championship I’m In campaign was my […]

Call for Entries: 2018 Local Case Study Contest

Insider wanted to help get the word out to all of you OAAA and Geopath members.            OOH is the only form of traditional media producing constant growth in a highly-competitive advertising climate. A critical component of the success of OOH is its ability to produce […]

50% of AdWeek’s Top 2017 Campaigns are OOH

Courtesy of OAAA Last month AdWeek released its anticipated Top Best Ads of 2017, focusing on creativity and effectiveness. Five out of the 10 included large OOH components. 10) Halo Top “Eat the Ice Cream” Cinema Halo Top, the ice cream produced this grimly amusing, Kubrick-esque robot apocalypse spot, directed by YouTuber Mike Diva. The […]

Rate This Board by Out of Home Creative

Rate This Board 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 provided […]

Roberts on What to Do When You’ve Won the Business.

This is the last installment of a series discussing how to successfully transition from winning a sale to producing a billboard ad.  Insider previously interviewed Debbie Collvins of Billboards, Etc and and Greg Callaham or Greg Callaham Design.  Today we talk with OBIE nominated billboard designer Melody Roberts, the founder […]

Baby It’s Cold Outside!

  Insider is well aware of how difficult it can be to climb into that truck on a cold winter day up in the Northern states.  It’s not often that our friends in the southern states get to share that experience.  So in honor of an unusually cold spell in […]