Baton Rouge, LA – February 11, 2022 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the world, today announced that the company is supporting the ‘Love on Every Billboard’ campaign by donating space on digital billboards across the U.S. During Valentine’s Day weekend, Lamar […]
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A Super Bowl Update – The Joe Burrow Billboard
Two years ago, Insider published a piece on the importance of involving young people in the billboard industry. In honor of the 2022 Super Bowl and Bengals quarterback, Joe Burrow, I wanted to provide an update on this topic. Who designed the Joe Burrow billboard? The billboard was designed by […]
A Fix for the Content Blues
By Gina Kuck, Business Development, Daktronics National Account Do you ever feel like you’re having a Groundhog Day experience? Scene: Groundhog Day, the movie (1993) Plot Summary: A weather man is reluctantly sent to cover a story about a weather forecasting “rat” (as he calls it). This is his fourth year on […]
OUTFRONT Celebrates Black History Month
NEW YORK, NY – February 4, 2022 – OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE:OUT) is proud to launch its Black History Month campaign in partnership with 100 Black Men of America, Inc. titled “I’m Next,” which celebrates and supports black youth and black mentorship across the country. 100 Black Men of America […]
Wes Frick On What’s In a Good OOH Ad
Wes Frick is a free lance billboard designer located in Denver, Colorado. His company is Wes Frick Design. Billboard Insider talked with Frick about what makes an effective out of home ad. How did you get into out of home ad design? I graduated college and worked at Lamar designing […]
3D Installation Promotes OREO Cookies and The Batman Movie
2 February 2022 – London, UK: For the next two weeks, people across the nation might be surprised to look up and see the Caped Crusader’s Batarang staring down at them, as it slices through a giant OREO cookie. This unique OOH special build, which will feature at sites across the […]
Lamar Honors African American Heroes in History
Baton Rouge, LA – February 1, 2022 – In celebration of Black History Month, Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the world, today announced that the company will use its national network of digital billboards to recognize nine African Americans whose achievements and […]
Stephanie Lovell on Hirect’s Bay Area Ad Campaign
Everybody needs workers. Hirect, a free mobile hiring app is running an awareness campaign promoting itself on more than 500 billboards in the Bay area. Billboard Insider talked with Stephanie Lovell, Head of Marketing at Hirect How long is the campaign running? The campaign will run through […]
HBO Max Takes Over Culver City station
When HBO Max opened their new corporate offices at the Ivy Station complex, they wanted to make a splash in their new neighborhood as big as a new show premiere. To do so, the content giant created an exclusive, long-term takeover of the adjacent Culver City Station. Culver City Station […]
OOH’s OBIE Awards Entries Surge 40%
By: Rick Robinson, OAAA Chief Creative Officer in Residence Reflecting the dramatic rise in OOH Media investment, entries for the 80th annual OBIE Awards increased 40% over 2021 and have surpassed pre-pandemic years. This further demonstrates the power of OOH as a brand catalyst for creativity in the public space […]