Creative

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 […]

Salvation Army Transforms Chicago’s Red Line into Rescue Christmas Express

CHICAGO – From now until January 3, The Salvation Army is transforming the CTA Red Line into the Rescue Christmas Express. The exterior and interior of two train cars are wrapped to match the colors of the iconic Red Kettles. The cars will feature messaging on the unprecedented need in […]

Brad Getter on a Great Out of Home Ad Design Tool

Signage Expert Brad Getter (www.bradgetter.com)  highlighted a great design tool while commenting on this week’s Rate This Ad column by Melody Roberts. Melody’s review of the Tachi Palace ad was spot on.  This is an issue I’ve seen far too often, and this kind of art is what gives outdoor […]

Greg Callaham Wins Five National Design Awards

Chattanooga, TN – For the eleventh consecutive year Greg Callaham Graphic Design has earned national recognition for creative excellence in advertising design. Callaham received five American Graphic Design Awards from Graphic Design USA, a national trade publication, for his work on behalf of AdWorks Outdoor Advertising, Explore Chattanooga, Hollywog, Lake […]

Rate This Ad by Out of Home Creative

Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a billboard ad using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great).  Then the designer recommends how to improve the ad.  This week’s rating is provided by Melody Roberts, an OBIE nominated billboard designer and […]

PETA Billboard Challenges Popeyes Over Turkey Offering

Allentown, Pa. – Vegan foods are selling like hotcakes, so Thanksgiving is morphing into “ThanksVegan”—and PETA is encouraging Pennsylvanians to hop on the trend via its billboard that just went up directly across the street from Popeyes to counter the fast-food chain’s seasonal Cajun Style Turkey and push everyone to give turkeys a […]

MilkMoney and Lil Nas X move Pop Culture Forward

Lil Nas X, whose country rap single “Old Town Road” achieved viral popularity via TikTok in 2019 earning him diamond certification, is seen filming a live TikTok video to promote the release of his new single “Holiday” in front of the Sunset Blvd billboard he booked through MilkMoney. Insider talked […]

Clear Channel Outdoor partners with No Kid Hungry to connect kids to free meals.

New York, New York – Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO) today announced it will partner with No Kid Hungry to launch a nationwide digital billboard campaign to help connect kids to the food they need this holiday season. Promoting resources from No Kid Hungry, a national campaign to […]

Rate This Ad by Blip Billboards

Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork provided by Billboard Insider 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. […]

2020 Election Winner: Out of Home Media

   Steve Richards is the President & Partner at Mile High Outdoor & Pacific Outdoor and Chair of the OAAA Legislative Committee A clear winner in the 2020 election is out of home media. Political customers bought more out of home ads than ever Out of home displays were employed […]