Creative

The Missing F

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich—The latest billboard for Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, in collaboration with advertising agency Extra Credit Projects (ECP), has viewers doing double-takes.The design, which features a strategically placed fallen ‘F,’ continues the organization’s playful brand voice while reinforcing their mission and message of hope and love during the fall season.While the hospital is nationally known for […]

Rate This Ad by Greg Callaham

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 […]

Objective Truths of OOH

With the permission of and by, Eddy Herty, VP, National Creative Director of OUTFRONT Studios at OUTFRONT Media Subjective means based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions… people get stuck here… a lot. Objective means just the opposite… it’s not influenced by personal feelings or opinions but […]

Wendy Hickey on What’s New at Artpop

Artpop works with billboard companies to but up art on vacant billboards.  Insider talked with Artpop’s founder Wendy Hickey. What’s new at Artpop? We made our goal of securing our funding for our ArtPop Charlotte Region for our 2021 year 8 return and wanted to share that good news with […]

Daily Billboard Blog’s 3 of a Kind: Hanging Around

This month Daily Billboard Blog’s 3 of a Kind feature showcases three examples that give new meaning to the term – hanging around on street corners. This trio of billboard installations use dangling embellishments to help these movies and TV shows stand out even more around the skies of La […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Partners with Arrivalist to Increase Theme Park Visits

New York, New York – Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) (NYSE: CCO) today announced a partnership with Arrivalist®, the leading geo-location intelligence provider for tourism-based measurement, giving hospitality and travel brands measurable consumer insights and in-depth performance analyses for their Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising campaigns. This OOH “industry-first” accomplishment drove a 66% […]

Rate This Ad With 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 […]

Oprah and Animal Rights Group Know How to Communicate

Two current examples of Outdoor as a communication and free speech platform come courtesy of media mogul Oprah Winfrey and animal rights advocates LA Animal Save and The Animal Alliance. This month, Oprah Winfrey did something she had never done before.  She dedicated the cover of The Oprah Magazine to […]

Lamar Declines Billboard Ads in Spokane

The Spokesman Review reports that Lamar has removed controversial anti mask billboards in Spokane paid for by the John Birch society.   “The community was not super happy with that message.  We try to stay away from anything that is far too offensive to the public,” says Lamar Spokane VP and […]