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Rate this Board 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 weeks rating is […]

The Representation of Women in OOH Ads

By Nicole Randall, OAAA Communications Senior Director Dove recently conducted a study of 9,000 women to gauge their perception of female representation in media. More than 70 percent of women surveyed said they don’t feel accurately represented by the images they see every day. The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) has ramped […]

Lamar Tease and Reveal for Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse.

Lexington, KY – April 23, 2019 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), one of the largest out of home media companies in the world, this week launched the third and final phase of a billboard campaign in Lexington, KY designed to generate maximum awareness of and excitement for this week’s […]

Outfront’s Multi-Bulletin Campaign for Avengers

Outfront is running a multi-bulletin campaign in Los Angeles for the Avengers Endgame movie.  Insider talked with Outfront’s Carly Zipp. Where did the idea come from? The dom consist of 7 units, 4 of ours and 3 of CCOs. The idea was actually generated from a brainstorming session for the […]

The ‘Instagrammable’ OOH Ad

By Q Chaghtai Digital Brand Manager at OAAA   Brands are encouraging social media interaction now more than ever as many advertisers are understanding how well OOH advertising complements the modern media plan. A billboard or transit ad at one intersection can now be shared around the world in an […]

Digital Billboards provide London commuters key information

Insider’s note” :”I don’t want our city to look like Las Vegas” is the trite, unthinking, stale objection which is trotted out to digital billboards.  It completely overlooks how the dynamic programming aspects of digital billboards can provide help consumers as this London digital billboard campaign shows. Clever digital Out […]

Rain triggers images in UK billboard campaign.

LONDON, UK Glimpse and the not-for-profit collective We Are Ocean make a clever connection between cities and the seas in an out-of-home campaign which is triggered by rainfall from the ocean. The Sea Is The Sky recalibrates the relationship between inland urban populations and the world’s oceans, using delightfully surreal […]

Pat O’Donnell On OOH As Part of the Solution

Pat O’Donnell is president of YESCO Outdoor Media and chairman of the Legislative Committee of the Out of Home Advertising Association of America. Listen to these articulate testimonials from a small-town police chief, a founder of Earth Day, and a big-city health commissioner fighting opioid addiction. The Police Chief   […]

Rate This Board 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. Today’s rating is provided […]