Digital Signs

Tech Talks: Selling OOH with a Data-Driven Approach

OAAA regularly features Thought Leadership Q&A from its committee members. This month, OAAA spotlights the Innovations Committee, asking members: “What are some ways you’ve successfully helped traditional OOH sales teams embrace a more data and technology-driven approach to selling OOH advertising?” Kevin Bartanian, Kevani The promise and delivery of a […]

Park Outdoor Grows Its Digital Billboard Footprint with Daktronics

ITHACA, N.Y., Aug. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Passersby in Chemung County, New York, will notice a change in their daily commute. Park Outdoor Advertising installed two double-sided, 16-millimeter digital billboards from Daktronics (DAKT) along College Avenue and the intersection of  East Water Street and Madison Avenue in Elmira, New York. “The signs, offer local businesses a flexible advertising medium that […]

Schmeichel and Furhman on Digital Billboards

Joni Schmeichel and Chaz Fuhrman talk about digital billboards on the most recent edition of the Daktronics Experience podcast.  Some of the highlights. On the difference between static and digital billboard advertising The main question that comes up is why would you purchase an ad spot on a digital versus […]

Neil Bell on Refreshing an 11 Year Old Digital billboard

Last week Insider asked for reader feedback on refurbishing 10 year old digital billboards.  New South Outdoor Owner Neil Bell shares his experience. Neil what digital billboards did you refurbish? I just replaced two 11-year-old Watchfire units with their “Reface” program. It was a great experience.  They swapped out the […]

Watchfire Retiring 12 year old Digital Billboard.

If you’ve ever visited Watchfire’s Danville headquarters you’ve seen this 14 by 48 billboard. Still looks great.  It’s a 19mm model which is 12 years old.  Watchfire will replace it with a new 16 mm billboard later this summer along with new internal components and wiring.  The original structure and […]

Making Missouri’s Largest Digital billboard

On Monday Insider wrote about Watkins Outdoor’s installation of a 22’5″ by 36’5″ billboard in Missouri.  Daktronics manufactured the sign.  Insider asked Daktronics project manager Doug Stearns to talk about the project. Give us an overview of Daktronics relationship with Watkins Outdoor Watkins Outdoor has been buying digital billboards from […]

Broadsign Partners with Place Exchange for DOOH

MONTREAL, Canada and New York, NY — August 6, 2019 — Broadsign, the leading digital out-of-home (DOOH) marketing platform for media owners and Place Exchange, the only true programmatic exchange for out-of-home and place-based media, announced an integration to enable digital buyers to transact DOOH programmatically as a simple add-on to existing digital media […]

Watkins Installs Missouri’s Largest Digital Billboard

Watkins Outdoor has installed one of the largest digital billboards in the state of Missouri.  The sign measures 22’5″ by 36’5″ and is located at 440 N 190th St in Ozark, Missouri.  The sign is so big it requires two proof of performance and monitoring cameras instead of one.  Daktronics […]

Daktronics Selected by Amherst Media for New Digital Showcase

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Aug. 1, 2019 – Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, was chosen by Amherst Media to design, manufacture and install a new out of home (OOH) digital showcase in Boston, Massachusetts. The display has been encased into the façade of the newly constructed Marriott Moxy Hotel, located in the Downtown Theater […]

Considerations, Approaches to Programmatic OOH

By Stephen Freitas, OAAA Chief Marketing Officer Last week the OAAA Innovations Committee met for its annual Summer Camp in Washington, DC. The forward-looking group meets each July for two days in our nation’s capital to discuss the future of OOH and how tech can advance industry initiatives. One of […]