December 7, 2016 Watchfire Blog Post Ten years ago today, Watchfire launched our digital billboard division. In that time, the technology has helped push out-of-home advertising to even greater prominence as an important, interactive medium competing and winning against other forms of electronic media. Advertisers who might have been skeptical […]
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Mobile-Optimize Your Out of Home Website
Is your out of home advertising website mobile-optimized? The answer is no for half of the out of home websites Insider analyzes. This a major problem because 58% of web searches are done on mobile devices. Many of you are reading this post on your smartphone. A website which […]
Company of the day: Parker Outdoor
Company: Parker Outdoor Markets: Washington, Idaho Arizona Headquarters: PO Box 22, Orondo, WA 98843 Phone: 888-800-2001 Email: contactus@parkeroutdoorinc.com Parker Outdoor operates a billboard plant with 117 faces in Washington, Idaho and Arizona. The the company has two digital signs, two trivisions and the rest of the plant is mostly 10 by […]
“Face Of Giving” Campaign Shares Selfies On Digital Billboards World-Wide
Face of Giving campaign allows you to turn your Selfie into a Helpie. Participants submit a selfie for a small donation. Each selfie will then appear on digital billboards in countries around the globe. Participants literally become the “face of giving” as their donation helps meet a need. Technology Nonprofit […]
Land Securities & Ocean Outdoor Unveil Piccadilly Lights Transformation
Coca Cola and Samsung sign to new proposition Piccadilly Lights, the world’s number one advertising location in London’s West End, is to undergo a significant transformation. Ocean Outdoor, the premium out of home media owner, has won the contract to operate the central London landmark as part of a milestone […]
What’s In A Name?
There are five conventions for naming out of home advertising companies. Founder names: This is the most common strategy: Anderson Outdoor, Arnold Outdoor, Reagan Outdoor, Lang Media, Jones Media, Barnes Advertising, Barrett Outdoor, Becker Boards, Buckland Media Group, Connell Outdoor, Divine Outdoor, Driggers Outdoor, Durden Outdoor Displays, Faris Outdoor Displays, […]
Outdoor Advertising For The Food & Beverage Industry
Candice Simmons at Brooklyn Outdoor has a great marketing read at Modern Restaurant Management on the food and beverage industry. Outdoor advertising is prime real estate for creative and often groundbreaking displays, special events, promotions, and is the only media format that has continued to move forward and grow year […]
Company of the Day: 718 Outdoor
Company: 718 Outdoor Market: New York Headquarters: New York Phone: 718-664-4315 Email: info@718outdoor.com 718 Outdoor operates a plant or elevator ads, walls, murals and advertising panels in New York City. The staff and company are born and raised in Brooklyn. Paid Ad
Nashville Airport Authority Awards Clear Channel Airports a New 10 Year Contract
Nashville, TN, USA – –Clear Channel Airports (CCA), a brand division of Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO), and a subsidiary of iHeartMedia Inc., today announced the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) has awarded it a 10-year contract extension to provide a comprehensive digital media program for Nashville International […]
Jeremy Male: “We’ll outperform GDP and we’ll outperform out of home.”
Outfront CEO Jeremy Male spoke yesterday at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference. The webcast is on the Outfront website. Male was bullish on Outfront, saying at one point “we’ll outperform GDP and we’ll outperform out of home.” He estimated the company would build 120 digital billboards in […]