The Outdoor Advertising Association of Georgia has made the news recently with their efforts to show support for local law enforcement. Insider had the opportunity to interview Conner Poe, OAAG President, about the program. Tell us a little about how the program got started? The Board of the OAAG is always […]
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Company of the Day – Tristar Outdoor
Company: Tristar Outdoor Advertising Market: Northeast MO along Highways 19, 54 and an I-70 location west of Danville Tristar is a family owned business with more than 25 years of experience helping businesses successfully advertise their products and services across the state of Missouri. Phone: 844.825.0630 Headquarters: 703 North Main Street, […]
Why Ogilvy Was Wrong About Billboards
Insider wrote last week about David Ogilvy’s maxims for advertising. Buy a used copy of Ogilvy on Advertising, tuck it in your briefcase and read it on your next plane flight. You’ll be entertained and enlightened. Ogilvy wasn’t a fan of billboards and predicted they would be abolished for two reasons. […]
Indy’s $50 million Mass Avenue Project Drops Billboard
What might have been is not what is. Developers have dropped plans for a three story electronic billboard as part of a $50 million development project in downtown Indianapolis according to the Indianapolis Business Journal. The developer dropped their plans after the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission made clear that it […]
Company of the Day: Triad Outdoor
Company: Triad Outdoor Markets: North Carolina. Headquarters: 141 Industrial Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27406 Phone: 336-379-8420 Email: dhill@triadinvestmentco.com Triad Investment Company is a family owned North Carolina Corporation located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Triad has been in a commercial real estate brokerage and development firm in the Piedmont-Triad area of North […]
OAAA Safety Seminar
You need to be vigilant about safety procedures in a world where your workers can be electrocuted by power lines and hurt by falling off billboard structures. Three months ago a safety harness saved the life of a Southeastern Displays employee who fell off a sign. OAAA is hosting a safety […]
Wingate Media Runs Rejected Christian Billboard Ad
Wingate Media Group decided to run this advertisement for the film God’s Not Dead 2 after the billboard ad was rejected by Orange Barrel Media, a Cleveland Outdoor advertising company. The billboard promotes a pending movie release about a school teacher who gets in trouble with the school district for mentioning […]
Retired FWHA official opposes ads on traffic signs.
We’ve written before that Texas and California are considering whether to have their state transportation agencies to sell advertising on their own traffic safety signs. A career Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) employee speaks against the proposals in “Highway traffic signs are for public purposes, not for commercial advertising.” Any proposal to […]
Safety Harness Saved Billboard Worker’s Life
Daily News reported in April 2016 a safety harness saved a Southeastern Displays employee’s life when he fell from a billboard. Worker Dwayne Butts fell 8 feet while attempting to attach vinyl to a billboard. His safety harness caught him and prevented him from falling to the ground. Insider’s Take: […]
Moving to Canada?
Insider saw this Linkedin post from Jeff Cook, who owns a real estate firm in Charleston. We are reprinting with his permission. Moving to Canada? By Jeff Cook | July 20th, 2016 My billboards have always been a huge staple in my success. They’re big, they’re funny, and as some […]