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 […]
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Outdoor Companies Threaten to Sue Oceanside
“Next summer when you drive down into the valley in 110 degree weather and there’s kids sitting out there doing nothing and maybe you could have built a swimming pool for them, remember you could have made a difference and you chose not to. ” Tom Missett, Partner BGT Media […]
FBI Adds New Fugitive to Ten Most Wanted List and Activates Digital Billboards in Eight States
By Ken Klein, EVP, Government Relations, OAAA The FBI added a murder suspect to its Ten Most Wanted list on June 28, and immediately activated digital billboards in eight states. The suspect is wanted for murdering a woman who was nine months pregnant in Milwaukee on March 6. The victim […]
Company of the Day: Insite MediaCom
Company: Insite MediaCom Markets: Southeastern and Mid Atlantic States. Headquarters: 150 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 3, Plantation, FL 33317. Phone: 888-867-2194 Insite Mediacom owns 2000 billboard faces in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania Insite MediaCom has a partnership with Diamond Communications for the marketing and […]
Company of the Day – Genesis Outdoor
Company: Genesis Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 25 E Boardman St, Youngstown, OH 44503 Phone: (330) 747-0057 Email: info@genesisbillboards.com Market: Billboard locations in the Youngstown-Boardman, Ohio markets as well as Western Pennsylvania (New Castle, Monaca, Chippewa, and Pittsburgh) Paid Advertisement
Sussex Discusses Sign Ordinance
The Sussex County Council discussed sign ordinance changes at a June 21 meeting according to Coastal Point. Georgetown attorney David Hutt was there representing Clear Channel Outdoor, Geyer Signs, Hocker Signs, Jack Lingo Realtors, JD Sign Company, Ocean Atlantic, Phillips signs, Inc, Premier Outdoor Media, Rogers Sign Co and Timmons […]
PA Sign Legislation Introduced
Downington, PA residents have asked Catalyst Outdoor to turn off one side of a digital sign on the Route 30 bypass at Norwood Road according to a dailylocal story. Catalyst has offerred to install 35 trees on the property to hide views of the billboard. The residents have also met […]
Liberty Outdoor Swaps Digital Signs Proposal for Static
After it became clear there was not enough support to approve a proposal in Cary Illinois, for an electronic billboard, a revised plan from Liberty Outdoor Advertising was approved by the Committee of the Whole to replace the billboards at 65 Northwest Highway with new print signs. The new billboards […]
Outfront Grand Rapids Billboard Buzz
Outfront is flooding the Grand Rapids market with these billboards. Must be an attention getting start to a campaign. Insider would love to hear from anyone who knows what’s going in. Paid Ad
LED Quality and Brightness Matter
By Darrin Friskney, Vice President, Watchfire Signs Going back to the basics – LED stands for Light Emitting Diode. An LED is not a light bulb, but an efficient, effective, ultra-bright alternative that doesn’t burn out. And all LEDs are NOT created equal. Since we first replaced incandescent bulbs with […]