Insider wrote last week about Digital Billboard hacking. On Friday Durden Outdoor digital billboards in Enterprise, Alabama were hacked according to AL.com, Motherboard and Sixteen Nine. The hacker uploaded faked pornographic images of Marco Rubio. Sixteen Nine reports that the hack was aided because the login credentials for the board were […]
Sometimes zoning entities give no reason for denial of a sign permit in order to protect themselves from litigation. In an April 26, 2016 decision, a Michigan Court has ordered a zoning board to develop the factual record and reasoning behind a decision to deny a special billboard permit. You […]
Insider thinks you need to be careful before you hire an outdoor advertising employee away from a large outdoor company to work for your small outdoor company. Employees at large companies are used to lots of resources and sometimes flounder when they join an entrepreneurial company. Here’s an example. A […]
Insider hears that Clear Channel Outdoor has shuffled into 7 regions to be able to facilitate additional asset sales. Each region is run a Regional President. The 7 Regional Presidents report to EVP Gene Leehan who reports to CEO Scott Wells. Here’s who’s who and what they do. You can […]
Company: Interstate Outdoor and Interstate Transit Media Markets: Philadelphia and surrounding Suburbs, New Jersey with an emphasis on Mercer, Camden and Atlantic Counties — Trenton, Atlantic City, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington DC Headquarters: 905 North Kings Highway, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034 Phone: 856-667-6620 Interstate […]
Insider just saw a post from Global News in Canada that might be worth some conversation. A billboard in Toronto along the Gardiner Expressway is drawing attention from motorists because of its message telling them to “text and drive.” The billboard says it is put up by Wathan Funeral Homes , but Wathan is not a […]
Voters in Pomona, California will have the opportunity to approve or disapprove a change in the city’s zoning ordinance allowing additional billboards to be built in the city. The original ordinance was approved by voters in 1993 placing a cap on the number of billboards. City Measure Y amends the […]
This week’s billboard design tips come from an Envision Creative Group post called “5 Best Practices for a Memorable billboard Design”. Keep it simple. Design for someone traveling 70 miles an hour. Make it memorable. Use a surprising or dramatic picture or 3d prop. Present a call to action. Think […]
Company: Image Media Headquarters: 5101 Darmstadt Rd. Suite A, Hillside, IL 60162 Phone: (312) 988-4600 Contact email: sales@imageoutdoor.com Web: www.ImageOutdoor.com Insider had a chance to catch up with Michael Scheid at Image Media Outdoor. Tell us about the history of Image Media? For more than 35 years, IMAGE MEDIA OUTDOOR has serviced […]
There’s a 2013 Defcon talk called Hijacking the Outdoor Digital Billboard. You tube “hacking billboards” you’ll see lots of hijacked digital billboards. There are creative, intelligent, sketchy people with way too much time on their hands who would love to hack your digital billboards. Here are some billboard vulnerabilities identified […]
