philly.com is reporting that the federal government has taken regulatory control of billboards along the Market Street East corridor away from Philadelphia, saying the city had not been responsive to questions about enforcement. In a letter issued last month, the Federal Highway Administration ordered that the city return control of […]
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Vinyl Printing Under A Blue Sky
Blue Sky Digital Printing, owned by Trent Lindmark, has been on a high growth curve out of their base of operations in Norman, OK. Insider has a chance to talk with Trent about the business. Tell us about Blue Sky’s digital printing capabilities? Blue Sky has the capacity to print […]
Outdoor Legal: Property Owner Liable For Outdoor Worker’s Fall
Get billboard insurance and make sure your billboards are up to code. In April 2016 a New York Court of Appeals found that a property owner was liable for injuries a worker sustained while adding extensions to a billboard. You can read an analysis of the case in Insurance Journal. […]
Scenic America on Court of Appeals Loss
It’s useful to know how the other side thinks even when you don’t agree. Scenic America posted these comments on its website after losing its challenge to Federal Digital sign guidelines this week: Fifty years after the passage of President and Lady Bird Johnson’s Highway Beautification Act, the U.S. Court […]
Company of the Day: American Outdoor Advertising
Company: American Outdoor Advertising Markets: Georgia Headquarters: PO Box 6183, Athens, GA 30604 Phone: 706-546-5141 American Outdoor Advertising (www.americanoutdoorad.com) was formed in August 2011 by Marty Williamson a 30 year billboard industry veteran. Marty is developing a digital billboard portfolio in Alabama and Georgia. The company should not be confused […]
A Look Ahead At The Remainder of 2016
By Nancy Fletcher, OAAA President and CEO After a pause for Labor Day traditions, get ready for a burst of new deliverables from OAAA: new tools to help sales, new research on the poster panel, an industry-sponsored autonomous car study, new public service, and updated OOH brand positioning. I’m delighted […]
D.C. Says Large LED Signs Are A Danger
As a followup to our previous post on September 2nd, more news, this time from the Washington Post. The District of Columbia is alleging that the proposed large LED signs in the city, were constructed illegally and are a danger to the public. In a lawsuit, filed in D.C. Superior Court […]
A Billboard Fail
Here’s an example of good motives and terrible billboard design. Potomoc Local reports that Prince William County decided to rent a billboard to urge commuters to vote absentee. The county spent $3,262 to rent this billboard from Lamar. There are three problems with this sign. Too many words. Remember the […]
Company of the Day – Quality Outdoor
Company: Quality Outdoor Advertising, LLC Headquarters: 225 County Road 1291, Cullman, AL 35058 Markets: Quality Outdoor has over 200 billboard locations throughout the North Alabama area. The locations vary in size from 12′ x 24′ side-by-side to 12′ x 50′ locations on local highways to 14′ x 48′ locations on Interstate 65. Phone: 256.734.9030 […]
Digital Billboards Timeline
Yesterday the outdoor industry won a victory when the US Court of Appeals unanimously rejected Scenic America’s attempt to invalidate federal guidance on digital signs on the grounds that it violated the Federal Highway Beautification Act. You can read the decision here. Here’s an OAAA-prepared timeline of Federal Government […]
