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Company of the Day: Ad Tracer Media

Company: Ad Tracer Media Markets: California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia Headquarters: Los Angeles, California. Phone: 1-800-567-3213 Ad Tracer Media operates a fleet of mobile billboards mounted on trucks.  Larry Groves is the company’s President. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

A Good Ride Sheet

What’s in a good ride sheet? Good sign pictures.  Nice to have a closeup view and an expanded view. A map showing the sign’s location. Impressions data or traffic data. Illumination information. Address and latitude/longitude so that a client can easily look the sign up using google maps. Contact info […]

Chris Cowlbeck on the OAAA’s Open Direct Guidelines

Billboard Insider caught up with Chris Cowlbeck, General Manager of IBOUSA on the new OAAA Open Direct (OOH) Guidelines recently announced. Why did the OAAA adopt the Open Direct OOH guideline? In my opinion, OAAA as our OOH industry trade organization is leading in a number of areas to get […]

Daily Billboard Blog’s 3 of a Kind: Men’s Undies

Everyone remembers those classic black and white Calvin Klein ads from the 1990s that made men’s underwear sexy, and countless fashion brands have tried to replicate their success since then. Today’s ‘3 of a Kind’ looks are three approaches to marketing men’s underwear using outdoor advertising. First up is a […]

Company of the Day: ADWAY Signs

Company: ADWAY USA Markets:  Nationwide Headquarters: Los Angeles. Phone: 1-858-752-4699 ADWAY is a platform that enables daily drivers to make extra cash by displaying advertisement on the sides of their vehicles in the form of digital projection. By the means of two projecting devices attached to the side-mirrors of their […]

Gephart on Selling Out of Home Against Local Radio

Last week I discussed how to to sell out of home versus local cable TV.  Today I’ll talk about how to sell out of home versus local radio.  To sell against various media, begin with the data-gathering stage. Never take direct aim at a prospect’s media choices,  ask “What do […]

Adding Online Ads to OOH Marketing Pays Off for Borges Media

By Kailee Keller, Services Coordinator for IBOUSA With the ever-changing world of advertising, we, here at IBOUSA, want to help our independent operators grow their book of business. One of the ways we have done this is by partnering with Frequence, a California Ad Tech Company. Frequence has allowed many […]

Rate This Ad By Greg Callaham

Rate This Ad 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. This week’s rating is provided by Greg […]

Wanted: Father’s Day Pictures

One of the great things about out of home is how many family owned businesses there are.  Look at this picture of Austin Aucoin (left) and Thane Aucoin at Action Outdoor.   Do you work with your Dad in an out of home company?  Send davewestburg@billboardinsider.com a picture.  We’ll run […]