The OAAA 2021 annual report was released yesterday. We are reprinting Anna Bager’s letter to the out of home industry. Dear OAAA members, colleagues, and friends, I am delighted to share the 2021 OAAA Annual Report with you. As the world grapples with returning to normalcy, one thing is certain […]
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New Owners for Vincent Printing
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (January 11, 2022) – Vincent Printing, which has been providing large-format printing solutions to customers in the outdoor advertising industry across the nation and throughout the world since 1940, announced today that FutureTech Holding Company, Beau Wells, and MLJB Holdings have officially acquired the company from longtime owners, […]
Company of the Day: Dusty’s Outdoor
Company: Dusty’s Outdoor Media Markets: Illinois & Missouri Headquarters: 1207 Network Center Blvd, Suite 3C, Effingham, IL 62401. Phone: 1-866-59-DUSTY Dusty’s operates a billboard plant with over 300 faces in Illinois & Missouri. Founded in 2001, Dusty’s initial growth came from nearly a dozen acquisitions. Dusty’s is a member of the OAAI and an […]
A Lease By Any Other Name is Still a Lease…
A lease by any other name is still a lease. That’s the lesson of Naegele Outdoor Advertising Co vs the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Here are the facts. In 1979 and 1981, Diana and Lucille Bow, two members of the Calliente Band of the Cahuilla Indians entered into two “operating […]
OUTFRONT Media Acquires Carroll Outdoor Assets in Boston
NEW YORK, NY – January 10, 2022 — OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE:OUT) announced it has acquired 18 billboard assets from Carroll Outdoor. The billboard assets include 9 digital, 7 static, and 2 trivision panels in key areas near Gillette Stadium, I-495 and Routes 3, 93, I-95/128 and the Braintree Split. […]
T-Mobile Acquires Rideshare Advertising Network, Octopus Interactive
BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced the acquisition of Octopus Interactive, the largest national network of interactive video screens inside Uber and Lyft vehicles. This move marks the next step for Marketing Solutions, T-Mobile’s fast-growing advertising technology business, in expanding its advertising offerings for marketers. Octopus Interactive helps brands […]
Company of the Day – Eagle Outdoor
Company: Eagle Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 1447 N 175 E, Warsaw, IN 46582 Market: Northern Indiana Phone: 800-867-4467 Dan Walcott the founder of Eagle Outdoor started painting billboards at the age of fifteen. He literally “learned the ropes” by apprenticing for Lockridge Outdoor who hand painted billboards on site, hanging from a swing […]
1 Billboard Accomplishes 2 Objectives
Art and real estate broker Anna D Smith is using a billboard to advertise her services and to call attention to the work of the California prison artist Donald Hooker who goes by the name C-Note. the campaign is running through January 31, 2022. Billboard Insider talked with Smith. What […]
Kevin Bartanian on the Sunset Limelight Rooftop
Kevani operates an iconic rooftop display at 6630 Sunset Boulevard. We talked with Kevani Founder and CEO Kevin Bartanian about the sign. The Sunset Limelight sign is a unique rooftop design. Tell us about it. Sunset Limelight represents a new take on out-of-home that is uniquely Kevani. It complements […]
Rate this Ad with 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 for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]
