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LA’s Proposed Sign Rules

Age Advertising President Andy Goodman  tells Billboard Insider that the pending sign code proposal in Los Angeles includes more digital billboards, lighting restrictions and increased penalties for violations. A proposal is in front of the city council Back in 2001 the city of LA put a billboard moratorium in place. […]

Vinyl printing costs up and turn times are longer

Insider has heard from a number of print suppliers that they are facing some serious headwinds. Multiple factors are involved which are leading to higher printing costs. As demand is returning to pre-COVID levels, the world is experiencing tight supply as companies downshifted during the pandemic and depleted inventories. Near-record […]

Company of the Day – AdVision Outdoor

Company: AdVision Outdoor Headquarters: 1120 N. Anita Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85705 Market: Tucson, AZ Phone:  520-292-6200 AdVision has an inventory of over 1,500 backlit outdoor advertising displays and AdBenches in the Tucson metro area, including Marana, South Tucson, the Catalina Foothills and NW side in Pima County.  AdVision is a member of both […]

Billboard Insider’s 2021 List of US Bulletin/Poster Companies Ranked by Faces

Here’s Billboard Insider’s 2021 list of 430 US out of home companies ranked by bulletin and poster faces.  Four comments: This is roadside only.  Bulletins and posters.  We left transit, airport, street furniture and place-based companies off the list. A face is a face is a face.  A bulletin, a […]

Rothfelder on the Supreme Court Reviewing Austin v Reagan

The Supreme Court granted on June 28, 2021 the petition for writ of certiorari in Reagan National and Lamar Outdoor vs City of Austin, so that the High Court will now  entertain the merits of the First Amendment dispute over Austin’s allegedly content-based sign code and regulation of digital signs. […]

Consumers Welcome OOH Back to School Ads

WASHINGTON D.C. (June 29, 2021) – Back to school means back to normal, and 53 percent of Americans say out of home (OOH) advertising is playing a role in restoring their confidence as they prepare for the next school year. Delving into demographics shows even higher numbers among 25-34 year-olds […]

National Cinema Partners With Trooh to Reach College Students

CENTENNIAL, Colo. & Toronto — ( June 29, 2021) — National CineMedia (NCM), the largest cinema advertising network in the U.S., and Trooh (formerly Rouge Media), a leading U.S. media company connecting brands with millions of consumers on their daily journey out-of-home, are going back to school with a new […]

Video Everywhere Summit In Person October 12, 2021

NEW YORK, June 29, DPAA, the global trade marketing association connecting out-of-home (OOH) media with the advertising community while moving OOH to digital, today announced plans for its in-person and fully live Video Everywhere Summit on October 12 at Chelsea Piers on the Hudson River in New York City. To […]

Company of the Day: AdTrans

Company:  AdTrans Markets: Nationwide Address:  Parrish, FL Email:  cahill@adtransinc.com Phone:  941-266-2290 Adtrans is a family owned nationwide mobile billboard company. Established in 1985 and still currently operating a fleet of both Vinyl and LED Mobile Billboards. How did AdTrans get into the out of home business? Adtrans started in 1985 […]

Gephart On Selling OOH Versus Direct Mail

Direct mail has two distinct categories: An advertisers’ current customer base/list “Prospecting” direct mail; targeting people that don’t have a nexus with the advertiser. This column will cover selling against “prospecting “direct mail. Based on ad results, this should be the very easiest to sell against.  The average response rate […]