An Insider reader reached out to us about a proposed Washington State House Bill 1466, in the Commerce and Gaming committee of the State Legislature which is looking to ban the advertising of marijuana on billboards. The bill is scheduled for a public hearing at 3:30PM Pacific time this Tuesday […]
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Veale Outdoor and Public Service Advertising
Digital billboards allow a company to run time sensitive public service advertising. Tom Jackson of Veale Outdoor tells Insider this: “We at Veale Outdoor feel it is important to be active participants in promoting local community organizations and charities. It helps foster positive energy and growth within the communities that […]
Company of the Day: Newman Signs
Company: Newman Signs Markets: North Dakota Address: 1606 6th Ave SW, Jamestown, ND 58401 Phone: 1-701-252-1970 Newmans signs was founded by Harold Newman in 1956 to pay for college tuition. The company operates a bulletin, digital billboard and poster plant in North Dakota. The company’s main office is in Jamestown, […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds February 2, 2019
“The response has been excellent. Excellent investment.” Out of home broker Stephen Minnich. “…we have received no less than 15 responses the ad you ran for us to sell our Quad Cities billboard plant…” David Buring “FYI, today we got two requests from out of home companies to sign up. […]
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Sugar Warning
San Francisco’s required warning labels on ads for sugary drinks violates First Amendment free speech protection, a federal appeals court has ruled. The ruling was a victory for out of home advertisers, the beverage industry, and retailers. On January 31, the full US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (11 judges) […]
Company of the Day: New South Outdoor
Company: New South Outdoor Markets: Alabama Address: 2135 Interstate Drive #123, Opelika, AL 36801 Phone: 334-625-0345 Email:info@newsouthoutdoor.com New South Outdoor operates a billboard plant in east Alabama with a concentration in Opelika and Auburn. The company has innovative tiger tail billboards which play up loyalty for the Auburn Tigers in […]
Vendor Profile: Hennessee Graphics
Company: Hennessee Graphics Phone: 423-693-5155 Email: Joe@hennesseegraphics.com Joe Hennessee of Hennessee Graphics is an independent graphic artist with 30 years experience designing out of home ads in addition to managing out of home plants in Florida and Texas. Insider talked to Hennessee last week How did you get involved with […]
New and Noted February 2, 2019
Media Village has a piece titled: Year of the woman: In Congress, IN hollywood and In OOH. The article cites prominent female OOH leaders – Nancy Flether, Kym Frank and Jodi Senese – and mentions the Billboard Insider list of 362 women OOH executives. Huntington Outdoor’s Jena Powell made the […]
BOLDSITE Media Joins OAAA
Start-Up OOH Media Company Creates Immersive Experiences January 30, 2019 (Washington, DC) – BOLDSITE Media, a destination OOH media company, has joined the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA). BOLDSITE is an OOH advertising company that partners with real estate developers, advertising agencies, and brands to create immersive […]
Appeals Court Hears Important Billboard Case
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments on January 30 on the constitutional (free speech) challenge to billboard law. Each side was allotted 15 minutes before a three-judge panel of the US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, OH. The case (Thomas v. Schroer) eventually could be appealed to […]