By Nicole Randall, OAAA Communications Senior Director Dove recently conducted a study of 9,000 women to gauge their perception of female representation in media. More than 70 percent of women surveyed said they don’t feel accurately represented by the images they see every day. The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) has ramped […]
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Company of the Day: Scadron Outdoor
Company: Scadron Outdoor Advertising Markets: Chicago Headquarters: 1015 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60642 Phone: 312-666.7500 Email: info@scadron.com Scadron Outdoor (formerly Arrow Signs or Chicago) is a fourth generation family owned firm which was originally founded in 1892. The company operates 4 high profile billboard structures and 2 wallscapes in downtown Chicago. […]
Lindmark Outdoor Acquires Oklahoma Assets From Mesa Advertising
Insider learned that Lindmark Outdoor Media purchased 80 faces in Western Oklahoma from Mesa Advertising, owned by Steven Holloway. The transaction closed Monday. No digital faces in the transaction, all were vinyl. All, except two, of the structures are located along Interstate 40. Max Drachman of Kalil & Co. represented […]
iHeart Exits Bankruptcy, Clear Channel is Independent
iHeartMedia has completed their restructuring process, including a balance-sheet reshaping that cuts company debt to $5.75B from $16.1B. In connection with its emergence from restructuring, the company fully separates from Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO), which will continue to trade on the NYSE. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings is the holding […]
Vector Acquires Laurel Outdoor
NEW YORK (May 1, 2019) – Vector Media, an innovative media company specializing in transit media, traditional Out-of-Home (OOH) media and the creation of interactive brand experiences, today announced the acquisition of Laurel Outdoor, the exclusive municipal transit advertising partner of the city of New Orleans, Jefferson Parish and St. Bernard Parish, operating all […]
Outfront Studios Kruter Motors Campaigns Demonstrates Impact of Out of Home Advertising
NEW YORK, April 29, 2019 OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) has revealed the results of its experiential campaign for the non-existent Kruter Motors, a brand and campaign conceptualized by OUTFRONT Studios. The campaign was launched on April Fool’s Day, but the results were no joke. After strategically placing invented ads […]
Cleveland Airport Screens Hacked
Digital security is important. Cleveland.com and 16:9 report that the Cleveland airport’s flight and baggage information screens were down for much of last week as a result of a malware attack. The FBI is involved. There’s quite a twitter trail. The affected screens weren’t smart advertising screens or kiosks […]
Billboard Relocation Saves Taxpayer Money
By Kerry Yoakum, Vice President of Government Affairs, OAAA Relocating billboards as an alternative to government acquisition saves substantial tax dollars, says a new government-sponsored report written by top experts. “The relocation of an outdoor advertising sign will typically be substantially less expensive to the state department of transportation than acquisition of […]
Geopath Adds Place-Based Measurement
New York, NY, April 30,2019 — Geopath, the not-for-profit organization that provides audience location measurement to the Out of Home (OOH) industry, today announced that it has added measurement of place-based advertising to its Insights Suite. This addition makes it possible for buyers and sellers, for the first time, to […]
Geopath Market Spotlight: Flint-Saginaw-Bay City
Did you know: The Flint Institute of the Arts contains more than 8,000 pieces of artwork. Flint’s Longway Planetarium is the largest in the state of Michigan. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Flint-Saginaw-Bay City DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to Geopath […]























