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Geopath Market Spotlight: Albany, GA

Did you know: Ray Charles was born in Albany, Georgia on September 23, 1930.  Charles is memorialized with a bronze statue in Front Street Park Radium Springs, one of Georgia’s 7 natural wonders is located in Albany.  Radium Springs pumps 70,000 gallons of water per minute to the surface from […]

Company of the Day: Driggers Outdoor

Company: Driggers Outdoor Markets: Louisiana Headquarters: 1440 Goodwin Road, Ruston, LA  71270 Phone: 318-251-0244 Driggers Outdoor has over 100 sign locations in Louisiana stretching along I-20 as well as I-49 south from Shreveport.  The company is an operator associate of the IBOUSA.   Rodney Driggers is the company’s President. Rodney, how did you enter […]

Out of home legal: Don’t let the best become the enemy of the good.

Don’t let the best become the enemy of the good.  That’s the lesson of Lamar versus County of Los Angeles which was decided on 5/8/18  Here are the facts. In 1967 the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works granted Lamar’s predecessor a permit to construct a billboard in unincorporated […]

New FDA Rule Regulates E-Cig Advertisement Warnings

By Kerry Yoakum Vice President of Government Affairs, OAAA Advertising for electronic cigarettes that deliver nicotine via vapor is a growing category for out of home advertising. Effective August 10, ads for e-cigarettes must include a warning that nicotine is addictive. New rules from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) require […]

Choice Media fights Lubbock TX rules

KSLA reports that Choice Dynamic Media has filed a petition against Lubbock, TX over a subjective sign code.  In April, Choice applied for 5 billboards in Lubbock and was turned down because: adding a billboard may increase traffic permitting a billboard would open the floodgates to undesirable businesses like night […]

Company of the Day – DTO Advertising

Company: DTO Advertising. Market: Texas Headquarters: 4200 Old Omen Rd, Tyler, TX  75707 Phone: 903-520-4122 DTO Advertising operates 10 structures with 34 faces in Eastern Texas.  The signs are 8×24, 10×24 and 10×30.  The company is run by Dennis and Kelli Thompson.     [wpforms id=”9787″]   Paid Advertisement

Daily Billboard’s 3 of a Kind: Atop a Billboard

This month for our ‘3 of a kind feature’, Daily Billboard Blog is sharing three treatments featuring special extension cut-outs of people sitting atop a billboard to stand out in the crowded L.A. skyline. First up is a billboard for the dark comedy superhero movie Kick-Ass spotted along Melrose Avenue on March 26, 2010. It was […]

Have You Cleaned Your Digital Billboards?

Did you know you should clean your digital billboards every four years?  That’s the word from digital billboard maker Daktronics.  Insider talked with Joni Schmeichel, Daktronics Out of Home Strategic Marketing Manager about cleaning digital billboards. Joni, how often do you recommend cleaning a digital billboard. We suggest a cleaning […]

Free OAAA webinar on Industry Trends

The OAAA is offering a free webinar titled Outdoor Advertising Today: Propelling Sales and Protecting Assets on Wednesday July 25, 2018 from 2pm to 3pm eastern time. In a world of clicks, likes, and page views, outdoor or out of home (OOH) advertising is more of a core media buy […]

Company of the Day: Doyle Media

Company:  Doyle Media, LLC. Market: Georgia Headquarters: Dalton, Georgia Phone: 706-217-7715 Email: doylemedia@live.com Doyle Media operates three 14 by 48 billboard structures with 6 faces along I-75 in Georgia at Exit 306. The company was started in 2013.   [wpforms id=”9787″]   Paid Advertisement