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Jena Powell Promoted at Huntington Outdoor

Greenville, OH – October 28, 2017 – Huntington Outdoor Advertising, an innovative, rapidly expanding advertising company with over 300 billboards throughout the Midwest is pleased to announce the promotion of a key team member. Jena Powell, previously Sales Director and Manager, has been named Vice President of Sales and Marketing. […]

Company of the day: Ralston Outdoor

Company: Ralston Outdoor Advertising Market: Texas Headquarters: 13450 N Stemmons Suite 240, Farmers Branch, Texas, 75234 Phone: 972-241-4040 Email: sales@ralstonoutdoor.com Ralston Outdoor is the largest independent outdoor advertising company in North Texas.  The company was founded in Dallas in 1976 by Doug Ralston.  Ralston operates a plant of over 200 faces throughout the greater Dallas-Fort […]

9th Circuit Denies Reed v Gilbert Challenge

Last week the Ninth Circuit Court of appeals denied a Reed v Gilbert challenge to San Francisco’s ban on new off-premises commercial billboards.  Since 2002, San Francisco has banned new off-premise billboards while permitting new on-premise signs.  Contest Promotions challenged the ban, arguing that the regulation was content based and […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: Raleigh

Did you know? Before even being built, Raleigh was intended as a capital. The first state art museum in the country is in Raleigh. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Raleigh DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to Geopath members in their geekOUT […]

Activist Sues To Stop Detroit Wallscapes

Activist Robert Davis has filed a lawsuit to stop wallscapes in Detroit.  The suit alleges that hundreds of wallscapes within Detroit are illegal.  You can watch a 3 minute news report on the lawsuit on the ClickOnDetroit Website.   The Detroit Free Press says Davis has filed more than 100 lawsuits […]

Company of the Day: Railroad Outdoor

Company:Railroad Outdoor Markets: Georgia Headquarters: 1750 Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta, GA  30325 Phone: 678-571-8899 Railroad Outdoor, LLC develops, operates and manages 200 billboards faces throughout Georgia.  Formed in 2010 by two Atlanta commercial real estate brokers, Mike Fitzgerald and Kelly Shaw, the company has a strong track record of growth with long term […]

Digital Billboards: The Industry Was A Step Ahead

by Kerry Yoakum, Vice President of Government Affairs, OAAA. (Kerry Yoakum, an attorney at OAAA, takes a look at Scenic America’s lawsuit against digital billboards from a unique perspective:  as a former state regulator.  Yoakum recalls the introduction of digital technology into the marketplace and what led up to the […]

Transit Billboards Get Sophisticated

Mass Transit Magazine has an article by Intersection’s Jeff Maki on Intersection’s partnership with transit authorities to use digital displays in MTA subway stations for interactive wayfinding and to provide arrival information. Location based advertising is coming to transit ads as well as conventional billboards.  The Times of London has […]

Happy Halloween in 3D

Eddy Carrolan and Softsigns have been at it again with a great 3D halloween project.    The skeleton hands were produced Clear Channel Outdoor’s Orlando office to promote Universal Studio’s Halloween Horror nights. Each skeleton hand was 12ft tall x 6ft wide. This was a patented 3D “all in one” […]

Company of the Day – Quality Outdoor Advertising

Company:  Quality Outdoor Advertising, LLC Headquarters:  225 County Road 1291, Cullman, AL 35058 Markets: Quality Outdoor has over 200 billboard locations throughout the North Alabama area. The locations vary in size from 12′ x 24′ side-by-side to 12′ x 50′ locations on local highways to 14′ x 48′ locations on Interstate 65. Phone: 256.734.9030 […]