Ken Klein, OAAA EVP, Government Affairs As Congress considers tax reform, billboard operators are part of a broad, nationwide push to protect deductibility of advertising. “Outdoor advertisers are doing a great job. Thanks so much,” said Dan Jaffe of ANA (Association of National Advertisers). A goal of tax reform is to […]
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Geopath Market Spotlight: St Louis
Did you know? St Louis was where the ice cream cone was invented. The Gateway Arch is the tallest monument in the United States. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the St Louis DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to Geopath members in their […]
Company of the Day: Pioneer Outdoor
Company: Pioneer Outdoor Market: Springfield Missouri. Address: 1936 E Sunshine, Suite B, Springfield, MO Phone: 417-315-8719. Email:contact@pioneeroutdoor.com Pioneer Outdoor is a family owned company which operates a plant of 30 static faces and 13 digital faces around Springfield Missouri. The company was formed in 2011 by Larry Lipscomb who has nearly 40 years […]
Digital Billboards Supreme Court Win
October 16, 2017 (Washington, DC) — The US Supreme Court today denied Scenic America’s appeal of its failed legal attack on digital billboards, ending a four-year legal battle. “A decade ago, a federal agency responded to questions from States – which is routine — about a new technology known as […]
Andrew Essex’s Rules for Better Advertising
The cover of Andrew Essex’s The End of Advertising caught Insider’s eye for obvious reasons. Essex is a former journalist and Madison Avenue agency exec turned CEO of Tribeca Enterprises. Essex thinks TV, radio and the internet advertising will go away due to irritating formats, ad blocking, live streaming […]
Rate this board by Greg Callaham
Rate This Board allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This weeks rating is […]
Company of the Day – Penneco Outdoor
Company: Penneco Outdoor Market: Southwest Pennsylvania Headquarters: 6608 Route 22, Suite 307 Delmont, PA 15626 Phone: 724-461-1041 Email: Outdoor@Penneco.com Penneco Outdoor is the largest locally owned billboard company in Southwest Pennsylvania. The company owns more than 30 structures with 100 faces in Westmoreland, Indiana, Fayette, Bedford and Allegheny counties. Four […]
Vistar Names Matt Schuster Chief Revenue Officer
NEW YORK – Oct. 16, 2017 – Vistar Media, a geospatial technology company bridging the space between advertising ecosystems and consumer movement patterns, today announced that Matthew Schuster will be joining the company as Chief Revenue Officer. Schuster will lead all sales and client services operations globally, and will report […]
Boidman says technology helps out of home.
The Sixteen:Nine podcast interviewed out of home investment banker Mark Boidman last week on the state of out of home. Boidman is a partner at Peter J Solomon, a New York investment bank. You can listen to the 32 minute podcast here. Here are some excepts. On why Peter J […]
Big Billboard Bell Rings For Kids Who Defeat Cancer
St. Louis Children’s Hospital have a tradition as young cancer patient’s complete a round of Chemotherapy, they ring a bell that can be heard throughout the hospital. Now, with the help of Outfront Media, the bell can also be heard next to Interstate 44 & Big Bend Road with the […]