“Forum shopping in patent litigation is over.” Patent lawyer Shawn Hansen quoted in the New York Times, May 22, 2016 Patent trolls like T-Rex like to shop venue to find the court which will be friendliest to them. 40% of all patent cases get filed in a single East Texas […]
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Company of the Day – Garden State Outdoor
Company: Garden State Outdoor Headquarters: 1616 Pacific Avenue, Suite 500, Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401 Markets: New Jersey Phone: 609.340.0040 Email: info@gardenstateoutdoor.com Garden State Outdoor and its affiliate companies, Camden Outdoor and East Coast Outdoor have created some of the most iconic outdoor advertising displays in the industry and throughout New […]
Pest control billboard wins award
Camel City Posters congratulates Shelly Greer, Creative Director at AdSource Outdoor, and winner of the Camel City April Art Challenge. Pest control is usually one of those categories as an industry that we can have a little fun with. The client really liked a previous design which had extensions of a […]
N.C. Works With Outdoor Industry On Emergency Messaging
North Carolina State Representatives have introduced legislation that would establish a public-private partnership between the outdoor advertising industry and the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, Secretary of State, Highway Patrol, North Carolina Center for Missing Persons, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. The representatives indicate the […]
Company of the Day – Flynn Sign Company
Company: Flynn Sign Company Markets: Tennessee Headquarters: 85 Burnett Street, Crossville, Tennessee 38555 Phone: 931-484-9591 Email: Sales@Flynnsigns.net Flynn Sign Company is a family owned and operated business started in 1948 by Bill Flynn to hand paint and service signs. In 1970 the company moved to its 85 Burnett Street location. […]
National Geographic & OAAA Members Launch Landmark Out of Home Campaign across Major U.S. Cities on Endangered Species Day
NEW YORK, NY (May 19, 2017) — Today, on Endangered Species Day, the National Geographic Society and members of the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA), will launch a groundbreaking OOH campaign driven by user generated content and featuring a range of animals at risk shared via the hashtag #SaveTogether. […]
Fairway Chattanooga Billboard attracts attention.
The Times Free Press has run an article discussing Fairway Outdoor’s new 600 square foot digital billboard in downtown Chattanooga. Fairway recently converted the location from a static billboard to a digital billboard. The article quotes an attorney who is opposed to the sign: Compromises were made with the sign […]
Those Who Tell Stories Rule the World
Media Village posted their thoughts on the top 5 takeaways from last weeks 2017 OAAA\Geopath National Convention. Here they are: 1.Storytelling. “Those who tell stories, rule the world” said Shane Snow Chief Creative Officer of Contently. 2. Media Amplification. There is a consistent blending of the offline and virtual worlds. […]
Stuart Lee on Billboard Insurance
Stuart Lee is a rarity: an insurance agent who understands the out of home business and writes policies nationwide. Stuart is an OAAA member who works for Bassler Insurance in Illinois. Insider interviewed Stuart last week. You can contact Stuart at slee@basslerins.com or 312-533-9547 Stuart, how did you get involved in the out of home business? It […]
Rate This Board By Out of Home Creative
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 week’s rating is […]