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The Moment of OOH Realization: ‘Ah Ha!’

Stephen Freitas, OAAA Chief Marketing Officer During the co-chairs opening remarks at the 2017 OAAA\Geopath National Convention + Expo, Kevin Gleason and David Krupp each discussed their “ah-ha moment” — when they first recognized the enormous power and potential of the OOH medium. Kevin remembered the creative excitement surrounding the […]

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: Herring Outdoor

Company: Herring Outdoor, LLC. Market: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana Headquarters: 525 Central Avenue, 200, Laurel, Mississippi, 39440 Phone: 601-498-4600 Herring Outdoor is a private family owned company based in Laurel, Mississippi.  Herring owns and manages billboard locations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. The company is an operator associate in the IBOUSA. […]

Lamar Advertising Company Announces Key Promotions in its Sales Division

John Miller Named Senior Vice President of Sales and Sales Operations; Rachel Roger Named National Sales Manager Baton Rouge, LA – June 20, 2017 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the world, is pleased to announce the promotions of two key individuals […]

David Buring on the out of home business.

David Buring, a 25 year executive in the out of home advertising business, operates Burelz Billboards in Memphis, Tennessee.  Buring helps people to manage their out of home businesses and to evaluate out of home investment opportunities.  Insider talked with Buring earlier this week.  You can reach David at 901-289-5951 […]

Rapid City Council Meets On Epic Outdoor Settlement

Rapid City, South Dakota met last night in an attempt to finalize a settlement with Epic Outdoor at their Monday night City Council meeting. According to city records, in 2012 Epic Outdoor Advertising filed suit against the City based on the initiated sign ordinances which were adopted in 2011.  That […]

Company of the Day – Iconic Outdoor

Company:  Iconic Outdoor Headquarters:  24 Vine Street 2nd Floor, Everett, MA 02149 Markets:  Massachusetts, California, New York. Phone: 888.542.6642 Formed by outdoor advertising pioneer James O’Neill, Iconic Outdoor offers advertisers premium out-of-home media, with over 20 Billboards & Wallscapes available in the following markets: Boston New York Los Angeles Japan United Kingdom Iconic also […]

Grand Visual hires Bowry and Clissen

Digital OOH production and creative technology company, Grand Visual, has hired David Bowry, who joins as production director, and Ben Clissen, who starts as senior producer, both will be working out of the London office. Bowry started his career in the gaming-industry, lead producing original content for Sony PlayStation. From […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Sues Salisbury

The Daily News reports that Clear Channel Outdoor has sued three members of the Salisbury, Massachusetts Zoning Board of Appeals claiming civil rights violations when the Zoning Board of Appeals granted to Northvision, a local business, the right to erect a billboard on I-95 in preference to Clear Channel Outdoor’s […]

Airoutdoor says there’s a place for static boards in the UK.

Today’s company of the day has been thriving pursuing a static billboard strategy in the digital billboard centric UK.  It provides a great lesson that there’s still a place for static boards in a digital world. Company: Airoutdoor Markets: United Kingdom Address: Airedle House, 423 Kirkstall Rd, Leeds LS4 2EW, […]