Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports that Lamar has won a round in a protracted court battle with the city of Pittsburgh when a District judge dismissed a city citation claiming that Lamar had increased the size of the sign on Mt Washington when it added vinyl banner. The city has gone […]
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King County Metro Extends Intersection’s Transit Contract
SEATTLE — (April 20, 2017) — Intersection, the urban innovation company at the forefront of transforming the way information is shared in cities, transit systems, and airports across the country, today announced an extension of its advertising partnership with the Seattle-based King County Metro Transit system for an additional two years. King […]
Company of the Day: Delaware Outdoor
Company: Delaware Outdoor Advertising Markets: Delaware Headquarters: 7460 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin DE 19707 Phone: 302-234-1975 Email: BKilleen@delawareoutdoor.com Delaware Outdoor advertising operates a billboard plant with 38 faces in the following Delaware communities: Wilmington New Castle & Bear Hockessin The company’s President is Brendan Killeen. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement
Vendor Profile: Fliphound
This is the fourth in a series of Billboard Insider profiles of the companies who are automating the out of home sales process. We’ve previously written about Adsemble and Adquick, and ADstruc. Insider counts 10 North American companies that are trying to develop websites to facilitate buying and selling out of […]
OOH in a Self-Driving America
A report from the OAAA Fully automated vehicles (AVs) are the future of transportation and mobility in America and will be a disruptive force across the economy. A new report explores the trend toward automated driving. How long will it take? What challenges face automated driving? Are there possible opportunities […]
Company of the Day – Del Outdoor
Company: Del Outdoor Headquarters: 1702 S. Arizona Ave, Yuma, AZ 85364 Markets: Arizona, California & New Mexico Phone: 928-343-1135 Email: bwright@deloutdoor.com Del Outdoor is family owned business that was founded in 1986. Del Outdoor is based out of Yuma, Arizona and is part of Western News&Info, Inc. Del Outdoor has billboard plants […]
Douglas Watts on why OOH is entering a golden age.
Douglas Watts is President of Urban Media Group. He acted as a brand officer for the OAAA in the lat 80’s and early 90’s. Here’s a recent email he sent to the OAAA CEO Nancy Fletcher talking about how media has changed and why he thinks out of home is at […]
Colton Tollett on Billboard Design Mistakes
This week’s billboard creative design tips come from Colton Tollett , social media manager at Billboards Etc. Today Colton talks about common billboard design mistakes. Have you been driving down the highway and noticed a billboard that really stood out? Have you seen a billboard that was so clever or funny that […]
Company of the Day: DDI Media
Company: DDI Media Markets: Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennesee Headquarters: 8315 Drury Industrial Parkway, St Louis, MO 63114 Phone: 314-423-5040 DDI media operates a billboard plant in 7 states with more than 1,100 faces. Insider sees lots of great looking DDI billboards when he visits his […]
Peabody says no, West Hollywood yes.
Two cities taking different approaches to billboards. Salemnews.com reports that the Peabody, Massachusetts town council is considering bills to ban any new billboards and to remove loopholes which allow billboard companies to ad screens or alter existing boards. A council committee will consider the bills on April 27. la.curbed says […]