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Clear Channel Airports Wins Corpus Christi Airport contract.

Corpus Christi, TX  – –Clear Channel Airports (CCA), a brand division of Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO), and a subsidiary of iHeartMedia Inc., today announced it has signed a new five-year partnership with an additional five-year option with the Corpus Christi International Airport (CCIA) to provide state of […]

Michigan and Mass Propose Marijuana Billboard Bans

The Massachusetts and Michigan legislatures are considering legislation which would prohibit billboard advertising for cannabis products. States which permit recreational or medical marijuana have been restricting advertising.    Washington State and California regulate the format and location of ads. You can find a state by state summary of Cannabis advertising regulations here. […]

Lamar Expands Its Airport Business With Acquisition

The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report writes that Lamar will be acquiring Atlanta based Corey Airport Services. The sale is set to close on July 1st. The Corey Airport Services web site indicates that Billy Corey first established Corey Companies as a billboard advertising company in Atlanta. The company eventually expanded […]

O’Donnell on YESCO, out of home and Blip

Pat O’Donnell, President of YESCO Outdoor Media was recently inducted into the OAAA Hall of Fame in honor of an out of home career spanning 35 years.  O’Donnell started with Donrey Media Group in Reno, Nevada in the 1980’s.  He joined YESCO in 1985 and has been instrumental in the […]

Company Of The Day – Image Media

Company: Image Media Headquarters: 5101 Darmstadt Rd. Suite A, Hillside, IL 60162 Market: Chicago Phone: (312) 988-4600 Contact email: sales@imageoutdoor.com Web: www.ImageOutdoor.com Currently, Image Media has some of the most sought after inventory of outdoor advertising locations in the Chicagoland market. Plant coverage includes I-90/94, I-290, I-294, I-55 and I-88 and […]

Rebates for LED Lighting or Solar Billboards

Want to find out if your utility or state government provides rebates for LED billboard lights or solar billboard lights.  Insider thanks Brian Kline of Reliable Electric Products for calling attention to the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency.  The website has a searchable map which shows what […]

Free Speech Supreme Court Win: What Does It Mean for Billboards?

By Ken Klein, Executive Vice President, Outdoor Advertising Association of America Sex offenders, panhandlers, and rock musicians won in court on the First Amendment.  Localities trying to regulate signs based on content have lost. Today’s Supreme Court – led by conservatives — is pro-free speech. What does this mean for […]

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 […]