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 […]
Central Atlanta Progress is taking the lead on a proposed ordinance that would allow—and even encourage—expansive new digital billboards and flashing signs in the area that includes the CNN Center, Centennial Olympic Park, the Georgia Aquarium, and the sports arenas. The proposal, introduced at Atlanta City Council last week, would designate […]
Insider thinks there are at least 825 independent outdoor advertising companies. Billboard Insider has identified 327 outdoor advertising company websites and is discovering new websites every day. You can see 241 of the companies in Insider’s 2016 outdoor advertising website ranking. We will release updated website rankings in a […]
Cincinnati has an example of art, the elections and thought using billboards with “The I-71 Project,” a joint project of the Contemporary Arts Center and the Columbus Museum of Art. The group wanted to create something provocative yet non-partisan. The exhibit features public installations that explore the political theater staged in […]
OAAA is calling all creative types, your “goods” could win a 2017 OBIE Award – the award that honors creative excellence in the OOH industry. The 75th OBIE Awards call for entry has officially hit desks. Recipients have unzipped their packets to reveal the beaded obelisk and are setting their […]
Lamar released financials for the third quarter 2016. Here are the highlights. Revenue increased 10.5% to $388 million during the third quarter due to additional revenue from the Clear Channel Outdoor acquisitions. Revenue increased 3.6% when adjusted for acquisitions due to healthy increase in digital sign revenue (up 6.6%) and […]
Company: Impact Outdoor Advertising Markets: Texas Headquarters: 5454 La Sierra Drive, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75231 Phone: 214-373-0200 Email: sq@impactoutdoor.com Impact Outdoor was started in the 1980’s by Terry Kafka. The company operated a 300 bulletin plant in Texas which it recently sold. The company’s coverage included Dallas and 18 […]
Philly.com reports that the Philadelphia Arts Commission has given an initial thumbs down to a plan to put billboards on two government owned buildings but invited Interstate Outdoor to come back with new approaches. Proponents of the plan say that it is an alternative to raising taxes and will raise […]
The Sun Times is reporting that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing a four year extension of a 20-year billboard agreement in his 2017 budget. The original agreement called for JCDecaux, partnering with Interstate Outdoor Advertising, to put up 34 digital signs on city property adjacent to the Kennedy, Dan Ryan, […]
Insider fills time in the car listening to business podcasts. How I Built This is a good one. NPR interviews business founders about challenges they’ve overcome. Recode Media With Peter Kafka is good if you want to follow media. Recode Decode covers tech and is worth listening to as long […]
