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Hurricane Damaged SC Billboards May Not Be Rebuilt

Coastal Observer reports that three billboards on Highway 17 in Pawleys Island, South Carolina which were damaged by Hurricane Matthew may not be replaceable.  Non-conforming billboards with more than 70% damage have to be removed under a county ordinance passed last year for the Waccamaw Neck Commercial Corridor Overlay Zone. […]

Spartans Make Statement With Extra Credit Projects

EAST LANSING, Michigan — In a fall semester campaign effort, Michigan State University and Midwest creative firm and advertising agency, Extra Credit Projects (ECP), work to bring the Spartans Will message to the masses. Visitors to East Lansing will see part of this season’s campaign on billboard designs on major highways. Other major tactics are graphics on Spartan Stadium, with […]

University of Tennessee Students Use Billboards to Encourage Voting

The University of Tennessee Knoxville reports that a professor in the University of Tennessee School of Journalism and Media gave his students an assignment to create billboards to encourage people to vote.  The constraints were: Non-partisan No Images Three words one of which must be a variation of the word […]

AT&T – Time Warner Deal May Impact Ad Budgets

What happens when you take two of the top ten advertiser’s in the U.S. and merge them together?  According to the Wall Street Journal, it will mean less money spent on advertising for a combined entity.   Last year AT&T, at $1.84 billion, ranked second in U.S. paid media. Time […]

Company of the Day: Abel Outdoor

Company: Abel Outdoor Advertising Markets: Montana Headquarters:  23685 US Highway 93 N, Arlee, Montana  59821 Phone: 406-880-4964 Abel Outdoor Advertising operates a billboard plant in the following Montana communities: St Ignatius Florence Stevensville Hamilton Missoula Paid Ad

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. Sells Interest in Adshel to Joint Venture Partner APN News & Media for AUS $268.4 Million

October 24, 2016 09:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCO), a subsidiary of iHeartMedia, Inc. (PINK:IHRT), announced today that its Clear Channel Outdoor International segment will sell its interest in Australian out-of-home media company Adshel to joint venture partner APN News & Media (ASX, […]

Outdoor Legal: A Lease Defeats a Bankruptcy Trustee

A landlord’s priorities can change dramatically due to bankruptcy.  A bankruptcy trustee may attempt to throw out your billboard lease if they think they can receive more money from selling the real estate without your lease. Kendrick v Lamar demonstrates that a well written outdoor lease can defeat a hostile […]

Company of the Day – Wilson Outdoor Displays

Company: Wilson Outdoor Displays Headquarters: 786 Coleman Mill Rd, Carrollton, GA 30116 Markets:  Georgia, Alabama. Phone: 770.854.4899 Wilson Outdoor operates a billboard plant with with 99 faces in Western Georgia and Eastern Alabama with coverage in the following communities: Carrollton Wedowee Roanoke Heflin Ashland   Insider caught up with Ryan Wilson to share a […]

Colors and Outdoor Design

Kissmetrics has put together an infographic summarizing a 2003 study on color preferences by gender. Source: https://blog.kissmetrics.com/gender-and-color/ Blue was by far and away the favorite color of men. Blue and purple were the favorite colors of women.  Insider sees lots of examples of powerful billboards which use vibrant rich blues. A billboard […]