In a recent lawsuit, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is requesting removal of a number of brightly-lit electronic signs erected downtown to play advertisements. The complaint at D.C. Superior Court names Digi Media Communications and a number of downtown property owners and operators for “illegal construction,” calling for injunctive relief. The […]
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Company of the Day – Riley Outdoor
Company: Riley Outdoor Headquarters: 704C Plaza Blvd. #106, Kinston, NC 28501 Markets: Signs located throughout eastern North Carolina Phone: 252-527-2223 Email: RobertMoore@RileyOutdoor.com Insider had the opportunity to talk with Robert Moore who owns Riley Outdoor. Can you share a little about the history of Riley Outdoor? Riley Outdoor was started […]
Sign Design Tips from the IBOUSA
This week’s billboard creative design tips from from the IBOUSA website. The IBOUSA is a professional organization for independent regional billboard operators. Insider thanks Chris Cowlbeck for permission to reprint. QUICK Test – print your design, go back 30’ and if you can’t read it in 4 seconds, change it! […]
Independent Seeks Approval For Milford Digital Billboards
The Milford Mirror reports that attorney Winthrop Smith has proposed a regulation change to the Milford Planning and zoning board on behalf of Independent Outdoor to permit electronic billboards along I-95. The change was proposed at the Board’s August 16 meeting. The proposal has been submitted to the city attorney, […]
Lamar Mt Washington Sign Dispute Continues
Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports that Lamar was found not guilty of maintenance violations relating to the 32 by 225 foot long Mt Washington billboard which Lamar installed in May of this year. The City of Pittsburgh is attempting to make Lamar take the sign down by saying that the sign […]
Texas Appeals Court Voids Part of Texas Highway Beautification Act
Citing Reed v Gilbert the Texas Court of Appeals Third District this week voided two sections of the Texas Highway Beautification Act because they place content-based restrictions on free speech. The sections which were severed from the Texas Highway Beautification Act included: Subchapter B – Regulation of Outdoor Advertising Generally […]
Company of the day: Reagan Outdoor
Company: Reagan Advertising Markets: Utah, Central Texas, Nevada Headquarters: 1775 North Warm Springs Road, Salt Lake City, UT 84116 Phone: 801-521-1775 Reagan Outdoor has been a leader in the outdoor industry for over 50 years. The company is privately held and has a billboard plant with over 3,000 faces in […]
Outdoor Legal: Proof of Performance Matters
Do your ad contracts require you to provide proof of performance? Make sure you you comply with proof of performance terms or you may not be able to collect. Here’s a fascinating outdoor advertising proof of performance case. Bacci Pizza Group signed an advertising contract in 2009 with the Illinois […]
Company of the Day: Faris Outdoor
Company: Faris Outdoor Advertising Markets: North Texas, Southwest Arkansas Headquarters: 6301 Southwest Blvd, Benbrook, TX 76132 Phone: 1-817-737-4472 Faris Outdoor Advertising, Inc is a Texas based and Texan owned billboard company that was begun in 1984 and has been in continuous operation since then. Faris operates billboards in Texas and Arkansas […]
Why Digital Billboards Shouldn’t Be Banned
Insider would like to thank Jorg Cieslok, President & Chief Executive Officer at Cieslok Media, for allowing us to print his article. In Dave Meslin’s article “Driven to Distraction” he links the distraction caused by digital billboards to automobile accidents as a leading cause of death; he suggests billboards […]
