Tag: Anna Bager

Mark Tutssel: What’s the poster?

OAAA President and CEO Anna Bager interviewed Mark Tutssel (former executive Chairman – Leo Burnett Worldwide)  last friday as part of the OAAA’s lunch break series.  Some of the highlights. What is the real value of out of home? When I first got into advertising I worked at Saatchi and […]

Why Out of Home in a Post Pandemic Era

Last week Anna Bager moderated a discussion titled why OOH Should Be The First Place Brands Go Post-Crisis.  Some takeaways; Covid may give boost to out of home company home officing Active OOH sectors now are insurance, banking and alcohol Experiential Out of Home has been hit hard by Covid. […]

Americans Plan to Hit the Road this Summer

June 15, 2020 (Washington, DC) – According to a new U.S. consumer summer travel survey, after months of being cooped up inside, Americans plan to get out and hit the road in big numbers this summer. In a survey commissioned by the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) […]

Bager and Freitas Address Independent Operators

OAAA President and CEO Anna Bager and VP Marketing Stephen Freitas made a short Zoom presentation to Independent Billboard Operator USA members at a Zoom call which was staged after the IBO Spring convention was cancelled.  Here’s a summary of what they said. OAAA President and CEO Anna Bager: The […]

OAAA Announces 78th Annual OBIE Winners

May 20, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) announced today the 78th Annual OBIE Award Winners. OAAA presented the 59 OBIE Awards during a virtual awards show. The OBIE Awards recognize exceptional out of home (OOH) advertising design. This year’s Platinum OBIE Award, […]

OAAA Adds LaFoy, Maher, McCaffrey and Peppers to Board

May 7, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) announced today it has appointed four advertising industry innovators to its Board of Directors. Each new member of OAAA’s Board of Directors is a pioneer in the out of home (OOH) industry, all contributing to […]

Consider This…Eight Lessons the COVID-19 Crisis Taught Out of Home Media

By Anna Bager OAAA President & CEO A pandemic was not in your 2020 plan. But the crisis has revealed/highlighted valuable lessons for out of home media about what is essential. Staying in Touch with Customers is Essential Remaining close to customers is always essential, but it is a business […]

Anna Bager and Kym Frank on how coronavirus is impacting Out of Home.

Marketing consultant Lee Rafkin joined Anna Bager (CEO of OAAA) and Kym Frank (President of Geopath) to discuss how the Coronavirus crisis is impacting the out of home advertising industry. These are excerpts from their interview. Lee Rafkin: Hi Anna and Kym. This was going to be a big week […]

Out of Home Associations Join to Fight Coronavirus

30th March 2020  The World Out of Home Organization held its inaugural global conference call for national Out of Home associations on March 27. The conference call included reports on the harrowing effect the Covid-19 virus is having on societies across the world and business – plus welcome news of […]

OAAA Has Your Back

From Anna Bager, OAAA President & CEO We’ve Got Your Back Today’s crisis — with restrictions on mobility for the sake of public health that also choke the economy — raises a classic (legit) question about trade associations: “Does somebody have my back?” OAAA has your back. Together, we can face […]