By Kerry Yoakum, Vice President of Government Affairs, OAAA Numerous States have enacted new billboard laws due to legal challenges or the prospect of litigation. This on-going trend started when Oregon’s billboard law was challenged due to the common distinction between regulating on-premise and off-premise signs. The State lost in […]
Clockwise from top left: Kerry Yoakum, Rod Rackley, Michael Provenzano, Jeremy Johnson The OAAA’s Kerry Yoakum moderated a brisk panel discussion in which three out of home industry suppliers reviewed 2020 and discussed the outlook for 2021. Here’s what the suppliers said about the impact of covid on their […]
By Ken Klein, EVP – Government Affairs, OAAA 1. Out of Home media was considered essential business State shutdown orders included lists of essential businesses that could/should continue to operate, such as this Executive Order from Connecticut’s Governor Ned Lamont: New York State, responding to a query from Lamar Advertising […]
During last week’s OAAA legal seminar, Adams Outdoor VP and General Counsel Rich Zecchino reviewed when to accept and when to reject ads. “As a company we control…the ability to approve or reject ad copy for any reason…I can’t tell how many phone calls when someone says you have to […]
By Kerry Yoakum, OAAA OAAA sponsors a Legal Seminar every other year. Insider asked Kerry Yoakum, Vice President/Government Affairs, to tell us about the 18th OAAA Legal Seminar. What is the Legal Seminar? The substantive agenda features topics that broadly impact out of home media: the constitutional challenge to existing regulation, […]
Join us for a seminar designed to update legal practitioners and advocates on the most important litigation and trends facing the OOH industry— moderated by OAAA’s legal counsels Eric Rubin and Kerry Yoakum. The OAAA’s legal talent will cover pending and future legal issues facing out of home media. […]
Next Wednesday July 22 Geopath and OAAA are holding a must attend event for independent out of home operators. It’s free to any billboard operator. A great way to spend a couple hours heading into the weekend. Geopath/OAAA Virtual Independent Operators Seminar Join OAAA and Geopath for a Virtual Independent […]
Join OAAA and Geopath for a Virtual Independent Operators Seminar on Wednesday, July 22 from 2 – 4 PM eastern. Hear from industry experts as they discuss topics important for running a successful OOH company in today’s turbulent media business. The seminar will feature several short but content rich sessions […]
An OAAA Special Report Expect three “more” trends: more legal cannabis, more demand for cannabis advertising, and more debate. Here are highlights of OAAA’s June 17 webinar: Revenue-hungry state and local governments are collecting millions in taxes and fees. Cannabis is legal (in some form) in 33 states; legalization measures […]
By Kerry Yoakum, VP of Government Affairs, OAAA Last week the State of Tennessee’s Solicitor General filed a Petition to the Supreme Court to take the case that challenges the constitutionality of Tennessee’s Billboard Control Act (Thomas v. Bright). The pace of Supreme Court action is likely to be impacted […]
