Tag: oaaa

Former Prosecutor Klobuchar Calls Out Billboard Power in DEM Debate

By Ken Klein OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs In the fog of the (long) 10-way presidential debate in Houston, out of home media (OOH) got a shout-out as an effective problem solver for crime fighters. “There was a kid named Byron Phillips that was shot on his front porch,” […]

Consider This, By Anna Bager OAAA President & CEO

Why I Joined OAAA Today is my first day as the new President & CEO of OAAA, and I am super excited to take on this new role. During my first 90 days, I’ll work with CEO Emeritus Nancy Fletcher and the OAAA staff to get up to speed as […]

A Personal Message for OAAA and OOH

  From Nancy Fletcher OAAA President and CEO Poet Chaucer made the profound point, “All good things must come to an end.” As I prepare to pass the baton to a new OAAA leader next week, I’d like to share three sentiments. First, thank you. Second, we share confidence in […]

11 Students Receive Scholarships from FOARE

The Foundation for Outdoor Advertising Research and Education (FOARE) has awarded scholarships to 11 students across the United States for the 2019-2020 academic year. This year, a record-breaking 160 applications were received. The recipients of the 2019-2020 FOARE scholarships: Joshua Cortez (Dallas, TX) was named the recipient of the $5,000 Allman […]

Where To Be in New York This Fall

By Nicole Randall OAAA Communications Senior Director OAAA is gearing up for a busy fall. Join OAAA and the OOH industry at the following ad events through the end of the year: Advertising Week New York September 23-26 | New York City newyork.advertisingweek.com This year at Advertising Week New York, […]

Out of Home Growing Faster than the US Economy

US out of home revenues have grown faster than the US economy for three consecutive quarters.    Out of home revenues grew 7.7% during the second quarter of 2019 versus 4.6% growth in the nominal US GDP.  Here’s the data.   US Nominal GDP change versus US Out of Home […]

Out of Home Advertising up 7.7% in Q2 2019

August 21, 2019 (Washington, DC) – Out of home (OOH) advertising revenue rose 7.7 percent in the second quarter of 2019 compared to the previous year, accounting for $2.69 billion, based on figures released by the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA). Year-to-date 2019 the OOH industry is […]

2020 Political Billboards Have Begun

By Nicole Randall, OAAA Communications Senior Director Political ad spending in 2020 is expected to hit $10 billion, with presidential election spend to reach record levels, surpassing $2.7 billion. According to data published by Advertising Analytics, about two-thirds of the presidential ad spending will come from President Trump and the Democratic […]

CRM Systems – Sales Tools or Time Sucking Monsters?

By Randy Brice, Telenotes Let’s take a closer look at some CRM stats: CRM adoption rates are as low as 24% 71% of sales reps complain that they spend too much time on date entry 79% of opportunity-related data collected by reps is never collected on a CRM Selecting the […]

What if US Out of Home Gains 2% Points Market Share?

How would you feel if your out of home company revenues increased by 50%? The US out of home industry did $8 billion in revenue last year which equates to 4% of the US advertising spend.   Out of home advertising averages 6% of the global ad spend.   See this chart […]