An OAAA Sales Tip The local automotive dealers and services category is a top-10 OOH category. Perhaps more than ever, OOH offers solid evidence why it should be a component of automotive marketing plans in today’s fragmented media environment. OAAA has produced a presentation (OOH Value in the Automotive Ad Market) reviewing […]
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Out of the Office: Myron Laible
Myron Laible will retire January 1 after 33 years service at the OAAA. Myron has been a road warrior for the OAAA, traveling the country to help OAAA members understand and comply with local regulations. Insider fondly remembers dinner with Myron in downtown Indianapolis and breakfast in Chicago. Myron says […]
Longtime OAAA Problem-Solver Myron Laible to Retire
Myron Laible is retiring after more than 33 years at the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA). “Myron knows more about billboard regulation and has resolved more problems for more OAAA members over more years than anyone I know,” said Nancy Fletcher, OAAA president and CEO. Laible, 73, joined OAAA […]
Extra Credit Projects and OAAA Veterans Day Designs
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich; Washington D.C.; November 9, 2018 — In honor of Veterans Day, the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) and Midwest advertising and design agency, Extra Credit Projects (ECP), have created a campaign that honors veterans in a big way. The campaign works to show appreciation to those who have served […]
Tips for Independent OOH Companies
By Steve Richards (president/partner, Mile High Outdoor & Pacific Outdoor) Nancy Fletcher of OAAA spoke to leadership of our affiliated companies (Mile High Outdoor, Pacific Outdoor Advertising, and American Outdoor Advertising today in Phoenix (November 5, 2018). She spoke about the future of independent billboard operators, offering encouragement and recommendations […]
Supplier Spotlight: 3 Questions About Fall Protection
By Kerry Yoakum Vice President of Government Affairs, OAAA OAAA regularly features Thought Leadership Q&A from its committee members. This month, OAAA presents the Supplier Spotlight, asking about billboard fall protection: How does the new 1910 Subpart D – Walking Working Surfaces standard impact the use of fall protection? What are some […]
Out of Home Wins Legal Victory on “Standing”
Scenic Kentucky lost in court, again. The highest court in Kentucky rejected Scenic Kentucky’s appeal in a long-running case involving the state’s regulation of digital billboards and vegetation control. Essentially, the courts said the anti-billboard group lacked standing to sue. Scenic Kentucky sued the Commonwealth after the legislature approved a […]
Dueling Billboards Debate Topics of the Day
By Ken Klein, OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs Think of a topic of the day… it’s debated on billboards. Some say impeach the President; others say “Thank you, President Trump.” Even topics you haven’t thought of (like, say, the pros and cons of cruise ships in Charleston) are hashed out on […]
Do Billboards Speak?
Thought Leadership from Nancy Fletcher, OAAA President and CEO Do billboards “speak?” Yes, said a judge in Cincinnati who invalidated the city’s new targeted tax on billboards. After six days of testimony, Common Pleas Court Judge Curt C. Hartman issued an injunction October 17 that blocked Cincinnati’s billboard tax. Billboards […]
2019 OBIE Awards Are Open for Entries
Step right up! The 2019 OBIE Awards Call for Entries is open. Throw your hat into the ring for a chance to win at ‘The Greatest Sh-OBIE!” The OBIE Awards honor creative excellence in the OOH industry. Does your OOH campaign have the creative strength to defy the odds? […]