By Ken Klein, OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs A brainstorming idea 10 years ago from an FBI Citizens Academy – to put fugitives’ faces on digital billboards — has solved dozens of tough crime cases. “We are always looking for creative ways to enable folks, creative ways to solve […]
November 17, 2017 (Washington, DC) – Out of home (OOH) advertising revenue rose 1.9 percent in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the previous year, accounting for $1.78 billion, based on figures released by the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA). Year-to-date 2017 the OOH industry is up 1.3 […]
By Stephen Freitas OAAA Chief Marketing Officer Over the past several years, there has been a flood of new technologies transforming the out of home (OOH) industry, resulting in major shifts to nearly every aspect of the business. The transformation began a few years ago with the development of high-quality, high-definition […]
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 was started in 1965 by William Reagan. The company is privately held and has a billboard plant […]
By Ken Klein, EVP, Outdoor Advertising Association of America SYLVA, NC – Family-owned independent Allison Outdoor Advertising built and posted billboards for an award-winning movie with pre-Oscar buzz. “We made good money,” said Gary Ayers, president of Allison Outdoor, based in rural western North Carolina. “The movie people were great […]
By Ken Klein, OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs The off-year election (Nov. 7) was good for Democrats, road funding, and legalized marijuana – an emerging category for out of home ads. US House “In Play” Republicans control both houses of Congress and the White House. Experts say Democrats’ strong showing […]
Nancy Fletcher OAAA President and CEO Digital billboards account for $1 of every $7 of out of home (OOH) industry revenue. Like many “new” products in the marketplace, digital billboards have been tested. Scenic America litigated digital billboards, all the way to the US Supreme Court. They lost. One OOH industry principal, […]
By Ken Klein, Executive Vice President OAAA The tax reform plan released November 2 did not touch deductibility of advertising, a first-round victory for advertisers. “Great news,” said Dan Jaffe of the Association of National Advertisers (ANA). The proposal, which starts in the US House, would lower corporate rates from 35 to […]
“A study by Zenith Optimedia found that people are exposed to OOH for 107.2 minutes each day. meanwhile a Microsoft Corp. study found that a goldfish has an attention span of nine seconds while a human’s is only eight! What does this mean for communicators? To deliver a message effectively, […]
By OAAA Kannon Shanmugam is a name you may not have heard. But don’t forget it, because you’ll probably hear it again. Shanmugam represented the OOH advertising industry in Scenic America’s lawsuit against digital billboards. On October 16, 2017, the US Supreme Court declined to take the case, ending the […]
