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Hurricane Irma Florida Update

Florida billboard attorney Jennifer Sloane has this to say:  “At the 11th hour, literally, Hurricane Irma took a more northward bound turn and headed towards central Florida (just west of Orlando).  This unexpected turn did not give outdoor operators time to prepare.  Luckily no structures have been seen damaged in […]

Former Presidents Appear on Billboards Supporting Hurricane Recovery

By Ken Klein, Executive Vice President, OAAA The living former Presidents will appear on billboards as part of a national, nonpartisan campaign to support hurricane recovery. “Never a better time for a call to unity,” said Tom Norton of Norton Outdoor Advertising in Cincinnati.  “So great to see our past […]

What’s Next? Big Things Happening in OOH

By Nancy Fletcher, President and CEO, OAAA OAAA’s fall calendar is loaded with new benefits to help you sell, manage, and promote OOH advertising. In October, Nielsen will release new research that shows how OOH activates online advertising.  This is the next phase of Nielsen research, building on its recent […]

DOOH Creative For American Cross Hurricane Harvey Relief

The American Red Cross is working hard to provide disaster relieve in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. They are requesting assistance from the OOH industry by placing donation messages around the country to support the relief effort. OAAA members are encouraged to download and use the digital bulletin and poster […]

10 Markets with the Highest Out of Home Share of 2016 Local Ad Spend.

Here’s a list of the 10 markets with the highest out of home share of local ad spending during 2016. Outdoor accounted for an average of 10% of the local ad spend in the 63 markets Insider examined so these markets are outperforming the average by a wide margin. OAAA […]

Jim McLaughlin Joins OAAA Board

James A. (Jim) McLaughlin, president and CEO of Link Media Outdoor, today joined the board of directors of the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA). “Jim McLaughlin is respected by peers nationwide as a builder of growth and equity,” said Nancy Fletcher, president and CEO of the national trade association […]

The Pros and Cons of Hurricane Frames

Insider has financed hurricane frames for several clients.  A hurricane frame is a backless billboard frame as opposed to a solid steel or wood billboard frame.   Here are the pros and cons of hurricane frames. Pros: Hurricane frames are half the cost because there’s not as much steel. There’s […]

Out of Home Advertising Up 1.5% in Q2 2017

August 16, 2017 (Washington, DC) –Out of home (OOH) advertising revenue rose 1.5 percent in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the previous year, accounting for $2.38 billion, based on figures released by the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA). Year-to-date 2017 the OOH industry is up 1.0 percent, […]

Todd Turner on Out of Home Creativity

Todd Turner is the chair of the Creative Committee of the OAAA.  Turner is the National Creative Director at Adams+Fairway Outdoor.  Prior to joining Adams in 2004, Turner was a designer at EB Wall and Associates and Moonlight Creative Group.  An example of Turner’s work is this 2015 Best of […]

What digital billboard messages do consumers want?

One of the perks of an OAAA membership is the OAAA’s weekly Outlook which discusses articles and trends in the out of home industry.  This week’s OAAA Outlook had a chart summarizing the results of a study in which Posterscope interviewed 100,000 consumers about out of home advertising. The chart […]