Tag: transit

Mesmerize Expands with Kalamazoo Transit Deal

NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mesmerize (www.mesmerize.com), a national leader in transit, point of care, and place-based out-of-home advertising, announced today the expansion of its transit advertising portfolio with a new partnership with METRO of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The agreement provides Mesmerize the exclusive sales of exterior and interior transit advertising on 46 fixed-route […]

Coronavirus: Bad But Not The Apocalypse

There’s a lot of sky is falling talk about the coronavirus.  Traffic counts are down 30-60% in Washington State.  Transit ridership is down by an average of 64% according Transit to app.  Insider is concerned and sheltering in place.  He lives 2 miles from the Kirkland Life Care Center where […]

JCDecaux Expects 1Q 2020 Revenue to Decline 10% Due to Coronavirus

JCDecaux delivered record 2019 results but said it expects first quarter 2020 revenues to decline 10% due to the conoravirus.  Here are the results from the 2019 earnings release. Adjusted revenue increased by 7.5% to 3,890 euros in 2019 due to strong growth in digital advertising.  CEO Jean-Francois Decaux said […]

LA Request for Info for New Street Furniture Contract

Los Angeles, CA (March 4, 2020) – The City of Los Angeles released a Request for Information (RFI) formally beginning the process to identify an experienced business partner to develop a self-sustaining, world-class street furniture program. A briefing session for the Out of Home, Digital Online, Wireless and Design industries […]

Sun Pacific and InSite Street Media to Market Street Furniture in Rhode Island and New Jersey

MANALAPAN, N.J., March 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sun Pacific Holding Corp. (Other OTC: SNPW) today announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Street Smart Outdoor Corp (“SSO”) and InSite Street Media (“ISM”) have entered into an initial one year business relationship agreement that will allow ISM to expand outdoor marketing and advertising […]

Rate This Board by Greg Callaham

Rate This Board allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]

Intersection Wins Chicago Transit Out of Home Contract

CHICAGO, IL – December 13, 2019 – Intersection, the leading smart cities media and technology company, today announced that it has been awarded a new 5-year contract, with an option for a 5-year extension, to sell static and digital advertising for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), the second largest transit […]

Free Speech Challenge to Caltrans Political Sign Restrictions

“Political speech is one of the fundamental important hallmarks of the first amendment.  I think limiting political speech to certain timeframes is simply unacceptable.” – NorCal Outdoor Media attorney Joshua Furman Norcal Outdoor Media has filed a federal lawsuit saying that Caltrans restrictions on political ads are unconstitutional.  Norcal wants […]

LA Metro Unveils Digital Sign Art Series on A Line

With the reopening of the full A Line, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will unveil new digital amenities, including a digital communications and advertising network and its new digital art portrait series as part of Metro’s “New Blue” rail line improvements. Customers riding the newly dubbed A […]

You Asked, We Answered: Cannabis Ads

By Ken Klein OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs Following the September 18 webinar on cannabis advertising OAAA received many more questions on the topic. What about taxi tops? Yes. Taxi tops carry ads for cannabis businesses. Here are examples of cannabis ads in Las Vegas, Miami, and Los Angeles: […]