Last Tuesday Billboard Insider ran the press release announcing Brex’s new out of home campaign targeting Houston, DC and Miami Brex is no stranger to out of home. In 2018 the fintech startup spent $300,000 on billboards in San Francisco to build brand awareness. Billboard Insider interviewed Brex CMO June […]
On Monday, Washington DC won a lawsuit against Lumen Eight, the successor company to Don MacCord’s Digi Outdoor Media. Digi Outdoor Media installed 43 digital billboards at 17 locations in Wash DC. The company tried to circumvent Wash DC’s ban on digital billboards by installing the signs inside windows of […]
“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 […]
Free speech advocates are trying to chip away at transit-ad policies banning messages that could cause trouble. Transit authorities defend ad limits as necessary restraint for safety and well-being of passengers and employees. Here is an update on litigation, showing mixed outcomes: Philadelphia A federal judge, at a hearing on […]
A federal appeals court upheld the Washington, DC regional transit system’s ban on religious ads, rejecting free speech arguments from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese. The ruling, issued July 31 by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, reflects broader points: Transit systems typically set limits on advertising, […]
Did you know: The White House has a total of 35 bathrooms When the Washington Monument opened in 1884, it was the tallest structure in the world until losing its title to the Eiffel Tower in 1889 This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Washington DC DMA. Infographics for […]
