Billboard Advertising News
News and press releases — page 11 of 17.
April 21, 2014
City of Gainesville Considers Billboard ReductionThe Gainesville City Council is considering a measure that would reduce the number of billboards in the area by half. The request is being made by one of the area’s primary billboard advertisers, Fairway Outdoor. Fairway, one of the nation’s largest outdoor companies, has 67 structures in the Gainesville area. Fairway’s Tim Hall has lived […]
April 14, 2014
Art Everywhere coming to Times SquareTens of thousands of billboards around the country will be used in “the biggest art show ever conceived” this summer. “Art Everywhere” is a collaboration of five museums that will transform well known places like Times Square into art displays for the month of August. Curators and the public will vote online to decide which […]
March 31, 2014
FBI Uses Digital Billboards to Search for Accused KillerThe Federal Bureau of Investigation is launching a new digital billboard campaign in hopes of catching an accused killer. Billboards from Georgia to Maryland will show a photo of 51-year-old Kahlil Malik Tatum, a man charged with killing his wife in a Maryland motel. According to the FBI, they want to “cast a wide net” in […]
March 24, 2014
Atlanta Hawks Billboard More Than Just a BillboardThe Atlanta Hawks will soon be swooping into downtown Atlanta in a big way…In early April, the team will be installing a giant 3-D billboard of one of their star players dunking a basketball. Paul Millsap, the Hawk’s forward, is the lucky man whose image has been made larger than life. This unique billboard can […]
March 17, 2014
IKEA Makes Good Use of Small SpaceIt’s not high tech, but it is a trailblazing idea in the billboard industry. Swedish retailer, IKEA, famous for making great use of small space, has teamed up with a German ad agency to make great use of small billboard space. They are employing red, green and blue lights (RGB for short) to essentially triple […]
March 11, 2014
Food for ThoughtBillboards in New York are getting attention even when they are not displaying an advertisement. Executives at Van Wagner Communications, owner of several billboards, didn’t like the look of a blank board or a “Your Ad Here” message when there was no current advertiser. So they got people talking when they used the […]
March 3, 2014
FBI Launches new Billboard Campaign in Seven StatesFor more than a decade, a domestic terrorist has evaded the law…but his freedom may soon be coming to an end. Starting today, as a part of their National Digital Billboard Initiative, the FBI is putting the face of Daniel Andreas San Diego on billboards from coast to coast hoping someone will recognize him. He […]
February 25, 2014
New York asks Atlanta for AdviceIt wasn’t long ago that the country watched as a mere 2 inches of snow crippled Georgia and left thousands of people stranded on highways around Atlanta. No doubt the snow weary and seasoned drivers in the North had a field day making fun of the South in such conditions. But after the latest Georgia […]
February 17, 2014
Billboard Messages are Live for First Time in Georgia!Winter weather has been battering the country for the last few weeks, but this time when it hit Georgia, emergency management officials were ready…and they did something that has never been done in the state before. They used newly available technology to post live Twitter feeds on digital boards in real time from both the Georgia […]
February 10, 2014
Why Captain Morgan and Starz Are Pointing Cannons at Each Other From Duelling L.A. BillboardsIt’s happening more and more around the country…and until now, dueling billboards have been mostly pitting luxury cars against one another. But now, there’s a new duel going on in L.A. that has nothing to do with who has the nicest car… These billboards are at war! On L.A.’s popular Sunset Boulevard, very authentic looking […]