Billboard Advertising News
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September 8, 2014
Chick-fil-A Founder Dies at Age 93The cow billboards around Atlanta shine a little less today as we hear of the passing of Chick-fil-A founder, S. Truett Cathy. He was 93. A spokesman for the family said that Cathy died at home surrounded by family. A public funeral is scheduled for Wednesday in Jonesboro, GA. Aside from his famous chicken sandwich […]
August 29, 2014
Be A Published Author – Billboard Style!If you’ve ever driven down into South Georgia, you’ve most likely seen the rows of billboard advertising lining the highway. The Director of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety was recently traveling in that area and decided he could put some of the available billboards to good use. Harris Blackwood wants to tout the state’s […]
August 25, 2014
Savannah-Chatham PD Using Billboards To RecruitBillboards were a great tool here in Atlanta when the police department was hiring, and now the trend has spread south to Savannah. The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department has launched a billboard campaign aimed at recruiting new members to the force after losing an average of seven members just last month. The officer featured on […]
August 18, 2014
Throwback Monday: Billboard “Whispers” to Promote Ghostly ShowWhat would you do if you were walking along a busy street and suddenly heard a voice whispering in your ear? Would you be afraid? Angry? Worried? People walking along Prince Street in SoHo were confronted with that situation back in 2007 when A&E was promoting a new […]
August 11, 2014
Georgia Tech Swarming Billboards in AtlantaIt’s nearly football season and you don’t have to look far to know that fans are excited! College football is taking center stage in Downtown Atlanta as Georgia Tech has launched a new billboard campaign around the metro area. Tech is swarming downtown with several new designs, like the one pictured above…this campaign seems to […]
August 4, 2014
It’s here! “Art Everywhere US” display kicks off in Times SquareIt’s like having an art museum outdoors….great works of art are now being displayed on billboards around the country. It’s part of the “Art Everywhere US” movement putting famous works on display outside for the entire month of August. The program kicks off today in New […]
July 28, 2014
Eyes on the Atlanta BeltlineIf you are going to trek along the Atlanta Beltline near Piedmont Park, someone will be watching…several billboards with only a set of eyes can be seen along that part of the trail. It’s all part of an “Apparitions” display by artist Gregor Turk…the eyes are actually those of General William T. Sherman. July […]
July 21, 2014
Dining atop a Billboard in New YorkIt’s the newest, most exclusive dining spot in Manhattan…and it’s on top of a billboard! New York’s Red Rooster restaurant has just opened a 10 seater table on a specially built platform that sits on top of a billboard, 25 feet above Times Square. It’s all part of Mastercard’s “Priceless” campaign. For $50 a head, […]
July 11, 2014
Billboard Discussion Continued in MariettaThe deadline is looming as construction is set to begin on I-75 in Cobb County in September. Local billboard owners are asking the Marietta City Council’s judicial legislative committee to change a sign ordinance and allow several billboards in the construction zone to stay, rather than be demolished. Under the current ordinance, the billboards have […]
June 30, 2014
“Mad Men” Hopes Billboard Ads Will Mean Emmy NodThe hit show “Mad Men” is now in it’s 7th and final season, but they are not going out without a fight. The show’s creator has teamed up with an ad agency to create an “Emmy Consideration” campaign…several billboards along L.A.’s Sunset Strip that feature the show’s cast of characters in 60’s style ads like […]