Top Take-Aways from 18th OAAA Legal Seminar

Ken Klein | December 10th, 2020

Beware of the Tax Man Next year will be pivotal for billboard taxation. The highest court in Maryland will render a decision on the constitutionality of Baltimore’s billboard tax, enacted in 2013. The Ohio Supreme Court

OOH Industry Mourns Loss of Wade Leslie

OAAA | November 6th, 2020

Longtime industry leader Wade Leslie IV, president and chief executive officer of West Virginia Outdoor Advertising, died at home on November 3. He was 57. “A great guy who was great for the industry,” summed up

Bright Idea: Out of Home Converts to Better Lighting

Ken Klein | July 7th, 2020

Out of home media is completing a basic but meaningful step for sustainability: switching its light bulbs. Nationwide, this practical step means: Improved energy efficiency and less energy load, requiring less energy generation Better lens technology

Q&A with Hall of Fame OOH Veteran Don Avjean

OAAA | June 24th, 2020

Don Avjean of OUTFRONT Media plans to retire at the end of July after nearly 50 years in the industry. Click here for OAAA’s Special Report, video tribute to Avjean is below. OAAA intern Julia Cullinan

Across the Desk: Christian Vollerslev

OAAA | June 24th, 2020

What excites you about OOH right now? We have seen Covid-19 help transform businesses who, as an example, are now much more agile and able to accommodate work from home scenarios. In the same way, I

Out-of-Home and Brand Safety in the COVID-19 Era

OAAA | June 24th, 2020

On June 16, Anna Bager, President and CEO of the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) sat down with Scott Wells, CEO of Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) for an engaging and oftentimes surprising

OOH Industry Salutes Marine, Marathoner Don Avjean

OAAA | June 23rd, 2020

The out of home media industry honored Don Avjean for nearly a half-century of innovation and effective advocacy. Avjean, whose career started in 1973, plans to retire from OUTFRONT Media at the end of July. Avjean

Cannabis Update: What’s Up With This Growth Category?

OAAA | June 17th, 2020

Expect three “more” trends: more legal cannabis, more demand for cannabis advertising, and more debate. Here are highlights of OAAA’s June 17 webinar: Revenue-hungry state and local governments are collecting millions in taxes and fees. Cannabis

Tennessee Approves Revised Law for Billboards

OAAA | June 11th, 2020

Tennessee’s General Assembly has passed legislation intended to remedy a pending constitutional challenge to the State’s billboard control act. The bill goes to Governor Bill Lee. The Tennessee House voted unanimously to approve the legislation on

We Are Part of the Solution

OAAA | June 5th, 2020

By Steve Richards DENVER — Listen to Colorado’s governor (Jared Polis) say those words “outdoor advertising.” The governor — like his colleagues in California, Connecticut, Indiana and elsewhere — publicly thanked the Colorado Outdoor Advertising Association