Twenty-two months ago, I published a post which included a photo (above) of a billboard touting Ameren UE’s “POWER ON” initiative. I found it ironic that, as shown in the photo, so many power lines hung between me and the billboard. At the same time, however, I assumed it just a matter of time before [...]
So Much for the Promise of Buried Power Lines
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments
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‘Democracy for Iran’ Billboard Surfaces in St Louis (Update)
October 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Reboot Congress reports that a digital billboard ad (above) advocating “Democracy for Iran” has sprung up near the intersection of Manchester Road and Highway 141 in suburban Saint Louis.
I contacted DDI Media, the St. Louis-based company that owns the billboard, to find out who paid for the ad but ran into a temporary “roadblock” of [...]
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Chinese Billboard: Wal-Mart is Coming!
June 4th, 2009 · No Comments
My oldest son, Matt, just returned from a two-week trip to China. Along the way, he found evidence that Wal-Mart is everywhere.
While traveling through a small mountain town approximately 500 miles north of the country’s border with Vietnam, he spotted the “Wal-Mart is coming” billboard shown above.
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Best Ads of the Year Announced at CLIO Awards
May 13th, 2009 · No Comments
Winners of the 2009 CLIO Awards, one of the world’s most prestigious international advertising and design competitions honoring creative excellence and innovation in the industry, were announced today. They recognize print, direct mail, radio, poster and billboard mediums, as well as the new strategic communications/public relations medium. Below are three of the winning entries I [...]
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Billboard: ‘SHARIA LAW THREATENS AMERICA’ (Updated)
November 21st, 2008 · 10 Comments
The United American Committee had a 48-foot-wide billboard* erected yesterday along I-75 in Luna Pier, Mich., about 10 miles north of Toledo and 20 miles south of Detroit. It’s message (above): SHARIA LAW THREATENS AMERICA.
Though I was unfamiliar with UAC until after reading this post today, I found myself in agreement with the message of [...]
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