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Billboard

A large structure found outside in a high traffic area on which a person or company can place an advertisement in exchange for a fee. A billboard is a common form of advertising for products likely to appeal to drivers or pedestrians, or to increase the visibility of companies in the immediate vicinity of the billboard. Less commonly, a billboard is called a bleed poster or a painted bulletin.

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said he has been using billboards for the past 25 years and believes billboards should have a pertinent message.

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The location was simply perfect for the billboard of a fairness cream.

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Digital billboards are much brighter than conventional signs and have a greater ability to attract and hold the attention of passing motorists.

Digital signs OK'd by city; Billboard battle breaks barrier

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Several studies show that people which do not like billboards high-tech products and any other feature which are displayed on billboards frequently bear the force of citizen hatred and anger.

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were riddled with the highest number of illegal billboards in the city.

Municipalities tear down illegal billboards

City officials can even negotiate time and space for advertising government programs and activities, or require the digital billboards be used for emergency or disaster announcements.

Municipalities considering amending digital billboard regulations

Banning billboards and scaffolding signage will cause a significant financial loss for many different sectors of the economy--property owners, local businesses, union labor, advertising agencies and advertisers," says Ari Noe, president and CEO of OTR Media Group, a New York-based outdoor advertising company specializing in wallscapes and bulletins.

City sending wrong sign with new rules for advertising

A representative from Eller Media, one of the largest billboard companies in the world, called the advertising agency that had created the messages and offered to run the billboards nationwide at its own expense