When Axl Rose ended a 23-year feud with his former Guns N’ Roses bandmates, Duff McKagan and Slash, and agreed to reunite with them onstage in 2016, the band unveiled its North American tour in an unusual way. There were no news conferences, talk-show chats or photo ops. Instead, flashy electronic billboards featuring the band’s logo and famous song titles began popping up in major cities across the country.
The ads created buzz on social media, with fans posting photos of the billboards on Facebook, Twitter and elsewhere, and ticket sales for the band’s shows took off. [Read more…]
NEW YORK, NY – Westfield Brand Ventures has launched a 19 screen digital out-of-home network at New York’s World Trade Center. The screens, one of which is four-stories high and another that’s more than 280 feet long, allow for a wide range of messaging including live video streaming, and can be run concurrently or individually.