As Non-commercial speech Billboards As Non-commercial speech
Overview Outdoor advertising is recognized as a medium of “speech” Billboards deliver commercial and non-commercial messages Non-commercial: paid and un-paid
Non-commercial Paid
Non-commercial Political (candidates, parties, causes) Increasing segment of total Fragmentation of broadcast
The David Scott story
Senator Barbara Mikulski
Group Affecting Election
Public Health
Donated Space $400 million a year Ad Council partner Longstanding tradition
Ad Council $100 million 2006: Preparedness Global Warming Clean Oceans
No. 1 with Red Cross
NAACP Recruitment Membership up
Promoting Values “Pass It On”
Helping Police Old idea Revived in Kansas City John Walsh using billboards
America’s Most Wanted
Concept Spreading
Fighting Crime Amber Alert Florida experience Opportunity with digital billboards
Fighting Crime Why it works Repeat exposure Anonymous
Conclusion Billboards are significant platform for non-commercial speech
Conclusion Our legal system recognizes billboards as a form of speech
Conclusion The importance of non-commercial speech on billboards increases, as other media fragment and as people spend more time outside their homes.