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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2017

King County Metro, Intersection extend advertising contract

The agency first tapped Intersection in 2005, when, operating as Titan, the company won a competitive contract granting the exclusive rights to sell advertising on its 1,400 buses and facilities

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Newsby StaffApril 11, 2017

MBTA considers ways to eliminate $50M deficit

Introducing alcohol ads could boost advertising revenues by $1.5 million to $3 million, the report said.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2017

Chicago Transit Authority expanding digital ad display program

In addition to adding new screens, 159 of the CTA’s existing 283 digital advertising displays will be upgraded.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2016

SORTA to sell advertising to pay for bus benches

In a separate ordinance, the city agreed to stop removing currently illegal benches at some stops unless they are unsafe.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2016

DC Metro adds 28 new digital ad displays to increase revenue

Each digital display is expected to generate at least four times more revenue than the static ads they replace and significantly expand Metro’s digital advertising network.

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ArticlesAugust 15, 2016

How is the Motorcoach Industry Tackling the Driver Shortage?

The crisis has pushed operators to use new workforce development tactics, including adding full-time human resources departments, increasing marketing and advertising, and enhancing their benefits package to be more attractive to job hunters.

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Newsby StaffJuly 28, 2016

MARTA, CommuterAds team for innovative advertising initiative

Every time a bus passes an advertiser’s location of choice, a 15-second audio spot plays through onboard speakers. To reinforce the audio message, a visual text message is displayed simultaneously on the same bus marquee that also provides passengers with route information.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2016

Cincinnati's SORTA, Uber launch partnership to expand bus ridership

As part of the exclusive partnership, customers will begin seeing interior transit cards on buses advertising a unique code for a free ride on Uber for first-time users.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2015

MBTA to ban all political ads on system

Its current advertising guidelines ban political campaign ads, which pertain to specific candidates, parties and ballot questions. The agency also does not allow ads that are considered “demeaning or disparaging” to an individual or a group.

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ArticlesOctober 5, 2015

2015 Top 100 Transit Bus Fleets Survey

While ridership continues to grow across the industry, many transit agencies are focused on ways to grow millennial usage, including the addition of USB charging stations, Wi-Fi, and real-time bus arrival technologies, as well as targeted advertising and marketing campaigns.  

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