Gateway Outdoor Wins Transit Advertising Contracts
in Massachusetts, Ohio &Virignia
Hackettstown, N.J., February 2, 2006 – Gateway Outdoor Advertising, an out-of-home media company with transit advertising, billboard and convenience store advertising contracts (GOMedia) throughout North America, has reached agreements with the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA -- Springfield, MA), Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA -- Columbus, OH) and Hampton Roads Transit (HRT -- Virginia Beach, VA) to have the exclusive advertising rights for their buses, and for shelter advertising in Columbus.
“The new relationships we have established with several transit authorities enable us to bring advertisers with the PVTA, COTA and HRT our high levels of customer service and innovation, as well as continue meet our growth projections,” says Craig P. Heard, Gateway Outdoor’s president and CEO. “In turn, advertisers should be pleased about investing their media dollars with the transit authorities we represent because bus riders in the Springfield, Columbus and Virginia Beach metropolitan areas will be exposed to the highest quality of transit advertising.”
About Gateway Outdoor Advertising
Gateway Outdoor Advertising is an out-of-home media company with transit advertising, billboard and convenience store advertising contracts throughout North America. The company was founded in 1937 in Pittsburgh, and has sales and operations throughout North America to serve its clients in United States and Canada. Besides offering advertising signage on convenience stores, billboards, buses, and transit benches and shelters, Gateway Outdoor is the exclusive U.S. marketer of a new product called Grab-Adä transit advertising handles. These transparent strap hanger grips contain spaces for ads, which passengers can view while standing or sitting in buses or subways. Grab-Ad has been tested successfully in Europe and Asia. For more information about Grab-Adä transit advertising handles, visit www.grab-ads.com
For more information on Gateway Outdoor, call Craig Heard at 908-684-8122 or visit www.gatewayoutdoor.com.
NOTE TO EDITORS: For a photo of Grab-Ad, go to www.grab-ads.com/photos
