Clear
Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) today announced that the
company’s Chicago office was awarded the Ad Council’s Silver Bell Award.
The Silver Bell Award is presented annually to one outdoor company that
exemplifies exceptional generosity and leadership in disseminating Ad
Council public service messages. The Ad Council is a national non-profit
organization and the largest producer of public service advertising in
the U.S.
The Silver Bell Award was presented to CCO Chicago for the company’s
commitment in providing pro-bono public service advertising for several
organizations in 2012, including transit and roadside digital
billboards, bulletins, posters and metro platform/concourse dioramas.
The campaigns supported include: Autism
Awareness; Stroke
Awareness; Financial
Literacy; Texting
and Driving; and Community
Engagement.
“The Ad Council takes great pleasure in acknowledging the contributions
of individuals and organizations that support our efforts to raise
awareness of critical social issues facing our country,” said Karen
Volkman, Managing Director, Midwestern region, The Ad Council. “We are
proud to recognize Clear Channel Outdoor Chicago as a valuable partner
that has donated a wide range of traditional and digital displays for
our campaigns, helping us reach people throughout our community.”
“As the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, it is
incredibly important that we are able to further spread the word about
our cause and initiatives so that we can continue to support people with
autism and fund critical research,” said Liz Klug, executive director,
Chicagoland chapter, Autism Speaks. “Through Clear Channel Outdoor’s
help, visits to our Chicago home page increased by 72 percent year over
year, and visits to autismspeaks.org from within Illinois increased by
63 percent during the same time period. The feedback has been tremendous
and has significantly helped to raise our visibility in the state.”
“It is our honor to provide use of our advertising platforms to
organizations like Autism Speaks and United Way so that they can extend
their voices in the community,” said Ed Marcin, vice president, public
affairs and special projects, Clear Channel Outdoor Chicago. “We thank
the Ad Council for its partnership and recognition in supporting these
invaluable organizations.
About Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: CCO) is one of the
world’s largest outdoor advertising companies, with more than 750,000
displays in over 40 countries across five continents, including 48 of
the 50 largest markets in the United States. Clear Channel Outdoor
Holdings offers many types of displays across its global platform to
meet the advertising needs of its customers. This includes a growing
digital platform that now offers over 1000 digital billboards across 37
U.S. markets. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings’ International segment
operates in nearly 30 countries across Asia, Australia, Europe and Latin
America in a wide variety of formats.
For more information about the Ad Council, visit www.adcouncil.org.
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