Two Tree Trimming Companies Are Feuding on Mobile County Utility Poles
Signs for Tree Monkey Tree Trimming and Monkey Man Tree Trimming have appeared on Mobile County utility poles, including one altered with a bold 'THIEF' label in West Mobile.
Mobile Billboard Aimed at Uniting Nonbelievers Taken Down Early, Group Says
A Mobile billboard urging nonbelievers not to feel alone was taken down early, and the sponsoring group says it's owed more display time.
Access Magazine Joins Midtown Mobile’s Growing ‘Media Row’
Access Magazine has relocated to Midtown Mobile, joining a growing cluster of advertising, marketing and media companies on what locals are calling Media Row.
BP to Invest $16 Million in Coastal Alabama Tourism Recovery After Oil Spill
In April 2011, Governor Robert Bentley announced that BP would spend $16 million over two years on tourism promotion projects in coastal Alabama, marking a significant step in the region’s…
Pardon Closes a Painful Chapter for Mobile Ad Executive David Gwin
More than 25 years after his conviction in the Mobile Municipal Auditorium fraud case, David Gwin received an unexpected pardon, quietly pursued by two friends from the law enforcement community.
Local Bloggers Cry Foul Over Mobile’s $25,000 MoonPie Drop Ad Spending
A $25,000 city advertising allocation for Mobile's New Year's Eve MoonPie Drop drew criticism in December 2009, as local bloggers and independent outlets questioned whether the municipal media-buy process fairly…
Mobile Group Launched 2008 Campaign During Tanker Contract Dispute
Archived WKRG coverage reported on a Mobile group that launched a 2008 advertising campaign supporting the Northrop Grumman/EADS tanker project.
Mobile Ad Executive and Navy Reservist Was Bound for Baghdad’s Green Zone
Scott Rye, a political consultant and advertising executive, was called up as a Navy Reserve commander to run media operations for Multi-National Force-Iraq, expecting to spend a year in Baghdad.