A southern Louisiana company is bringing a mobile, four-sided digital billboard to the streets of New Orleans
The New Orleans' Advocate reports that a new form of advertising will soon be rolling around neighborhoods of New Orleans. A four-sided, 13-foot high digital billboard has been developed by Louisiana based Mobile Digital LLC. An image of the mobile billboard show it sitting on the back of a flat-bed truck displaying advertisements for a Pelicans versus Cleveland Cavaliers NBA game. The cube will be travelling around the city between the hours of 7 a.m. and midnight, daily. The developers of the Mobile Cube tell the New Orleans City Business that they hope to roll out the cubes to other cities around the country.
FULL STORY: New Orleans company unveils 'Mobile Cube,' a 13-foot vehicle equipped with LED advertising
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