Greater Boston · Out-of-Home

Own the
drive home

Carroll Advertising puts your brand on US Route 1 — the high-traffic line between Boston and Providence — with digital and static billboards, 14′×48′ and larger, that thousands of drivers pass every day.

1996
Family-owned & operated
100+
Billboards built & operated
14×48
Minimum face size (ft)
100%
Built & run in-house
Why Carroll

Boston is our backyard

The national chains run a spreadsheet of fifty markets. We run one — the one we grew up in — and we know exactly which boards move the needle here.

Premium locations
Nothing else

John Carroll started this company in 1996 with three billboard faces and a simple rule: only put up boards people can't miss. Three decades later that rule still picks every location — the highway approaches with the longest dwell, the merge points where traffic crawls, the corridors carrying Boston home every night.

We're independent, so when you call you reach the family — not a queue. And we handle everything ourselves: we build the structure, print the vinyl, run the digital, light it, and keep it sharp.

"It's location, location, location — and traffic." — John Carroll

Since 1996
100+

Billboard locations owned, built, and operated across the Northeast over nearly three decades — including Massachusetts' first permitted digital billboard. We know where a board works, and how to build it right.

What we run

Two formats
Done right

We design, build, and run both — from always-on static bulletins to digital boards you can change in minutes.

Digital Boards

LED displays you can change in minutes — rotate creative, target by daypart, and run multiple advertisers from one premium location.

Update in minutesDay-partingMultiple messagesLit day & night

Static Bulletins

The classic 14′×48′ (and larger) roadside bulletin. One bold message, always on, impossible to skip — maximum scale on Boston's heaviest arteries.

14′×48′ & largerAlways-onMaximum impactPremium arteries
Where the eyes are

On the Route 1
corridor

Three decades of building boards across the Northeast taught us where they work. Today you'll find us on US Route 1 — the direct line between Boston and Providence, feeding Wrentham Village Premium Outlets, Plainridge Park, and the Gillette Stadium area.

I-495 BOSTON PROVIDENCE Gillette Stadium Wrentham Outlets Sharon Plainville Wrentham
US Route 1 · Boston–Providence Tens of thousands of vehicles every day
Route 1 · Plainville, MAPlainridge Park & outlet traffic
Route 1 · Wrentham, MAAt Wrentham Village Premium Outlets
Route 1 · Sharon, MANorthbound approach to Boston
New facesComing in 2026
The people

Who you'll work with

Carroll is a family business, small on purpose. You deal with the people who actually build, sell, and run your campaign — not a rotating cast of account reps.

JC

John T. Carroll

President & Founder
john@carrolladvertising.com
MC

Michael J. Carolla

General Manager · Head of Sales
carolla@carrolladvertising.com
TC

Thomas J. Carroll

VP · Strategy & Business Development
thomas@carrolladvertising.com
Full service

We do the whole thing

Scout, build, print, permit, light, and maintain — most campaigns need a different vendor for each. Carroll is all of them, under one roof since 1996.

We build the billboards

Structures, faces, and mounts fabricated to spec for any roadside or rooftop.

We print & install

Vinyl printed and hung for every static face by our own crews, on schedule.

We run the digital

LED hardware sourced, mounted, networked, and updated from one dashboard.

We handle permitting

Zoning and sign permits navigated start to finish — we pioneered Mass. digital permits.

We maintain every board

Lighting, structure, and upkeep handled so your message always looks its best.

Independently owned since '96

A Boston family business, growing one premium location at a time.

Locations wanted · Finder's bonus

Got a billboard-worthy spot?

Do you — or a property owner you know — have a great location in mind? If we build a structure there, there's a finder's bonus in it for you. If it's got traffic and sightlines, we want to hear about it. Give us a call.

Call (617) 872-1777 Or email john@carrolladvertising.com

Let's light up
your next campaign

Tell us your audience and your market. We'll tell you exactly which boards will reach them — usually on the same call.

Visit 415 Neponset Ave.
Boston, MA 02122
Call (617) 872-1777 Email john@carrolladvertising.com