Category Archives: Billboard Case Study

Between navigation systems, mobile devices and a range of listening options, drivers are more distracted than ever. But people continue to notice billboards. This media remains well-positioned to capture attention, even in the digital era. In fact, if anything, digital billboards are even more eye-catching than static ones. This has helped out of home (OOH) […]

As a newer and innovative technology being regularly introduced, promotion and branding techniques adopted by businesses are changing at a rapid rate. The newest form of advertising is ‘Outdoor LED Displays’. These are the display screens which are dynamic in nature and are generally used in the place of traditional billboards. The display screen is […]

Creative ads boost market share and revenue.  The OAAA put on an outstanding July 25 webinar by James Hurman titled The Case For Creativity.  Hurman is a media planner and consultant who’s written a book on the subject.  Here are three takeaways from Hurman’s talk. There’s a link between ad creativity and effectiveness. Creative ads […]

Billboards are having a serious moment right now. Netflix recently announced it’s offering $300 million for the acquisition of an L.A. billboard company, sparking renewed interest in what could be called “old school” out-of-home (OOH) advertising. As the worlds of offline and digital marketing blur, billboards could become a powerful channel for media companies like […]

OHH advertising is now a US$29 billion market, responsible for approximately 6% of the $500 billion global advertising spend; and its revenue is expected to grow by 3% to 4% per year in the next five years to reach US$33 billion by 2021, MAGNA Intelligence’s study predits. The study, which is done by MAGNA Intelligence […]

Can you market your product or company within 5 seconds to your consumers? Yes, you can, through billboards. It is one of the most popular methods of outdoor advertising, especially among big companies. You can make an impact in the subconscious mind of the pedestrians, drivers and passengers, everyone who uses the road where your […]

The very beginning Although the first known billboard was in ancient Egypt, you could say it all really started in the 1790s, when lithography, a method of printing using oil and water, was invented, making the creation of posters possible. From then on, posters gradually increased in popularity and started to be used in locations […]

A Brief History According to OOH trade organization Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA), OOH has a storied history that can be traced to obelisks in Egypt, but also includes circus posters in the 19th century and a holiday campaign from Coca-Cola in the early 20th century that gave rise to our modern interpretation of Santa. Insiders now […]

Advertising has gone through three distinct phases since the ’90s. When I first joined the advertising industry the media world was focused on exposure. Traditional media ruled with ads driving demand generation, which equated to throwing much coverage and frequency at the consumers’ metaphorical wall and then trying to measure what they saw or heard in return. Optimizing […]

Out of home (OOH) advertising revenue rose 1.2 percent in 2017 compared to the previous year, accounting for $7.7 billion, based on figures released by the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA). OOH spend was up 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter, compared to 2016. The revenue total marks a record all-time high for OOH […]