A few years ago, most media buyers probably would have said that digital media = the future and Out of Home media = the past. Over the last couple of years, however, an increasing number of studies is showing that the two advertising channels are more aligned than we might have guessed. […]
OAAA asked digital billboard manufacturers three insightful questions: The OOH industry estimates there are 7,800 digital billboards operating in the US. When we talk with the OOH operators, internet security is a hot topic. Do you offer any services to help the operators in this area? […]
Abraham Lincoln famously said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. […]
As 2018 fast approaches, I see a number of key trends that will continue to dominate the Out of Home (OOH) industry. This year, OOH has seen solid growth as a part of the media plan, moving from 5-7% spend on average according to a new online activation study released by Nielsen. […]
We all know that the use of mobile devices is reshaping both consumer behavior, and the ways advertisers reach them. But have you stopped to think about how this newest media format relates to the oldest media format? Our new info-graphic shares some interesting stats on how the Mobile and Out of Home advertising worlds overlap and intertwine. […]
How to Reach Family Decision Makers: A New Media Plan for a New Lifestyle You had me at buy one get one free… It’s an understatement to say my life has changed over the last decade. I have gotten married, bought a house, had two babies, bought a bigger house and pretty much have been settling into the American dream since then. I have also settled into a very desirable and marketable audience, the 30 something working mother and family decision maker. […]
A brainstorming idea 10 years ago from an FBI Citizens Academy – to put fugitives’ faces on digital billboards — has solved dozens of tough crime cases. […]
A brainstorming idea 10 years ago from an FBI Citizens Academy – to put fugitives’ faces on digital billboards — has solved dozens of tough crime cases. […]
Think of a wedding cake – close your eyes and picture it in your mind. It probably has several tiers, each one getting a little bit smaller as you move up – right? It turns out that wedding cake is a pretty good model for the evolution of Out of Home media planning. […]
Out of Home could be the physical link that allows marketers to unlock the seemingly magical world of true omni-channel advertising – ushering in a new paradigm that thaws our frozen media silos, and allows for a new world of truly customer centric marketing. […]
The first time I placed Virtual Reality (VR) goggles on my head, I was not too impressed with the immersion experience that I was having. The goggles were bulky, I was tripping over the tether cord, and I was accidentally hitting people as I doodled a squiggle masterpiece with Google Tilt Brush. In short, I could not untether from the real world — as the technology promised. […]
There is a theory in evolution called punctuated equilibrium. Essentially what it says is that evolution is not a steady, plodding, gradual accumulation of incremental changes over time. Instead, it says that evolution is long periods of relative stasis where very little changes, punctuated by short bursts of rapid, major changes, moving forward in fits and starts. […]
The scale of Digital OOH will continue to grow – and will soon overtake traditional Out of Home media. The first digital billboards were installed in the US around 2005 and started slow, by 2010 there were still only about 2000 digital billboards installed in the US. Since then the growth curve has taken a sharp upward turn. […]
May 1, 2017 My Turn A burst of new research proves the power of OOH to deliver value in a media landscape tilted to digital (desktop and mobile). In 2016, mobile overtook desktop spending, and for the first time, digital (mobile, desktop, social) as a whole has passed TV ad spend. […]
With other traditional media channels like print, radio and broadcast TV waning amidst the ever-changing consumer landscape, many brands have been investing huge dollars in digital ads. “Revenue from digital advertising, driven largely by search and mobile, reached $32.7 billion for the first half of 2016, an increase of 19 percent from $27.5 billion last year (2015)”. […]
