A colleague of mine mentioned on a call the other day that he has never seen the word “unprecedented” used in so many emails before. To call the current situation with COVID-19 and how it is affecting this Spring’s schedule of meetings unprecedented is almost an understatement. […]
**Editor’s note: With the current COVID-19 situation, you likely aren’t thinking about experiential marketing. That said, if we focus on the future, there will be a time when consumers are back out and about and, having been sequestered for so long on a diet of TV and internet, will be yearning for new experiences. […]
Student travelers represent a growing audience of the travel and tourism industry. Studies show that they represent 23% of the one billion tourists traveling every year. For destination brands, this means there is a large opportunity to increase brand awareness and trip purchases through location-based marketing strategies. […]
As we in Out-of-Home start to hit our stride in the new year, we also reflect on what proved to be a banner year in 2019. It was one in which OOH saw a resurgence like no other media has ever experienced. The media landscape changed drastically and brands across the board moved quickly to capitalize on OOH. […]
Out-of-home advertising is on the rise. Thanks to digital integration and creative new uses, 2019 was a year of major growth for OOH and its many forms, causing more brands to leverage it and realize its benefits. Last year, we saw better and more integrated campaigns, which came with better alignment and comparability with other media like digital, TV and print. […]
This is the launch of our Ask the Experts content series, a collection of agency and brand leaders’ short-and-sweet responses to a single question related to out-of-home advertising, experiential and digital marketing. […]
EMC Outdoor taps media operations and account management expert, Donna Hogg, to join the agency’s team of account executives. Based out of Denver, Colorado, Hogg will focus on developing and nurturing clients in the Midwestern and Western regions. […]
The new Geopath Insights released earlier this month usher in a new era of Out of Home media planning. As an industry, we are shifting from a focus on the format and location to a focus on the audience. […]
One of the oldest forms of Out of Home advertising is the billboard. As technology has advanced through the decades, billboards have offered new capabilities that allows them to better convey advertising messages and visuals. In the last century, the spread of digital and connected billboards have made advertising even more effective. […]
Experiential marketing activations at major sporting events offer brands an important opportunity for reaching key audiences. Many people dream of attending the biggest sporting events around the globe: Super Bowl, World Cup Finals, Daytona 500, etc. […]
I vividly remember facilitating a focus group of Out of Home industry peers four or five years ago, talking about the future of OOH, what changes were coming, and what that meant. When I posed the question, “What happens when we reach a critical mass of digital out of home media, and it can be bought programmatically through a trading desk?,” one member of the group snorted. […]
Experiential Marketing is a marketing strategy that helps consumers engage with a brand or product in a unique way. There are many different approaches to and types of experiential marketing, and this infographic focuses on the benefits of integrating brand experiences with popular consumer technologies. […]
Digital might be the latest and greatest in the ad world, but Out of Home is a force to be reckoned with. In fact, it’s the only traditional ad medium to see growth in the past year. According to Nielsen, 90% of residents over the age of 16 have noticed an out of home message in the past month, and 80% have seen one in the past year. […]
Experiential marketing is a strategy that encourages consumers to actively experience a brand. It promotes customer engagement and positive association with a brand or product. As such, more and more brands are integrating some sort of experiential marketing tactics into their overall marketing strategy. […]
Experiential marketing has begun to enter the arsenal of firms looking to build deeper relationships with their audiences. It engages consumers in unique and unexpected ways, providing memorable experiences that ultimately lead to more attention, more interaction, and more business growth. At the same time, it doesn’t exist in isolation. […]
