Stand out with out of home (OOH) advertising
Competing in paid search and social channels has become fiercer than ever. Luckily, what’s “old” is new again—The timing has never been better to go outside the traditional mix and add OOH advertising into your campaigns.
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Reach your audience with OOH
Customers today are drowning in a deluge of information from all sides.
Their email inboxes are overflowing, their searches are filled with ads, and the number of promotions is as never-ending as their Instagram feed.
How do you reach an audience that’s learned to ignore ads?
Simple. Stop thinking inside of the usual marketing "box" of PPC, paid social, and SEO; and launch your campaigns in the real world. Grab customers’ attention in unignorable, memorable ways with OOH.
(Source: The Post Pandemic Marketing Renaissance)
Why marketers are shifting to Out Of Home (OOH) Advertising
92% of marketers plan to spend more on OOH, according to a OneScreen.ai survey of 611 marketers. A major reason behind this is reduced ROI from digital ad spend.
Competition and cost in PPC, paid social, and SEO channels is heating up as they become more and more brands' primary marketing channels.
Whether it's from growing consumer digital fatigue or distrust of digital ads, the result is the same:
- 67% of marketers surveyed said that as they scaled up their spend this year, their ROI returns actually diminished.
For more research on the state of the industry, check out our research-based guide, "Rising Above Digital Fatigue with OOH".
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The strengths of OOH advertising
What exactly is it that makes OOH such an effective channel for a digitally exhausted audience?
Here are some benefits to Out of Home advertising you should consider:
- Unblockable - Unlike digital ads, people can't block them or hit that skip button – they're bound to get noticed, multiple times.
- Endless Creative Possibilities - Don't let your brand image be restrained by pixels. The sky's the limit with OOH.
- Increase Authority and Brand "Stickiness" - Being seen on a billboard keeps your brand top of mind and increases your brand authority.
OOH helps your campaigns:
- Be Seen Where They Need to Be - For example, spreading the word about a paleo ice cream on EV charging stations located outside of an organic grocery store.
- Be Seen Often - OOH ads feature your brand in the places they are already going, possibly multiple times.
Real campaigns, real results
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Learn more about what OOH can do for your campaigns
Your OOH questions, answered
General
- …flying across the world: Have your brand spread across murals and wall dioramas, clocks, posters and kiosks at airports.
- …on their way to class: Be seen on college campuses around the country on display racks, bulletin boards, sponsored TV ads and in college magazines.
- …inside your customer's favorite store: Shopping carts, store shelves, clocks, audio and checkout counters are great OOH opportunities as are kiosks and wall displays at shopping malls.
- …watching their favorite team live: At sports arenas and stadiums, there are endless numbers of opportunities to be featured on wall displays, scoreboards and programs, and CCTVs.
Pricing
Not so. According to one test we did, by combining OOH with Facebook, you can increase your results by a shocking 85.4%, dollar for dollar. Get the exact playbook we used to do this here.
Ad experience
With a little out-of-the-box thinking, you can bring your advertising into the real world. For instance, one clever campaign for Hunt a Killer involved having an illustrated female body outline with the client's logo converted to a stencil was plastered across sidewalks. Read more about that campaign here.
According to various studies, most people do pay attention to billboards. Neilson reported that 83% of targets check out billboards some of the time and 40% report that they read the message every single time they pass. Moreover, our own internal research shows that 33% of viewers search for a company after seeing an OOH ad.
Measurement
- digital integration
- promo codes
- QR codes
- compare before and after numbers
- use unique landing pages