Wednesday 18 June 2014

OOH Advertising And Its Forms

By Ina Hunt


The main purpose of marketing is to get to consumers from wherever they are. It can be done while they are on the move. This form of product promotion is called OOH advertising. This is the advertisement that gets to the intended audience while they are out of their homes. Such are people in public, social or commercial surroundings. There are various forms of out of home media.

Billboard is one of the forms of out of home media. Over the years, it has grown immensely as a form in the outdoor advertisement category. However, over time digital display billboards have been put up and they are also getting increasingly common. Billboards are still one of the most preferred forms of outside marketing. They are responsible for a large percentage of the out of home market for advertisement. Being this popular, they generate a lot of funds.

Street furniture promotion is mainly seen in urban centers and is composed mainly of bus shelters, telephone booths, news racks, mall kiosks and a host of other formats. As an advantage, this form of marketing is of benefit to the community since building and maintenance of street furniture shelters is often the responsibility of street furniture companies. The community, on the other hand, gets to use such shelters while waiting for the bus.

Transit advertising is whereby advertisements are basically put on the move. They are placed on anything which is moving, such as trucks, taxis, buses and even subway marketing. It also includes fixed static advertising at bus and train stations. Airport advertisement, which businesses use to address travelling audiences, is also part of this category. This type of marketing is often accepted by municipalities as it is a source of revenue to city authorities.

The fourth form of out of home advertisement is alternative advertising. It is found in stadiums, lunch trucks, other non-traditional formats and also on gas pumps. This form grants businesses the chance to reach consumers in places they do not anticipate.

Together, street furniture, transit and alternative media forms are responsible for a large sum of total outdoor revenue. As a matter of fact, some of these formats take up a larger portion of advertisements than the traditional billboards. Other forms, for example lunch truck advertisement get placed on large industrial food trucks which serve the public at break, lunch and later for their dinner. Billboard styles, out of hand supplies and samples are offered by these trucks.

The out of home publicity industry consists of numerous operators in different parts all around the world. Together, they cover all four major forms of outdoor marketing. They range in size, with some being large multinational corporations and others being small independent companies which may be family-owned.

Given the ease with which they can get the message to consumers from relatively any point outside their home, out home publicity has become the most sought after medium of advertisement by advertisers. Several brands in sectors such as real estate and finance have become reliant on his medium. Its capacity to engage and influence consumers is appealing to them. Additionally, it benefits a lot of other people other than the advertisers.




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