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Out of home update

November 29th, 2011 by melody.loveday

Ok… so out-of-home advertising may not be quite this invasive just yet, but it is definitely moving in that direction. According to the Digital Signage Federation, Kraft and Adidas announced plans to incorporate facial recognition into their digital out-of-home campaigns. The increased incorporation of cutting edge technology into digital out-of-home will allow for increased levels of personalized messaging and the elimination of wasteful impressions. More in the Digital Signage Federation article.

The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas uses facial recognition to recommend restaurants, clubs and even entertainment. As more and more companies and marketers adopt the use of this technology, it will be important to keep an eye on effectiveness as well as potential regulations regarding privacy concerns of the end user.

Whether it be facial recognition or just plain digital out-of–home advertising, it is a very well known fact that it is growing and fast.

“The future of digital out-of-home advertising was glowing fluorescent bright, and represents a market whose global share would grow some 8.3 percent, or about $26.4 billion in 2011 alone.” — The Economist

Senior Media Planner/Buyer TC Torres co-authored this article.

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OOH Funnel Update – 4/14/11

April 15th, 2011 by T.C. Torres, Senior Media Planner/Buyer

Most of the media world’s focus in the past few years has been on the ever increasing use of online and mobile technologies. But, out-of-home is also growing like crazy, somewhat under the radar to many. Per OAAA, OOH ad spending increased in 2010 by 4.1 percent to $6.1 billion. The oldest form of media is getting a major facelift in many cases, but static boards continue to remain strong posting increases as well. All of the reported growth is not all coming from digital. Although, some of the digital offerings that exist can be very impactful and engaging if used smartly.

Here’s a site that offers up some very cool interactive sample executions. The increase in use and advancement in technology have allowed creative ideas to almost come to life with digital OOH.

Evolving tracking capabilities

Much like Eyes-On-Ratings, a technology called Eye Tracking is helping OOH vendors quantify their audience within mall settings during a consumer’s shopping experience.

In the initial study, EYE found that “shoppers do not experience advertising fatigue over the course of their shopping experience. Even when they passed an advertisement a second time, 47.8% of people took a second look – and that second look was usually twice as long as the first.”

For more information on Eye Tracking, visit: eyecorp.com

Notable Quote on OOH advertising: “More than ever, out-of-home aligns with 21st century consumers. People are always on the go and they want content in short bursts. Billboards are the original tweets: You get a quick image or piece of knowledge and you move on.” – Stephen Freitas, CMO of the Outdoor Advertising Association of America

I previously noted the growth of the medium, and wanted to put it in more context for you. In 2010, $6.1 billion was spent on OOH advertising, which accounts for 9.6 percent of total ad spending. Most people don’t realize that it’s on par with internet display ads (9.9 percent) and TV (10.3 percent)! With typically low CPM’s, broad reach and high impact, there is a reason OOH remains a strong part of the mix. IT WORKS!!!!!

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Digital meets the great outdoors

August 20th, 2010 by T.C. Torres, Senior Media Planner/Buyer

In a time when it seems like new media vehicles present themselves every day, it’s time to give some respect to the elders in the space. Outdoor advertising is the oldest form of advertising, but it too is changing its look and offering. More and more, consumers are seeing digital outdoor boards throughout their everyday lives. It may be in the form of a billboard on the side of a highway, a screen at the grocery store check-out or even in the elevator on your way to a meeting. But like any other advertising medium, it’s not only about location but also the message.

While planning for the 2009 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open PGA tournament, we were asked to find ways to explain to the Las Vegas market that we had a solid field of top-tier players while reminding them to come out and buy tickets. We showcased the field online, made a few call-outs in print but the icing on the cake was our digital out-of-home campaign. We worked with Clear Channel Outdoor and the PGA Tour to connect the online data feeds from the PGA website to Clear Channel’s database. This connection allowed us to show a live leaderboard from the tournament throughout the digital boards utilized throughout the Las Vegas valley for our campaign. Every time our message displayed on-board, it theoretically could have been different. On Wednesday, before the tournament started, they held a celebrity pro-am. Throughout the Pro-Am, we used the same functionality, allowing consumers in the market to start getting excited about the event and everything it has to offer.

This is one simple example of creating a custom execution within an existing medium. It is important to understand the functionality of mediums and the technology that powers them. It may provide you insight into thoughts and ideas that the vendor may not have considered, creating yet another “first-ever” execution in this “old” medium or elsewhere. Moving forward, what will R&R Partners’ next out-of-the-box outdoor execution be? Is the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority going to utilize live Twitter feeds showcasing consumer thoughts on Vegas in our feeder markets (these can be filtered of course)? I challenge any and all who read this to take your next idea or campaign to the next level. Whether you plan and buy media, or help create content for us to place, bring an idea to the table that will help our clients win in ways that we imagined!

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