Two recent Nielsen research studies demonstrate that out of home advertising is great at (1) Influencing behavior and (2) creating online activations.
Out of Home Advertising Influences Behavior
In 2017 Nielson surveyed 4,200 residents aged 18 and over in 10 markets across the United States about the effectiveness of 36 poster advertising campaigns in those markets.Ā Posters are 12′ high by 25′ wide billboards.Ā The study found that two-thirds of poster viewers noticed a sign directing them to a nearby store, business or restaurant.Ā More importantly, 55% of those who noticed the poster changed their plans to visit.Ā Billboard advertising generated more customer traffic.
Source: Nielsen Poster Advertising Study, 2017
Out of Home Advertising Drives Online Activations.
Want to generate website traffic or get people to visit a Twitter page, Facebook page, Instagram page or download an app?Ā Use billboards. In March 2017, Nielsen conducted a survey to determine the relationship between advertising and online activations.Ā An online activation was defined as:
- Use of a search engine to look up information in response to advertising
- A visit to a Facebook, twitter or Instagram page in response to advertising
- Posting a comment on a website, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram page in response to advertising
Out of home advertising was the star.Ā Out of home spending generated approximately 10 times as many online activations per $1 of ad spending compared to TV, 2 times as many online activations as radio and 4 times as many online activations as newspapers and magazines.
Source: Nielson Online Activation Survey March 2017
Awesome read! Thank you for sharing this post. Just to add up, Out of Home does two things really well ā it engages consumers in the most effective way possible and it drives them to where they want to go.