Some Information About Out Of Home Advertising

By Ina Hunt


Advertising is something that everyone would see simply because ads are things that can be seen just about anywhere that anyone would go to. Now since people are very busy with their lifestyles these days, many advertising firms would now shift their concentration to out of home advertising in order to get the attention of these people. If one is not familiar with this type of promotion, then here are some things that one should know about these kinds.

For those who do not know about these types of ads, basically they were created for the purpose of grabbing the attention of people who have very busy lifestyles. Now these types of ads can be found in places outdoors like in roads, in buses, in trains, and other places that one would travel to. They would usually appear in high traffic areas wherein people are plenty.

Now for these types of ads, there are four categories that one could place them under namely the street furniture, the transit ads, big billboards, and of course the alternative. Usually, firms would combine all these four at once or would use two at the same time. Firms do not want to over promote because it will backfire instead of become effective.

Now billboards are probably the most common of all the four types because these types can be found almost everywhere. Whether one would be commuting or driving to work, he would definitely see one of these things on the highway. Because of the size of these things, they would most likely be able to get the attention of people on the road.

Of course there would also be the street furniture which are basically pieces of furniture that are placed there for promotion purposes. Now some examples of these are the kiosks and the news racks that would be beside bus stations. They are often placed in these types of areas because they cater to the people who are waiting for the buses.

Another form of outdoor advertisements would be the transit promotions. One is probably familiar with ads that are etched to the sides of buses or trains that would talk about certain products or services. These types of ads that are known as transit promotions are basically placed in any type of public transportation that would move.

Lastly, there would be the alternative form that would be found in places not common to people. Basically these are the advertisements that can be seen in odd places like stadiums, like blimps, or like overpasses. These are the ads that are placed in places that people would least expect to actually find it.

Now these are the four main categories of outdoor ads that one would usually see when he goes out. Now since people are always so busy walking up and down to take a look at ads, then the firms would just put the ads right in their faces. That way, no matter how busy the people are, they will be able to see the ads.




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