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Future OOH Trends in 2021!
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OAAA’s new chief marketing officer Christina Radigan and veteran public affairs advocate Ken Klein identified trends affecting OOH media. Here are excerpts from their February 25 webinar:

1. OOH Opportunity

Out of home media will grow in 2021, after a dip in pandemic-pounded 2020. Additionally, OOH will outpace other major media, says media tracking experts. Care Access Research OOH Bronx Bus Shelter Advertising Campaign

The fastest recovering sectors are:

  • Health and social services
  • Information services
  • Science and tech
  • Real estate

The South has 10 of America’s top 15 fastest-growing cities, in addition to a population of 50,000 plus.

In other words, time spent with TV is projected to drop 7 percent in 2021. Above all, three out of four consumers often tune out digital device ads due to burnout.

2. More programmatic transactions

Emarketer says 12 percent of digital out of home media is transacted programmatically, which will grow to 17 percent by 2022.

3. 5G

5G will elevate OOH from an ad platform to an instantaneous, technology-enabled
communications network and above all, expanding digital and video screen interactivity and speeding processing of data.

4. Post-COVID color is ‘green’

Investors, the Biden Administration, corporations, and (some) consumers will think green. GM says it is phasing out gas-powered vehicles. BlackRock invests in sustainability. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will focus on climate change.

More drivers will ask where are the charging stations? Gas taxes will pay for more bike paths. “When the Covid clouds lifts, politicians and influencers will be seeing green,” said Klein.

5. Pressure(s) on government

State and local government faces new financial, legal, and above all, political pressures from this pandemic.

The pandemic hammered government budgets, therefore boosting expenses and cutting revenue. However, expect government to embrace new taxes and fees, including taxes on advertising. In addition, the big tech is suing Maryland to stop its first-in-the nation digital-ad tax; other states are watching Maryland closely and considering data taxes.

The highest courts in Maryland and Ohio will rule this year on the constitutionality of targeted local taxes on billboards (in Baltimore and Cincinnati).

Similarly, states are under pressure to revise their billboard laws due to legal challenges. Kentucky and Ohio are next; in other words, look for other states to follow suit.

Voter support for privacy in California — again, at the ballot box in 2020 — inspires other states to flirt with restrictions on the use of data. In conclusion, don’t look for quick action from Congress.

 

Source: OAAA

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