A reader asked Billboard Insider if out of home revenues are seasonal. The answer is yes, with a peak in the second and fourth quarter of each year. Look at this analysis of US out of home revenues for 2019 (the last full year prior to covid) US Out of […]
On yesterday’s Billboard Insider podcast Stephen Freitas suggested the out of home industry needs to move towards real time impressions data in order to compete effectively with online advertising. Billboard Insider asked Geopath President Kym Frank about the path to real time impressions. Kym, how often does existing Geopath impressions […]
Today’s podcast guest, Stephen Freitas (Executive Advisor to the OAAA and Partner in OOH Capital) says the out of home industry needs to make it easier to transact. He also tells a great story about Malcolm Gladwell. Is the out of home industry doing a good job marketing itself? Yes….If […]
By Stephen Freitas, Partner, OOH Capital In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Richard III, the title character himself conveys the mood of the play with the line, “Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this sun.” It is a metaphor in which Richard expresses sadness like winter, turned […]
10 March 2021 (Washington, DC) – A number of senior figures from the worldwide Out of Home industry have formed OOH Capital a new global advisory company and consultancy aimed at accelerating the industry’s expansion and digital transformation. Headed by former Ocean Outdoor chairman Tom Goddard, the group also includes […]
Stephen Freitas stepped down as the OAAA’s Chief Marketing Officer at the end of the year. Stephen has been a competent and classy act. Look no further than the farewell remarks he gave at an online OAAA roast last week. As I reflect on a 30-year career in the out […]
Insider sat in on last week’s OAAA chief marketing officer roundtable. The OAAA’s Stephen Freitas asked each panelist to describe the past year in one word and this is what they said. OUTFRONT’s Jodi Senese: Transformational. Clear Channel Outdoor’s Dan Levi: Oi, meaning, when is 2021. Intersection’s Esther Raphael: Cancelled. […]
By Stephen Freitas, OAAA Chief Marketing Officer The Out of Home Advertising Association of American (OAAA) has launched a working group charged with establishing standards for OpenRTB. Real-Time Bidding (RTB) is a platform and protocol that allows bidding as a method for transacting media, making it possible for ad impressions to […]
Looking to do some year end giving? Join Insider in contributing to the Foundation of Outdoor Advertising Research and Education (“FOARE”). Insider talked with the OAAA’s Stephen Freitas about what FOARE does and why it deserves your support.. What is FOARE? FOARE is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that serves the […]
By Stephen Freitas, OAAA Chief Marketing Officer OAAA’s latest Nielsen studies find digital OOH produces high levels of engagement, consumer awareness and prompts consumer action. In fact, the research found consumers who notice directions from a DOOH are highly likely to visit a business and over 80% will make a […]
