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The DOOH knowledge hub.

Everything worth knowing about digital out-of-home and programmatic DOOH, in one place. Search the whole library, follow a path from zero to a live campaign, or dig into a topic. Written with real per-play numbers, so a budget of any size buys the exposure it actually needs.

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Learning paths

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Learning path · 5 steps

New to DOOH

Zero to a first live campaign.

  1. 1What is DOOH?
  2. 2What is programmatic DOOH?
  3. 3How much does it cost?
  4. 4Your first campaign
  5. 5Measure the results
Learning path · 5 steps

The buyer's track

Plan and buy like a pro.

  1. 1The per-play price index
  2. 2Set a minimum budget
  3. 3Buy screens by the hour
  4. 4Design the creative
  5. 5Pick a platform
Learning path · 4 steps

Measure like a pro

Prove the lift, tie it to sales.

  1. 1Measure a campaign
  2. 2Attribution for D2C
  3. 3Proof of play
  4. 4The impression multiplier
Learning path · 4 steps

Going global

One buy across many markets.

  1. 1Expanding to Europe
  2. 2Europe cost index
  3. 3Book the UK by the hour
  4. 4Iconic spectaculars

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Guide · 4 min

What is Digital Out of Home (DOOH) Advertising?

Digital out-of-home explained, from screens to programmatic buying.

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Guide · 15 min

What Is Programmatic DOOH?

How automated, per-play, hourly buying on live signals works.

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Guide · 9 min

How Much Does a Billboard Cost in 2026? + Budget Calculator

Real cost ranges by city and format, plus a per-play calculator.

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Playbook · 13 min

Your First DOOH Campaign

Pick screens, set hours, set a budget, add a creative, publish.

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Comparison · 16 min

Best DOOH Platforms in 2026

The honest field guide, with a pick for each buyer type.

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Data · 10 min

State of DOOH Pricing 2026: Per-Play Index by City

The per-play price index: 24 cities, medians $0.04 to $3.19 a play.

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Data · 11 min

Billboard Advertising Budget Planner: What Your Budget Buys

Pick one of 734 markets and a budget from $40, see estimated plays, screen time and cost per play.

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Glossary · 8 min

CPM vs Per Play: What Is the Difference?

CPM prices a thousand forecast impressions; per play prices one verified ad display, from $0.23. The...

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Data · 11 min

DOOH Advertising Costs in Europe 2026

What DOOH advertising costs in Europe in 2026: real per-play prices by city and format, from about $0.03 a...

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Data · 13 min

DOOH Advertising Statistics 2026: Key Figures

Sourced digital out-of-home statistics for 2026: market size, growth, programmatic share, pricing and...

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Data · 11 min

DOOH CPM Benchmarks 2026: US and UK Rates

Published DOOH CPM benchmarks by named source, converted to a per-play basis.

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Comparison · 13 min

DOOH vs Social Media: Cost and CPM Compared

How out of home CPM stacks up against paid social, by named source.

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Case study

Escape Room Business Doubles Sales

How a small local business doubled sales with a per-play DOOH budget.

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Guide · 13 min

Minimum Budget for a DOOH Campaign

How much do you need to start a DOOH campaign? On Blindspot there is no minimum: urban plays start near...

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Comparison · 14 min

Direct vs Programmatic DOOH: Deal Types

Direct versus programmatic DOOH, and the deal types behind each buy.

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Glossary · 10 min

DOOH & Programmatic Advertising Glossary

A plain-language glossary of DOOH and programmatic advertising terms: what a play, proof of play...

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Glossary · 8 min

OOH vs DOOH: What Is the Difference?

OOH is all advertising in public space; DOOH is the digital subset. Going digital adds hourly buying...

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Glossary · 9 min

Private Marketplace (PMP) in DOOH, Defined

What a private marketplace deal means in programmatic DOOH.

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Glossary · 8 min

SSP vs DSP in Programmatic DOOH

SSP vs DSP in programmatic DOOH: an SSP is where operators sell screens, a DSP is where buyers bid, and...

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Glossary · 8 min

What Is Programmatic Guaranteed DOOH?

Programmatic guaranteed DOOH is an automated deal where specific screens and a price are reserved up front...

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Case study

Adore Me x Blindspot, $5.75 Per Customer, From a Billboard

How Adore Me's location-based Valentine's Day DOOH campaign delivered 18.7M+ impressions, $0.80 web visits...

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Guide · 11 min

Are Billboards Effective? What the Data Shows

What the evidence says about billboard and DOOH effectiveness, and how to prove it.

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Case study

Bergenbier x Blindspot, +66% Sales Lift on Match Days

How Bergenbier and Carrefour used football-triggered in-store DOOH, live game triggers, promo countdowns...

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Guide · 13 min

Billboard Attribution for D2C Brands: Real CPAs

Billboard advertising is measurable now. Blindspot D2C campaigns have measured $0.82 per store visit, $0.80...

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Case study

Bitdefender x Blindspot, +18M Impressions on a First DOOH Budget

How Bitdefender's first DOOH campaign geo-targeted Formula 1 cities, 18M+ impressions, 838 exposure hours...

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Case study

Case Studies

Real campaigns, real measured numbers. Sales lift, foot traffic, web traffic and brand buzz, every...

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Data · 12 min

DOOH Audience Measurement, Explained

How Geopath, Route and other named bodies measure who actually sees an out of home ad.

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Case study

Hell Energy x Blindspot, Three Campaigns That Powered a Nation

How HELL ENERGY used programmatic DOOH across Romania, a Megan Fox-led ICE COFFEE launch, the XIXO flavor...

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Playbook · 13 min

How to Measure a DOOH Campaign

How to measure a DOOH campaign: set a control group, run verified plays, read foot-traffic and web lift...

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Case study

Inside Intimissimi's Data-Driven Programmatic DOOH Strategy

How Calzedonia Group modernized Intimissimi and Falconeri's media buying, from static 24/7 OOH to...

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Case study

Intimissimi x Blindspot, +53.5% More Store Visits Across the U.S.

How Intimissimi lifted U.S. store visits by 53.55% with data-driven DOOH, test-and-control measured, $0.82...

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Case study

Maharashtra Tourism's Global DOOH Takeover, 20 Cities

How Maharashtra Tourism ran premium DOOH across 20 cities and 15 countries with Blindspot: 4,067 screens...

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Glossary · 8 min

Mobile Advertising ID (MAID): Definition

What a mobile advertising ID is and how it relates to DOOH measurement.

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Case study

Pantene x Blindspot, +140% Sales After the Discount Ended

How P&G used in-store DOOH to keep Pantene selling after a promotion ended, +140% sales volume vs. control...

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Case study

Pepsi x Blindspot, A 168% Sales Surge with In-Store DOOH

How Pepsi drove a 168% in-store sales surge in seven days, no discounts, no bundles, just contextual...

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Glossary · 8 min

Reach and Frequency: Definitions

How many people see your DOOH campaign, and how often, defined plainly.

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Case study

RFK Jr. Campaign x Blindspot, National Visibility on a Lean Budget

How a presidential campaign used mobile DOOH trucks to cut through political media clutter, startup-style...

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Case study

Rho x Blindspot, Locked In on Two Coasts with Startup-Corridor DOOH

How Rho used Blindspot DOOH to reach startup founders across NYC, street-level screens, hourly scheduling...

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Case study

Rihanna x Blindspot, A Comeback the Internet Photographed

How Def Jam and Blindspot launched Rihanna's 'Lift Me Up' comeback on iconic US billboards in under 48...

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Case study

Snoop Dogg x Blindspot, 100x ROI From One Times Square Moment

How a cannabis-legalization headline became a viral Snoop Dogg billboard in Times Square, live in 48 hours...

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Case study

UiPath x Blindspot, +104% Web Traffic From the Street

How UiPath used programmatic DOOH across 7 cities to reach hybrid-era enterprise decision-makers, +104.46%...

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Glossary · 8 min

What Is a Play in DOOH Advertising?

A play is a single display of a DOOH ad on one screen. It is the unit Blindspot bills, priced per play from...

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Glossary · 8 min

What Is an Impression Multiplier in DOOH?

An impression multiplier is the average viewers per play. It turns a screen's plays into estimated...

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Glossary · 8 min

What Is Geofencing in DOOH?

Geofencing in DOOH targets screens by a geographic zone: a radius, neighbourhood or catchment, so a message...

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Guide · 5 min

How Blindspot Measures DOOH Delivery

What a play is, what proof of play records, how reach is compiled, what the method cannot tell you, and how to audit a delivery report without taking the vendor's word for...

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Glossary · 7 min

What Is Proof of Play in DOOH?

Proof of play is a verified, time-stamped, geo-tagged log that an ad actually ran on a screen. It is the...

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Glossary · 8 min

What Is Share of Voice in DOOH?

Share of voice in DOOH is your brand's portion of a screen's ad rotation. Per-play buying on Blindspot puts...

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Guide · 10 min

Anamorphic 3D Billboards: How They Work

How forced-perspective 3D billboards create the illusion of depth on a flat LED screen.

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Guide · 10 min

Best Billboard Campaigns: What Makes One Win

What separates a billboard campaign that gets remembered from one that gets ignored.

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Playbook · 16 min

Billboard Ad Design Guide: Creative That Works

How to design a billboard or DOOH ad that works: one message, big type, high contrast, few words, and...

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Guide · 10 min

Creative Billboards: Ideas That Work

What makes billboard creative land, plus creative uses for digital screens.

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Playbook · 12 min

Creative Rotation Strategies for DOOH

Rotate creatives by daypart, weather and context so each play earns its cost.

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Glossary · 8 min

Dynamic Creative Optimization (DCO) Defined

How DOOH creative changes itself in real time based on live conditions.

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Guide · 10 min

Funny Billboards: Why Humor Works Outdoors

Why humor works on billboards, and how to pull it off on digital screens.

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Case study

Uber Eats: Contextual DOOH for Food Delivery

A contextual, weather-triggered DOOH partnership with Uber Eats.

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Guide · 12 min

Weather & Event-Triggered DOOH: Dynamic Creative

On Blindspot each billboard creative can carry a live rule that swaps it automatically: weather...

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Glossary · 8 min

What Is Dayparting in Advertising?

Dayparting is buying specific hours of the day, not a flat all-day flight. On Blindspot, per-screen hourly...

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Glossary · 7 min

What Is Moment Targeting in DOOH?

Moment targeting reaches people at a specific moment: weather, event, time or place. On Blindspot, a...

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Comparison · 15 min

7 Adomni Alternatives for 2026

Seven Adomni alternatives compared for 2026: self-serve DOOH platforms by buying model, coverage and CPM vs...

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Comparison · 14 min

7 AdQuick Alternatives for 2026

Seven AdQuick alternatives compared for 2026: self-serve DOOH platforms, programmatic SSPs and enterprise...

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Comparison · 17 min

7 Blip Billboards Alternatives for 2026

Seven Blip Billboards alternatives for 2026, from global per-play self-serve from $0.23 to US DIY networks...

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Comparison · 16 min

7 Vistar Media Alternatives for 2026

Seven Vistar Media alternatives compared for 2026: programmatic SSPs, DSP seats and self-serve DOOH priced...

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Comparison · 14 min

AdQuick vs Blindspot: Honest 2026 Comparison

AdQuick vs Blindspot in 2026, compared honestly: pricing, minimums, coverage, hourly booking and...

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Comparison · 15 min

Blip vs Blindspot: Honest 2026 Comparison

Blip vs Blindspot, compared honestly for 2026: per-play pricing from $0.23, dayparting vs per-screen hourly...

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Comparison · 15 min

Broadsign vs Blindspot

Broadsign vs Blindspot, 2026: Broadsign is operator software (CMS and SSP); Blindspot is the buy-side...

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Guide · 7 min

Digital Billboards in Europe: 20 Markets by the Hour

DOOH across 20 European cities: each market's rhythm, peak windows, flagship zones, and per-play pricing...

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Guide · 11 min

Digital Billboards in Italy

How to run digital billboards across Italy, city by city, priced per play.

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Guide · 14 min

Digital Billboards in London

Book London digital billboards from $2/hour: top locations from Piccadilly to the Underground, timing...

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Guide · 5 min

DOOH Advertising Questions, Answered with Real Numbers

18 digital out-of-home questions answered with real figures: per-play costs, $500 budgets, hourly booking...

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Guide · 13 min

DOOH Advertising Regulations: What Governs Billboards

The named regulators and laws that govern billboard and DOOH advertising.

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Guide · 12 min

DOOH Platform for the UK: Book London by the Hour

A self-serve DOOH platform for the UK: book London and UK digital billboards by the hour, priced per play...

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Playbook · 12 min

Expanding to Europe? Launch DOOH in 20 Markets

Launch DOOH across 20+ European markets on one platform: one USD invoice, book by the hour, no local agency...

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Comparison · 14 min

Fliphound vs Blindspot

Fliphound vs Blindspot in 2026, compared honestly: pricing, minimums, hourly booking, coverage and...

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Playbook · 13 min

Holiday DOOH Campaign Strategy

A seasonal DOOH playbook: timing, dayparting and budget for the holidays.

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Guide · 11 min

Hourly Billboard Scheduling: Book Screens by the Hour

Book a billboard by the hour. Blindspot schedules each screen on an hourly grid with its own...

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Playbook · 11 min

How to Get on a Billboard

The self-serve way to book a digital billboard, step by step, from $40.

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Guide · 11 min

pDOOH Platform for Agencies: Plan & Buy Direct

A programmatic DOOH platform for agencies: 3M+ screens on one map, per-play pricing to show clients...

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Playbook · 12 min

Rush-Hour Billboard Ads Without an Agency

How to run rush-hour billboard ads without an agency: pick commuter corridors, buy only the morning and...

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Guide · 12 min

Self-Serve Billboard Platform: How It Works

A self-serve billboard platform lets you browse screens on a map, see a per-play price, book online and...

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Guide · 30 min

Airport Advertising: Global DOOH at Airports

Airport DOOH with Blindspot: 3M+ screens in 50+ countries across all major global markets. Browse our...

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Guide · 12 min

Billboard Ad Specs: Standard Sizes and Digital Rules

Standard billboard and digital screen dimensions, and the rules that govern digital content.

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Guide · 13 min

Billboard Spectaculars: Times Square & Iconic DOOH

Billboard spectaculars are the iconic DOOH screens like Times Square and Piccadilly. On Blindspot, book...

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Comparison · 12 min

Digital vs Traditional Billboards

Digital versus static billboards: cost, flexibility and when each one wins.

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Guide · 14 min

Gas Station DOOH Advertising

Reach a captive audience during the 3-5 minute fuelling stop. Gas station DOOH: pump-topper, forecourt and...

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Guide · 14 min

Gym & Fitness DOOH Advertising

Gym and fitness DOOH advertising reaches a health-focused, high-dwell audience in studios, locker rooms and...

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Guide · 11 min

History of Outdoor Advertising: From Posters to Screens

From ancient obelisks to programmatic screens: the timeline of outdoor advertising.

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Guide · 15 min

Mall & Retail DOOH Advertising

Mall and retail DOOH puts your ad in shopping-centre atriums, concourses and food courts, close to the buy...

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Guide · 11 min

Outdoor LED Billboard Advertising

How outdoor LED billboards work and how to advertise on them per play.

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Guide · 14 min

Street Furniture DOOH: Bus Shelters & Kiosks

Street furniture DOOH puts your ad at eye level on bus shelters, kiosks and sidewalk pillars. Book each...

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Guide · 14 min

Taxi Top & Rideshare DOOH Advertising

Taxi-top and rideshare DOOH puts your message on moving screens through the busiest streets. Book by the...

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Guide · 13 min

Transit Advertising: Book DOOH by the Hour

Book transit DOOH by the hour on Blindspot, rail platform, bus shelter and station screens priced per play...

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Guide · 11 min

Types of Billboards

Every billboard and DOOH format explained: static, digital, transit, mobile and more.

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Case study

Arctic & Beko: +290% Sales on Carrefour Screens

A retail-media DOOH campaign anchoring an appliance brand at the point of sale.

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Guide · 15 min

DOOH for App Launches & Growth

How app and growth teams drive installs and signups with DOOH: QR codes, geofencing, per-play from $0.23...

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Guide · 11 min

DOOH for B2B: Why Software Brands Use It

Why B2B brands use out of home for a category moment, not direct response.

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Guide · 14 min

DOOH for E-commerce & D2C Brands

How e-commerce and D2C brands run DOOH as a measurable channel: screens that drive store visits and site...

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Guide · 15 min

DOOH for Events & Live Experiences

Advertise an event with DOOH: build awareness before, surround the venue during, and extend reach after...

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Guide · 16 min

DOOH for Fintech & Financial Brands

Why fintech brands use DOOH: trust and reach in financial districts, booked per play from $0.23 by the hour...

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Guide · 11 min

DOOH for Healthcare: A Marketing Guide

How healthcare providers and wellness brands use DOOH responsibly.

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Guide · 16 min

DOOH for Political & Advocacy Campaigns

How campaigns run DOOH: target billboards by district and daypart, book per play from $0.23 by the hour...

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Guide · 15 min

DOOH for Real Estate Marketing

How real estate marketers use DOOH: neighbourhood screens for listings and developments, booked per play...

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Guide · 14 min

DOOH for Restaurants & QSR

How restaurants and QSR brands run DOOH: screens timed to meal windows near the venue, booked per play from...

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Guide · 13 min

DOOH for SaaS: Billboards That Reach Buyers

Does out-of-home advertising work for SaaS and B2B software? How software brands reach buyers at...

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Guide · 12 min

DOOH for Startups: Billboards Without an Agency

What startups need from DOOH: no minimums, no contracts, self-serve, per-play pricing from $0.23, and...

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Playbook · 12 min

DOOH Sports Marketing: A Game-Day Playbook

Reaching fans around games and arenas with screens priced per play.

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Guide · 11 min

Is Out of Home Advertising Sustainable?

What independent research says about the carbon footprint of out of home advertising.

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Guide · 9 min

Retail Media DOOH

How screens at or near the point of sale work as a retail media channel.

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Glossary terms

What is a play Proof of play Impression multiplier Dayparting Moment targeting Share of voice CPM vs per play OOH vs DOOH Geofencing SSP vs DSP Programmatic guaranteed Full glossary →

Proof from advertisers

What the screens delivered.

168%
Pepsi

Contextual screens at the point of decision drove a 168% in-store sales surge in seven days, with no discounts.

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53%
Intimissimi

A data-driven programmatic DOOH flight lifted store visits 53%, measured against a holdout.

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104%
UiPath

A B2B DOOH campaign on the street produced a 104% lift in web traffic to the site.

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$0.80
Adore Me

Screens delivered incremental web visits for about $0.80 each, verified against a control group.

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97M
Maharashtra Tourism

One buy across 20 world cities reached 97M+ people and landed 87% over plan, 51 of 51 days live.

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Reading is the easy part. Booking is faster.

See the screens, the real per-play price and the peak hours, then book online. No sales call, live in 48 hours.