1,074,000 people see
outdoor advertising
atleast once a day.
You can find contact details for OMANZ media operators and affiliate members here or by visiting our contact us page.
Outdoor advertising is also known as out-of-home, or OOH advertising. As its name suggests, it’s advertising that you see outdoors, in places such as:
Outdoor advertising is part of the mainstream media industry, and in 2011 achieved a market share of 3.8% of the annual $2.179 billion advertising market. This share is expected to grow as the out-of-home sector strengthens its profile and increases awareness of outdoor media’s significant benefits to advertisers.
More detail on the out-of-home sector’s revenue performance can be found here.
There are a lot of places where you’ll see outdoor advertisements. We break the formats into five main classifications:
Ambient media is not included in the OMANZ format classifications or revenue numbers.
You can find more information about each category here.
More than ever, advertisers are waking up to the reach potential of effective outdoor advertising. From government to businesses to the non-profit sector, most types of advertiser categories are represented in out-of-home media. Advertisers who already add out-of-home into their marketing mix include Air New Zealand, New Zealand Lotteries, ASB, State Insurance and Hell Pizza.
Source: Nielsen Media, 2011.
Source: Nielsen, 2011
We all know that people’s lives are busier and faster-paced than ever before. They’re often spending less time at home, which means that they also have less exposure to traditional media like TV, radio, newspapers and magazines. With outdoor media, advertisers can:
A more detailed overview of out-of-home media’s benefits to advertisers can be found here.
Definitely! Outdoor advertising is part of the mainstream media industry and, in 2011 achieved a market share of 3.8% of the annual $2.179 billion advertising market. We expect this share to grow as the sector’s profile grows stronger, and awareness is raised of its myriad benefits to advertisers.
You can see more detailed revenue and growth numbers by quarter here.
The OOH advertising industry in New Zealand was definitely impacted by the global economic crisis, however it fared better than the total advertising market.
Growth over the past two years has continued and 2011 finished strongly, due in part to the Rugby World Cup, with total OMANZ members OOH gross media revenue up 16.2% over 2010, to $72.4m. Revenue has continued to go from strength to strength, in what is still a pretty fragile and cautious advertising market. These results validate a return in confidence of the out-of-home sector.
For update to date out-of-home revenue figures click here.
The slower economic environment has been the most obvious issue for New Zealand’s out-of-home industry. The global financial crisis had a definite impact on most advertisers, and spend was down for 2009. This however did provide key media operators with the opportunity to strengthen their offerings and review their strategies, leaving them in an even stronger position once spend started picking up.
2010 and 2011 have demonstrated good recovery, spend is increasing, and the fact that out-of-home is cost-effective and powerful means that confidence in campaign buying and planning is on the rise.
In 2006, the matter of banning billboards and signs was an Auckland City Council initiative, threatening to destroy a valuable and well-liked medium overnight. It became a hot topic, but the industry united and fought back by drafting an alternative bylaw. The bylaw aimed to tighten regulation, introduce a new level of professionalism, and keep the industry alive and viable.
The Council finally resolved to adopt the draft bylaw, which allowed it to achieve most of its objectives while satisfying the most vocal opponents of the Council’s original proposal.
The bylaw is still in place and working well. With the formation of OMANZ in 2009, the industry remains united and focused on taking the next step; we are working on a new code of practice that will become a national benchmark for professional conduct.
We’re watching with great interest to see how the Australian out-of-home measurement tool MOVE is evolving since it was rolled out earlier in 2010. Without a doubt, there would be incredible value in implementing a measurement system in the New Zealand market; however, as a smaller market, we need to be realistic about return on investment. In the short term there are more immediate priorities we can put in place to drive out-of-home share growth, which is our current focus. We’re staying updated on the results in Australia, and in time we expect that a measurement system will be implemented in New Zealand.
No. OMANZ is a not-for-profit industry body that focuses on education and raising awareness of the role of out-of-home – so we do not sell media or book advertising.
If you’d like to find out about advertising rates, request a proposal or book a campaign, please contact the media operators directly.
You can find a summary of formats by region here. Aggregate number of sites by format 2012
Due to commercial sensitivity we are unable to provide details in relation to the specific number of structures by operator, but to discuss your campaign requirements in more detail please contact the media operators directly.
This is commercially sensitive information, so we are unable to provide market share for individual operators. What we can tell you is that, in 2011, outdoor advertising’s market share was 3.8% of the annual $2.179 billion advertising market. We expect this to rise as the sector’s profile grows stronger, and more advertisers become aware of its many benefits.
More detail on the out-of-home sector’s revenue performance can be found here.
Complaints should be directed to the Advertising Standards Authority. The members of OMANZ are not the actual advertisers, but rather the media operators who manage the structures on which advertising is displayed. Each of the OMANZ members operate under a strict Code of Ethics, and support the ASA’s codes to ensure a high standard of advertising is adhered to. The members fully abide by the decisions of the ASA and will remove content if a complaint is upheld by the board.
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