Outsmart, the trade body for the Out of Home (OOH) advertising industry has announced that digital out of home (DOOH) had another quarter of significant growth with an increase of +143% and has returned to pre-pandemic spend levels (103% vs Q1 2019).
For the third consecutive year, DOOH revenue has outpaced traditional OOH revenue, DOOH equalled 60% of the total Q1 2022 OOH revenue. The revenue split towards DOOH has grown by 50% since 2011, and even managed to grow during 2019 and 2020.
Dean Jones, Sales Director at Route Media commented, “It’s really positive to see the growth in Digital Out of Home over the past quarter. Route Media are committed to investing in Digital Out of Home formats across Wales and England, and have installed over ten new sites across the country since January 2022, with lots more to come!”
Looking ahead, AA/WARC forecast a 31.5% increase in OOH spend in 2022 versus a total advertising spend growth of 10.7%. Industry sources show audiences and time-spent in public spaces continue to increase across all environments as summer gets into full swing.
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