stay in the spotlight!

In an average day we are bombarded with more than 5,000 advertising messages!

When it comes to billboard advertising there’s a right way and a wrong way to go about it.  We have put together a list of tricks to ensure your next billboard campaign really stands out from the crowd.

Avoid the use of cliché words and phrases
Avoid the use of cliché words and phrases

We call it ad speak. Clichés in advertising are overused and predictable, and no longer work in our noisy over communicated society.

The most effective billboard ads sell a single message
The most effective billboard ads sell a single message

Remember your ads can never tell the entire story… that’s what your website is for.

Predictability kills advertising
Predictability kills advertising

The best billboard ads include an element of surprise, an image, question or punch line that power your billboard advertising with unpredictability.

When it comes to outdoor advertising
When it comes to outdoor advertising

Less is definitely more! Think quality versus quantity.

Make your customers the hero of your story
Make your customers the hero of your story

Great ads are about the customer, not your business. Find out what drives and excites your customers and include it in your advertising.

Are you advertising on other mediums?
Are you advertising on other mediums?

Advertising works best when you have a consistent and frequent message. Ensure your message is uniform across all forms of media.

Avoid the use of cliché words and phrases
Avoid the use of cliché words and phrases

We call it ad speak. Clichés in advertising are overused and predictable, and no longer work in our noisy over communicated society.

The most effective billboard ads sell a single message
The most effective billboard ads sell a single message

Remember your ads can never tell the entire story… that’s what your website is for.

Predictability kills advertising
Predictability kills advertising

The best billboard ads include an element of surprise, an image, question or punch line that power your billboard advertising with unpredictability.

When it comes to outdoor advertising
When it comes to outdoor advertising

Less is definitely more! Think quality versus quantity.

Make your customers the hero of your story
Make your customers the hero of your story

Great ads are about the customer, not your business. Find out what drives and excites your customers and include it in your advertising.

Are you advertising on other mediums?
Are you advertising on other mediums?

Advertising works best when you have a consistent and frequent message. Ensure your message is uniform across all forms of media.

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So your new billboard is up, exposing your brand to hundreds and thousands of potential customers each day. 

Now all you need to do is sit back and wait for the phone to ring, right? WRONG!

Advertising alone cannot perform miracles!  Although it’s great for creating brand awareness and generating enquiry, its job is effectively over the second contact is made with your business. It’s up to you to turn that enquiry into a sale!

Billboards are brilliant for generating new traffic to your website
Billboards are brilliant for generating new traffic to your website

But if you can’t be found online you could potentially be losing customers.  Google search your business name, category and product information and see how easy it is for your customers to find you.

A customer will make an assumption of your business within the first 7 seconds of visiting your website.
A customer will make an assumption of your business within the first 7 seconds of visiting your website.

A website that is poorly designed and hard to navigate may cause potential customers to dismiss you entirely. 80% Of Australians own a smartphone and there's a good chance they'll use that device to research your business. Is your website mobile device friendly?

One of the key components to a successful business is great customer service.
One of the key components to a successful business is great customer service.

Listen to your sales team, do they reflect the message and brand that you are trying to promote in your advertising?  First impressions are made with great advertising. These impressions can quickly come undone by a staff member who has failed to carry through on all of the bold promises you have made in your advertising.

Are you advertising on other mediums?
Are you advertising on other mediums?

Advertising works best when you have a consistent and frequent message.  Ensure your message is uniform across all forms of media.

Billboards are brilliant for generating new traffic to your website
Billboards are brilliant for generating new traffic to your website

But if you can’t be found online you could potentially be losing customers.  Google search your business name, category and product information and see how easy it is for your customers to find you.

A customer will make an assumption of your business within the first 7 seconds of visiting your website.
A customer will make an assumption of your business within the first 7 seconds of visiting your website.

A website that is poorly designed and hard to navigate may cause potential customers to dismiss you entirely. 80% Of Australians own a smartphone and there's a good chance they'll use that device to research your business. Is your website mobile device friendly?

One of the key components to a successful business is great customer service.
One of the key components to a successful business is great customer service.

Listen to your sales team, do they reflect the message and brand that you are trying to promote in your advertising?  First impressions are made with great advertising. These impressions can quickly come undone by a staff member who has failed to carry through on all of the bold promises you have made in your advertising.

Are you advertising on other mediums?
Are you advertising on other mediums?

Advertising works best when you have a consistent and frequent message.  Ensure your message is uniform across all forms of media.

So what can you do to maximise your new billboards results?

Here are some of our favourite client campaigns

Here are some of our favourite billboard campaigns from all over the world