Digital Vs Static Billboards

In South Africa Out-of-home, or outdoor advertising plays a significant role within the marketing and communications industry. In a recent wave many media owners have decided to convert billboard structures to digital. The Outdoor advertising industry has not limited the digital transformation to billboards, Street Furniture, Street Pole Advertising, Washroom Decals, Interior Taxi Branding and many other platforms have followed suit. According to the OAAA billboard advertising has always taken majority of the spend in the out-of-home industry and this would justify the need to keep innovating the platform as time goes on. There are a few concerns within South Africa regarding digital billboards (this may not be limited to South Africa) although many marketers feel that the pros do outweigh the cons. Exposure Traditional billboards will always offer significantly higher exposure than digital billboards and this is due to the fact that brands "share" digital sites. When buying a slot on a digital structure it is imperative that the client understand there will probably be between 10-20 other brands being aired at the same time. When breaking down the exposure time of vehicle and pedestrian traffic it is hard to guarantee that all consumers will be exposed to your digital ad because of the loop system. When booking a traditional static billboard your brand does not have to compete with other brands and ensures that any traffic passing the site will be noticed accordingly. Production Majority of media owners do not charge a fee for production as it is a simples process to load the creative on their system. Traditional billboards require a significant charge to print and flight billboards. Pricing As a general statement