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Bell Media Delivers Streets-to-Screens Campaign

Tuesday, November 7th, 2023

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Bell Media has unveiled its newest, industry-defining campaign, Streets-to-Screens, a multiplatform program, brought to market in collaboration with Desjardins, which spans TV, Radio, Out-of-Home, and Digital. “With Streets-to-Screens, Bell Media delivers a seamless journey where brands connect with consumers on the road through Bell Media’s exclusive technology, syncing radio ads with digital out-of-home billboards and […]

Enhanced UK / Europe Presence For @DPAAglobal

Wednesday, November 1st, 2023

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

DPAA, the global trade marketing association, promoting the growth and digitilisation of out-of-home media and its growing role in the omnichannel mix, revently announced that it is enhancing its presence in Europe with the launch of a new office in UK. Founding Board members include: Alight Media, GroupM/Kinetic, Hivestack, i-Media, Mass Media, Rapport, Talon, and […]

UK Ad Market Avoids Contraction

Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report shows that the UK’s advertising market was marginally up (+1.0%) during the second quarter of 2023 – on a par with AA/WARC’s July forecast of 0.9% growth – to reach a total of almost £9bn. The latest figures show key online formats, including search (+5.3%) and online display (+5.8%) […]

Bell Media Acquires OUTFRONT Media Canada

Wednesday, October 25th, 2023

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) and Bell Media announced earlier this week that they have have entered into an agreement to sell the Canadian business of OUTFRONT Media to Bell Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BCE (TSX, NYSE: BCE). The purchase price is C$410 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments and a holdback. The […]

Calling All #AI Experts

Monday, October 23rd, 2023

Tristan Cotterill

Half of advertising in 2023 involves some form of AI* and marketing is an industry that McKinsey predicts has one of the largest amounts of potential value to gain from AI**. ‘How Can Advertisers Leverage AI and Generative AI‘ is a call for papers which aims to help advertisers unlock the potential of both AI […]

COMMB In Strategic Alliance w/ @EnvironicsA

Monday, October 23rd, 2023

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

COMMB, the Canadian Out-of-Home Marketing and Measurement Bureau, has joined forces with Environics Analytics to access comprehensive nationwide population movement data through its mobile-location services. This collaboration strengthens COMMB’s understanding of population behaviours and improves the accuracy of calculations for audience measurements, reach and frequency, as well as gross rating points (GRP) within the out-of-home […]

Travel Path Media Best Buy Airport Kiosks

Thursday, October 19th, 2023

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Travel Path Media, Canada’s first airport media company, celebrates the return of Canadian travel and the rise of retail media with a DOOH pilot featuring ten never-before-seen DOOH screens at eight of Canada’s busiest airports. Jamie Thompson, Travel Path Media’s Founder, can’t wait to see Best Buy’s brand partners on these screens, saying, “Best Buy […]

OOH Labs Acquired By @Billups

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023

Tristan Cotterill

Billups has acquired OOH Labs, a Canadian independent media agency. The acquisition will no doubt provide Billups and OOH Labs customers with a greater reach across North America, enhanced programmatic capabilities, and extended access to Billups’ measurement and attribution solutions. Billups claims that this acquisition positions it as the largest OOH technology and managed services […]

Travel Path Media Inc.

Friday, September 8th, 2023

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

In a first for the Canadian media market, Travel Path Media, an OOH travel and mobile data sales company working solely with airport media, launched this month. With exclusive representation of the world’s largest independent luxury lounge network, the Plaza Premium Group, North America’s biggest in-airport TV network, ReachTV, and Digital Out of Home screens […]

Smart Outdoor Assets Acquired By @WildstoneUK

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Wildstone, the leading owner of outdoor media infrastructure assets in Europe, renowned for spearheading the digital revolution in the roadside OOH market, has taken a significant step in diversifying its portfolio with a major acquisition of assets from Smart Outdoor. The acquisition includes 41 digital panels of various formats, with the majority strategically located within […]