How much do billboards cost?

THIS IS NOT AN EASY ANSWER

Every billboard is a different price.
This is not an easy answer. The cost of billboard advertising depends on format, circulation, location, demographics, and impressions. Physical billboard costs average $250-500 per month in rural areas, $1,500-$4,000 in small to midsize cities, and $4,000-$15,000 and up in larger markets.
For an effective campaign, one should plan on at least 3 months to get noticed and see feedback.
Billboard advertising costs are affected by circulation, demographics, and impressions. Together, these factors lead into the billboard’s out-of-home (OOH) rating as determined by Geopath.
  • Circulation: Circulation is the total volume of traffic that passes the billboard. The circulation may or not see your ad.
  • Demographics: A billboard’s demographics are categorized by age, gender, and income level of people who typically pass a location. Expect to pay more to advertise to people with higher income levels.
  • Impressions: Impressions are the number of people who are likely to see the ad. This is based on the size of the billboard, visibility, the speed at which people are passing, as well as many other factors. This is derived from the circulation and the location of the billboard.
Are the numbers fudged? No, it is all determined by creditible third party sources.

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Outdoor advertising reach for potential customers

Best Advertising Reach

Reach is the percentage of a target audience which will be potentially exposed to an advertising message at least once during a specified period of time. Reach is normally measured over four week campaign period.
Outdoor advertising reflects the highest reach as compared to teevision, radio, print an online ads.
Billboard cost per impression ROI

Lowest Cost per Impression

The Cost per Impresson is a marketing term used to denote the price of 1,000 advertisement impressions. If a website publisher charges $2.00 CPM, that means an advertiser must pay $2.00 for every 1,000 impressions of its ad.
Outdoor advertising reflects the lowest CPM as compared to other forms of advertising. Digital ads, radio, television, print and direct mail have a higher Cost per Impression.

How am I invoiced?

Most out-of-home media is billed in 4-week cycles.
Generally, you need the first month fee, last month fee and upfront costs to be paid initially.

Are there upfront costs?

There are printing costs. And typically a cost to deploy a crew to install and de-install your advertisement.

Should I go digital?

If you are a running a short-term campaign, or need to install quickly, digital ads are the way to go. You don’t have printing costs and typically installation is free.

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