Formalisation of Out of Home Measurement Council

The innovative methodology offered includes the combination of traffic flows, satellite images and travel patterns to create a comprehensive traffic model, which when combined with the location of all media owner billboard panels, creates an accurate representation of OOH audiences. These elements are modelled to create OOH ratings demonstrating reach, frequency, GRPs, impacts, CPM etc for OOH campaigns or single billboards. Elements such as direction of traffic flow and visibility are taken into account as part of the model.

It is expected that sample data for Johannesburg will be tested in June, where after the audience for the top five cities will be released to the industry in August. It is envisaged that the full South African Static Roadside survey will be completed by December 2015.

The benefits of the new OOH currency are endless for media buyers who will now have a consolidated, single view to access and plan from all media owner OOH inventory. State-of-the art, geo-spatial, sophisticated Quantum software will be available to buyers through Telmar, and will allow for ease of planning and purchase, and generate standardised and measurable plans. This puts OOH in the hands of the buyers.