Advertising for SMEs

Your Out of Home Starter Pack

A simple guide to what OOH is, why it works, and how to get started with Bauer Media Outdoor. Advertising from £2,500 for two weeks.
Out of Home Advertising for SMEs

What is Out of Home & how does it work?

Out of Home, or OOH as it's often referred to, is any advertising you see outside of the home. From high streets to supermarkets, shopping malls and roadside environments, OOH reaches audiences while they're on the move, commuting to work, running errands and generally going about their everyday life.

Bauer Media Outdoor is one of the UK's leading Out of Home media owners. With 33,000+ sites nationwide and one of the largest digital Out of Home (DOOH) networks in the UK, Adshel Live, we help businesses of all sizes boost awareness, drive footfall, and get seen where it matters most.

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Reaching the right people

How location, audience and timing make campaigns effective

Out of Home advertising doesn't just reach people, it reaches the right people at the right time and place. Whether you want to target commuters on their way to work, shoppers in busy town centres, or people out for leisure, OOH puts your message where audiences are most engaged.

With BMO's AdAstra planning tool, we help businesses build smarter, data-led OOH campaigns. With over 1,000 behavioural profiles, built from purchase patterns, mobile browsing, store visits and real-world movements, AdAstra shows not just who your audience is, but what matters to them and where they are most likely to engage with your message.

For example, a restaurant could target commuter routes and leisure hotspots, while a health and fitness business could target people on their way to the gym or exercise classes.

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Our formats

Types of OOH formats

Traditional billboards to digital screens — the different advertising formats Bauer Media Outdoor offers, matched to your goals.

Adshel bus stop poster featuring an Etsy campaign with a bus at the bus stop

Adshel

Flexible and scalable, our Adshel network offers unmissable, street-level exposure.

Bauer Media Outdoor Compass campaign on Adshel Live next to a red bus and adults walking by

Adshel Live

Leverage data-driven OOH with Adshel Live, the UK’s largest Digital Out of Home network.

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Billboards

For broad reach and high-impact campaigns, billboard advertising is unbeatable.

Specsavers advert displaying on a Billboard Live screen next to a Sainsbury's supermarket

Billboard Live

State-of-the-art digital billboard advertising screens are truly unmissable.

A bright blue Ikea campaign displaying on a huge Storms digital screen in Wandsworth

Storm

Take ownership of iconic sites with our super-premium roadside Storm screens.

Digital advertising board in a mall promoting University of Plymouth courses with people sitting and walking nearby.

Malls Live

Connect with young audiences through the UK’s leading malls video network

A Station Live digital Out of Home screen inside Newcastle Station with lots of people walking around

Station Live

Capture audiences on-the-move across our LNER advertising network

A nutella 'Pancake Day' advert displaying on a Sainsbury's Live digital screen

Sainsbury's Live

Influence retail spend through the UK’s largest digital supermarket network

An Anadin Extra advert on a digital Asda Live screen outside of the Asda storefront

Asda Live

Reach and inspire shoppers through our 300+ digital retail network

Category insights

Traditional billboards to digital screens — the different advertising formats Bauer Media Outdoor offers, matched to your goals. (Source: Route 58)
Creatives that work

What makes a powerful poster

You can plan and buy the right campaign, but a great creative is what gets your message noticed. People only have a few seconds to take in an OOH ad, typically between 2.5 and 5 seconds, so your message needs to be quick and easy to read. When it comes to OOH, less is more.

Powerful Posters
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Measure your campaign

The partnership combined trusted editorial storytelling with nationwide outdoor visibility - creating a connected fashion experience across every audience touchpoint.

Across multiple bursts, the campaign showcased how Bauer Media can help brands create culturally relevant content, then deliver it to audiences at scale.

Impacts
The total number of times your campaign will be seen.
Reach
The number of unique individuals who will see your campaign.
Frequency
The number of times an individual within your target audience will see your campaign.
Creatives that work

Budget & planning

Campaigns can start from around £2,500 for a two-week period, depending on your needs. The final cost will vary based on factors like location, campaign duration, and the number of sites you choose.

Our team will work with you to find the right solution for your budget and goals, making it simple to get started with OOH.

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Own every moment.

Speak to the Bauer Media Outdoor team about your goals, budget and locations, and we'll help you get your first Out of Home campaign live.

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