Author: Betsy McLarney

Betsy's passion is to drive the success of collaboration, for the mutual benefit of all. 1 + 1 can equal 3 when all parties contribute towards a bigger goal. Betsy enjoys good food, good company and a good sense of humor!
7 Words or Less: 30 Years in Out of Home
February 8, 2021 No Responses

7 Words or Less: 30 Years in Out of Home

As EMC Outdoor celebrates 30 years in business, it occurs to me that our journey mirrors the trajectory of the “Outdoor Advertising” industry and Big Tech.  Some of the notables as I take a walk down memory lane bring back...
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Local Out of Home Media Can Help Drive Recovery
October 6, 2020 No Responses

Local Out of Home Media Can Help Drive Recovery

Branding Locally in the Time of Covid “Know your audience” has always been a key mantra driving advertising; today it is more relevant and imperative that marketers select appropriate media  to reach the audience with greater precision based on behavioral...
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A Message from EMC Outdoor CEO, Betsy McLarney
March 19, 2020 No Responses

A Message from EMC Outdoor CEO, Betsy McLarney

EMC Outdoor remains committed to providing the best outcome for you, our client, through these challenging and changing times.
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5 Trends for Out of Home in 2020
January 2, 2020 one Response

5 Trends for Out of Home in 2020

In 2020, out-of-home will see more efficient campaigns, better use of data, a shift in agency-advertiser teams, and the rise of artificial intelligence.
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The Push and Pull of Out of Home Today
June 11, 2019 No Responses

The Push and Pull of Out of Home Today

Advertising used to focus on pushing out messaging to consumers. Today, we see data, technology and creativity feed brands' abilities to pull-in audiences.
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5 Important Trends for Out of Home in 2019
December 21, 2018 No Responses

5 Important Trends for Out of Home in 2019

As the New Year fast approaches, we take a look at trends that are gaining ground in out of home. As marketers and media planners know, staying up on the latest technologies and innovations means future-proofing your business and creating a sustainable operati...
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Innovating With the Oldest Ad Medium
September 5, 2018 one Response

Innovating With the Oldest Ad Medium

In recent years, Out of Home advertising has gained greater recognition as a core part of an integrated media plan. The digitization of assets is rapidly transforming how and why advertisers use it. With new technological advances, we look at what brands are d...
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Why Top Brands Spend More on Out of Home
May 10, 2018 one Response

Why Top Brands Spend More on Out of Home

In the latest World Advertising Research Center (WARC) Global Ad Trends report, it states “successful brands allocate an average 13% of their media budget to out of home.” Since reading the report, I have been interested in understanding more about these s...
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5 Important Trends For Out Of Home Media In 2018
December 20, 2017 one Response

5 Important Trends For Out Of Home Media In 2018

As 2018 fast approaches, I see a number of key trends that will continue to dominate the Out of Home industry. Big data, digital strategies, location and audience analytics will continue the rapid transformation of the Out of Home media landscape, changing how...
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A Tale of Two Retails: Why Real World Commerce is Still Key to Holiday Shopping
October 3, 2017 No Responses

A Tale of Two Retails: Why Real World Commerce is Still Key to Holiday Shopping

The growth of online shopping has been a popular headline for several years now, you can hardly look at any advertising related news sites without seeing an article with dire pronouncements about the death of brick and mortar stores. But when it comes to the h...
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How can Out of Home complete the media puzzle? – Thoughts on the recent OAAA Conference
June 5, 2017 No Responses

How can Out of Home complete the media puzzle? – Thoughts on the recent OAAA Conference

I left our industry conference, OAAA/Geopath #LookOut2017, a couple of weeks ago with profound excitement about where our industry is headed. All the right questions were asked as the industry is moving towards an embrace of technology, data and audience iden...
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Summer Vacation: Reaching tourists in major markets with Out of Home
March 9, 2017 No Responses

Summer Vacation: Reaching tourists in major markets with Out of Home

This summer between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Americans will take over 600,000,000 long distance trips (TripAdvisor). Combine that with the fact that in 2015 leisure travelers in the U.S. spent over $650 billion (US Travel Association), it becomes clear that...
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3 Key Out of Home Advertising Trends for 2017
January 10, 2017 No Responses

3 Key Out of Home Advertising Trends for 2017

Over the last decade, advertising has exploded from a handful of media channels. At one time, TV advertising reached nearly 80% of the population in one night. Today, the dominance of TV, radio and print has become more diluted with the advent of digital mar...
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Thriving Through The Years: EMC Outdoor Celebrates 25 Years in Out of Home
December 7, 2016 No Responses

Thriving Through The Years: EMC Outdoor Celebrates 25 Years in Out of Home

Like many outdoor advertising companies, EMC Outdoor was launched to serve a need, driven by a mix of intuition, vision, an entrepreneur’s willingness to take a calculated risk, and simply being in the right place at the right time. 25 years later our CEO, B...
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Out of Home Advertising Trends for 2016
November 10, 2015 No Responses

Out of Home Advertising Trends for 2016

  2016 Media Planning season is in high gear with hundreds of marketing concepts and trends vying for a planner’s attention, and dozens of optimization tools available to weigh the options. It certainly can be overwhelming, a process that is...
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Small Business Leadership in the Age of Goliaths
May 11, 2015 No Responses

Small Business Leadership in the Age of Goliaths

I came to the out of home industry from a background in finance, drawn to it for the amazing and efficient ways the media could drive small business growth.  It was the late 90s and the tobacco industry had just...
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A Buyer’s Wish List for Out of Home Ratings
March 5, 2015 No Responses

A Buyer’s Wish List for Out of Home Ratings

The out of home advertising industry took a great leap forward in 2010 when TAB published its long awaited EYES On Ratings, later to be called TAB OOH Ratings.  A collaborative effort between outdoor advertising suppliers and leading research and...
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Outdoor Advertising: So Much More Than Billboards
January 9, 2015 No Responses

Outdoor Advertising: So Much More Than Billboards

You’ve been hearing it for a while – outdoor advertising today isn’t your father’s billboard media any longer, even though billboards still represent two-thirds of total OOH revenue investment.  Outdoor encompasses a whole lot more, including ...
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Out of Home Strategies: a Tale of Two Cities
November 3, 2014 No Responses

Out of Home Strategies: a Tale of Two Cities

OOH is ubiquitous and larger than life, making it ideal for brand launches and broad reach in just about any market. For those who haven’t forayed into the wild and wonderful world of outdoor advertising recently, you’d be forgiven for...
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Experiential Marketing – Another OOH Key to Memorability
August 29, 2014 2 Responses

Experiential Marketing – Another OOH Key to Memorability

Experiential Out of Home is not merely a cool gimmick to gain attention. It’s a proven tactic that elicits a deeper connection with consumers and greater memorability with prospects – thus, the perfect enhancement to any out of home campaign. ...
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Out of Home: Making Smart Choices
April 18, 2014 No Responses

Out of Home: Making Smart Choices

The outdoor media industry, now popularly termed out of home (OOH) advertising, has grown with warp speed over the last 20 years, expanding its scope and definition in unimaginable ways.  What used to be a portfolio of billboards, posters and...
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