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Canada and U.S. out-of-home (OOH) advertising expenditures and market stats and facts.

 

CANADA VS. USA: THE MARKETPLACE

 

MARKET FACTS

 


General

Population

34.5M

307.0M

Size (Sq. Kms)

9,984

9,827

No. Of Households

13.8M

105.5M

Top 3 Markets

Toronto    
Montréal
Vancouver

New York
Los Angeles
Chicago

Top 3 % of Total Pop’n

35%

5%

Median family
H.H. income

CAD $68,860(2008)

US $52,029 (2008)

AVG. Time spent commuting

65 minutes (2010)

50 minutes (2005)

Official Languages

English/French

English/Spanish

TOP 3 Languages
Spoken At Home

ENGLISH – 66%
French – 21%
Chinese– 1%

ENGLISH – 82%
Spanish – 11%
indo-european – 4%

Outdoor Revenue

$567 Million (2010) $6.1 Billion (2010)

Coverage

80% 80%

Client split (Nat./Ret.)

73/27 28/72

Planning Tools

R/F model, BBM/RTS, Mapping
R/F model, BBM/RTS, Mapping, Eyes On

Industry Organizations

OMAC, COMB OAAA, TAB

CAMPAIGN PERFORMANCE

COMB Random &
Campaign specific audits
N/A


Sources:
FP Markets-Canadian Demographics, StatsCan, CMDC Digest, Nielsen Canada, Television Bureau of Canada Inc., COMB, Nielsen USA, U.S. Census Bureau, OAAA, SRDS.

  • Only 12% of landmass is suitable for habitation hence the majority
    of Canadians live within a few hundred Km of the border
  • Canada shares a 8,891 km border with the USA
  • Windsor Ontario is on the same latitude as northern California
  • The population of California is slightly larger than the total population of Canada
  • US is Canada’s largest trading partner with 74% of exports to that country

 

 

TOTAL AD SPENDING - 2010


 

$ CAD

$14.1 Billion

$ 235.5 Billion

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Television

24.1%

30.5%

Radio

10.8% 6.4%

Newspaper

24.7% 9.7%

Magazine

4.3% 4.3%

OOH

4.2%  2.6%

Direct Mail

9.3% 21.9%

Internet

15.9% 6.0%

Other

9.1% 18.7%

  Source: Television Bureau of Canada Inc, OAAA. 


TOP 10 OOH CATEGORIES - 2010


 
  • Telecommunications
  • Financial Services & Insurance Services
  • Retail
  • Entertainment
  • Media 
  • Restaurants, Catering Services, Night Clubs
  • Travel & Transportation
  • Food
  • Automotive
  • Alcohol & Related Beverages

 

  • Misc. Services & Amusements
  • Media & Advertising
  • Retail
  • Public Trans., Hotels & Resorts
  • Restaurants
  • Communications
  • Financial
  • Insurance & Real Estate
  • Government, Politics & Orgs
  • Automotive Dealers & Services

  Source: OAAA, Nielsen Media Research

 

TOP 10 OOH ADVERTISERS - 2010


 

  • IOC/International Olympic Committee 
  • Bell Services
  • Koodo Mobile 
  • McDonald's Corporation
  • Telus Mobility
  • Molson Coors 
  • Tim Hortons  
  • Shaw Communications
  • Rogers Wireless 
  • Fido Solutions  

 

  • McDonald's Restaurant
  • Verizon
  • AT &T
  • Warner Bros Pictures 
  • Apple
  • Coca-Cola 
  • Geico
  • Chase
  • Metro PCS
  • Sony Pictures

  Source: OAAA, Nielsen Media Research

 

THE OOH MARKET - 2010


 

No. of Outdoor Companies

160+

1228

No. of Panels Available

94,772

925,836

  • Posters

19,373

198,942

  • Bulletins & Spectaculars
818 162,901
  • Street furniture
21,776 49,082
  • Transit
65,958 446,291
  • Airport
926 68,560
  • Murals
37 n/a
  • Indoor
37,733 133,689

  Source: COMB (2010), Transit Reach and Frequency Model (2010), *Astral Out-of-Home, *Pattison Outdoor, OAAA (2010), CARD

 

CANADA MEDIA MARKET - Out-Of-Home Spend (Net $)

 
Source: Nielsen Canada

 

U.S. Media Market - Out-Of-Home Spend

  US BILLIONS

Source: MAGNA Insights

 

Canada Media Market - % SPEND BY MEDIUM



Source: TVB

 

U.S. Media Market - % SPEND BY MEDIUM



   Source: TVB

 
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