Why is location important for your hoarding advertisement?

Posted by Rakhi Nagar
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While people lay stress on Online marketing these days, outdoor marketing still holds a premium place in the world of advertising. Media researchers and marketers have always focused on the umpteen benefits of exposure an outdoor advertising gimmick can achieve. This is why, hoarding boards and billboards of all sizes remain another favorite marketing tool that fetches quality leads. 

However, a hoarding marketing is just more than hanging a canvas with some information. It is a complete and thorough process that includes a proper outdoor survey that may look for potential visibility index for an outdoor site. This is very important because the board needs to have an easy yet complete visibility from the viewer’s point of aspect. The outdoor survey also carries out exhaustive campaigns for various cities that are further divided by the location.  

The reason why a location is so important to make an outdoor advertisement attempt successful is because the more coverage and frequency of information is exposed to the potential customers, the better attention your brand will capture. Since the hoarding board is to be completely put on outside, it’s location, along with other physical aspects also matter a lot. These aspects are mentioned below: 

Location of the hoarding board

Size of the board

Shape of the board

Position of the board

Angle (particularly on roadside for better visibility)

Height of the hoarding board


The initial point during the outdoor survey is very important, so as to establish how much coverage the brand or business will get from a particular location. This is because a location itself may be exposed to different neighborhoods and areas that may or may not have other boards. Therefore, it is very important to target a particular audience in a location for your specific business service or product.

Roads also play an important role in determining how well your hoarding board will do, because if you choose a highway or freeway, it will read by maximum people, including the resident and tourists who pass by the city. The road itself affects the count of potential customers for your business. And if you have chosen a road, you must also pay attention to the traffic density. For example, if the traffic whether on a light point or on a freeway gets enough time and exposure to read your advertisement, then it more better. 

The location you choose to hang hoarding outdoor gets also affected by the following possible practical reasons which are extremely important to take care of:

Location – area type, neighborhood, landmarks, importance of area, relevant regional establishments

Visibility Index – range, directions, obstructions, distractions

Traffic – density, cars, public transport, pedestrian, inclination of traffic jams, frequent routes

Road – number of lanes, slope of road, continuous or intersection


Outdoor hoarding advertisement is all about getting maximum coverage and views by people. This is why advertisers must look into the location and the surrounding areas along with other factors in order to determine whether a site is a great fit for a business advertisement requirements or not. 

If enough efforts are put into checking for a suitable location, the hoarding board advertisement can be right for all kinds of business and will fetch right and interested customers for it. These hoarding boards are undoubtedly the best way for promotion.