October Billboard Advertising & Marketing Ideas

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Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are important holidays within the Jewish culture. With roughly 5.3 million Jews in the United States, these October holidays are a time when brands can respectfully connect with the Jewish demographic. Celebrators of Rosh Hashanah often indulge in symbolic foods that are eaten as good omens for the year. By centering out-of-home (OOH) or outdoor advertising around these symbolic foods, grocers, farmers markets, and bakeries can increase sales. When your advertising connects to an audience on a cultural level, customers are more likely to take an interest in and buy your brand or product.

Help Customers Discover a New World of Savings

Columbus Day is typically not a holiday for large celebrations or gift giving, but it can be a great time to reach shoppers who are enjoying a day off from work. Our digital billboards for special events can easily be turned on and off, making it a useful advertising tool to promote Columbus Day sidewalk sales and tent events. Automotive companies also take advantage of billboards around Columbus Day as a way to draw in prospective buyers who have extra time to come to the dealership. Lastly, Halloween is just a few weeks away, so this can also be a great time to advertise Halloween costumes and party accessories with retail billboard advertising.

Aim for Big Bucks this Hunting Season

The average American hunter spends $2,484 on hunting each year, making it a time for hunting-related businesses to shoot for big profits. Firearms, licenses, and gear make this a huge industry with many advertising opportunities. Reach hunters with digital billboards that point them to your outdoor retail store or promote the latest hunting gear. Use out-of-home (OOH) or billboard ads to provide directions to local sporting good stores and gun shops. Billboards are perfect for providing information to new and experience hunters for gun safety classes, gun shows, or the location of shooting ranges. Hunting gear sales are growing faster than every other sporting goods category. Take advantage of this growing market and stand out from your competition with eye-catching digital billboards. You don't want your business to be camouflaged to the customer.

Score a Home Run for your Business this Year

The World Series is a huge event that brings everyone together for the Major League Baseball championship game. Attract sports fanatics within your community and let everyone know you're broadcasting the game by using our billboards for media and entertainment. If you're a restaurant or bar owner, bring families, friends, and coaches in and get them hyped for the game with drink specials and menu items. Many businesses use the World Series to offer victory discounts to fans as well. Taco Bell once gave away Doritos Locos Tacos for stolen bases - as a way to promote their brand to baseball fans.

Give your Customers a Treat this Halloween

Scare your competitors this year by adding a Halloween theme to your outdoor billboard marketing campaigns. Americans spend $6.9 billion each year on costumes, candy, and decorations during the month of October. If you're in town and hosting a haunted house gig, instead of handing out flyers, advertise on our special events on our digital LED billboard network and reach thousands in motorists daily. If you're a local coffee shop, cafe, or restaurant, advertise drink specials with our restaurant billboard templates or design your own. Start creating brand awareness for your small business and advertise offers during this and other seasonal holidays.

That's not all that is going on in October.

While we have covered the main things going on in October, there may be other holidays during the month that would suit your business's specialty better. Check out what else is going on during this month, and contact us if you have questions on how to center your advertising around these days.

Clergy Appreciation Month

National Boss Day (Oct. 16)

Adopt a Dog Month

Diwali (15th day of Kartika)



Want to find out what's going on in the other months? Check out our monthly advertising calendar.

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