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Admedia leads the UK market in washroom advertising. In operation for ten years, the
company now owns 25,000 washroom panels in 1,700 venues, including 200 shopping
centers, all of the 131 service areas on the motorway network and a growing number of
bars, clubs, and fitness and health centers.
Glenn Gowen, head of marketing and public relations at Admedia, convincingly argues the
advantages of washroom advertising. "First you have got a captive audience with little to do
other than read your advert. The long dwell times—an average of 105 seconds for women and 55
seconds for men—give people plenty of time to take the information in. We have found that
because of the one-to-one nature of the communication, there is high recall: up to 100% recall,
and 78% prompted awareness.
"People recall specific details," he continues. "Roadside posters are usually an image and a few
words. And there is a measurable increase in sales too." A four-week campaign by Lucozade in
male and female motorway service washrooms led to a 563% increase in sales of Lucozade
Solstis, and a significant boost in sales of other Lucozade varieties.
David Turner, president of the Indoor Billboard Advertising Association (IBAA) and owner of
Johnny Advertising, agrees that washroom advertising works. He has heard about women
reading the ads in their stalls aloud to each other, and one adoption agency reportedly once took
a phone call from a girl in tears after she had read one of its ads in a restroom.
"If you only want to talk specifically to men or women, this is definitely the place to do it,"
stresses Jim Prior, managing partner at The Partners creative agency in the UK.
"You might have thought that the only products that you could advertise were those related to
toilets or bathroom-cleaning products," Prior says. "But that's not true—anything goes, from cars
to food and drink."
Prior does recognize the unusual circumstances of the communication, however. "It is a
ridiculous situation: you are standing there having a wee. It's not exactly a situation for a
dialogue with any brand."
Nevertheless, any communication is a brand touchpoint. The real question is whether the
washroom environment is ever inappropriate for some brands. Prior is adamant that it is not. "At
end of day, it is just a piece of advertising. The issue is not whether the ad is in a loo or not in a
loo. It's just that people have got an opportunity to read. People have taken the newspaper, which
is full of advertising, to the loo for centuries and this is not really much different. I don't think
people will think worse of a brand just because they saw some marketing in a restroom
somewhere. Far worse would be to have an ad that people thought was lame and boring."
Admedia's Gowen stresses that the advertising has to be appropriate for the venue, not the
immediate context of the washroom itself. He cites the Lucozade campaign, and recent
work with T-Mobile that targeted washrooms in clubs and bars. "The washroom panels
aimed to target young adults when they were out socializing and in a venue when they were
likely to be with their friends and texting.
"We would never say that washrooms would not be right for a brand. I don't think there's
anything special about them—people don't see them as an inappropriate environment."
If you are one of the few for whom privacy is important, then prepare for disappointment.
According to IBAA's Turner, the market is picking up. "Washroom advertising is hardly
new, but it is emerging as an important player. We are finally getting the national buys that
the medium deserves."
So public toilets will no longer be such a safe haven. But a trip there might be more fun.
We are a national media owner providing exciting advertising solutions for clients and brands
who are looking to attract and engage target consumers in leisure destinations all over the UK.
We offer advertising at every UK Motorway Service Area, in the countrys most popular Bars,
Pubs & Clubs, throughout the busiest Shopping Malls and within top Health Clubs - all key
social areas that see millions of consumers visiting them every day. Our proven media means we
can help any advertiser, small or large, get their message right in front of their target audience on
a local, national & regional scale.
We provide excellent advertising opportunities, whether you are a small business wanting
to advertise locally or a blue chip company looking for a lower cost per thousand for a
bigger campaign.
We reach a higher percentage of your target audience quickly, offering you instant access to
potential customers with no wastage.
We have better rates than other media, especially TV, Radio and Press, even though we rival
them when it comes to audience numbers delivered.
We offer total Share of view for every panel which gets your brand in front of guaranteed 100%
captive audience.
Powerful Audience Targeting - right people, in the right mindset, in the right place.
We can get your brand right in front of millions of your target audience.
Whether you are looking to target a party crowd, advertising to families or promoting to business
people,
we have the advertising solution for you.
Choose from:
We deliver 100% gender targeted campaigns specifically designed to fit your brief. Select from
our range of venues to build national or regional UK coverage of the male or female population.
Washroom campaigns deliver captive audiences and a high level of recall of specific detail.
Admedia delivers:
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• 100% Female Targeted
Venue Type No. Venues Audience Reach Impacts
Top Shopping Centres 125 8.1m 20.4m
Motorway Services 90 12.8m 26.4m
Health Clubs 53 556,500 2.2m
Style Bars & Clubs 782 7.8m 38.1m
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Female audience-targeting advertisers include:
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• *all based on 4 week campaign.
CTN Stop & Shop is designed to influence the impulse purchase decisions of the over 55 million
visitors to Motorway Service convenience stores and petrol forecourts every 4 weeks.
Admedia provides sales-effect data for all Stop & Shop campaigns through EPOS -
independently supplied by a leading intelligence agency. Weekly sales are monitored pre, during
and post campaign to identify the effect of the campaign. See our CTN page for more
information.
Try as they might, consumers can’t help but engage with our A3 Washroom panels. That’s
because they are the ultimate in captive advertising- situated in an uncluttered environment
where they simply cannot be missed. Our A3 Washroom panels provide quality advertising in a
unique environments that no other advertising reaches- washrooms in Motorway Service Areas,
Bars, Pubs & Clubs, Shopping Malls, Health Clubs.
With true gender targeting, long dwell times- 55 seconds for men and 105 seconds for women,
our washroom panels are a fantastic way to get one to one impact with your target audience. You
can’t drive past our posters, switch them off, flick the page or click off them. They are 100%
unavoidable
We have over 16,000 A3 posters situated in the above leisure destinations, all over the UK
offering national, local and regional advertising opportunities
Our posters can be easily translated from a press ad and offer the ability to use a series of
different creatives for maximum impact.
We provide bespoke campaigns according to help you get your brand or business in front of a
wide range of different audiences. For more information visit our audience page.
Our A3 washroom panels create the perfect opportunity for adding a direct response mechanism
to your campaign. We can enhance your campaign and encourage direct response with state of
the art technology- perfect in talking to a younger, techno savvy audience or our popular Direct
Response Tear Offs- business card size take away slips which help extend your campaign into
pockets and purses. To find out more about our Direct Response advertising opportunities please
click here.
More mums reached than 8 top mother & baby titles! Admedia ‘Baby Change’ provides exclusive one-on-one
communication time with parents of babies and toddlers. Offering the highest level of targeting, our eye-level displays
give your message maximum visibility and readability where it counts – in the most relevant environment – and close
to the UK’s top mother & baby related stores.
In baby change facilities across 125 top shopping centres and 92 Motorway Services. Includes coverage of
the following stores:
You’ll never get seen if you stay at home! Making it part of that big night out, shopping trip or workout we give your
brand the best way to stand out and get seen by sociable and highly image-conscious 18-34’s in top locations across
the country.
Style Bars, Health Clubs & Top Shopping Centres nationally Admedia delivers:
18m footfall
118.6m impacts.
Advertisers using Admedia Washrooms include:
• Film & DVD Releases – Reach core cinemagoing audience where they are talking cinema
• Fashion, Cosmetics & Toiletries – Reach them at their most image-conscious moment
• Mobile Phones – Reach them while they’re texting, taking photos & making videos!
If your DVD or cinema release schedule is targeted at the core 18-34 cinemagoing audience we can get your
campaign seen in exactly the right place and at the right time. Washroom posters in the UK’s top bars, clubs & late
night venues get your release talked about by 18-34 socialisers during their favourite free time activity.
If you are looking to get your brand in front of an influential professional crowd then look no further than our popular
Bar, Pub & Club venues.
Our pre-selected venues attract an employed professional ABC1 crowd and are situated in the busiest area of towns
and cities across the UK.
Every venue is located near a high concentration of businesses and retail outlets and tend to attract an audience with
a higher disposable income.
The Professional crowd tends to be extremely tech-savvy with money to burn on brands that they aspire to own. They
socialise at lunchtimes, regularly have drinks after work and often have a big Friday night with work colleagues and
friends.
Today's students have their finger on the pulse and as a result, are a vitally important demographic to target. With the
average student visiting Bars, Pubs & Clubs 4 times a week, socialising is a pivotal opportunity to reach them with
brand messages.
We have advertising solutions within popular student venues in university and college towns all over the UK. Our
brands are key to the student experience, brands like Yates, Luminar, Hogshead and Litten Tree have already
established student friendly nights.
• Students have grown up with technology- they are the first people to find something new online, social
networking, gadgets, apps
• More likely to be ‘champions’- defined as people who talk to many different people, likely to convince others
& have a large amount of knowledge
• 78% more likely to buy products they have seen advertised
Here at Admedia, we can offer brands an excellent opportunity to take advantage of impactful advertising in and
around a retail environment- the perfect time to tell people about your product - just before Point of Sale!
Hungry & Thirsty after a long journey? You and the other 56 million drivers who pass through our Motorway Service
areas every month. All these drivers know is that they want something, but what? By using our 6 Sheet posters on
the route in to the Service Area you can have a direct influence on what they decide to buy, just before they buy it.
What’s more, we can prove that our 6 Sheet posters have a big influence on how much product you sell- we’ve got
over 35 Epos case studies to prove it. If you really want to go to town then our A3 Washroom panels will catch the
consumer again, while they are thinking about what they are going to do during their MSA visit as well as about the
journey ahead.
Click here for more details.
We’ve got A3 Washroom panels in 125 of the UK’s busiest Shopping Malls. Our venues are packed with retailers
small and large and our washrooms are in close proximity to the busiest shopping areas with the most popular stores.
Our A3 Washroom panels are an excellent opportunity for retailers to drive shoppers in to their store and the ideal
opportunity to let them know your product or service exists just before they are about to spend money!
We want people to buy your product and we’ll work with you to create a campaign that does just that.
Our A3 washroom panels and Creative Solution opportunities within the UK's most popular Bars, Pubs & Clubs offer
alcohol & beverage brands the change to sell more product within that environment. If you are a drinks brand, we'll
check that the venues you want to advertise in stock your product and if they do, we'll create a campaign that we
promise will give you an uplift in sales.
We provide our clients with a range of opportunities to encourage Direct Response. Whether you want to increase
telephone calls, website visits, mobile activity, immediate action or create a long lasting relationship with the
consumer, we have the solution for you.
We get your brand in front of an audience who are in the right mindset to spend
We know that when you choose your advertising channels, one of your main objectives is
encourage people to buy your product or service. The great thing about our Admedia products
is that they are situated in environments that reach people who are in the right mindset to
spend.
Our busy, popular Bars Pubs & Clubs help brands reach an excited, happy audience who are
open to advertising messages and easily encouraged to spend.
Image conscious
Twice as likely to think it is important to keep up with the latest fashions
28% more likely to spend a lot of money on toiletries and cosmetics
Twice as likely to to agree that when they see a new brand they often buy it to see what it is
like
Spending habits
Twice as likely to agree they spend money without thinking
28% agree that they spend a lot of money on toiletries and cosmetics
26% more likely to agree they are no good at saving money
With the average motorway journey being over 2 hours, it is inevitable that when drivers plan
to stop at the next Motorway Service Area, they are likely to want to refresh themselves with
something to eat and/or drink. With no other shop around they have to spend in our Motorway
Service Areas.
On their visit
Minimum of £5 per visit to service station
Are 37% more likely to purchase magazines & newspapers alongside food and drink
54% more likely to purchase some confectionary
Spending habits
Have a high family income- between £50-75k
58% agree they are more likely to pay for products that make life easier
76% enjoy owning good quality things
Our Shopping malls research tells us that shoppers are already prepared to spend and
therefore very receptive to advertising messages.
Shopaholics
Women are the biggest spenders with
57% of them saying they really enjoy shopping.
69% of female shoppers also say they enjoy owning good quality things
48% say they like to treat themselves every month
67% say they often treat themselves to things they don’t need
Health Clubs attract the more discerning, ABC1 consumer. Our research tells us that these
consumers like to look after themselves and look good and are prepared to spend to achieve
these goals.
All these location guarantee readership as potential customers have nothing else to look at and are
exposed to them for an extended period of time...
Since the early 80's washroom media has been pioneered overseas in North America and Europe.
Throughout the years the benefits have become more and more obvious to advertisers and companies
alike. As washroom posters have spread across the world, they have developed an unparalleled
reputation for the ability to target demographic groups with unrivalled precision.
Established in 1996, Eye Level Media has become one of the UK's premier washroom media companies.
By adopting the successful concepts of the worlds best indoor companies and learning from their
mistakes we have minimized room for error.
More often than not, advertising is forced on consumers when they least want it. Eye Level Media has
realised the need for a medium, which consumers enjoy. We fulfill this need by placing advertisements, in
state of the art metal frames, above urinals and on the back of cubicle doors.
The frames themselves are second to none. A large poster size will grab the attention of the viewer while
the sleek anodised frame will leave a lasting impression on them.
Through Eye Level Media, you will be seen and remembered by the very people with the means and
ability to do business with you.
We have your future customers waiting to do business with you. Let us tell them about your business.
• Advertisers spend millions each year studying demographics and testing images to entice consumers to
open their minds and their wallets.
• But Eyelevelmedia, the firm that hangs poster displays in public washrooms, knows that making an
impression is easier with a captive audience.
• In fact, the company may have hit on one of the few times when people weary from being saturated by
commercials actually want to read an ad.
• “It’s a slam dunk as local ad agencies are all desperately trying to find niche media to advertise in,” said
owner David Brown. “Here you can advertise to a specific gender or clientele based on where you display
your ads.”
• While some might bristle at the idea of hawking products and services in a place that most consider a
private sanctuary, the reception from advertisers and businesses has been astounding.
• “Some people were apprehensive at first,” said Mr. Brown, 40. “They were scared to associate
themselves with washrooms, but they were also curious.”
• Now more than 6,000 panels have been posted in washrooms from Aberdeen to Penzance.
• While many advertisers are small to midsize businesses seeking to reach a particular customer, big
firms such as Ford Motor Co., BMW, and Telewest Communications also have come aboard.
• Mr. Brown`s seemingly ingenious idea actually was “borrowed” from an American company called
Headlines USA.
• After beginning operations on a part-time basis in 1988, Mr. Brown turned the washroom reading-
material idea into a business with sales of more than £750,000.00 a year.
• He said his company has tripled its revenues in the past year.
• “It’s just a matter of critical mass,” Mr. Brown said. “Now when I meet people and they ask me what I do,
they know what I’m talking about.”
• Mr. Brown said men typically are exposed to the ads for about a minute. Women tend to take two to
three minutes.
• Of course, the “captive” nature of the poster displays is a strong selling point. While companies spend
millions for 30-second spots during the F.A. cup final, they can only hope that viewers aren’t getting
another beer or taking a loo break when their message appears.
• But when customers are standing at a urinal or sitting in a cubicle, they are forced to read ads placed by
Eyelevelmedia clients.
Overnight Awareness
Precise Targetting
Zeros in on very specific demographic groups, enabling clients to spend
less Money and still hit a higher percentage of their desired target
market. The only medium that can offer absolute gender specific
targeting.
Inexpensive
Low cost per 1000 impressions. No wasted impressions on people not interested in the product.
Constant Continuity
Visible seven days a week whenever toilet is open.
Complementary
Inexpensive reinforcement of existing ad campaigns. Reaches audiences missed by broadcast and print.
Welcome Form of Media
Indoor advertising catches people when they are vulnerable and actually looking for something to read.
The most effective place to educate your customers about your business.
Washroom advertising catches your audience at the rare time each day when they are literally craving for
something to read. The poster panels serve as a neat, well maintained alternative to newspapers and
magazines in restrooms.Where people choose to spend thier leisure time typically demonstrates their
level of disposable income and can be an indicator of the quality of their lifestyles.
A Rice University study showed that men spend approximately 1 minute and women spend 2 to 3 minutes
in a restroom.
When people view indoor advertisements they remember the ads for
days, even weeks later because they are physically idle, yet mentally
engaged with out interruptions or distractions. Advertisers capitalize on
these longer impression times by using large blocks of text with colorful
graphics to describe in detail the features & benefits of their products
and services in an informative and often entertaining way.
When it comes to effective advertising, your company might have certain media that have
historically produced better results than others. While Eyelevelmedia Advertising does not claim
to be all things to all businesses, our client feedback suggests that the brand-building, name-
recognition, and top-of-mind awareness created by advertising with Eyelevelmedia washroom
posters, is both an excellent complement to most other advertising and a very cost-effective way
to reach a precise target markets.
Without asking directly how each customer came to find your company, it can be difficult to
measure the effectiveness of any specific advertising medium. Even then, a customer might recall
seeing your ad recently in one medium when actually it was another that produced the most
effective impression.
To assist you in determining whether or not washroom poster advertising is right for your company, we
have gathered answers to some of the questions most frequently raised and organized them below.
Results from an impression study conducted by Orlando-based Barbour & Monroe Marketing Research,
have also been included as they reveal certain quantifiable data that may aid you in your decision.
Q. What kind of return can I expect and how can I measure it?
A. Eyelevel media`s poster panels reach your prospects when they are captive, with nothing to think
about except what they read before them. The nature of our poster panel locations presents your advert
where it is a welcome diversion for an otherwise boring several minutes. Your Eyelevelmedia ad will give
your prospects something to think about when his/her mind would otherwise have been idle.
Eyelevel media`s poster panels will bolster the effectiveness of any other advertising you are doing in the
marketplace. You can expect a marked improvement in the brand-building, name recognition, and top-of-
mind awareness of your product or service among your target audience in the U.K. marketplace at large.
It has been our experience that the best way to track the return on your poster panel advertising is to train
your staff to ask your customers where they saw your ad. Some people will come right out and tell you
while others may not remember precisely. Be sure to ask them what they remember about your message
as well, since this will also help determine the effectiveness of your ads.
ARTWORK SPECIFICATIONS
It is important to remember that a 0.25” border must be added to pictures bleeding to the edge so that we
have no white space or borders showing around the ad. Additionally, it is important to keep text 0.25”
away from the inner border.
Also, it is imperative that we have the copyright identification on all final artwork designed by
Eyelevelmedia.
Here an example is displayed: ©2003 Eyelevelmedia Design Services - Actual size of copyright may vary.
FILES FORMATS:
* Mac & P.C. Based
* Source Materials: Camera-Ready Artwork, Photographs, Diskettes, CD ROM, ZIP, JAZ Cartridges.
* File Formats: TIFF, PICT, TGA, BMP, EPS, GIF AND JPEG. Prefer TIFF files with at least 300 DPI or
High resolution JPEG.
* Software: Adobe Photoshop 6.0, Adobe Illustrator 8.0, and QuarkXPress 4.0.
DESIGN SERVICE
We offer an in-house design service - charges dependant upon requirements. There are no charges for advertisers
that provide their own artwork.
Rather than update our website on a weekly basis, we decided it’s easier to forward our Rate Card to you
via e-mail or fax.
We have a variety of packages available, and can design campaigns to directly suit your requirements,
the best thing to do is give us a call and tell us what your needs are and we will promptly forward a
printout of your options.
For the last 5 years, Eyelevelmedia has provided millions of patrons of facilities such as yours a clean,
well kept alternative to blank walls.
Here’s some of the many good reasons to participate with us:
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