Thoughts from the road

Using TruckBacks to deliver a road safety message for Transport for NSW (TfNSW). Another fine example of using the best medium for the message. In this case, targeting drivers so as to raise awareness of truck blind spots.

BE TRUCK AWARE

A constant in traffic is trucks, which play a massive role in our supply chain.

Immediacy! A highly relevant message hitting the target audience when in their vehicles - perfect use of the TruckBack medium.

ETERNAL VIGILANCE

And that’s a wrap!

The end of National Driver Fatigue Week for another year.

An excellent reminder to manage fatigue, whether mine, yours or another’s.

New York's famous "Dude with sign" (@dudewithsign) outside a building. His sign says "Stop 'replying all' to company wide emails". A strong message using few words - less is more.

LESS IS MORE

It’s not a new saying, but it’s not outdated either. Some prefer the more blunt “KISS” (Keep It Simple Stupid) principle.

A fleet of trucks ready to deliver your message on the road.

HOW IMPORTANT ARE TRUCKS?

“Be Truck Aware”. It’s a tagline used in a campaign from NSW’s Centre for Road Safety (NSWCfRS), and it’s a constant theme in our discussions with advertisers.

Blog Post Linking Purchases with Media Use - The strong connection between OOH media consumption and purchasing.

LINKING PURCHASES WITH MEDIA USE

“Reaching Consumers During the Purchasing Process” showed Out of Home (OOH) media had the highest correlation between purchase activity and media usage.

A clean, simple, bold branding campaign for Parkes Hub using TruckBacks.

THE FORGOTTEN CITIES

Did you know, according to Adshel (2016), 50% of Sydney’s population live more than 20km from the CBD? That’s well over 2 million people.

A customised TruckBack for Shell Diesel Extra. An excellent creative use of the available space and a brand and message that fits with the underlying medium.

FORMAT FLEXIBILITY

Our most commonly used media format is our TruckBack. Positioned on the rear of our vehicles, we’ve standardised the size to be square, most commonly 2m x 2m.