Research from outdoor specialists Exterion Media reveals seven in 10 fashion shoppers believe the high street is a great place for Christmas shopping and 61% did their shopping on the high street last year.
The findings from Exterion’s 11,000-strong urban consumer panel – work.shop.play. – also shows almost one in two urban consumers look for inspiration on Christmas gifts while out and about, thus making it a prime location for brands presence.
“Footfall on our high streets and shopping malls is 25% higher in December compared with the rest of the year,” says David McEvoy, marketing director at OOH media company JCDecaux. “London’s West End expects £2.3bn of retail sales and footfall, up 30% on its 500,000 daily average in the six-week run-up to Christmas.”
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Take advantage of additional footfall
The high street therefore also presents an opportunity for brands looking to target those flocking to bricks-and-mortar stores to buy gifts.
Those exposed to OOH advertising during Black Friday last year, for example, were 36% more likely to interact with the brand on their smartphone, according to research from outdoor advertising trade body Outsmart. The data also shows a 9% uplift in search and a 23% boost in browsing activity.
JCDecaux’s McEvoy believes brand engagement can be boosted further using targeting. He says: “Digital outdoor screens can increase brand engagement on the high street by dominating the street scene via synchronised messaging, while the added capabilities of dynamic copy change can serve the right ad to the right consumer in the right location.”
To illustrate how this can be put to good effect JCDecaux ran its own Christmas campaign last year, which unfolded day-by-day on its digital screens and told the story of a bird called Arni who travelled from Norway to the Christmas Tree in London’s Trafalgar Square.
People are also shopping earlier – Exterion’s research shows that last year 15% of shoppers in urban areas had started their Christmas shopping in October and 27% in November, which provides a large window for brands to influence customers.
Fashion and retail brands in particular can begin to influence consumers from early autumn, as 52% of shoppers spent their money on clothing gifts last year and 45% think specifically about buying clothes after payday.
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