Access to TAB's Audit Database (Members Only)

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Advertising Agencies and Media Buying Services
Any company that creates, prepares or buys and/or places O-O-H advertising on behalf of advertiser clients. If you sell media you are in the wrong category.

Benefits of membership:

  • With membership in the TAB, they will have the ability to objectively plan their out-of-home buys prior to providing official notification to the outdoor companies.
  • Agencies/Buying Services can assess which out-of-home media are available in a given market, the strengths and weaknesses of companies that compete in the market and determine the number of panels needed to buy to achieve a particular GRP goal. They can then compare that number to proposed allotments at various GRP levels submitted by the outdoor companies.
  • For advertisers for which they are buying specific locations, they can compare the DEC's, by panel, that the outdoor company has provided with DEC's audited by the TAB. If there is a discrepancy they can then address it with the outdoor company thus providing a measure of accountability to the buying and selling process.
  • Membership in the TAB also sends a clear message to the outdoor companies as to the importance the buyer place on accountability. If advertising agencies do not support the organization via their membership the outdoor companies question the value of audits. Advertising Agencies/ Buying Services should not buy un-audited plants because they cannot properly validate their numbers.
  • Since TAB is a not-for-profit association, its future direction is decided by its membership. As buyers of out-of-home media, agency members will have the opportunity to participate on committees of interest for their clients and assist in setting the future direction of the organization. For example, if they have interest in a medium that is not audited they can get involved with the Audit Development Committee which is working to enhance the scope of out-of-home audited.

TAB’s New Integrated Audience Measurement Initiative

Beginning in 2007 the role and function of TAB will be expanding with the commencement of TAB’s Integrated Audience Measurement initiative. This initiative will allow the TAB to set the gold standard for future measurement, from which all will benefit. The end result will be ”eyes on” audience data in over 200 markets in the US, making OOH the first medium to provide this. It will include board by board demographic ratings as well as pedestrian counts for all relevant media types.

The timing could not be better as advertisers and agencies search for accountable alternatives to traditional, outdated research methods. The decision to move forward was made after an extensive RFP process and review, and we are thrilled that to have the support of some of the worlds leading research organizations to assist in bringing this program to life. The OOH industry will be the first to own and control its measurement system, giving us improved cost/value management and significantly greater value over time.

Advertising agency/Buying Service Rate Card:

 
OOH Billings     2007
Dues
2008
Dues
2009
Dues
$450,000,001 +     $15,000 $30,000 $50,000
$400,000,001 to $450,000,000 $12,500 $25,000 $37,000
$350,000,001 to $400,000,000 $11,250 $22,500 $32,500
$300,000,001 to $350,000,000 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000
$250,000,001 to $300,000,000 $8,750 $17,500 $28,000
$200,000,001 to $250,000,000 $7,500 $15,000 $24,000
$150,000,001 to $200,000,000 $6,250 $12,500 $20,000
$100,000,001 to $150,000,000 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000
$75,000,001 to $100,000,000 $3,750 $7,500 $12,000
$50,000,001 to $75,000,000 $3,125 $6,250 $10,000
$25,000,001 to $50,000,000 $2,500 $5,000 $7,500
$10,000,001 to $25,000,000 $1,875 $3,750 $5,000
$1 to $10,000,000 $1,000 $2,000 $3,500

Founder Agency Discount Model (2007 Only)

  • A Founder Agency would pay 2/3 of its 2007-2009 dues split in equal payments in January and July ’07.
  • The remaining 1/3 will be split into 2008 and 2009
  • As a reward for being a founder, the agency would receive a 10% discount off its membership dues in 2010 and in perpetuity.

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