The Media Leader Podcast Why OOH is in rude health — with JCDecaux's Chris Collins and Dallas Wiles
This month, JCDecaux reported strong fiscal year 2024 earnings: the global business saw 9.7% organic growth, while JCDecaux grew 18.4% in the UK — a growth figure more typically associated with tech giants.
Meanwhile, the broader OOH industry is in rude health, with total ad revenue hitting record highs (£1.4bn) in 2024.
JCDecaux UK co-CEOs Chris Collins and Dallas Wiles joined host Jack Benjamin to discuss what is driving such strong growth in OOH investment and why JCDecaux is making 2025 its largest-ever year for screen deployment across the UK.
The pair also talked about making OOH "as simple as possible" for advertisers to buy, innovations in measurement efforts and whether the retail media opportunity for OOH is overhyped.
Highlights:
5:06: Collins and Wiles' co-leadership strategy and changes at JCDecaux before, during and after the pandemic
13:00: Reflecting on JCDecaux's strong UK growth and its year of investment
18:59: How can OOH grow its share of the adspend pie?
29:07: Why measurement is the "backbone" of JCDecaux's commercial strategy
35:47: Are brands making the most of digital OOH with their creative?
41:47: The opportunity for OOH in retail media
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