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Mural firms bear the brunt of OOH’s Covid-19 hit: ‘Everything's come to a grinding halt’

on Apr 9, 2020 | 0 comments

By Katie Deighton

Wall and Wall

While the big players in out-of-home advertising rely on investors to push through the coronavirus downturn, the small indies that power the corporate mural industry are feeling advertisers’ rapid outdoor rebuff the most.

Out-of-home advertising firms were among the first media casualties of the coronavirus crisis.

Weeks before the UK’s Channel 4 reported a 50% dip in ad revenues, and magazines such as The Jewish Chronicle fell straight into liquidation, OOH giants such as Lamar and Clear Channel were implementing drastic cost-cutting measures, withdrawing guidance and canceling dividends.

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Source: The Drum