I started taking public transportation about a month ago, and the buses all have TVs in them... showing news, and ads.
The company that does the broadcasting on these TV's is a national company...
They don't allow political Ads in LA, but they do in Chicago and Milwaukee.
LA's out, so I'm out, but the information is available.
An hour is 8 spots - 30 seconds each (longer times are available - if we want longer ones they're available, but I didn't get a price.)
For Chicago - it's $40 per hour, minimum purchase is a "block" of 8 hours - so $320 to advertise to 63,000 people - a TV ad with picture and audio - to an audience that CANNOT change the channel - and has nowhere to go. (I.e. no snack breaks... no bathrooms during the commercials...)
Two options - watch the TV and listen to what its saying...
Or listen to it and start out the window.
For Milwaukee it's $50 per hour...
Minimum purchase of 8 hours (8 times per hour, 8 hours = 64, 30 second ads) = $400 for 73,000 riders.
Here's the email I got back.
We'd need a 30 second video - or if we raise more funds, longer and we'll need to discuss the costs...
And I need people in Milwaukee and Chicago.
They only need 3 days before the ads run - we can get them in before the primaries!
Below is the actual email I got back.
Feel free to contact me if you can/will organize this - with a chip-in or whatever.
I'll get you Tom's information (the sales guy at TransitTV).
These things are CHEAP and should be really targeted - people using public transportation will be hit by this economic crisis the hardest.
Easy pickings.
Get on it!
Mike@revolutioni.st
866-701-7714 (Temp not working - but you can leave a voice message. Please leave an email address - I need to get my phone fixed >_<)
Pricing for the criteria you have outlined is as follows:
Chicago PACE Transit system, (all Chicago suburbs):
$40 per spot. Spots are purchased in 8 hour blocks. Blocks are available either 6am-2pm or 2pm-10pm. Eight spots per hour...One block is $320.00 and delivers 63,000 transit riders per block
Milwaukee:
$50 per spot. Spots are bought in 8 hour blocks. Same block times as above. One block is $400.00 and delivers 73,000 riders per.
Our advertisers are strongly encouraged to buy an equal number of morning/afternoon blocke to insure maximum impression count.
This quote is for 30 second spot. Additional length is available. We require a 3-day window prior to air for tapes and traffic and cash in advance (of course).
Let me know what else I can do to help. Tom
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