US Outdoor Advertising Revenue Growth, Q2 2011 – Q3 2013 [CHART]

Chart - US Outdoor Advertising Revenue Growth

The out-of-home (OOH) advertising sector isn’t posting quite the same revenue growth rates as online advertising, but other traditional media channels might be envious of its consistent growth. OOH ad revenues grew by 3.5% year-over-year during Q3, marking the 14th consecutive quarter of growth, according to the latest figures from the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA). Total revenues exceeded $1.6 billion, and are now at almost $5.3 billion for the year, representing a 4.4% rise from the Q1-Q3 period last year.

The only potentially negative sign from all of this is that the 3.5% rate of growth this past quarter is the slowest for a Q3 in at least a couple of years, with Q4 typically demonstrating the slowest rate of growth based on the past couple of years of data.

The insurance and real estate category upped its OOH investments the most rapidly in Q3, with a 17.5% year-over-year increase to about $87 million. Restaurants (+8.4%) and retail (+7.5%) also posted solid spending increases, though the financial (-8.2%) and media and entertainment (-6%) sectors pulled back. Read the rest at MarketingCharts.