What is the Typical Duration for Which Outdoor Advertisements Are Booked?

Published On
July 12, 2025
Outdoor ads typically run for 1 to 30 days, depending on the format. Tracking the booking duration helps businesses plan budgets, measure ROI, and improve campaign effectiveness. Choosing the right duration ensures smart spending and greater advertising impact.

Outdoor advertisement is one of the most common ways businesses promote their products or services. Why? They are effective, nearly impossible to ignore, and work 24/7! However, it is important to know that everything has a limit. In this case, it’s the time businesses book their ad space. Longer booking duration means higher prices and if you don’t play it smart, it may cause you losses too. So how long should a business keep their outdoor advertisements on? In this blog, we are going to discuss that.

Why is Tracking the Booking Duration Important for a Successful Outdoor Ad Campaign?

When you’re about to launch an outdoor ad campaign, it’s important to fix your ad campaign running time. It helps you fix a budget for your whole campaign and make it more profitable for your businesses.
Here are a few more other reasons why you should track outdoor ad campaigns.

  • It helps you track the conversion rate.
  • Tracking the ad campaign running time helps businesses analyse the overall ROI.
  • Brands can identify the strengths and weaknesses to make the outdoor ad campaigns more impactful.

Average Booking Time Duration for Outdoor Advertising

Here is a quick guide on the average duration for different outdoor advertisements.
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Outdoor Advertising Types

Outdoor Advertising Types Average Duration (Days)
Billboards / Hoardings 30 Days
Kiosks 1 Day
Metro Ads 30 Days
Banner & Posters 7–30 Days
Bus Ads 30 Days
Auto & Taxi Ads 30 Days
Street Furniture 30 Days
Outdoor Signage Ads 30 Days

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Each outdoor advertisement type serves a different purpose. For example- Kiosks are great for one-day event advertising whereas billboards are good for long-term and impactful branding.

Conclusion

In this blog, we have discussed the average time duration of an outdoor advertisement. Also, we discussed why it's important to track the time for all your advertising campaigns and how it can benefit your business.  Interested in booking your next outdoor advertising campaign smartly? Connect with Vigyapan Mart today!

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