For the Repeat Exposure
Due to the frequency of repeated visits, these impressions lead to greater ad recall. While in line or at the cash, customers are exposed to the ads and have no opportunity to escape them or perceive them as intrusive.
Convenience stores are local neighborhood retail locations that are frequented by people of all ages who are on the go. Whether it's to buy snacks, lottery tickets or cigarettes, each location has a set of loyal customers. Customers visit their local store up to ten times a month; which can become a well-established habit. This provides advertisers with the opportunity to have repeated impressions on their prospective customers and achieve a greater reach in very specific areas… particularly if it’s Lotto Day (yes, dwell time really does spike during those days!)
Environment Review
| Screen Placement | Behind the counter |
| AVG. Dwell Time | 120 seconds |
| Proximity to Screen | 3-5 metres |
| Screen Dimension & Orientation | 32” LCD landscape |
| Suggested Ad Creative Length |
10 - 30 seconds |
Why choose the convenience store environment?
There are 23,000 convenience stores in the country and 1 in 3 Canadians shop there every day! An average convenience store has 500 people visit on a daily basis. Need we say more?
For the diverse audience
Since a convenience store has a loyal customer base, target marketing can be carried out based on the demographics of a neighbourhood. Whether it is an ethnic, young, mature, family-oriented, professional, or other person, there are many options to ensure you reach your target market.
Specifications
Every supplier has slightly different screen specifications and format support, but not to worry. Just upload a HD version of your creative in the right orientation and we’ll automatically generate creatives converted to the right format and resized to fit every supplier’s specs. Please note that in this environment, the ad creative will most likely share the screen with content such as weather information and news ticker.
DIMENSIONS
1920 X 1080 pixels (width X height)
FILE FORMAT
Video (H264) and image (JPG or PNG)
FILE SIZE
Less than 50MB per 15 seconds
QUALITY
Best possible, 12 mbps maximum
AUDIO
No Audio
Inspiration
Advertising in Convenience Stores means that you are reaching out to people directly at the point of sale, so this is a great environment for any budget that want to instill impulse buys. It’s also a great place to drive community incentives and local strategies.
Lotto
On-the-go local customers can be very receptive when presented with an attractive opportunity. How wouldn’t want to win a trip or $20,000? Exactly. This lotto is precisely what can trigger an impulse buy. Moreover, when it involves blue skies and a flamingo, the message is bound to be even more effective.
Metro
Advertisements from a local news outlet are a great fit for this environment. Convenience stores are regular pit stops where various members of the community often run into each other. Close to the customer’s residence or place of work, they are good venues for regional campaigns, such as the nightly news.
Valspar / lowe’s
Highlighting easy solutions and making suggestions for the customer’s daily life also hits close to home. Convenience stores naturally come into the daily flow of your audience’s schedule and, with repeated exposure, can truly make an impact on their path-to-purchase to other local stores. Here, Lowe’s makes a very straight forward suggestion about paint quality; chances are that next time you’ll be in the paint aisle, you’ll notice this brand.