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DOOH advertising in digital billboards

Digital billboards are the highest-reach format on the Trillboards network, delivering 1,100 daily impressions each.

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128
Screens on the network
$4.92
Average floor CPM, USD per thousand impressions
1,100
Daily impressions per screen
18
US cities

Audiences you can buy here

39 curated segments run on our outdoor inventory. Each is a live private marketplace deal, addressable from your DSP today.

Auto IntendersThe read is built from New Vehicles, Sedan and SUV. Measured on 145,987 panel observations across 1,260 camera-equipped screens.79.5x$11.3850 marketsHome CooksThe read is built from Barbecues and Grilling and Cooking. Measured on 145,987 panel observations across 1,260 camera-equipped screens.51.5x$21.9050 marketsShake Shack VisitorsMeasured on 147,164,568 panel-matched device sightings at 219 of our screens.12.6x$5.1245 marketsAnne Klein VisitorsMeasured on 147,470,198 panel-matched device sightings at 272 of our screens.10.8x$22.5950 marketsChipotle Mexican Grill VisitorsMeasured on 147,535,562 panel-matched device sightings at 355 of our screens.8.6x$21.8650 marketsJimmy John's VisitorsMeasured on 147,546,106 panel-matched device sightings at 252 of our screens.6.8x$21.4250 marketsCoolHaus VisitorsMeasured on 147,444,305 panel-matched device sightings at 411 of our screens.5.9x$8.0950 marketsSports FansThe read is built from American Football, Auto Racing and Participant Sports. Measured on 145,987 panel observations across 1,260 camera-equipped screens.5.8x$4.9350 marketsTommy Bahama VisitorsMeasured on 147,511,307 panel-matched device sightings at 344 of our screens.5.7x$20.9450 marketsGiant Eagle VisitorsMeasured on 147,012,821 panel-matched device sightings at 84 of our screens.4.8x$4.5449 marketsHEB VisitorsMeasured on 147,139,307 panel-matched device sightings at 244 of our screens.4.7x$4.8647 marketsFitness RegularsThe read is built from Fitness and Exercise, Participant Sports and Gym Sports Bag. Measured on 181,350 panel observations across 1,298 camera-equipped screens.4.4x$5.0750 markets

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What you are buying

Digital billboard DOOH delivers mass reach for low effective CPM. The average screen serves 1,100 impressions per day to a commuter and driver audience that values brevity and big visuals. Buyers in automotive, telecom, consumer packaged goods, and brand-awareness campaigns are the highest-spending category in this segment.

Who is in front of the screen
  • commuters
  • mixed group
  • drivers
Brief, under 2 minutes per impression
Brand-safety fitHigh-visibility public placements; family-friendly creative standards apply; alcohol restricted in residential and school-adjacent corridors.

Where the supply is

The five US cities carrying the most digital billboards on the network. Counts are aggregate, no per-screen identifiers are published.

  1. 1Rosemont, IL
  2. 2Austin, TX
  3. 3Elmhurst, IL
  4. 4Livermore, CA
  5. 5Roselle, IL

Digital billboards in the DOOH ecosystem

Digital billboards remain the iconic out-of-home format and are one of the most measurable digital media surfaces in advertising. Trillboards digital billboard inventory is geographically distributed across Texas (Austin), Illinois (Rosemont, Elmhurst, Roselle), California (Livermore), plus international markets. Floor CPM of $4.92 USD reflects the prime-time scarcity of premium board positions, buyers pay above-network-mean rates for daypart-matched placement on high-throughput corridors. The Trillboards platform serves billboard inventory through the same OpenRTB 2.6 DOOH protocol used by every other format on the network, meaning DSP buyers can layer billboard, in-venue, and transit placements into a single audience-targeted campaign without separate integrations.


How the buy executes at digital billboards

Each screen runs the Trillboards kiosk app on an open OpenRTB 2.6 connection to our SSP. Roughly every 30 seconds, the device fires an ad request carrying the IAB DOOH inventory descriptor, venue category, location, screen format, plus the live audience measurements from the on-device CV pipeline.

Demand-side platforms bid in under 100 ms. The winning creative ships back, plays in the device's native VAST player, and confirms playback with a signed proof-of-play receipt. Those receipts reconcile daily against partner-reported numbers, which is the record we bill against.

We serve first-party and third-party VAST, OMID viewability where the creative declares it, and device-signed proof of play, meeting the OAAA measurement standards and the IAB DOOH 1.0 specification. Buyers on our OpenRTB endpoint target digital billboards through the IAB Audience Taxonomy and the Trillboards segtax=600 namespace, and receive no per-screen identifiers in the bid request.


If you own the venue

Digital billboard operators, typically property owners adjacent to high-traffic roads or downtown corridors, host Trillboards-served screens that auto-rotate creatives sub-second per OpenRTB DOOH protocols. Trillboards handles all demand wiring and reports aggregate plays back to the operator monthly.

What a screen earns

Where these numbers come from

Screen counts, floor CPM, daily impressions and city rankings are aggregated from the Trillboards PostgreSQL system of record (earner_screens, filtered to status = 'approved') joined to the venue taxonomy, snapshotted 2026-05-11 and rebuilt monthly. Floor CPM is the screen-level minimum; cleared CPMs typically run 20–40% higher with demand. Audience index, price and market count come from the live curated catalogue. This page publishes no per-screen, partner or device identifiers.

DOOH advertising in digital billboards reaches an active footprint across the Trillboards network in 18 US cities. Programmatic buyers serve creatives via OpenRTB 2.6 with an average floor CPM of $4.92 USD per thousand impressions, settled daily via signed proof-of-play receipts. The category is part of the 60-venue Trillboards programmatic DOOH inventory served to demand partners worldwide.

Frequently asked questions

What is DOOH advertising in digital billboards?
DOOH advertising in digital billboards places programmatic digital ads on screens located inside digital billboards venues, with creatives served via OpenRTB 2.6. Trillboards operates an active footprint in this category and meters playback through signed proof-of-play receipts reconciled daily against partner-reported impressions.
What is the average CPM for digital billboards DOOH inventory?
The Trillboards network reports an average floor CPM of $4.92 per thousand impressions for digital billboards inventory. Cleared CPMs typically run 20-40% above the floor depending on demand, audience archetype, and creative quality. Buyers can target digital billboards specifically through the OpenRTB bid request venue type.
What is the dwell pattern for digital billboards screens?
Digital billboards on the Trillboards network typically have a brief 30-60 second dwell pattern per audience exposure. This pacing influences creative length recommendations and impression frequency. Buyers running broad-reach campaigns can rely on screen rotation density to build effective reach across multiple visits to the same venue.

Related Trillboards data

Cross-references computed from 30-day aggregate co-occurrence across the Trillboards network.