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We're working on it for billboards: https://www.adquick.com https://www.adquick.com https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/14/adquick-seed-funding/ https://techcrunch

We're working on it for billboards: https://www.adquick.com https://www.adquick.com https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/14/adquick-seed-funding/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/14/adquick-seed-funding/ We still have a long ways to go, but I think there's a good chance we'll prove you wrong :)

jsonne 9y ago
Do it. I want it badly. How are you getting around the problem of sales people guarding their inventory so closely? In addition, how are you coordinating with media companies to make sure that the brands advertising are within their guidelines?
- thefahim 9y ago
  Also co-founder at AdQuick here. We work with sales people daily and getting their inventory to our customers. They love that we are bringing them new business. As for brand guidelines, we're in constant communication so this isn't much of an issue.
  - jsonne 9y ago
    > They love that we are bringing them new business If that's true that's great but it's the opposite experience of what I've experienced with large media companies. They pretty jealously guard their inventory and hate the idea of transparent pricing. That's great if you haven't experienced it yet, but I suspect you will at some point. Best of luck to you regardless. I'm rooting for you.
    - thefahim 9y ago
      We don't list their pricing publicly and only share inventory on a per-campaign basis similar to how they currently sell using PDFs and Excel files.
  - rygine 9y ago
    So my buddy and I have had this idea for years, but have consistently hit roadblocks for an adwords-like product with billboards. To my knowledge, outside of Lamar, every major player in the outdoor advertising space doesn't even have the technology in place to allow for a more granular pricing model (i.e. ads by the hour). And when talking with them, they were not keen on allowing such a thing to exist even when we tell them we'd fill their entire inventory. Maybe you've had a different experience? If so, I'd like to chat with you. As for AdQuick (and Fliphound for that matter), it seems like you're just another middleman. There is no bidding. Am I missing something?
    - echan00 9y ago
      This is great, I've been thinking about this idea for years (as an outsider) and I just love that you've brought the challenges to this idea front and center.

jsonne 9y ago

Do it. I want it badly. How are you getting around the problem of sales people guarding their inventory so closely? In addition, how are you coordinating with media companies to make sure that the brands advertising are within their guidelines?

thefahim 9y ago
Also co-founder at AdQuick here. We work with sales people daily and getting their inventory to our customers. They love that we are bringing them new business. As for brand guidelines, we're in constant communication so this isn't much of an issue.
- jsonne 9y ago
  > They love that we are bringing them new business If that's true that's great but it's the opposite experience of what I've experienced with large media companies. They pretty jealously guard their inventory and hate the idea of transparent pricing. That's great if you haven't experienced it yet, but I suspect you will at some point. Best of luck to you regardless. I'm rooting for you.
  - thefahim 9y ago
    We don't list their pricing publicly and only share inventory on a per-campaign basis similar to how they currently sell using PDFs and Excel files.
- rygine 9y ago
  So my buddy and I have had this idea for years, but have consistently hit roadblocks for an adwords-like product with billboards. To my knowledge, outside of Lamar, every major player in the outdoor advertising space doesn't even have the technology in place to allow for a more granular pricing model (i.e. ads by the hour). And when talking with them, they were not keen on allowing such a thing to exist even when we tell them we'd fill their entire inventory. Maybe you've had a different experience? If so, I'd like to chat with you. As for AdQuick (and Fliphound for that matter), it seems like you're just another middleman. There is no bidding. Am I missing something?
  - echan00 9y ago
    This is great, I've been thinking about this idea for years (as an outsider) and I just love that you've brought the challenges to this idea front and center.