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Station Domination – It’s Here

April 7, 2010 by Nick Bastian 2 Comments

The topic of advertising on the light rail and the lack thereof, has been discussed since before the line ever opened. Many people remember the initial discussions of leaving the trains and stations free from all advertising. In early 2009, we saw the first “test run” of light rail cars being wrapped for the NBA All Star game held in Phoenix.

Funny how a little thing called a budget can change the tune of an initial policy. By February, METRO announced that they had revised their policy, just a bit. Grand Canyon University was the first to purchase a light rail wrap when advertising began on the light rail.

“The METRO Board of Directors amended the agency advertising policy to permit sales of vehicle wraps, vehicle floor decals, station wraps and station display case advertising in July 2009.  METRO finalized an agreement with CBS Outdoor to sell the advertising inventory in October.”

Taking the light rail wrap a little further are the people at One Lexington. With a package that goes beyond a light rail wrap, One Lexington worked with the Martz Agency to negotiate a more complete light rail advertising package. According to one of their associates, “One Lexington, is the first to do a station domination with METRO light rail.  The Washington and Central station has 4 ads from One Lexington, including a mesh banner behind the seating, 2 logoed columns on either side of the seats and 3 floor graphics on the station, which means we completely own on seating section of the station with advertising.”

Specifics of the ad campaign were: Train Wrap, Station Domination, (2) Station Kiosks, (2) Bulletin Boards (14×48), and (3) Bus Shelters.

According to METRO, they currently have 4 fully wrapped trains and can wrap 10 of their 50 vehicles.

One Lexington ad at light rail station

It sounds like One Lexington feels that advertising on the light rail is “just the ticket” they needed to reach light rail riders.

Filed Under: Phoenix Light Rail Tagged With: Metro Light Rail, one lexington, Rail Life

About Nick Bastian

Nick Bastian is a 29 year veteran of the real estate industry and can be reached at 602-803-6425. You'll also find him sharing real estate info on his web site and hanging out onTwitter.
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Comments

  1. Tony Arranaga says

    April 11, 2010 at 8:55 am

    I really like what METRO and CBS have done with the wrapping. The artwork is slick, sexy and tasteful. I’m curious to see what the trains would look like if the same advertiser were on *both* cars instead of just one like they are now.
    .-= Tony Arranaga´s last blog ..Carfree in Phoenix part 5 =-.

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  2. Pete Kosednar says

    May 4, 2010 at 1:04 pm

    I would rather not see advertising on the light rail. I don’t recall seeing any on my ride in December.

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