Naming Rights in Stations and City Icons

In a similar way that advertising and marketing leverages high footfall areas, naming rights can leverage city icons to connect with consumers. By offering naming rights to reputed brands, governments can monetize the iconic image of infrastructure assets and engage reputable brands to leverage value from naming rights for brand recall and positive brand association.

However, naming rights for city icons such as stations need guidelines that align naming rights with community values.

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Advertising/Marketing: High-Footfall Public Areas

Advertising is a well-established business segment for operators of public transit stations, terminals, and airports. High footfall areas within public transit are perfect locations to promote a product, service, or cause and are effective customer touchpoints for brands. Communities in high-mobility cities often regard advertising in public transit stations as quick reflections of what is in the market.