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Accelerate: Foundations of DOOH

  • Free
  • Beginner
  • Vistar Academy

Vistar’s free foundational certification covers the pDOOH ecosystem, targeting, data, impressions, creative workflows and omnichannel campaign planning.

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Time to complete
~60 min
Level
Beginner
Certificate
Yes

Overview

Accelerate: Foundations of DOOH is Vistar Academy’s recommended starting certification for buyers, sellers and marketers entering digital out-of-home. The curriculum explains the foundations of programmatic technology, buyer and seller roles in the OOH ecosystem, targeting strategies such as audiences, triggers and points of interest, the data landscape, impression mechanics, measurement and creative workflows. It also covers dynamic creative, transcoding, approvals and practical programmatic best practices. Individual Vistar Academy lessons are designed to be short, while the full Accelerate certification takes about an hour and awards a certificate on completion.

What You'll Learn

  • Understand the foundations of programmatic technology in OOH
  • Map the roles of buyers, sellers and platforms in pDOOH
  • Use audience, trigger and POI targeting concepts
  • Understand DOOH impressions, data sources and measurement
  • Learn creative approval, transcoding and dynamic creative basics
  • Plan DOOH more confidently as part of an omnichannel campaign

Highlights

  • Free for people outside Vistar’s customer base
  • Approximately one hour for the certification
  • Interactive short-form lessons
  • Certificate awarded on successful completion

Who It's For

Best for

  • Brand and agency teams new to pDOOH
  • OOH professionals moving into programmatic
  • Media owners who want to understand the buyer workflow
  • Digital marketers adding physical media

Before you start

  • No Vistar account relationship required
  • No previous pDOOH expertise required

Access

Cost
Free
Format
Certification Course
Time to complete
~60 min
Certificate
Yes
Hands-on
Yes — structured lessons/exercises

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Topics Covered

  • DOOH
  • Programmatic DOOH
  • Targeting
  • Creative
  • Measurement

FAQ

Questions about this resource

5 questions

What is Accelerate: Foundations of DOOH?

Accelerate: Foundations of DOOH is a certification course from Vistar Academy focused on dooh, programmatic dooh, targeting. Vistar’s free foundational certification covers the pDOOH ecosystem, targeting, data, impressions, creative workflows and omnichannel campaign planning.

Is Accelerate: Foundations of DOOH free?

Yes. It is listed here as free.

What level is Accelerate: Foundations of DOOH for?

It is best treated as a beginner resource. The prerequisites above describe the background that will make it easiest to use.

How long does Accelerate: Foundations of DOOH take?

Plan for ~60 min. For reference resources, use it as needed rather than reading everything in one sitting.

What will I learn from Accelerate: Foundations of DOOH?

The main outcomes are the practical skills and concepts listed in the What You’ll Learn section above.

Sources

Sources & Methodology

2 sources

  1. Vistar Media - vendor academyVistar Academyvistarmedia.com (opens in a new tab)
  2. Vistar Media - vendorAccelerate: Foundations of Digital Out-of-Home launchvistarmedia.com (opens in a new tab)

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