Digital Place-based Advertising Association
DPAA is a non-profit 501(c), global digital out-of-home marketing association that functions as a business accelerator and concierge/consultant for its members, which include digital out-of-home networks, their suppliers and the advertising community involved in this media sector.[1]
DPAA's goal is to drive growth for the industry. The group was started in January 2007[2][3] as the Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau (OVAB),[4] but changed its name to the Digital Place-based Advertising Association in 2010,[1] and then to DPAA in 2017.

DPAA hosts quarterly "mini-summit" meetings for its members and an annual summit - the 'DPAA Global Summit' FKA 'DPAA Video Everywhere Summit'. This summit is a fall gathering of advertising agency executives, brand managers, networks and supplier partners devoted to discussing and debating the challenges and opportunities in the digital out-of-home media sector - usually held during New York Digital Signage Week. The DPAA Global Summit is the only event of its kind.
Barry Frey is president and chief executive officer of DPAA.[5]
François de Gaspé Beaubien, chairman and chief coaching officer of Zoom Media, is chairman of DPAA's board of directors.[6]
References
- "OVAB now DPAA: leveraging new name to pursue new opportunities". digitalsignagetoday.com. March 29, 2010. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
Last week's decision by the Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau (OVAB) to rebrand itself as the Digital Place-based Advertising Association (DPAA) probably should have come as little surprise to people in the digital signage and kiosk industries.
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Hampp, Andrew (October 29, 2008). "Out-of-Home Video Ad Bureau Unveils Guidelines". Advertising Age. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
The 20-month-old OVAB was founded in January 2007 as a way to create standards and practices for buying and selling the emerging digital out-of-home media category ...
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"Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau Launches". Digital Signage Magazine. February 21, 2007. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
The Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau (OVAB; www.OVAB.org.) formally launched January 29th.
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Hampp, Andrew (January 30, 2007). "Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau Launches". Advertising Age. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
Enter the Out-Of-Home Video Advertising Bureau, which opened up shop this week to start educating agencies and advertisers about screens outside the home.
- "New Advocate for Video in Elevators, Taxis and More Takes Aim at TV". Advertising Age. May 21, 2013.
- "Zoom's Beaubien to DPAA Chairman". MediaPost. October 1, 2013.