International Billboard Identity
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[edit] International Billboard Identity
The IBI (International Billboard Identity) is a unique machine-readable identification number, which marks any Indoor/Outdoor Advertisements unmistakably. The number has been in use to revolutionize the international billboard-trade. 275 countries and territories are IBI Coded countries. 36606 cities are IBI Coded cities. 25 types of indoor & outdoor ads are IBI Coded ad types. The number consists of four segments:
* Type identifier * Country identifier * City identifier * Digit identifier
The IBI is divided into four parts of variable length, which must be separated clearly by hyphens or spaces:
IBI 1 231 189 5
or
IBI 2-102-34-5
The number of digits in the first three parts of the IBI (Type identifier, Country identifier, City identifier) varies.
[edit] Practical aspect of IBI
IBI keeps you avoid mistakes, while communicating the details. Just tell the IBI and let them check it in the website database. Print catalog's of all your Indoor/Outdoor ads can be given to Advertisers / Ad Agencies which ease them to communicate their requirement and book you services.
The IBI serves as a unique identifier for
* electronic point-of-sale systems * Contract Manager * ordering * accounting * handling or returns * sales data monitoring * right and license management * tele-ordering * accounting and billing * bibliographic searches * stock control * GPS management
