'Our budgets are based on the strength of ideas'

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - May 14, 2014

Swedish automotive major Volvo Cars has demonstrated immense faith in the OOH medium. In adopting a sniper approach to media planning, the brand directed focus on highly innovative OOH initiatives, such as, the luxury lounge at T3, Indira Gandhi International Airport. Sudeep Narayan, Marketing & PR Director, Volvo Auto India, shares his thoughts in conversation with Outdoor Asia on the OOH medium in India and what it can do for brands. Excerpts:

'Innovation is the name of the game'

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - May 12, 2014

OOH medium is escalating at a faster pace in terms of quality, scale and business. However, this growth will hardly make a difference, until and unless the industry issues get resolved, whether it is the issue of clutter, measurement or business margins coming down. Outdoor Asia speaks to industry veteran, Anita Nayyar, CEO, Havas Media Group, India & South Asia, to get an inside view of the industry's current strengths and challenges.

LIC reinforces looming presence in Kolkata with building facia branding

In OOH News By Nabamita Chatterjee - May 09, 2014

The insurance major has branded three prominent buildings in Kolkata -- Jeevan Deep Building on Chowranghee Road, Bombay Mutual Building on Brabourne Road, and LIC Building on 24 C R Avenue

Brand Connect helps AAP engage with'aam aadmi' in Mumbai through'nukkad natak'

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - May 09, 2014

The activation campaign, spread over 21 days, covered six Mumbai Lok Sabha constituencies where the AAP has contested, extending into the most interior parts of the city

Blackberry runs BBM channel for Mumbai Indians' fans

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - May 08, 2014

The BBM channel, called'Mumbai Indians', was used to drive a promotional program at a leading mall in Mumbai.

OAA 2014: Turning A New Leaf

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - May 07, 2014

This year, the event turns the spotlight on three key areas: consumer experience, new technologies and environment-friendly practices

Lifebuoy's'Jump Pump' turns the hand pump into a fun game

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - May 07, 2014

Geometry Global India executes the Lifebuoy activation across 1,500 rural schools in UP and Maharashtra

Etihad Airways goes big on OOH

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - April 30, 2014

The campaign, launched by NS Publicity, was deployed on large formats like backlit towers, utilities and unipoles.

OOH calling for IPL 2014

In Campaigns By Bhawana Anand - April 30, 2014

For brand marketers IPL offers some exciting opportunities to connect with the audience by using mediums like OOH . Leading this pack are TV channels leveraging the OOH fever to talk about IPL in newer ways. The 2014 IPL season has in fact come with several changes in terms of OOH treatment, campaign scale and the level of excitement. Outdoor Asia probes the details of how MAX went about it.

Play a game and win a discount, Myntra shows how

In Campaigns By Bhawana Anand - April 30, 2014

E-commerce brand Myntra engaged the audiences with a digital on-ground activation platform which lead traffic onto their online store. Karmatech designed the entire activation with their new motion technology Kinect in three different malls of Delhi. Outdoor Asia digs into the strategy behind it.