USI Media crafts innovative street furniture in Bangalore

In OOH News By Rajiv Raghunath - August 19, 2014

The company has acquired the rights from BBMP to put up 5,000 courtesy benches across the city, having entered into a five-year contract with the civic body. In this period, USI Media will put up these benches as per its own selection of locations, generate revenues from advertising on this street furniture, and also pay land and advertising tax to BBMP

Srishti Communications plans to double battery carts at railway stations

In OOH News By Rajiv Raghunath - August 13, 2014

These carts serve the dual purpose of transporting citizen citizens and differently abled people across railway platforms and as advertising media

DDB Mudra North appoints Subhashish Dutta as Senior Creative Director

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - August 12, 2014

Dutta has diverse experience in various categories spans from Consumer Durables, Telecom, Automobiles and Hair-Care to Social Advertising

Midas Group bags outdoor rights for Aligarh city

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - August 06, 2014

The media owning firm will have rights on some 1 lakh sq. ft advertising space covering different zones of the city

Atin OOH creates festive atmosphere at Hyderabad airport during Ramadhan

In Campaigns By VJ Media Bureau - August 06, 2014

The OOH firm decked up different passenger touchpoints inside the airport and set up experiential brand zones

IOAA Credit Control Council strengthens action against defaulting firms

In OOH News By Rajiv Raghunath - August 04, 2014

The Council, which constitutes equal representation from agencies and media owners, handles complaints related to payment terms, discrepancy in documentation, and non-adherence to contractual terms

Media 360 Degree builds domineering presence for'Bigg Boss Season 2'

In Campaigns By VJ Media Bureau - July 29, 2014

Media 360 Degree deployed the campaign at prime locations in Bangalore and rest of Karnataka using a wide media mix comprising hoardings, bus stand media, bus side and back panels, bqs, mall and multiplex media assets, railway station advertising medium, and mobile display units

IOAA elections on Sept 19, nominations to be filed by Aug 16

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - July 28, 2014

The election of new Committee Members for the year 2014-15 will be held on September 19; the newly elected Committee Members will then nominate from among themselves the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Treasurer of IOAA

OOH Geared For Growth: Industry Leaders

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand & Nabamita Chatterjee - July 22, 2014

Indian OOH leaders believe that adoption of best practices, quality improvements across the board, and some course corrections will go a long way toward driving the industry's growth in the coming times

'We will see new advertisers using OOH medium'

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - July 22, 2014

In May this year Pakistan Advertisers Society (PAS) exclusively endorsed Measuring OOH Visibility & Exposure (MOVE), a Pakistan-based media marketing and research company, to develop and launch an OOH audience and ratings currency in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Qamar Abbas, Executive Director, Pakistan Advertisers Society (PAS), talks about the new initiative in conversation with Rajiv Raghunath of Outdoor Asia. Abbas as over 15 years of professional experience with proven track record in setting up new ventures, securing profitable growth, establishing new streams of revenue and regulatory policy making. He has had a hand in executing some of the milestone media initiatives in Pakistan like Television Audience Measurement, Consumer Multimedia Index and the industry's most prestigious Advertising Effectiveness Awards. Edited excerpts of the interview: