Sahara Q Shop creates high decibel visibility

In Campaigns By Bhawana Anand - December 02, 2013

In association with Apex Integrated Marketing agency, Sahara Q Shop executed a 3D campaign to highlight their recent venture into Consumer Durables & Kitchen Appliances. The campaign was visible in 52 cities across West, North & East. Outdoor Asia digs into the facts of the campaign.

'India is big on adopting new technologies'

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - October 29, 2013

Gunjan Sahni, Category Manager - Asia Pacific & Japan, Hewlett Packard was in India recently and Outdoor Asia caught up with him for a chat that discussed, among other things, India's performance in large format printing in comparison with rest of the Asia-Pacific countries, collaborating with clients to ensure maximum productivity, and more. Read on.

Metro Musings: Whither OOH?

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - October 22, 2013

It has been hailed as the next big thing in terms of OOH locations to capture the TG. But the Metro in many places has yet to really emerge as the must-go destination for brands in the context of OOH advertising. Are the brands simply being cynical or is there a serious flaw with the media available here? Outdoor Asia probes the reasons behind this by talking to different media concessioners who are dealing with this property.

Making the best of what's available

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - October 22, 2013

In a state where large formats are highly limited, here is a brand that still manages to make a presence in the outdoor space. Niranth Nalli, Vice Chairman, Nalli Silks, tells Outdoor Asia how the brand goes about it in Tamil Nadu.

Is the Indian OOH aesthetically challenged?

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - October 16, 2013

Aesthetics is an integral part of the OOH format. However, due to several issues, this aspect seems to have taken a beating with very little being spent on designing and maintenance of the sites in the Indian OOH context. Outdoor Asia speaks to two OOH media designing professionals, COL. S.R. PRASAD (RETD.), Chief Consultant, Excel Consultants and Provas Kumar Ghosh, Director, SAI HITECH Advertising, to get to the bottom of this issue.

Connecting with the festive fervour

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - October 09, 2013

Festivals are the best occasion for any brand to tap the collective pulse of its target audience. Shalini Gupta, Head - Brand & Corporate Communication, Loop Mobile (India) Limited, shares with Outdoor Asia on how the brand leveraged the outdoor medium during this Ganapathy festival.

Striking the regional chord

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - October 09, 2013

Tea brand Wagh Bakri is an active player in the west with a loyal customer base. During this Ganapathy festival, the brand went all out on the outdoor medium to highlights its presence and tap the target audience. Parag Desai- Executive Director, Wagh Bakri Tea Group, shares with Outdor Asia on how the brand went about it.

Is TV's loss OOH's gain?

In OOH News By Vjmedia Work Team - October 08, 2013

Significant limits have been proposed by the regulatory body with regard to advertisements on television limiting the duration of advertising on a broadcast channel. This obviously has lot of implications on the media spends by brands. Outdoor Asia spoke to a few brands and agencies to get an idea of what the new rule implies for the OOH medium.

Arghya Chakravarty joins Times OOH as CEO

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - September 20, 2013

Arghya comes with a rich experience having had fruitful stints at Tata Steel, Asian Paints and PepsiCo.

Digital OOH: What ails it?

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - September 05, 2013

Digital as a buzz word has been doing the rounds for quite a while now in the OOH industry. And yet it has failed to take off in any meaningful way. Why? Outdoor Asia probes the different aspects and gets a discussion going . Read on