‘Media planning agencies have to be media neutral’

In Viewpoints By Bhawana Anand - September 25, 2017

Nabendu Bhattacharya, CEO & MD, Milestone Brandcom, shares his thoughts on the key measures needed for OOH to gain a larger share of the ad pie. Edited excerpts of the interview:

SOP v5.5 is a strong step to address payment issues: media owners

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - September 11, 2017

Pramod Bhandula, Executive Chairman, JCDecaux India, Pawan Bansal, COO, Jagran Engage and Atul Shrivastava, Group CEO, Laqshya Media Group, share their viewpoints on the IOAA move

‘OOH metrics should be comparable to what other channels are using’

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - September 08, 2017

Kym Frank, CEO, Geopath, explains that the new Geopath methodology is derived from several types of mobile data, GPS data, and data from connected cars. The organization has moved well beyond average annual weekly measurement, and instead is delivering hourly data throughout the year. Edited excerpts of the interview:

Media embraces tech for monitoring & 3rd party certification

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - September 05, 2017

Indrajit Sen, CEO of Adwise Analytics Pvt Ltd., Bengaluru, talks about the firm's innovative operating monitoring systems for large media companies that also enable certification of compliance of display contracts -- thus changing the entire OOH ecosystem, which hitherto has been the only medium without any assurances of contract delivery.

Nabendu Bhattacharyya anchors the Quintessential OOH Quiz

In Gallery By - September 04, 2017

Nabendu Bhattacharyya, CEO & Managing Director of Milestone Brandcom, conducted the quiz show in a highly engaging manner once again at this year’s Convention.

‘Measurement should be the top priority for next 5 years’

In Viewpoints By Bhawana Anand - September 02, 2017

Referring to Roda Mehta’s recent speech after receiving the AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award where she pointed to the absence of measurement metrics in the OOH industry, Abhijit Sengupta, CEO & MD, OAP India Agency states that OOH measurement metrics alone will bring respectability to the medium. Edited excerpts of the interview:

Five Trends for OOH In 2016

In Gallery By - August 31, 2017

Naren Patel, CEO, Primesight speaks about Audience selling, Layering, Automation, Media owner cross-fertilisation & OOH as a next growth medium

OOH industry should work in an integrated manner: Panel

In Gallery By - August 31, 2017

A panel discussion on the theme of “What will it take for media planners to believe more in OOH?” that had Shashi Sinha, CEO, IPG Mediabrands India as the Moderator, and Mamatha Morvankar, MD – West, OMD India, Vanita Keswani, CEO, Madison Media Sigma and Shripad Kulkarni, MD, Vizeum India as the co-panelists

“A common OOH currency to measure the media is vital”

In Gallery By - August 27, 2017

Dave Roberts, CEO, Primemedia, & Chairman, Out of Home Measurement Council, South Africa spoke on ‘What it takes to create & launch a common OOH currency – The South African experience’ at OAC 2017

‘DOOH media communicates much more effectively than classic media’

In Digital OOH By M4G Bureau - August 18, 2017

Tim Bleakley, CEO, Ocean Outdoor, talks about the Group’s pioneering DOOH media initiatives and investments, and what it took to develop super-premium, iconic media sites. Edited excerpts of the interview: