ALTBalaji appoints Lodestar UM as media agency

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - October 05, 2017

The mandate includes media investment and strategic partnership covering print, television, online, OOH and radio

Tanishq unveils Aagomoni collection on OOH

In Gallery By M4G Bureau - October 04, 2017

Kartik Iyer elevated to President - Media Brands; Shripad Kulkarni to move out by year-end

Major reshuffle happens at Dentsu Aegis Network

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - October 04, 2017

Kartik Iyer elevated to President - Media Brands and Amplifi; Shripad Kulkarni to move out by year-end

‘OOH industry needs to focus upon consolidation, professionalism & transparency’

In Viewpoints By Bhawana Anand - October 01, 2017

Ashish Bhasin, Chairman & CEO - South Asia, Dentsu Aegis Network, talks about the critical issues that underpin Indian OOH business, and advocates strong steps to leverage the growth opportunities. Edited excerpts of the interview:

Google launches teaser campaign around its soon-to-be launched smartphones

In Campaigns By M4G Bureau - September 30, 2017

The brand takes the OOH medium by storm worldwide to create a suspense around its mobile launch event

‘Innovative formats attracting more ad spends’

In Viewpoints By Bhawana Anand - September 28, 2017

Currently, innovative formats and ambient media are proving to be the superheroes of OOH media that give marketers the confidence to come to the outdoor. However, the lack of measurement measures is playing up as a demon in the OOH success story; even a morsel figure or a metric would be big enough to overcome this challenge, says Anita Nayyar, CEO-India & South Asia, Havas Media Group.

‘We are definitely in support of Digital OOH media’

In Viewpoints By Bhawana Anand - September 27, 2017

Archaic regulatory norms are cited among the key barriers to digital OOH media expansion in India. The positive development is that civic bodies like South Development Municipal Corporation (SDMC) are warming up to the idea of creating an enabling policy environment for DOOH to flourish. In a conversation with Bhawana Anand of Outdoor Asia, Prem Sankar Jha, Deputy Commissioner, SDMC spoke about the body’s outlook on DOOH media. He also touched upon the various new initiatives planned by the authority to boost OOH advertising in the city. Edited excerpts of the interview:

Kochi Metro Rail calls for fresh bids for media rights

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - September 27, 2017

In the new tender KMRL has specified the number of media units that may be developed at the Metro stations

Magna predicts US full year OOH ad revenues to grow at +1.7%

In Research By M4G Bureau - September 26, 2017

The report predicts the outdoor revenue to touch $7.9bn

Job portal Indeed urges everyone ‘to get to work’

In Campaigns By Bhawana Anand - September 23, 2017

The campaign, handled by Kinetic India, has been mainly deployed on large formats, particularly targeting the youth audience