Dentsu Creative appoints Ajay Gahlaut as Group Chief Creative Officer

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - September 06, 2021

Ajay will report into Amit Wadhwa, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), dentsu Creative India and will be responsible for accelerating dentsu India’s creative businesses under one optimised service line.

Timely payments critical for OOH recovery

In OOH News By - August 30, 2021

Media owners weigh in on the need for streamlining and facilitating timely payments from buyers

US OOH revenue up 38% in Q2 2021 vs Q2 of 2020; DOOH sees 80% growth

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - August 27, 2021

Top 10 advertisers in the second quarter: Geico, McDonald's, Apple, Allstate, Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, HBO, Universal Pictures, Google, and the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene.

‘A strong trade body would help the industry wade through troubled waters’

In OOH News By N Jayalakshmi - August 27, 2021

What is the role of an industry body at a time when business is limping back to normalcy post pandemic? Outdoor Asia reached out to media owners to get their views on the role of a national or regional trade body in supporting the OOH industry’s growth, in terms of these four aspects: A. Policy Policy advocacy and discussions with regulations B. Access to technologies and digitalisation of OOH C. Training/retraining of OOH professionals and D. Discussions with OOH planners and buyers on brand engagements, campaign durations, timely payments, etc. Here is the first part of their take.

‘Indicative OOH media pricing will buoy advertiser confidence in the medium’

In OOH News By N Jayalakshmi - August 25, 2021

Shailender Luthra, Director, Brite Neon Lights & Member, IOAA spells out the apex OOH body’s initiative to encourage media owning firms to come out with indicative pricing of their media assets that will be of the essence to advertisers & buyers

‘Measurement & rate card are two engines for industry growth’

In Viewpoints By N Jayalakshmi - August 23, 2021

Well-regulated pricing with a rate card system is one of the factors can drive advertiser trust in a medium. But in the OOH space, rate card is still a challenge. Pramod Bhandula, Chairman, JCDecaux India & Vice Chairman, IOAA shares his views on why a rate card system is important for the OOH industry and how it can be made a reality.

B’luru back on billboards map soon: Specialists say cheers!

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - August 16, 2021

On July 26, 2021, the Urban Development Department notified the BBMP Advertisement Rules, 2021 for its incorporation in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020 (Karnataka Act No. 53 Of 2020), paving the way for the return of large format OOH advertising in the city. Specialist agency heads share their perspectives on this development.

Bengaluru OOH Association takes strong stance to ensure strictest self-regulation, reposes unalloyed faith in New Ad Rules

In OOH News By Rajiv Raghunath - August 02, 2021

The new Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Advertisement Rules, 2021 call for authorised outdoor media falling within the jurisdiction of BBMP to be listed on the urban local body’s website; the Outdoor Advertising Association of Bangalore also plans to feature that list on its own website.

‘Tech adoption, common currency vital for OOH growth’

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - August 02, 2021

Industry veteran Rajneesh J Bahl, who recently took over as CEO of Bright Outdoor Media, states that Indian OOH is poised for a rapid business recovery, that needs to be supported with industry-wide initiatives to develop a common currency for audience metrics, even as companies individually leverage new technologies to make OOH advertising more impactful.

‘Strong focus on people, data, technology key to sustained business success’

In Gallery By - July 30, 2021

Farhan Khan, CEO of Brainchild Communications Pakistan, affiliated to Starcom Pakistan, talks about the media agency’s spectacular rise to the top in the latest RECMA media agency ranking in an interview with Rajiv Raghunath.