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:

Times OOH: Trailblazing the fast lane

In OOH News By Rajiv Raghunath - July 18, 2014

Times OOH senior management talks about what it took to grow the company's turnover ten-fold in a matter of 7 years

Creating A Larger OOH Canvas: Opportunities & Challenges

In OOH News By Nabamita Chatterjee - July 18, 2014

Down the years, category advertisers like BFSI, media & entertainment, FMCG, telecom and real estate have had a domineering presence in the Indian OOH space. These brands have mainly used outdoor media like billboards to reach out to their target audiences. However, with new formats entering the OOH space, including digital formats, many other category advertisers are likely to go in for wide-scale OOH advertising.

Digital OOH: Sizing up the big picture

In OOH News By Nabamita Chatterjee - July 16, 2014

DOOH has the makings to make it big, say industry leaders

Engagement is key to effective OOH advertising: Brand leaders

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - July 15, 2014

The Indian OOH media is at an inflection point. On one side, there is a big opportunity to engage with a greater number of advertising brands. On the other side, there are expectations from the existing and potential advertisers that the industry should overhaul its practices, enhance the service quality, introduce new and innovative media assets, and offer a more enriching customer experience.

OAC 2014: Team Sapphire wears the crown of'Young Outdoorians'

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - July 10, 2014

OAC 2014 gave emerging outdoor professionals the opportunity to showcase their media planning skills for the FMCG industry through a unique'Young Outdoorians' contest

Delhi Metro should extend exclusive, long-term ad rights: Industry leaders

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - July 08, 2014

DMRC is preparing the ground for consolidation of OOH business in the Metro space, and is likely to give out ad rights for periods up to 10 years

Young Outdoorians vie for top honours at OAC

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - July 05, 2014

The outdoor advertising contest for young OOH professionals is underway; results to be declared on Day 2

DOOH connects with people on the move: Rajan Mehta

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - July 05, 2014

The technical knowledge about DOOH and its consciousness among the media players will help the industry grow