Regulations can break clutter

In OOH News By Athira Nair - December 28, 2015

Clutter describes the condition of today's visual and promotional landscape of OOH industry. A panel discussion at Kerala Talks OOH 2015 threw light on how grabbing the attention of a target audience is an increasingly significant challenge faced by the industry.

OOH Advertising revenue in US goes up by 3.8% in Q2 2015

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - August 20, 2015

According to Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA), OOH continues to see significant growth compared to other media.

Digital OOH will gain significant ground in coming years: Tom Goddard

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - July 29, 2015

Speaking on the theme"Outdoor advertising in the digital world” on day 2 of the Outdoor Advertising Convention that was held in Mumbai during July 24-25, Tom Goddard, Non-Executive Chairman, Ocean Outdoor, UK, Executive Chairman, Digicom, UK & Vice President (International), FEPE, spoke about how digital OOH can be effectively leveraged for brand advertising, especially on the major highways and junctions.

Advertising industry can significantly add to Railways' revenues: Suresh Prabhu

In OOH News By Rajiv Raghunath - July 09, 2015

An exclusive interview with Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu

Pioneer Publicity bags rights on over 40 bqs in Mohali

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - January 02, 2015

The locations for the bqs are spread across the city of Mohali, and so the media would offer significant reach to advertising brands seeking a visible presence in the city

Form a Joint Industry Committee to develop OOH metrics: Tony Jarvis

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - May 26, 2014

Most mature OOH markets around the world have adopted their own audience measurement and rating currency with great success. Time is rife for the Indian OOH industry to take similar recourse. Global advertising and research architect Tony Jarvis, Proprietor & Research Architect at Olympic Media Consultancy, asserts that the Indian OOH industry should lose no time in developing and launching an OOH audience measurement and rating currency, while being aware that the metrics will evolve as per industry requirements. Jarvis advocates a step-by-step approach toward building, enhancing and including the currency. In an exclusive interview with Rajiv Raghunath of Outdoor Asia, he says the measurement system will become more refined and multi-layered as it gains wider acceptance. Jarvis cites the adoption of a comprehensive OOH currency system in Australia to underline that once the teething troubles are sorted, the system will catalyse significant industry growth. The following are edited excerpts of the interview:

Quikr builds a brand narrative on OOH

In Campaigns By Bhawana Anand - January 04, 2014

Quikr, the online classified portal that has made a significant presence in the e-commerce space, has now optimized the OOH medium to further create a splash. The high-decibel campaign was noticeable on close to 250 Locations, with 300+ media units. The OOH duties of the campaign were handled by Havas Media.

Woodland on the OOH turf

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - January 04, 2014

Being an outdoor category brand, Woodland believes that the OOH medium has a lot of significance in their media plan. Harkirat Singh, MD, Woodland in a chat with Outdoor Asia, talks about the brand's beliefs, challenges and future plans with regard to the OOH medium.

'Just open up', says Tata Docomo and how!

In Campaigns By Bhawana Anand - November 30, 2013

'Communicate and Share' is what Tata Docomo has been trying to convey through their new brand promo'Open Up', a long duration 360 degree high-decibel campaign meant to promote their attractive new tariff plan. The OOH medium obviously played a significant role here.

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.