Urban Ladder: From online to outdoor

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - April 02, 2015

Urban Ladder recently stepped outdoors to utilise the OOH medium in various formats to launch conventional to clutter-breaking innovations. Manu Prasad, Director- Marketing, Urban Ladder shares his views about the brand's approach for this medium.

Leading tourism boards attract urban audience through outdoor

In Campaigns By Bhawana Anand - March 20, 2015

Running successful campaigns in New Delhi, tourism boards like South Africa, Uttar Pradesh and Daman & Diu have very consciously selected the OOH medium to match their TG.

DMRC Train Wrap: Profitable or Not?

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - December 05, 2014

This entity has been profitable in terms of monetary and impact nationally and internationally, but its performance at DMRC is a big question. Outdoor Asia caught up with Delhi-based media owners to decipher the results and impact of this OOH medium.

'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:

OOH offers immense scope for innovation: Madhu S Datta

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

Madhu S Datta, Chief - Marketing, Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Ltd, points out that brand custodians need to understand that the OOH medium is not limited to hoardings

OOH in Bihar & Jharkhand is economical & impactful: Uninor

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - June 09, 2014

Leading telecom brand Uninor finds the OOH medium an appropriate channel to communicate with their audience. The medium is economical and provides a local connect. Abdul Ejaz Azhar Jameel, Circle Business Head, Bihar & Jharkhand, Uninor, explains how this medium meets the brand's requirements. Here are the insights:

SelvelNext wows Kolkata audience with brilliant projection on'Narzul Tirtha'

In OOH News By Nabamita Chatterjee - May 28, 2014

SelvelNext maintains the projection can be done on any platform, thus serving as an alternative OOH medium

'Our budgets are based on the strength of ideas'

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - May 14, 2014

Swedish automotive major Volvo Cars has demonstrated immense faith in the OOH medium. In adopting a sniper approach to media planning, the brand directed focus on highly innovative OOH initiatives, such as, the luxury lounge at T3, Indira Gandhi International Airport. Sudeep Narayan, Marketing & PR Director, Volvo Auto India, shares his thoughts in conversation with Outdoor Asia on the OOH medium in India and what it can do for brands. Excerpts:

'Innovation is the name of the game'

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - May 12, 2014

OOH medium is escalating at a faster pace in terms of quality, scale and business. However, this growth will hardly make a difference, until and unless the industry issues get resolved, whether it is the issue of clutter, measurement or business margins coming down. Outdoor Asia speaks to industry veteran, Anita Nayyar, CEO, Havas Media Group, India & South Asia, to get an inside view of the industry's current strengths and challenges.

SARE Homes: Building a brand on OOH

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - April 25, 2014

Outdoor Asia speak to David Walker, Executive Director, SARE Homes, one of the biggest real-estate spenders, to find out more about the brand's equation with the OOH medium.