‘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:

Kanpur OOH industry seeking extension of HC stay on media ban

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - September 12, 2017

The issue came to the fore two years ago when the civic body came up with a new ad policy and effected a steep hike in ad taxes, apart from introducing certain norms that were prejudicial to the interests of the outdoor advertising industry

Russian OOH industry to hold International Congress in Tunisia during Oct 3-6

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - September 05, 2017

The 9th edition of the International OOH Congress will be organised in Movenpick, Tunisia

‘Measurement should be the top priority for next 5 years’

In Viewpoints By Bhawana Anand - September 02, 2017

Referring to Roda Mehta’s recent speech after receiving the AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award where she pointed to the absence of measurement metrics in the OOH industry, Abhijit Sengupta, CEO & MD, OAP India Agency states that OOH measurement metrics alone will bring respectability to the medium. Edited excerpts of the interview:

OOH industry should work in an integrated manner: Panel

In Gallery By - August 31, 2017

A panel discussion on the theme of “What will it take for media planners to believe more in OOH?” that had Shashi Sinha, CEO, IPG Mediabrands India as the Moderator, and Mamatha Morvankar, MD – West, OMD India, Vanita Keswani, CEO, Madison Media Sigma and Shripad Kulkarni, MD, Vizeum India as the co-panelists

Address underlying issues to make railway packages attractive: Media owners

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - August 28, 2017

Issues like prior permission of concerned municipal authorities, visibility into likely RoI, high license fee, and streamlining of other procedures need to be addressed in order for the OOH industry to view railway media investment opportunities more favourably

“DOOH in China: Big & mainstream”

In Gallery By - August 25, 2017

Jay Lin, Director, Horizon Media China & President, Panda Pacific Media Group made a presentation on ‘How China’s OOH industry adopted DOOH in a big way – Success factors’ at OAC 2017

‘Dearth of clarity on technology curtailing green initiatives’

In OOH Solutions By Bhawana Anand - August 24, 2017

IOAA, an association working to bring Indian OOH industry to a level playing field, is acquainted with the need to promote green OOH practices in the country. However, the lack of clarity and resource constraints are seemingly restraining the Association’s push for greener outcomes, shares Indrajit Sen, IOAA

‘OOH advertising is a $29 billion global industry’

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - August 17, 2017

The findings come out of a study conducted by MAGNA Intelligence in partnership with IPG Mediabrands’ OOH specialist agency Rapport. The report, is based on an analysis of the global OOH industry and OOH advertising in 70 countries.

Railways addresses OOH industry queries at pre-bid meeting & roadshow in Delhi

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - August 10, 2017

The meeting drew the participation of a wide cross-section of OOH media owners from across the country