‘Innovative formats attracting more ad spends’

In Viewpoints By Bhawana Anand - September 28, 2017

Currently, innovative formats and ambient media are proving to be the superheroes of OOH media that give marketers the confidence to come to the outdoor. However, the lack of measurement measures is playing up as a demon in the OOH success story; even a morsel figure or a metric would be big enough to overcome this challenge, says Anita Nayyar, CEO-India & South Asia, Havas Media Group.

‘We are definitely in support of Digital OOH media’

In Viewpoints By Bhawana Anand - September 27, 2017

Archaic regulatory norms are cited among the key barriers to digital OOH media expansion in India. The positive development is that civic bodies like South Development Municipal Corporation (SDMC) are warming up to the idea of creating an enabling policy environment for DOOH to flourish. In a conversation with Bhawana Anand of Outdoor Asia, Prem Sankar Jha, Deputy Commissioner, SDMC spoke about the body’s outlook on DOOH media. He also touched upon the various new initiatives planned by the authority to boost OOH advertising in the city. Edited excerpts of the interview:

Skipper Pipes wows Kolkata with pipes-made Durga Puja pandal

In Campaigns By Ria Banerjee - September 27, 2017

The works of art at the pandal complemented the brand’s extensive OOH campaign in the city of Kolkata

‘An SOP culture is a must for OOH’

In Viewpoints By Bhawana Anand - September 26, 2017

Soumitra Bhattacharya, CEO, Madison OOH, calls for standardisation of OOH practices and adoption of an SOP culture. He shares his viewpoints in an interview with Bhawana Anand. Edited excerpts:

Magna predicts US full year OOH ad revenues to grow at +1.7%

In Research By M4G Bureau - September 26, 2017

The report predicts the outdoor revenue to touch $7.9bn

Delhi NCR Talks OOH Conference to held in Gurugram on November 17

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - September 25, 2017

The conference entitled ‘Propelling Delhi NCR OOH to a new growth plane’ has been planned in keeping with the growing significance of the Delhi NCR OOH market for all industry stakeholders.

‘Media planning agencies have to be media neutral’

In Viewpoints By Bhawana Anand - September 25, 2017

Nabendu Bhattacharya, CEO & MD, Milestone Brandcom, shares his thoughts on the key measures needed for OOH to gain a larger share of the ad pie. Edited excerpts of the interview:

Canada’s Outfront Media launches DOOH-focused analytics platform

In Digital OOH By M4G Bureau - September 25, 2017

The platform is powered by national cellular network data and technology under an exclusive Canadian agreement with Cellint, and provides anonymously aggregated analytical data of consumers passing directionally by Outfront’s digital billboard locations

‘OOH has everything going for it’

In Viewpoints By Bhawana Anand - September 23, 2017

Amarjeet Hudda, COO, Laqshya Solutions believes there is nothing that outdoor medium lacks; the industry is growing at double digits and has enough science involved behind planning and buying. The only thing that the industry lacks is a common currency for audience measurement. Edited excerpts of the interview:

OOH is x4 more effective at driving to online

In Research By M4G Bureau - September 21, 2017

A study released by Nielsen shows that OOH is the most effective offline medium in driving online activity. The study reveals that the medium delivers four times more online activity per ad dollar spent than TV, Radio and Print.