‘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:

CAIT comes down heavily on Manforce for ‘derogatory’ campaign

In OOH News By - September 20, 2017

Confederation of All India Traders states “This is a clear irresponsible and immature attempt to boost sales by putting all our cultural value system at stake”

Indian Railways evaluating non-fare revenue generation projects

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - July 27, 2017

Under the Swiss Challenge project, the railway had invited innovative OOH advertising project to boost non-fare revenue generation

DTC to put 1,000 new buses into service, boost bus branding opportunities

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - June 06, 2017

DTC sources have affirmed that the new buses will be open for branding and that a tender for bus branding will be floated once the buses are put into service. The typical branding opportunities would be exterior branding, grab handle branding, back portion of driver's seat.

US body lays down programmatic standards for digital placed advertising

In Digital OOH By M4G Bureau - April 17, 2017

Programmatic approach is seen to boost DOOH targeting ability, efficiency, speed of transaction and ROI

Strong industry body will boost Gujarat OOH business: Media owners

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - December 19, 2016

Noomi Mehta, President, IOAA laid particular emphasis on the need for the Gujarat OOH media owners to come together as a strong regional association; Asit Shah, Partner, Het Graphics, Atul Mehta, Proprietor, Chitra Publicity Co OOH Gujarat, Paresh Rajnikant Shah, MD, Sujal Advertisers, Percy Mistry, Director, Selvel Media, Yashvant Shah, Director, Shah Publicity, and Prashant Gadhav of The Sandesh Ltd urged the IOAA to provide leadership and key support in critical areas

Kolkata Metro plans for exclusive station branding rights

In OOH News By Nabamita Chatterjee - November 08, 2016

Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation is looking to award complete station branding rights, branding of rakes under the'Own Your Station' scheme to boost the corporation's non-fare revenues

Blue Star beckons its TG to'Choose Purity' through outdoors

In Campaigns By Nibedita Saha - October 24, 2016

Blue Star partners with MOMS to execute a high decibel campaign for its range of water purifiers in top cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad to establish the new brand proposition in consumer's mind.

OOH will complement digital and boost its growth: Sanjeev Goyle

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - June 18, 2016

Presenting the most futuristic session,"Planner's Purse 2025” on Day 1 at OAC 2016, Sanjeev Goyle, CEO - OOH & Rural, IPG Mediabrands explained that OOH is lagging behind as the industry has failed to keep pace with evolving nature of brands as well as consumers.

Adapt to be creative for the medium: Sanjeev Handa

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - June 18, 2016

Presenting his topic'Driving in Top Gear with OOH' on Day 1 at OAC 2016, Sanjeev Handa, Vice President and Head of Marketing, Maruti Suzuki India Limited spoke on the challenge of standing out and the hard task of choosing a medium that amplifies the brand\'s visibility and message.