DDB Mudra Group brings on board Deepak Nair as Chief Growth Officer

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - September 02, 2017

The Chief Growth Officer has been appointed to oversee the Group’s growth agenda with special focus on Technology, Data and Analytics.

‘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:

Media owners cite viability issues concerning Railways’ Mumbai OOH Area package

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - August 31, 2017

On Package no. 16, which was the focal point of discussion at the pre-bid meeting in Mumbai, the media owners expressed concern over the high reserve price set by the Railways, and cited a gamut of viability issues

‘Toilet - Ek Prem Katha’ beckons audience through washroom branding

In Campaigns By Bhawana Anand - August 17, 2017

The unique branding initiative of Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, executed by Khushi Advertising, entailed placing A4 sized posters of the movie, with the movie title ‘Toilet’ written prominently, on washroom doors of youth congregation points like the McDonald’s & Pizza Hut restaurants and Gold’s Gym centres

‘OOH is primed for accelerated growth’

In OOH News By Nabamita Chatterjee - August 04, 2017

Noomi Mehta, Chairman, IOAA, pointed out that in the coming years the growth opportunities for the outdoor industry will grow manifold in tandem with the national economy and rapid development of industrial and business infrastructure that include industrial parks, smart cities, etc.

Expand, measure, plan & localise OOH: Rajesh VL

In OOH News By Nabamita Chatterjee - August 01, 2017

G Sharath Chandra, President, Times OOH / TIML said that it is necessary to promote a dialogue or conversation between the end customers and the advertisers through out of home media, while Naren Patel, CEO, Primesight, UK, pointed that the key to success in OOH business rests on the development of measurement metrics

Orient Electric appoints Lodestar UM as Media AoR

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - August 01, 2017

Lodestar UM with its proven planning process, coupled with deep insights and solutions led approach will strive to create a strong and differentiated go-to-market strategy – cutting through the clutter

Uber India appoints Sanjay Gupta as Head of Marketing

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - July 25, 2017

Prior to joining Uber, Sanjay was the Chief Marketing Officer at Urban Ladder

OOH will make up only 2% of M&E industry by 2020: EY report

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - July 19, 2017

The report titled ’Digital inflection point: Indian media and entertainment’, released at the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum in New York, states that the Indian M&E industry is expected to touch USD34.8 billion, witnessing a CAGR of 11.8% over 2016-21

Madison Media appoints Saif Shaikh as VP to head Godrej media AOR

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - July 18, 2017

Saif brings with him 15 years of experience in media wherein he has been with Group M for last 7 years before joining Madison Media.