‘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:

‘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.

Air India boards Rapid MetroRail to promote Delhi-Copenhagen flight

In Campaigns By M4G Bureau - September 25, 2017

The branding, launched for a one-month period, was executed by ICONS that handles the Rapid MetroRail advertising rights

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

FBI officials launch outdoor campaign to quell human trafficking on Las Vegas

In Campaigns By M4G Bureau - September 24, 2017

Clear Channel Outdoor provided billboards for the social campaign

Primesight BT ad contract in Northern Ireland goes live

In Digital OOH By M4G Bureau - September 22, 2017

The inclusion of Northern Ireland into the rest of the UK BT estate is a first for the contract and further cements Primesight's expansion into new markets and environments

Pantaloons adorned Kolkata streets with magnificent ‘Alpana’

In Campaigns By Ria Banerjee - September 22, 2017

Pantaloons engaged 300 students from prominent art colleges in Kolkata who created the alpana along with some 100 local residents.