A business card that’s harbinger of good news

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - January 27, 2018

Designed by Dentsu Webchutney for a renowned Gynaecologist and Obstetrician, the business card has with it a pregnancy test kit

TG Connect connects brands with large audiences on Mumbai suburban trains

In OOH News By Amaan Kazmi - January 27, 2018

The audio ads are played 2,720 times on 68 trains operating between 37 stations; the ads are played in regular intervals right through the train journey

Bhopal civic body steps up efforts to recover pending outdoor ad fee

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - January 23, 2018

There have been objections over the method of calculation of arrears, so a retired high court judge would be requested to for appointment as sole arbitrator in the matter, said the civic body head

Ahmedabad media owners’ body reinforces S-O-P to remove curbs on timely payments

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - January 23, 2018

The association has forwarded the modified S-O-P to all national specialist agencies and their various decision makers such as CEOs, CFOs, CCOs, Branch Heads, among others, but has not received any response from the agencies as yet

Lucknow urban body issues notice to landlords to remove rooftop hoardings

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - January 19, 2018

The landlords have been given 25 days’ time to remove the structures, failing which the LDA would do the same and recover the cost of removal from the landowners. Lucknow Development Authority has cited that the rooftop hoardings are a violation of the building norms

Adopt eco-friendly material to offset curbs on flex: digital printers

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - January 16, 2018

Digital printers in Maharashtra advocate the use of eco-friendly PVC for large format printing that is used for packaging and packing which is exempted from the ban; at the same time, they may approach court for a stay on the ban on flex boards & banners

Spotify sets the tone for 2018 in the spirit of ‘hope and optmism’

In Campaigns By M4G Bureau - January 14, 2018

Created by Spotify's in-house agency, the out of home campaign has been unveiled in seven U.S. cities (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Nashville, and Washington D.C) and in 18 global locations

Thums Up Charged goes ballistic in the outdoor

In Campaigns By Amaan Kazmi - December 30, 2017

To celebrate the four toofani decades of the drink, Coca Cola, which acquired the product in 1993, launched Thums Up Charged, a variant which has strong carbonation tasting more thunderous

'We are expecting more tax revenues from hoardings'

In Viewpoints By Amaan Kazmi - December 19, 2017

In the last one year OOH media owners doing business in the city of Pune have been expressing concern over the downslide in their business, pointing in particular to advertising norms laid down by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The civic body in its part is decidedly taking strong action to curb unauthorised OOH media in the city. Tushar Daundkar, Deputy Commissioner, Sky Sign Department, PMC, talks about the department’s outlook on regulating the business, and setting the tax rates, in an interview to Media4Growth. Edited excerpts:

Star Plus promotes TED Talks India with a ‘Nayi Soch’ on carbon emissions

In Gallery By M4G Bureau - December 11, 2017

The innovations entailed use of “Kaalink” -- ink produced with carbon emissions from vehicles – to paint portraits of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan who is the host of the TV show; Kinetic India executed the media planning & buying for this campaign