‘DOOH can do the same things as TV and digital’

In Viewpoints By Rajiv Raghunath - February 20, 2023

Jun Sakurai, CEO of LIVE BOARD, Japan’s foremost DOOH ad network publishing service that enables demographic targeting and measures the number of impressions, shares his perspectives on the business growth trajectory, prospects of pDOOH and globalisation of business, in an interview with Rajiv Raghunath. Edited excerpts:

‘If you get the right people on board, the payback is very quick’

In Viewpoints By Rajiv Raghunath - December 26, 2022

Consultant, Advisor & Board Member, Sunder Hemrajani, former Managing Director of Times OOH, asserts that OOH organisations must continuously evolve and get talent from outside the industry. Edited excerpts of the interview with Rajiv Raghunath.

‘Industry growth key to talent acquisition, retention’

In Viewpoints By Rajiv Raghunath - December 23, 2022

Manas Mohan, Chief Digital & Data Officer, Laqshya Media Group believes that OOH industry growth is fundamental to attracting the best minds to this industry, and developing and retaining them over the longer term. Manas has deep professional experience across the media business spectrum, having worked in different media streams. He is bullish that the time has come for OOH to wrest its own place in the Sun, which will also pave the way for some path-breaking career opportunities in this space. Edited excerpts of the interview with Rajiv Raghunath:

‘OOH organisations require deeper understanding of adtech applications’

In Viewpoints By Rajiv Raghunath - December 22, 2022

Initially, adtech firms faced challenges in acquiring technical skillsets for developing solutions, but that’s not the case anymore, says Srikanth Ramachandran, Group CEO, Moving Walls. Skillsets are much more required in areas like media product management, sales, and particularly for adoption and application of adtech solutions in OOH business. Edited excerpts of the interview with Rajiv Raghunath.

‘OOH is no rocket science’

In Viewpoints By Rajiv Raghunath - December 21, 2022

Indian OOH industry veteran Nabendu Bhattacharyya, widely known for his pioneering leadership and entrepreneurship, shares his outlook on talent acquisition & development in an interview with Rajiv Raghunath.

‘Innovative solutions will not always have ready talent’

In Viewpoints By Rajiv Raghunath - December 20, 2022

“As industry leaders we need to chalk that path towards innovation and sooner or later a critical talent pool will emerge,” says Bharat Rajamani, Co-Founder & CEO, GetafixM as he talks about talent acquisition and development. Edited excerpts of the interview with Rajiv Raghunath.

‘I had a dream for my company to be listed on the stock exchange’

In Viewpoints By Rajiv Raghunath - December 19, 2022

Yogesh Lakhani, Chairman & Managing Director of Bright Outdoor Media, talks about the OOH company’s business journey toward getting listed on the BSE SME Exchange, in an interview with Rajiv Raghunath. Edited excerpts:

‘Let’s put pedal to the metal and go fast forward on digital’

In Gallery By - October 27, 2022

Barry Frey, President & CEO of DPAA, shares some of the takeaways from the DPAA Global Summit held in New York on Oct 11, in an interview with Rajiv Raghunath.

Brand spends on OOH will be sustained: Vinkoo Chakraborty, President, Rapport Chrome

In OOH News By Rajiv Raghunath - October 21, 2022

Vinkoo Chakraborty shares her perspectives on the factors driving OOH growth in the current festive season and how this growth will be sustained in the coming months. Edited excerpts of the interview with Rajiv Raghunath.

‘Fortunate to work for a company that has never rested on its laurels’

In Viewpoints By Rajiv Raghunath - October 21, 2022

NOVUS, an independent media planning and buying agency headquartered in Minneapolis, USA, has had a riveting l business journey since its inception in 1987. From being a top print buyer in North America, the agency has evolved its offerings to deliver customised, fully multichannel media programmes, strategic planning, data and analytics and marketing services to advertisers and agencies across all major industries. Melony Rios, CEO of NOVUS Media talks about the business journey in an interview with Rajiv Raghunath.