Signpost India decks up Kolkata airport to commemorate festive season

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - October 03, 2017

Signpost India embraced the spirit of Puja at the airport with beautiful Alpona and flower decoration. The 4 day-long celebrations saw the host of traditional performances such as Baul Songs, Dhaki and more throughout the day at the airport

‘OOH industry needs to focus upon consolidation, professionalism & transparency’

In Viewpoints By Bhawana Anand - October 01, 2017

Ashish Bhasin, Chairman & CEO - South Asia, Dentsu Aegis Network, talks about the critical issues that underpin Indian OOH business, and advocates strong steps to leverage the growth opportunities. Edited excerpts of the interview:

SDMC invites NIT for setting up smart toilets in lieu of ad rights

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - September 30, 2017

The contract will be awarded on DBOT basis for 10 years

Patna media owners willing to cooperate with Nagar Nigam

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - September 29, 2017

Advertising Welfare Association Bihar representing the local media owners has initiated a dialogue with the authority to find a solution beneficial for both parties involved

Hyundai taking its ‘Safe Move Phase 3’ to malls, schools

In Campaigns By Bhawana Anand - September 29, 2017

The auto major is working towards conducting the programme at 14 malls as well as 150 schools spread across 6 cities with engaging activities & games

Japanese subsidiary setting up DOOH-enabling traffic info display on Ahmedabad’s ‘Smart Roads’

In Digital OOH By Bhawana Anand - September 29, 2017

The Digital Variable Messaging Sign (VMS) boards of 7x3 meters in size will display real time-traffic information to the travelers along with outdoor advertising and promotion in the ratio of 50:50.

Patna Nagar Nigam uprooting outdoor media, plans fresh tenders

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - September 28, 2017

The authority is planning to conduct fresh tenders for outdoor formats with pre-decided sizes, locations and structures on public & private properties

‘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:

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