'We will see new advertisers using OOH medium'

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - July 22, 2014

In May this year Pakistan Advertisers Society (PAS) exclusively endorsed Measuring OOH Visibility & Exposure (MOVE), a Pakistan-based media marketing and research company, to develop and launch an OOH audience and ratings currency in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Qamar Abbas, Executive Director, Pakistan Advertisers Society (PAS), talks about the new initiative in conversation with Rajiv Raghunath of Outdoor Asia. Abbas as over 15 years of professional experience with proven track record in setting up new ventures, securing profitable growth, establishing new streams of revenue and regulatory policy making. He has had a hand in executing some of the milestone media initiatives in Pakistan like Television Audience Measurement, Consumer Multimedia Index and the industry's most prestigious Advertising Effectiveness Awards. Edited excerpts of the interview:

10th Outdoor Advertising Awards: Milestone Brandcom bags 15 metals, followed by Madison Out-Of-Home with 9

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - July 07, 2014

In the overall tally, Milestone Brandcom picked 15 metals, while Madison Out-Of-Home bagged 9, and Kinetic Worldwide India, GroupM Dialouge Factory & Brandscope India won 5 each

Jagran Solutions bags 4 metals at WOW Awards

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - May 27, 2014

The entries were graded across four criteria: Concept, Activity, Amplification and Results

TIMDAA receives Gold award in DOOHDAS

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - March 06, 2014

The international digital awards honors the finest digital signage across world under various categories.

Carat Fresh Rural wins Silver in Flame Awards 2014

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - January 22, 2014

The agency provides comprehensive rural marketing and communication solutions to clients.

Delhi Outdoor body salutes soldiers with bravery awards

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - September 18, 2013

The initiative awarded 11 brave soldiers and the outdoor medium was utilized to create buzz about the occasion .

2013 OBIE Awards

In Digital OOH By VJ Media Bureau - August 05, 2013

Outdoor Association of America (OAAA) is the lead trade association representing the OOH advertising industry in America. The OBIE Awards that are given away by OAAA recognize excellence in OOH creativity. Presented in the next few pages are the Gold Winning entries in this year's OBIE Awards.

Outdoor Advertising Awards '13: A battle of wits and creativity

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - July 07, 2013

It was a night studded with glamour, humour and competitive bonhomie as creative honchos slugged it out vying for the much coveted Outdoor Advertising Awards (OAA) 2013.

Outdoor Advertising Awards '13: A battle of wits and creativity

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - July 07, 2013

It was a night studded with glamour, humour and competitive bonhomie as creative honchos slugged it out vying for the much coveted Outdoor Advertising Awards (OAA) 2013.

Should one-offs win Creative Awards?

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - June 14, 2013

The third in the series of the International Advertising Association (IAA) India Chapter's industry-defining debates hosted in Gurgaon recently presented by the Dainik Bhaskar Group revolved around the motion: 'Creative awards can also be given for differentiated one-off expressions'