OOH calling for IPL 2014
By Bhawana Anand - April 30, 2014
For brand marketers IPL offers some exciting opportunities to connect with the audience by using mediums like OOH . Leading this pack are TV channels leveraging the OOH fever to talk about IPL in newer ways. The 2014 IPL season has in fact come with several changes in terms of OOH treatment, campaign scale and the level of excitement. Outdoor Asia probes the details of how MAX went about it.


Considering the scale and wide presence of OOH medium, the brand planned to utilize at its best. "OOH medium has the highest visibility, scale and it is a creative medium. Therefore we decided to use OOH medium to boost the scale and create anticipation regarding the event. Now, IPL is seen by all walks of audiences including women and kids as they are equally interested in the show, hence we tried to tap them though OOH medium.â€

While describing the theme, Vaishali explained, "Bulaava Express is the perfect initiative to get the people excited about the tournament. Cricket fans were exuberant about being a part of this activity. The overwhelming response and enthusiasm of the crowd has encouraged us to take the fun and excitement to more locations.â€
The outdoor campaign creative has been given a different treatment compared to other medium campaigns. The OOH campaign showcases the captains of all the team members with an aim to represent the game and the teams.
Here are some details of innovation:
- Bulaava Express- An open air bus has been made to run across 13 cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Chennai, Nashik, Indore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Nagpur between April and May creating euphoria for Pepsi IPL 2014. Sony MAX & Sony SIX have created this unique initiative especially for the followers of the grand spectacle of Pepsi IPL.
- Innovative Collar- A huge collar of Buckram step is mounted on hoardings at Juhu, Mumbai which highlights the tagline of the season.
- TV Remote- A king-size TV remote has been placed on the premises of different malls and the audience has been asked to press it. Artists then come out and start performing to delight the audience.
- Mahim Rotators- The captain illuminated cut-outs have been placed at Mahim which keeps on rotating.

The channel has planned a welcome campaign to create a buzz during the game arriving in India during the first week of May. The welcome campaign has been planned to execute at Airports where the cricketers will be greeted and celebrated.
The campaign has indeed been able to create big buzz for the game with the support of OOH's scale and communicating power.
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