By: Bhawana Anand
Last updated : March 26, 2020 9:35 am
Getting transit media business back on the rails will be a gargantuan task, they maintain
Highlighting the dire circumstances for the business, Shashi Chaudhary, Director of Century Group of Companies, told Media4Growth that in the current month itself the company has incurred revenue losses that add up to Rs 4-5 crore. Century Group of Companies operates media business at several non-metro airports and railway stations.
With the curbs placed on movement of people on the roads, hail-cab services have seen a crash in demand, and with that the demand for cab advertising has also nose-dived. CashUrDrive that holds exclusive advertising rights on Uber cabs in India is caught in this maelstrom. Raghu Khanna, CEO of CashUrDrive, said that brands are applying the brake on OOH advertising. “In fact, cancellation of large events has affected us as they were a great revenue source. The future appears uncertain because we don’t know how brands would spend and on which formats”.
In a similar vein, PlayAds that has footprints in transit media is facing the brunt of lockdowns. Lijoy Johny, Director Sales of PlayAds, said that brand advertisers will take time to come back to OOH after normalcy is restored. “After people start using public transport, brands will likely take another 2-3 months before they launch any campaign”.