Indian OOH industry is primed for accelerated growth: EFI CEO

In OOH News By Rajiv Raghunath - December 22, 2014

Guy Gecht, CEO of EFI, believes the Indian OOH media is the best platform for brands to establish a deep connect with the large young population in the country

Sunder Hemrajani moves on from Times OOH

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - November 10, 2014

After a successful 7 years of stint at Times OOH, Hemrajani now plans to go on a sabbatical before beginning a second innings

OLX talks about users' success stories through OOH

In Campaigns By Bhawana Anand - October 17, 2014

For the campaign nine OLX users narrated their success stories, which were displayed on the outdoor properties across Bangalore. This also reached a larger audience via user's social media pages

Karnataka Talks OOH! begins today

In OOH News By VJ Media Bureau - October 09, 2014

The conference will bring senior government officials, media owners, brand marketers, OOH specialist agencies, and other key stakeholders of the industry on a common platform to discuss and identify new ways to'Accelerating Karnataka OOH Industry Growth'

S S International Live credits success of'Ponniyin Selvan' play to outdoor promotion

In Campaigns By VJ Media Bureau - August 06, 2014

Metro Multimedia P Ltd & Vas Media Network executed the outdoor promotion of the play which was staged in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore

Creating A Larger OOH Canvas: Opportunities & Challenges

In OOH News By Nabamita Chatterjee - July 18, 2014

Down the years, category advertisers like BFSI, media & entertainment, FMCG, telecom and real estate have had a domineering presence in the Indian OOH space. These brands have mainly used outdoor media like billboards to reach out to their target audiences. However, with new formats entering the OOH space, including digital formats, many other category advertisers are likely to go in for wide-scale OOH advertising.

Adidas spreads FIFA Soccer World Cup mania in the outdoor

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - July 03, 2014

The 21-days campaign has been executed in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Kochi

Kerala OOH: Brimming with growth opportunities

In OOH News By Rajiv Raghunath - June 23, 2014

Industry leaders believe that innovative media and improved monitoring systems will accelerate OOH business growth in the state

Innovation is key to success in the outdoors: Ajay Raghuvanshi

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - June 11, 2014

Ajay Raghuvanshi, Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Dealer Development, Nissan Motor India, says that true innovation will involve use of 3D, interactive and digital technologies. He also underlines the medium's capacity to deliver in Tier II & III cities.

Form a Joint Industry Committee to develop OOH metrics: Tony Jarvis

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - May 26, 2014

Most mature OOH markets around the world have adopted their own audience measurement and rating currency with great success. Time is rife for the Indian OOH industry to take similar recourse. Global advertising and research architect Tony Jarvis, Proprietor & Research Architect at Olympic Media Consultancy, asserts that the Indian OOH industry should lose no time in developing and launching an OOH audience measurement and rating currency, while being aware that the metrics will evolve as per industry requirements. Jarvis advocates a step-by-step approach toward building, enhancing and including the currency. In an exclusive interview with Rajiv Raghunath of Outdoor Asia, he says the measurement system will become more refined and multi-layered as it gains wider acceptance. Jarvis cites the adoption of a comprehensive OOH currency system in Australia to underline that once the teething troubles are sorted, the system will catalyse significant industry growth. The following are edited excerpts of the interview: