'Innovation is the name of the game'

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - May 12, 2014

OOH medium is escalating at a faster pace in terms of quality, scale and business. However, this growth will hardly make a difference, until and unless the industry issues get resolved, whether it is the issue of clutter, measurement or business margins coming down. Outdoor Asia speaks to industry veteran, Anita Nayyar, CEO, Havas Media Group, India & South Asia, to get an inside view of the industry's current strengths and challenges.

OAA 2014: Turning A New Leaf

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

This year, the event turns the spotlight on three key areas: consumer experience, new technologies and environment-friendly practices

Sunfeast creates mini farmland at Bengaluru airport

In Campaigns By Mansi Lavsi - May 05, 2014

JCDecaux executes Sunfeast Farmlite's innovative campaign at Bengaluru airport, wows passengers

OOH calling for IPL 2014

In Campaigns 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.

TOI drives home farmer suicide issue

In Gallery By - April 26, 2014

OOH agency Milestone Brandcom executed the live hoarding at MahimCausway in Mumbai as The Times Of India, took up the challenge to inform this rural problem to urban people through an innovative campaign. Photographs of 48 recently deceased farmers were printed, framed & kept ready for the activity with garland. Every half - n-hour, from morning to night photographs of the farmers were put up in the same frequency in which the farmers killed themselves. A call to action on the hoardings urged people to visit the website savethefarmersfamily.com and make donations that would help stop more untimely deaths.

TOI drives home farmer suicide issue

In OOH News By Nabamita Chatterjee - April 26, 2014

Recent studies have shown that every half an hour, one Indian farmer commits suicide. The campaign on Mumbai's key hoardings by The Times of India was meant to drive this fact in an impactful manner and urged people to visit the website savethefarmersfamily.com to make donations that would help stop more untimely deaths.

SARE Homes: Building a brand on OOH

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - April 25, 2014

Outdoor Asia speak to David Walker, Executive Director, SARE Homes, one of the biggest real-estate spenders, to find out more about the brand's equation with the OOH medium.

Reaching out in a snap!

In Gallery By - April 24, 2014

Here's an example of a brand creating live buzz before hitting the store shelves. Quigley Simpson and Monster Media teamed up for the launch two new forms of Secret Clinical Strength: Invisible Solid and Clear Gel. Again Times Square in New York was considered the perfect for the launch activation that included a Portable Storefront: POD, brand ambassadors and a fully interactive experience. Brand ambassadors were on hand to give women free samples of these two new forms, which had not even hit store shelves yet! The women were then encouraged to snap a photo of their 100% Times Square moment at a photo station on the POD and share it on social media. On the opposite side was a 3x3 linked LCD wall where the women could view their photos as well as watch a Secret branded video. Additionally, the wall dynamically pulled social media feeds for passers to view the user feedback.

Reliance' s digital BTL for 3G

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

To beat the BTL clutter, the BTL firm and brand developed a digitally equipped road show.

Flipkart taps tier 1 , 2 cities through OOH

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

The brand launched two campaigns, handled by Laqshya Solutions, to promote the Flipkart Helpline and their new mobile app respectively.