There is scope to more than double the base of advertisers: Abhay Mishra

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - July 13, 2015

Abhay Kumar Mishra, CEO, Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd, shares his thoughts on OOH advertising on the Metro network in an interview to Rajiv Raghunath. Mishra is a visionary leader with 34 years of rich experience in the real estate and infrastructure sectors. Prior to joining Reliance, he was associated with Emaar MGF Land Pvt. Ltd as COO-Special Projects in Real Estate Sector. In 2013, he Mishra joined Reliance and is leading its Metro business with great business acumen and astute leadership. Edited excerpts of the interview:

'OOH is ideal for hyper-localising campaigns'

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - June 01, 2015

Kotak Mahindra Bank, one of the largest private banks in the country, runs highly innovative outdoor advertising campaigns to connect with its target audience. The bank leverages the OOH medium to effectively localise its messaging to consumers. Karthi Marshan, Sr. EVP & Head - Group Marketing, Kotak Mahindra Bank, talks about the bank's approach to OOH advertising in conversation with Rajiv Raghunath of Outdoor Asia. Edited excerpts:

BMTC advertising options will increase once we launch our ITS: Ekroop Caur

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - October 07, 2014

Dr Ekroop Caur, Managing Director of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), shares her outlook on outdoor advertising in conversation with Rajiv Raghunath. Edited excerpts of the interview:

Railways open to new & innovation OOH media: Anup Dayanand Sadhu

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - September 30, 2014

Dr Anup Dayanand Sadhu, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Bangalore Division, South Western Railway, talks about the emerging OOH advertising opportunities that Railways offers, in conversation with Rajiv Raghunath of Outdoor Asia. Edited excerpts of the interview:

Outdoor industry must protect the beauty of Bengaluru city: BBMP Commissioner

In Viewpoints By M4G Bureau - September 10, 2014

In recent times, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has taken strident steps to regularise the outdoor media advertising in the city of Bengaluru. M Lakshminarayana, Commissioner of BBMP, firmly believes the industry has a vital role in preserving the beauty of the city. The Commissioner shares the civic body's outlook on outdoor media advertising in an interview with Rajiv Raghunath of Outdoor Asia. Edited excerpts:

'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:

Kerala OOH: Gearing up for the next growth wave

In OOH News By Rajiv Raghunath - June 16, 2014

The Kerala OOH industry is assiduously etching a new growth story that revolves around self-regulation, good governance, social responsibility, and above all, client-centricity. The OOH industry enjoys high visibility in the God's Own Country by virtue of the expansive spread of outdoor media assets, hoardings in particular, across all cities and towns in the state. Rajiv Raghunath caught up with senior office bearers of Kerala Advertising Industries Association (KAIA) to get a sense of the local industry's business dynamics.

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: