January 6, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
Airport Advertising India is a prominent Advertising Platform that has always been adopted by the top brands for various promotional campaigns. However, there are still a few myths that circulate in the industry circles about this medium. These ill-researched notions are the top reasons why some of the brands are still hesitant in contacting Airport Advertising Agencies in India. This article discusses these myths and points out the reasons as to why they are nothing but highly inaccurate conjectures cooked by sources that chose to be unmindful of the facts.
High Cost
This is the first factor that comes into question. Brands opting out of the medium due to its high costs are common occurrences. Though it is true that Airport Advertising does cost higher than most other mediums, it is only the first half of the tale. What the myth propagators conveniently overlook are the High Returns on Investment (RoI) that the medium offers. The RoI from the airport medium is, in fact, way higher than even the media that cost more. Looking at only the investment part of the platform without considering the returns part at all is either a short sightedness or reeks of an intention to create myths. The brands, that have become royal patrons, know that the high returns, commanded by the medium, make the cost a worthwhile investment.
Only Selective Audiences
A reason why the relatively smaller brands do not include the discussed platform in their media spend is that they have formed an opinion that it is for those looking for an affluent audience only. It is true that affluent audiences form the cream of an Airport Audience, but with the surging popularity of low cost airlines, the upper middle class has also become an integral part of the audience. This new opportunity is only likely to grow with the Tier II and Tier III cities in India set to gain their own airports. With their number to reach 400 by the year 2030, there are whole new dimensions to the audience types that will be incorporated into the medium. One of the reasons why such a decision received a boost is the encouraging response received by the low cost carriers.
Time Consuming
Another impression, doing the rounds, is that due to the nature of the medium, a campaign would take much time in getting launched. Considering the large sizes of airports, this viewpoint is understandable. However, the reverse is true; as such a big transit point requires functioning at a highly organized fashion. Contrary to the stated myth, installing displays at the airports take much lesser time. The record time for complete installation at 4 airports in India and client intimidation, as set by TDI International India (P) Limited, is merely 13 hours from the signing of the contract.
Hassles
Airports are some of the most heavily guarded civilian places in the world. The impression that attaining the necessary clearances might involve hassle-filled procedures is understandable in this regard. However, the AAI ensures that the Advertising Licenses are given only to the agencies that have the requisite resources and experience to run campaigns in the prescribed manner. Due to this stringent selection, operational hassles are only at the bare minimum at the later stages. In fact, if the agency holds exclusive rights on the airport, these hassles do not exist at all.
The Airport Medium is often referred to as the king of OOH in India. Brands that have benefitted and are benefitting from the medium will second that reference. It is tragic that, due to the above myths that float in the market, some of the brands stay away from the rich benefits of the platform that has been accorded the highest position in Advertising in India.
December 25, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
Mobile advertising is the form of advertising using mobile phones or using other mobile devices. Mobile advertising is a part of mobile marketing. Mobile advertising is closely related to online advertising or internet advertising. Mobile advertising involves displaying text, graphic image and animated ads on data enabled mobile devices. The worlds wireless infrastructure is moving in the right direction, and the catalog required attracting mobile advertisers increasing. There are different ways of advertising on mobile phones, like SMS, calls, MMS, blue tooth, internet gaming, screensaver or wallpaper logos.
The current mobile advertising India, on the other hand, is estimated to be just Rs 0.6 crore. It includes broadcast SMS, brand jingles as caller ring back tones (CRBT), product placements in mobile phone games and banner advertisements on Internet-accessed through mobile phones. India’s online advertising is expected to reach an inflection point by 2009-end – a time when mobile advertising is predicted to grow at a roasting speed. Mobile advertising is going in a slow but fixed pace. The reason is that marketing people and consumers have to understand the benefits and the technology has to be sold at a low price. Mobile advertising as a product to mobile marketers is also somewhat upsetting: There are a lot of new concepts for marketers to learn.
However, its said that there is more of talking then action in mobile marketing.
Mobile advertising grows bigger than any other form of digital advertising or internet advertising.The number of people that uses mobile increasing rapidly.
Chances of seeing an ad in mobile is higher using SMS or MMS or WAO Applications.The response rate is higher on mobile as compared to other advertising devices
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Advertisers can arrive at their target audience more accurately.
The biggest challenge for mobile advertising India or internet advertising now is educating the system that mobile is not the same as the Internet, bcoz of the advanced functionality of phones and networks.
Mobile advertising and internet advertising has gone away from the testing stage by brands, which now see it as a reasonable option for the promotional dollars, says Laura Marriott, executive director of the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA). The operators have played a vital role in helping the association develop guidelines for internet advertising India or mobile advertising India. Over the past few years mobile advertising has become a reasonable advertising channel. This is due to the fact that unlike email over the public internet, the carriers who control their own networks have set guidelines and best practices for the mobile advertising industry (including mobile marketing). The IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) and the Mobile Marketing Association, as well, has established guidelines regarding the use of the mobile channel for marketers. No doubt internet advertising India is going to be the worlds toppest advertising techniques within couple of years.
December 15, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
The endless scope for packaging any product through a very attractive manner by unleashing the most innovative of advertising concepts has been the single most inspiring factor for the growth of the advertising industry. With companies dealing in various kinds of business making a beeline for popular agencies offering their business intelligence in advertising, the growth has reached new horizons.
In India, the scope for advertising has progressed considerably with big names dealing in various businesses coming forward to showcase their specialties through advertising. In fact, a lot of capital and expertise goes on to the industry to make it a viable pasture for grazing. There is stiff competition in the industry and the existence is very tough. Pitch is one such Indian advertising agency, which offers its advertising intelligence for various companies dealing in various products and services. An Indian advertising agency has to take a lot of factors into consideration taking care not to cross the line of discomfort for the consumers. For an Indian advertising agency, Pitch has emerged as a very progressive agency providing quality-based service to various companies on the Internet.
Besides showing its presence on the online advertising scenario, Pitch also comes up with regular issues on print. With the presence of various competitors in this field, Pitch has managed to retain a position of impressive reputation and popularity. The agency offers a wide range of services that have been highlighted on its website. The website www.pitchonnet.com displays these services elaborately for prospective clients to make a broad based research on. The website of this Indian advertising agency highlights features on the latest market trends and news, takes interviews of prominent business personalities, takes a journey through some popular brands, gives reviews of business related books, highlights on some newly released advertising campaigns, and so on. This uniqueness of the agency acts as one of the biggest advantage to contribute for its reputation and popularity. The absence of such features on the websites of the rival agencies goes a long way in separating it from them in terms of quality and innovativeness. Advertising agencies in India have come a long way to create a quintessential arena for the experimentation of business houses not only from India, but from other countries as well.
December 2, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
Out of the thousands of Advertising Campaigns that get rolled out every day, which are the ones that you remember? Every Ad Display or every organized campaign that has stuck with you from even the bygone years, has one factor in common: they were all innovative in one way or the other. Innovation in an Ad Campaign brings it and the Advertised Brand along with it, a few steps closer to being a trendsetter. Every Promotional Campaign, that has attained legendary stature, used the relevant medium in one unique way or the other. Though such a campaign does take more time and efforts, it is far more effective than the regular campaigns. This article discusses a few ways in which some of the popular Advertising Mediums in India have seen innovations that redefined Promotional Campaigns in India.
Airport Advertising
The Medium of Airport Advertising is well known for the Innovative Campaigns that are carried out from time to time. The scopes for innovations are immense when the medium enjoys the luxury of a minimum of 55 minutes of audience dwell time. Thus, we have seen experimentation with Ad Displays that moved away from the traditional sites of Wall Mounts and Hoardings, into closer spaces with the audience in the form of Totems, etc. However, when TDI put up the first live car on a Billboard, it was a step that was unprecedented in the Advertising Medium. The concept of putting an actual car as a display was unimaginable before this instance. Though it is true that Product Displays did happen before this time, it was for items much smaller than a vehicle. So intense was effect of this trendsetting exercise that the Airports became synonymous with Car Launches.
Delhi Metro Advertising
The DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation) was not the first metro system in the world. But a host of factors which resulted due to the brilliant efficiency of the DMRC, resulted in the medium being an ideal place for Advertising. Though, stymies did exist due to the DMRCs reluctance to allow too many variances from the Wall Mounts and Free Standing Units, some of the Metro Advertising Agencies were able to create exciting new trends. The ability to provide extended visibility, by lining up displays in metro stations one after the other, a whole new meaning was provided to the concept of High Impact Ads. This new concept worked with unprecedented success for the brands from the entertainment and news industry. Before long, various TV and FM channels along with newspaper brands and the film industry became patrons of the medium.
Mall Spaces
Advertising at the Malls was itself a revolutionary change in the concept of Advertising. The various displays have always been traditionally used to attract consumers to the point of sale. With the advent of the mall culture, advertising took the dual role of combining Product Displays and Point of Sales. Thus, if you get interested in a certain mobile phone being advertised with a Mall Activation, you can buy it right there. There is no requirement of going to a separate place for buying as has been the traditional cases of Advertisement. This new form of Advertising reduced the time period between the point when the ad has made an impact and the point where the actual sales happens, thereby reducing a lot of lost sales.
Innovations are at the heart of success in the world of Advertising. The ads of the same nature often lose their attractive abilities after a certain time. Audiences grow blind to the patterns of ads after some time and require a dose of creative innovation to open their eyes again.
November 20, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
Mobile penetration in India is the second highest in the world today. It is said that the global mobile marketing industry is expected to grow to $24 billion by 2013 and with over 300 million mobile subscribers it is no surprise that the mobile advertising space is bubbling with enthusiasm.
Today, mobile web users utilize their mobiles to access the Internet almost as much as the traditional web. Mobile phones are a constant companion and one is almost certain that the user will read the advertisement. Hence, there can be little doubt that mobile advertising is one of the fastest growing markets in the mobile ecosystem.
Advantage mobile
Apart from online advertising, there is often no way to check if anyone views/ reads/ listens to the advertisements. With mobile advertising, one can overcome this challenge and interact with target customers in a more efficient manner. Today, mobile advertising is finally coming out of the bulk SMS push model to a more sophisticated and targeted mechanism to reach out to the right users, at the right time. There are millions of mobile subscribers and each one of them can be reached through Mobile Application Advertising and marketing.
A mobile phone definitely qualifies as one of the potential marketing and advertising media devices because of its inherent characteristics such as being the most personal touch point, providing anywhere, anytime access to the customer. It can also trigger instant actions, responses and conversions can occur in real-time. Moreover, the mobile channel unlike the online one can be completely controlled so that spam can be minimized, thereby making marketing and advertising relevant and non-intrusive.
The way forward in mobile advertising would be targeted customer data driven marketing and advertising. Subscribers need to be carefully targeted based on their demographics, preferences etc. As long as the operators are able to make sure that they do not irritate the subscribers with too many messages and spam, mobile advertising can be a win-win for all.
Xebec eMedia & Mobile Advertising
Xebec eMedia was launched two years ago in order to bring together their expertise on brand building into the new age medium and offer additional services to their clients. In its endeavor to make advertisements relevant to its clients Xebec eMedia introduced mobile advertising to its array of services. Taking into account the cost of interaction & transaction of a mobile being low, Xebec eMedia leveraged on the future potential that mobile advertising has to offer.
Xebec eMedia works alongside with clients, who understand the mobile medium and are ready to unearth its true potential. It understands the clients requirements and creates specific solutions that have far reaching effects.
Advertising is an important tool for most carriers. Capitalizing on the abundant opportunities such as 3G, mobile video, GPRS and many such interesting models that mobile advertising has to offer, Xebec eMedia is all set to deliver campaigns that would work in measurable ways to achieve the set objectives of its clients.