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  • In this campaign Titan celebrates spontaneity, vibrancy and free spiritedness of today's youth and captures the mood of living every moment with loved ones perfectly

    Adz Edge unveils outdoor campaigns for Titan

    By A correspondent

     

    Adz Edge sets in motion the OOH campaign of one of the leading brands of the country – Titan – for its chic, stylised and interestingly tilted ‘Life is now’ campaign. In this campaign Titan celebrates spontaneity, vibrancy and free spiritedness of today’s youth and captures the mood of living every moment with loved ones perfectly.

     

    The campaign, which commenced from April, has been rolled out in Mumbai and is said to have already received a very positive response. Titan campaign draws attention towards the ‘Life is Now’ concept. The campaign required extensive research in terms of consumer profiling and penetration levels to identify the target areas that need to be leveraged to reach out to the relevant audience in the most effective manner.

     

    The objective of the Titan campaign was to create mass visibility via multiple touch points that provide maximum visibility across the city for the exclusive campaign directed at the relevant target audience to create top of mind recall.

     

    Following the extensive research of the cityscape, the AdzEdge team identified relevant locations across the city that met the brand’s objectives for this campaign. The mediums that were used for the campaign to reach out to the relevant audiences ranged from large format billboards, bus shelters and mobile vans across Andheri Pump Side, Bandra, Cadell Road, JVPD Cicle, Tulsi Pipe Road and Thane Teen Haat Naka to create mass recall. Innovative use of bus shelters, which was more localized, gave the closest nearby dealer information encouraging walk-ins.

     

    Special efforts have been taken to devise this campaign as each outdoor format plays a unique and targeted role in the campaign. These locations included landmark prominent billboards across all major locations in the city along with a sprinkling of bus shelters to create a touch-point at effective locations where large formats where not available.

     

    Mr. Anirban Ghosh, Senior Vice President Adz Edge said: “It’s once again a tremendous boost for Adz Edge (West) to start rolling the outdoor campaigns for Titan. Our strategic approach and seamless execution using proper planning techniques of each campaign has ensured it achieves maximum effectiveness and impact for the brand. This has made all the difference and ensured a boost in client confidence. We endeavour to bring this unique quality to all our campaigns in the future.”

  • Bus shelter ads are strategically placed in areas with more pedestrians, where it is easy to see the brand and its message. Advertisements on bus shelters are usually lit at night with visual appeal.

    Trade bullish on bus shelter advtg

    By Robin Thomas

     

    Looking for a cost-efficient medium with high brand recall and healthy Return on Investments (ROIs) to advertise your product, then you should head to the nearest bus stop. The bus shelters, strategically placed in areas with the target group travelling either by foot or in a vehicle, are fast becoming coveted advertising mediums. FMCG brands, television channels and retail brands have increasingly started using bus shelters as a medium to deliver their brand message as ads placed at bus shelter make it easy to see the brand and its message.

     

    Many advertisers prefer to go for bus shelter advertising as it is cost-efficient and has a high brand recall, especially in the metros like Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai. Hindustan Unilever and P&G are two big instances of big OOH spenders which are very active in bus shelter advertising, particularly in Mumbai and Delhi. According to Bikas Verma, Associate Vice President, Outdoor Advertising Professionals (OAP) Pvt Ltd, bus shelter advertising contributes approximately 10-15 per cent of the overall OOH advertising spends.

     

    Gurjit Singh, COO, Crayons Advertising observed, “Compared to other OOH formats, bus shelter ads give more frequencies to the campaign as the strategic look gives an edge to the campaign.”

     

    “Bus shelters are primarily service-oriented street furniture item. They also prove to be a very effective OOH format as they offer an efficient channel for the brands to reach out to the consumers in every nook and corner of the city. Advertisers have acknowledged this medium as very cost-effective, offering best in class ROIs. Bus shelters also provide widespread exposure to their campaigns, catering to a wide range of target groups,” explained Ayush Kakkar, Assistant Manager – Marketing, JCDecaux.

     

    The road ahead

    Mr Verma is of the opinion that since billboards are now facing government restrictions, bus shelter advertising, which is high-impact and high-frequency advertising, is bound to grow further. “In markets like Mumbai or any other metro, bus shelter and likewise street furniture will be the future of OOH advertising, as these serve the dual purpose of being a utility as well as an ad revenue stream. This format of OOH media is very apt for the female TG and since billboards will not be permitted in these markets in future, their growth potential is nearing the end.”

     

    Mr Kakkar of JCDecaux noted, “The growth potential in case of bus shelter advertising is huge and it will continue to grow as more and more cities adapt to these service-oriented formats. Globally, bus shelters are already a very popular communication vehicle in the world’s best cities.”