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GroupM estimates 11.6% increase in AdEx in India in 2014
MUMBAI: GroupM, the leading media investment planning conglomerate in India, today released their annual estimated advertising expenditure report called the This Year, Next Year (TYNY) 2014. Along with the Advertising Expenditure (AdEx) numbers, GroupM India also released the mTrends, the list of the biggest media and communication trends in the country.
As per GroupM’s in-depth research of the Indian media industry, the projected AdEx growth estimate is 11.6%. Digital media shows the maximum growth with 35%. This is followed by 12% in TV, a drop from 13.6% in 2013. Cinema remains constant at 12% for this year as well. The print medium shows a significant increase by 8.5% as against the 2013 estimate of 4.6%, owing to growth in vernacular print publications across the country.
CVL Srinivas, CEO, GroupM South Asia said, “We are cautiously optimistic about the media industry in 2014. Sectors like FMCG, Auto and Retail will continue a stable increase in ad spends. We will see an increase in rural spending by FMCG and Telecom.” He added, “The first half of the year will continue to be uncertaingiven the general economic &political environment, and ambiguity surrounding the measurement system. However advertising by political parties is expected to give a boost to the AdEx by upto +2.5%. We envisagea stronger second half with an upsurge in ad spends.”
The TYNY report is the most comprehensive understanding of the estimated media spends by advertisers in the current year. It also highlights some of the industry sectors that will have a major effect on advertising spends across media.This year GroupM also launched mTrends, a quick reference book of the hottest media and communications opportunities in 2014. This list of 20 trends is a derivative of the TYNY 2014 report and has been put together by the team at GroupM India, including the agencies and specialist units.
About GroupM
GroupM is the leading global media investment management operation. It serves as the parent company to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, Maxus, MEC, MediaCom, and Motivator in India. Our primary purpose is to maximize the performance of WPP’s media communications agencies on behalf of our clients, our stakeholders and our people by operating as a parent and collaborator in performance-enhancing activities such as trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities. The agencies that comprise GroupM are all global operations in their own right with leading market positions. The focus of GroupM is the intelligent application of physical and intellectual scale to benefit trading, innovation, and new communication services, to bring competitive advantage to our clients and our companies. www.groupm.com
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Business category overview for key advertising sectors
Elections
- With general elections and 5 state elections on the anvil, Government spending and political party election spending adding significantly to the ADEX of all media
FMCG
- Volume growth back for FMCG companies on the back of good monsoon and hence good rural income
- Raw material prices benign and hence more flexibility with advertisers
- Ad spends of most FMCG companies on the rise to ride on the back of higher disposable income due to election spending
Retail
- Category growth story continues
– More players getting into the food & beverage segment
– E-commerce making inroads into small town India
– Regional players expanding getting into national arena
Auto
- Despite slowdown in the 4wheeler segment, bullish on entry level cars, sports utility vehicles and multi utility vehicles.
- 2wheelers to continue the focus on small town and rural India. Competiitve intensity on the back of recent market developments leading to more launches by existing players and subsequently higher ad spends
Telecom
- Smartphones penetration rising. Stiff competition in the segment to continue
- Phablets & connected devices gaining popularity
- Cellular phone service providers witnessing growth in revenue and ARPU. With service providers slashing prices for 3G schemes competitive activity expected to pick up in this segment
Banking, Financial Services & Insurance
- Revival expected in the segment on the back of likely rate reduction.
- IPO market to pick up pre-election owing to better market sentiments
- Recent RBI policies leading to a more favourable business environment
New bank licenses likely to push ADEX of the category
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GUEST COLUMN: How data and adtech are driving OOH growth in India
Data and technology are reshaping OOH and boosting advertiser confidence.
MUMBAI: Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising is evolving from a traditional, location-driven medium into a data-informed channel that blends physical presence with digital intelligence. For Nipun Arora, co-founder of Osmo, this transformation is redefining how advertisers plan, execute, and measure campaigns in India. In this piece, Arora explores how traffic, mobility, and AI-powered data are enhancing site and audience insights, why DOOH is accelerating precision planning, and how authenticity, creativity, and repeat exposure are driving renewed advertiser confidence in OOH.
For years, Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising operated with minimal reliance on data. Site selection was largely driven by visibility, location, and a planner’s understanding of traffic patterns.
That is now changing rapidly.
The first shift came with traffic data, offering basic estimates of vehicular movement. This evolved into mobility data powered by GPS signals, enabling deeper insights into audience movement and behavior. Point-of-interest data further refined this by helping advertisers understand who is likely to be present around a location.
Today, artificial intelligence and computer vision are unlocking an entirely new layer of site and audience intelligence. Together, these data streams are transforming OOH from a real estate-led medium into a data-backed one.
The rise of Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) is accelerating this shift. Campaigns can now be planned, scheduled, and optimized with increasing precision bringing OOH closer to an adtech model. That said, as a physical medium, OOH still operates within real-world constraints, making this transition gradual rather than absolute.
At the same time, advertisers are returning to OOH with renewed interest.
One of the biggest drivers is authenticity. Unlike digital platforms, OOH offers real-world visibility free from bots, fraudulent impressions, or ad blockers. What you see is what exists.
There’s also growing digital fatigue. Consumers are overwhelmed by constant online advertising, often choosing to skip or ignore it. OOH, by contrast, engages audiences naturally within their environment, without interruption.
Mobility further strengthens its impact. As people move through cities daily, OOH benefits from repeated exposure building recall over time in a way few channels can match.
Add to this the power of creativity. Large formats and contextual executions don’t just capture attention, they often extend beyond the physical space, finding life on social media.
Finally, the increasing availability of data at the planning stage is boosting advertiser confidence. Better insights mean better decisions and more accountability.
As cities grow and movement increases, OOH is uniquely positioned at the intersection of physical presence and data intelligence. Its evolution from billboards to big data isn’t just a technological shift, it’s a redefinition of the medium itself.
Note: The views expressed in this article are solely the author’s and do not necessarily reflect our own.
