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Fortis Healthcare comes up with an OOH-led campaign
The brand has strategically used pole kiosks, bus shelters and hoardings in the Delhi-NCR region
Fortis Healthcare, in association with its agency, Crayons Advertising, has launched an OOH-led campaign called ‘Short Drive to a Speedy Recovery’. The campaign aims to establish the availability of well-situated Fortis Hospitals across Delhi-NCR.
As part of the outdoor campaign, a string of communication on pole kiosks can be seen on Delhi-NOIDA-Delhi (DND) Expressway. As one drives on the Expressway, a set of kiosks, appearing one after the other, can be seen, with names of various specialty services available at the hospital. such as Birthing, Kidney Dialysis, Cancer and Heart. The next kiosk in the row says, “Fortis care close to you”. After this, one sees another set of kiosks with names of various locations across Delhi-NCR -- Okhla Road, Greater Kailash II, Karol Bagh, Vasant Kunj, Faridabad and NOIDA -- where Fortis hospitals are situated.
Apart from pole kiosks, bus shelters and hoardings have been used. The campaign started in February and will run up to the end of March.
Sudarshan Mazumdar, director - marketing and corporate communication, Fortis Healthcare sees outdoor as a media that can reinforce a message effectively. He says, “We have put up hoardings and pole kiosks on roads that commuters traverse on a daily basis. Outdoor figures majorly in our media plan. With this campaign, a repeated exposure to the message is very crucial. When we mention various specialty healthcare services on pole kiosks, we are not advertising these services, but drawing attention to the entire range of services available under one roof.”
For this campaign, Fortis Healthcare has spent approximately Rs 50 lakh. Ranjan Bargotra, president, Crayons Advertising explains the emphasis on outdoor. “OOH gives strength to any campaign, because it can be used strategically. This is what we have done, by taking up hoardings close to the competition, such as Moolchand and Apollo hospitals. With international players entering the Indian market, things are becoming organised in the OOH industry. OOH gives higher visibility in controlled costs and most importantly, delivers well.”
According to the recent FICCI-KPMG report, OOH has grown at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.3 per cent over the last three years. Interestingly, Crayons is currently running a nationwide campaign for Congress, which kicked off with outdoor.
Fortis Healthcare has also taken up radio spots across all major stations, in order to use radio as a reminder medium.