Telcos may spend only half of last year's outlay on ads during cricket world cup: Media planners
The World Cup, which coincides with the Diwali season this year, will form part of the media plan, but may be restricted to digital activations and point-of-sale promotions, as opposed to mainline television campaigns with only two meaningful telecom advertisers in the market and the need for aggressive high-cost marketing being low, they added.