What Are The Advantages Of Newspaper Advertising?

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Mar 19, 2022
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Globally in terms of business the print media industry has been on a decline. However,print continues to be the second most important platform for Indian advertising. The history of the newspaper in India dates back to the year 1780, when the first newspaper, The Bengal Gazette was started under the British Raj by James Augustus Hickey. Advertising revenue in the year 2019 grew on the back of growth in Hindi, as Hindi is able to command a higher price in Tier 1 cities due to the growing readership base according to the KPMG report. Local advertisers also saw a growth in regional language. According to the Pitch Madison report, print media has not only maintained its volume and value, but it has also increased. India is the second largest market of newspapers in the world. There are over 100,000 publications. Daily newspapers circulation is over 240 million copies. Hindi-language newspapers have the largest circulation. Publications are produced in 22 scheduled languages in the country as well in other languages also.  

List of Top 10 Newspapers in India

Dainik Bhaskar Hindi
Dainik Jagaran Hindi
The Times of India English
Malayala Manorama Malayalam
Amar Ujala Hindi
Hindustan Dainik Hindi
Rajasthan Patrika Hindi
Eenadu Telugu
Dina Thanthi Tamil
The Hindu English

 

  1. Dainik Bhaskar

Dainik Bhaskar in an Indian newspaper in Hindi language. It is a daily newspaper owned by the Dainik Bhaskar Group. It started in the year 1958.Today Dainik Bhaskar is present in 12 states with 65 editions in Gujarati, Hindi and Marathi.

  1. Dainik Jagaran

Dainik Jagaran is an Indian newspaper in Hindi language. It was launched in 1942 and is owned by Jagaran Prakashan Limited. In the year 2017 it was the largest newspaper in India by circulation.

  1. The Times of India

The Times of India(TOI) is an Indian English language daily newspaper and a digital news media owned by The Times Group.It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation since its first edition published in 1838.

  1. Malayala Manorama

Malayala Manorama is a morning newspaper in Malayalam published from Kottayam, Kerala, India by the Malayala Manorama Company Limited. It was first published as a weekly on 22 March 1890, and currently has a readership of over 20 million. It is also the second oldest Malayalam newspaper in Kerala in circulation

  1. Amar Ujala

Amar Ujala is a Hindi-language daily newspaper published in India. It has 21 editions in six states and two union territories covering 179 districts. Amar Ujala was founded in Agra in 1948.

  1. Hindustan Dainik

Hindustan Dainik  is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper. According to Audit Bureau of Circulations , it is ranked 13th in the world by circulation and 6th in India. Madan Mohan Malaviya launched it in 1936.It is published by Hindustan Media Ventures Limited. It ranks as the second largest-read daily in the country. Hindustan has 21 editions across the Hindi belt.

  1. Rajasthan Patrika

Rajasthan Patrika is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper. It was founded by Karpoor Chandra Kulish  in 1956 and published as Rajasthan Patrika in Delhi and Rajasthan, and as Patrika in 9 other states.

  1. Eenadu

Eenadu daily newspaper is the largest circulated Telgu newspaper in the State of Andhra Pradesh and the State of Telangana of India. According to the Indian Readership Survey Indian Readership Survey (IRS) Q1 2019, Eenadu ranks at number four among the Indian-language regional dailies with a total readership (TR).It was founded in 1974.

  1. Dina Thanthi

Dina Thanthi  is a Tamil language daily newspaper . It was founded by S.P. Adithanar in Madurai  in 1942. Dina Thanthi is India's largest daily printed in the Tamil language and the ninth largest among all dailies in India by circulation. It is printed in 16 cities across India.  

  1. The Hindu

The Hindu is an English-language daily newspaper  owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.  It was started as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English - language newspaper in India, afterThe Times of India. As of March 2018, The Hindu is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India.  

List of Newspapers in India by readership

This is the list of Newspapers in India by readership according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) in 2019.

Newspaper Language
Dainik Jagaran Hindi
Dainik Bhaskar Hindi
Hindustan Dainik Hindi
Amar Ujala Hindi
Malayala Manorama Malayalam
Rajasthan Patrika Hindi
Punjab Kesari Hindi
Dina Thanthi Tamil
Matrubhumi Malayalam
Lokmath Marathi
The Times of India English
Gujarat Samachar Gujarati
Prabhat Khabar Hindi
Ananda Bazar Patrika Bengali
Sandesh Gujarati
Eenadu Telugu
Sakal Marathi
Patrika Hindi
Sakshi Telugu
Dinamalar Tamil
Gandhiv News Hindi
Chandigarh Darpan Hindi

List of Newspapers in India by Language

Newspaper Language
Amam Ujala Hindi
Dainik Jagaran Hindi
Dainik Navajyoti Hindi
Hari Bhoomi Hindi
Jansatta Hindi
Nava Bharat Hindi
Navodaya Times Hindi
Nava Bharat Times Hindi
Dainik Prayukti Hindi
Jan Morcha Hindi
Punjab Kesari Hindi
Sarkar ki Upalabdhiya Hindi, Urdu
Hindi  Samachar Urdu
Rajasthan Patrika Hindi
Parichay Times Hindi
Ahmedabad Mirror English
Arunachal Front English
Asian Age English
Business Line English
Business Standard English
Daily Excelsior English
Daily News and Analysis English
Deccan Chronicle English
Deccan Herald English
Financial Express English
The Free Press Journal English
Greater Kashmir English
Imphal Free Press English
Kashmir Times English
O Heraldo English
Orrisa Post English
Mid Day English
Mint English
Mumbai Mirrors English
Nagaland Post English
North East Mail English
The Pioneer English
Sadbhava Times English
Seven Sisters Post English
Star of Mysore English
State Times English
The Assam Chronicle English
The Assam Tribune English
The Economic Times English
The Hans India English
The Hitavada English
The Hindu English
Hindustan Times English
The Indian Express English
The Morung Express English
The Navhind Times English
The New Indian Express English
The News Today English
The North East Times English
The Sentinel English
The Shillong Times English
The Statesman English
The Telegraph English
The Times of India English
The Tribune English
Bangalore Mirrors English
The Afternoon Dispatch & Courier English
Sikkim Express English
Telangana Today English
Taasir Urdu
Amar Asom Assamese
Asomiya Khobor Assamese
Asomiya Pratidin Assamese
Dainik Janmabhumi Assamese
Dainik Agradoot Assamese
Dainik Sambad Bengali
Dainik Statesman Bengali
Ebela Bengali
Ei Samay Bengali
Ekdin Bengali
Ganashakti Bengali
Kalantar Bengali
Jago Bangla Bengali
Dainik Jugasankha Bengali
Sangbad Pratidin Bengali
Uttarbanga Sambad Bengali
Jagat Darpan Gujarati
Gujarat Samachar Gujarati
Gujarat Today Gujarati
Jai Hind Gujarati
Kutchmitra Gujarati
Nobat Gujarati
Phulchhab Gujarati
Sambhaav Metro Gujarati
Guajratmitra Gujarati
Sandesh Gujarati
Koshur Akhbar Kashmiri
Soan Meeraas Kashmiri
Hosa Digantha Kannada
Janathavani Kannada
Vishwavani Kannada
Kannada Prabha Kannada
Lankesh Patrike Kannada
Prajavani Kannada
Samyukta Karnataka Kannada
Sanjevani Kannada
Suddi Now Kannada,English
Udayavani Kannada
Vartha Bharati Kannada
Vijaya Karnataka Kannada
Hai Bangalore Kannada
Vijayavani Kannada
Karavali Ale Kannada
Karavali Munjavu Kannada
Mangaluru Samachara Kannada
Mysuru Mithra Kannada
Usha Kirana Kannada
Sunaparant Konkani
Siraj Malayalam
Chandrika Malayalam
Deepika Malayalam
Deshabhimani Malayalam
General Malayalam
Janayugom Malayalam
Janmabhumi Malayalam
Kerala Kaumudi Malayalam
Madhyamam Malayalam
Malayala Manorama Malayalam
Mangalam Publications Malayalam
Mathrubhumi Malayalam
Deepika Malayalam
Thejas Malayalam
Kesari Marathi
Lokmat Marathi
Deshdoot Marathi
Loksatta Marathi
Mahanagar  
Maharashtra Times  
Navakal  
Navshakti  
Prahaar  
Pudhari  
Saamana Marathi
Sakal Marathi
Tarun Bharat Marathi
Poknapham Manipuri
Vanglaini Mizoram
The Samaja Odia
The Samaya Odia
Sambad Odia
Dharitri Odia
Pragativadi Odia
Punjabi Tribune Punjabi
Ajit Punjabi
Rozana Spokesman Punjabi
Jagbani Punjabi
Daily Punjab Times Punjabi
Dinamalar Tamil
Dinamani Tamil
Dinakaran Tamil
Dina Thanthi Tamil
Hindu Tamil Thisai Tamil
Tamil Murasu Tamil
Andhra Bhoomi Telugu
Andhra Prabha Telugu
Eenadu Telugu
Mana Telangana Telugu
Namasthe Telangana Telugu
Nava Telangana Telugu
Prajasakti Telugu
Janam Sakshi Telugu
Sakshi Telugu
Suryaa Telugu
Vaartha Telugu
Hind Samachar Urdu
The Munsif Daily Urdu
The Musalman Urdu
The Siasat Daily Urdu
Urdu Times Urdu
The Inquilab Urdu
Financial Chronicle English
Sudharma Sanskrit
Sakal Times English
Prabhanjan Sanket Urdu
New Delhi Times English

 

Types of Newspaper Advertising

Newspapers can be categorized in mainly 3 types:

  • Classified ads

These are small ads that are usually placed on the left side of the newspaper. These messages usually are grouped under specific headings, in a separate sections. The types of classified ads are:

  • Business

Business classified advertisements includes business offers, proposals, sales promotion, ad seeking business partners. Many small and medium sized business focus on advertising on classified ads in comparisons to other platforms.

  • Announcements

These advertisements are usually placed by individual advertisers. They are usually intended for personal or government references. They include personal statements such as lost and found, name , address change, legal notifications and notice of marriages.

  • Property

These types of advertisements includes renting , selling , purchasing of houses on behalf of property brokers, individual owners and landlords.

  • Recruitment

These types of advertisements are common in both classified and display ads. They are a great place for small and medium sized businesses to attract job applicants. Job applicants can also describe about their qualifications and skills in hopes for employment opportunity.

  • Obituary

Advertisers usually use this to place messages of condolences, remembrances, funeral invitations. These advertisements allows advertisers to post images off the departed, along with a message.

  • Public Notice and Tenders

These advertisements usually has a lot of information to simply fit in a simple line ad. It is a type of public announcement. These advertisements are where the public is notified about the changes in laws, local rules, common regulations or anything that is associated with the government.

  • Education

This format is a good way for advertisers to reach the targeted audience in an affordable price. These advertisements are usually used by coaching institutes.

  • Personal

Individuals usually place the advertisements about something that is very important for them. Personal messages like birthday wishes, seasonal greetings, personal achievements are also distributed through the classified advertisements.

  • Matrimony

This is one common classified advertisements. A close family member places a text advertisement or a classified display advertisement that consists of either the bride or groom and seeks for a prospective groom or bride respectively.

Classified Advertising in newspapers can be:

A. Classified Display Ads This includes images along with text in the classified section of the newspaper making it look more appealing. These types of ads are usually taken by small businesses who want to present their goods and services focusing on the local market.   B. Text Classified Ads This form of advertisements just has texts and is place in the classified section in the newspaper. This type of advertisement is usually done for job recruitments, lost and found, matrimony, name change etc.

  1. Regular Classified Ads

These are normal text advertisements. They are usually with no graphics, and are a column wide. Why to advertise in Classifieds - Reaches your target audience based on the segmented demographics. -It is a simple format that reaches directly to the point. -It provides prospects with multiple ways in contacting you. -In comparison to other print media formats, classified ads are significantly more affordable. -It is low cost when compared with other forms of advertising. -This form of advertising has a wide reach.

  1. Display ads

These are the types of advertisements that are highly visual, which in turn helps draw the reader to the message. These ads are enormous and can capture a whole page of a newspaper. Every day products can be advertised through these ads. They usually occupy a square or rectangular space in the newspaper. Why to do display advertising -You can use eye catching imagery to grab the attention of the audience. -You can build brand awareness and promote your goods and services. Display advertisements have a high reach and can target a large audience. -You can target a specific demographic based on the age group and gender.

  1. Insert Ads

They are full-page advertisements posted in a newspaper, usually in the form of a pamphlet or card. As insert ads are stand alone, they can be pulled out of the newspaper and placed on the hand of the reader. Why to do Insert Advertising -It reaches a huge audience. It has the potential in getting your message to your readers. -It sets your brand apart. -It is highly targeted based on demographics. Inserts gives you the power to get your message o your potential customers.  

Benefits of Newspaper Advertising

-Placing your advertisement in a newspaper provides you the advantage of knowing that your audience is more likely to notice it a they are habitually reading the newspaper. -Focus of targeted audience based on demographics. -They are affordable. -Newspaper advertising is effective as readers frequently look at advertisements in this medium.It is also a more trusted medium.

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