WHY REGIONAL LANGUAGE PR, MARKETING AND OUTREACH IS IMPORTANT THESE DAYS?
- As per the Google KPMG report, the Indian internet user base will increase to 735 million by 2021. Indian language internet users are expected to grow at a CAGR of 18% to reach 536 million by 2021, while English users are expected to grow at only 3% reaching 199 million within the same period. Clearly the growth opportunity for brands lies in the regional markets.
- While 95% of YouTube videos consumed are in regional languages, apps such as DailyHunt and ShareChat are allowing people to consume content in multiple languages.
- The use of regional languages in digital content will definitely help companies by getting a better rate of user engagements and responses. You can easily measure this with social media responses and advertisements and PR.
- Better customer connect
- Moderated and personalized content
- Regional influencers
- Increasing customer base
Advantages of Digital/Print PR:
- Influence the brand presence on Google and mainstream media
- Influence the SEO effort positively
- Help in creating Wikipedia page for the brand
- Influence to verify the social media pages
- Use PR icons on website for more trust
- Use regional language PR to reach the deeper pockets
- Funding signal for VC and funding agencies
- Awareness and perception building
- Brand narrative and story telling
HOW PR COULD BE A PART OF OVERALL DIGITAL MARKETING?
- Include PR release – online + print into your digital promotions
- Add outreach activities (great PR indeed) to your digital plan
- See how you can increase the no of reviews over google, ecommerce platforms for better trust
- Push content, thought leadership article on social platforms
- Invest in SEO for better website and brand discovery
- Invest on user-generated content especially videos
- We developed a holistic digital marketing package here
Manipur, Imphal Print and digital PR target media list:
Sl. No. | Media/Publications | Circulation | Category | Language |
ENGLISH | ||||
1 | Imphal Free Press | 46212 | A | English |
2 | The Cham | 37980 | A | English |
3 | The Morning Bell | 38500 | A | English |
4 | The Peoples Chronicle | 37005 | A | English |
5 | The North East Times | 47858 | A | English |
6 | Hills Times | 42000 | A | English |
7 | Eastern Chronicle | 42265 | A | English |
8 | Highlander | 35270 | A | English |
9 | Highland Post | 34000 | B | English |
10 | Imphal Times | 28000 | B | Manipuri/English |
11 | Newslink | 30000 | B | English |
12 | Planet East | 27500 | B | English |
13 | Eastern Sentinel | 26589 | B | English |
14 | Manipur Mail | 24479 | B | English |
15 | Eimi Times | 19000 | B | English |
MANIPURI | ||||
16 | Hueiyen Lanpao | 25085 | A | Manipuri |
17 | Poknapham | 60471 | A | Manipuri |
18 | Naharolgi Thoudang | 35130 | A | Manipuri |
19 | The Sangai Express | 49292 | A | Manipuri/English |
20 | Ichel Express | 35000 | A | Manipuri |
21 | Manaba | 36000 | A | Manipuri |
22 | Kangla Pao | 39000 | A | Manipuri |
23 | Sanaleibak | 21196 | B | Manipuri |
24 | Ireibak | 21000 | B | Manipuri |
25 | Pandam | 26000 | B | Manipuri |
26 | The Tamelong Times | 25800 | B | Manipuri/English |
Deliverables: 6- 8 Minimum / 2-3 in CAT – A Publications. INR 26,000 + tax. | ||||
Translation Required in the Following Languages | ||||
English | ||||
Manipuri | ||||
ONLINES | ||||
Name | Language | Category | ||
The Mileage | English | Cat A | ||
North East Business Mirror | English | Cat A | ||
Express News Channel | English | Cat A | ||
Business Express News | English | Cat A | ||
Pasighat News | English | Cat A | ||
North East Rising | English | Cat A | ||
Daily Imphal News | English | Cat A | ||
Eastern Echo | English | Cat A | ||
News Manipur | Manipuri | Cat A |