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  • Three BCCL language newspapers launches Readers' Helpline for meritorious students from humble backgrounds to achieve their dreams

    Mah Times, Navbharat Times & Ei Samay launch helplines for students

    By A Correspondent

     

    Three language brands from The Times of India Group -Maharashtra Times, NavBharat Times and Ei Samay – have launched a Readers’ Helpline called ‘MaTaHelpine'(Maharashtra), ‘NBT Help A Star’ (Delhi) and ‘EiSamayAlokshikha’ (Kolkata) respectively. The initiative enables the educational dreams of deserving students from humble backgrounds- by inviting, encouragingand managing monetary contributions from its readers, notes a communique.

     

    Rahul Kansal

    Explains Rahul Kansal, Executive President, The Times Group. “With a footprint of over 50 lakh premium readers in 14 cities, BCCL Languages have the vision, the scale and the credibility to conceptualize and execute such initiatives. We felt that a differentiated initiative like Readers’ Helpline not only enriches our readers’ lives but is also true to our brand philosophy.”

     

    Under the initiative, deserving students from Delhi, Kolkata and Maharashtra were selected by the editorial boards of NavBharat Times, Ei Samay and Maharashtra Times on basis of their academic performance and backgrounds.

     

     

    Launched in the first week of July for a period of around five weeks, the print ad campaign appeals to readers to support the dreams of these students. An editorial campaign profiles the students – their backgrounds, their potential and aspirations for the future. A special helpline and a microsite have been created where contributors can connect to nominate a particular student. There is no minimum or maximum limit for contributions that are being accepted through cheque payment mode.

     

    The respective BCCL Language brands will collect the fund for each student and deposit respective amounts into individual FD accounts, free of cost. The students can re-encash the certificates as per their need.

     

    Interestingly, Maharashtra Times has been conducting Mata Helpine successfully for the past 6 years and has helped scores of students achieve their dreams. Last year alone, the Mata Helpline initiative generated 2.5 crores for the students from its readers. This year, BCCL Languages has extended this popular and noble initiative to its other two language brands (Navbharat Times and Ei Samay).

     

     

  • Times Group's Hindi daily Navbharat Times is launching its special NCR edition in order to further strengthen its position in Delhi-NCR. The pricing remains unchanged at Rs 2.50

    NBT launches NCR edition with hyper-local pullouts

    By Akash Raha

     

    Navbharat Times (NBT), the Hindi daily from Times Group, is launching its special NCR edition in order to further strengthen its position in Delhi-NCR. There will be no change in the pricing and it will remain Rs2.50 per day. Understanding the latent need and growing popularity of regional content amongst its readers, Navbharat Times decided to tailor its offering accordingly.

     

    Ranjeet Kate, Director Languages- Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd said, “Of late, media buying behaviour has seen a lot of change. Advertisers see language dailies as a medium providing valuable and sizable reach in key markets like NCR. While on the other hand, ‘readers’ of such fast-paced cosmopolitan cities see newspapers as a trustworthy guide. We can deliver value in such a scenario with a customized NCR edition for both our readers as well as the advertisers.”

     

    For most of the advertisers, NCR is an important territory. Advertisers who are advertising inDelhican takeDelhi+NCR package at a nominal add-on cost.

     

    The NCR edition will not only retain its special Delhi and national content but will also offer a complete coverage of the state-level news in UP and Haryana. This special NBT-NCR edition will be available in all the five suburbs (Ghaziabad,Faridabad, Gurgaon, Greater Noida and Noida).

     

    Readers in these areas will also get the hyper local city pullouts in their respective regions, along with the main issue. Regionalizing the main issue will make the product offering appear more promising and customized for its NCR readers.

     

    Aman Nayar, Brand Manager- Navbharat Times said, “Most advertisers who advertise in Delhi would also want NCR and giving the minimal add-on rate, NBT intends to add most of its NBT Delhi advertisers to the NCR edition. The sizable local advertising, of course, will be done separately.”

     

    NCR has always been a booming vibrant market. It has been witnessing huge growth in job opportunities, increased urban migration, increased housing projects and huge investments in the transport infrastructure.

     

    From the advertising point of view, tapping the NCR market has always been an area of interest for all advertisers, as they always look out for mediums which have deeper engagement levels with their audiences. NBT, which aims to be seen as a value provider for its readers as well as advertisers, intends to keep experimenting and expanding in newer and relevant territories.