Transform, Diversify and Grow at
8th INMA annual conference in New Delhi
‘Print: Transform, Diversify, Grow’ is what it themed
specifically for news media companies in India,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the International
News Media Association’s (INMA) 8th Annual South Asia
Conference from November 12-13, 2014 in New Delhi.
Here’s a note on this conference pulling more than
200 delegates from the sub-continent.
INMA’s 8th Annual Conference is
a fast-paced tour de force of ideas
and innovations to grow newspaper
advertising, circulation, brand and revenue
by addressing key current issues in the
print + digital ecology of the South
Asia market. More than 25 speakers,
several partners, press and 200+ delegates
from newspapers across India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Europe and the US are expected
to attend this conference.
INMA is the only industry association
that is able to pull together South Asia’s
top publishers and specifically executives
charged with growing advertising,
ci rcu lat ion and brand. Excel len t
opportunities are offered to network and
share the ‘INMA conversation’ among this
exclusive fraternity of the world’s most
innovative newspaper leaders.
Big participants
Top teams from South Asia media companies
at 8th INMA Annual Conference include ABP,
Amar Ujala, Daily Express, Daily Prothom
Alo, Dainik Bhaskar, Deccan Chronicle,
Deccan Herald, Dinamalar, DNA, Dow
Jones, Eenadu, The Hindu, HT Media, India
Today, Jagran Jang Group, Lokmat, Mail
Today, Malayala Manorama, Mathrubhumi,
Mid-Day, Outlook Magazine Group, Prabhat
Khabar, Punjab Kesari, Rajasthan Patrika,
Sakal, Sakshi, The Times of India, Wijeya,
Zee TV, among others.
INMA provides best practices and marketing
ideas in the news media circuit across the
globe. It provides its members thought
leadership and practical ideas to grow
audience, advertising, brand and profit.
Currently INMA has nearly 6,000 members
in more than 82 countries which include
several members from Indian and now
Bangladeshi and Pakistani newspapers.
INMA now offers Company Membership,
which makes it possible for an unlimited
number of executives of a newspaper to
access INMA benefits – access to INMA
website www.inma.org packed with ideas,
case studies, reports, journals, discounted
conference invitations and opportunities to
network at a single flat annual corporate
membership fee of US$ 4995.
How can the South Asia newspaper industry
grow in the current scenario? INMA sees
print revenues continue to grow but the
digital tsunami is here too. There is also
a mobile story developing in this market.
What are the creative ways to monetise
the new trends hitting our shores? How
do the “print strong” publishers gear up
to face the digital challenge? These are
thrusts to be explored at the 8th INMA
South Asia conference this year.
