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Good ad design is read in two seconds, on a hoarding, a shop board or a festive post. Our servicing team across India makes each one. Still, clear and easy to read in Gujarati.
A strategist calls you in one working day.
A city that wants adsto stand still.
An outdoor ad is read in two seconds, so the design has to carry the offer at a glance, in the language the street reads. PromotEdge designs hoardings, shop boards, press ads and festive posts, so people on the road or on a phone get your offer at once.
Ahmedabad has written down how its outdoor ads may look. The city's civic body, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), approved an outdoor policy in December 2023.
Language is the second test: one idea in Gujarati, Hindi and English, without looking like three brands. Printing is delivered within the PromotEdge group. See our graphic design service and the Ahmedabad overview. We also design for Bangalore and Mumbai firms.
- 2015working with Indian brands since
- 65+in-house team: strategy, creative, media and tech
- 4pillars under one roof: strategy, advertising, digital, on-ground activation (BTL)
- 6cities: head office in Kolkata, teams in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Guwahati and Bhubaneswar
From the roadto the sales meeting.
Hoardings read in two seconds
One 2:1 master layout, fitted to each site. Big type, few words, no motion.
02Shop boards that follow the rules
Name and shop number on every sign, in Gujarati, English or both, by who walks past.
03One offer, three papers
Gujarati, Hindi and English versions, each set by hand.
04Festive deadlines
Posts and press ads for Navratri, Diwali and Bestu Varas, ready weeks early.
05Stalls at the show
Back walls, counters and still screen loops, in the city and in Gandhinagar.
06Papers for serious buyers
Leaflets, catalogues and decks for pharma, chip and textile firms.
Planning a Navratri or Diwali push? Send us your list of pieces and we will say which ones to start first. Get a free growth plan
Still pictures, one shape.
Public sources, checked 4 October 2026.
Outdoor art stays still. AMC's Standing Committee approved the outdoor policy on 7 December 2023, the Municipal Board on 22 December. It bans "psychedelic, laser or moving displays, blinking neon signs", and LED screens are case by case. So we draw a strong still first.
Hoardings come in one shape. A road hoarding can be 9.0 x 4.5 m, or 12.0 x 6.0 m on roads wider than 60 m, at least 3 m off the ground. Both are twice as wide as tall, so one master layout scales to either.
Old walls stay clean. Gujarat Tourism calls Ahmedabad a UNESCO World Heritage City, known for its pols. The policy bans ads on heritage buildings and places of worship. Near the old city, boards and phones do the work.
Where your designwill be seen.
| Format | What the record shows | What it means for the design |
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| Bus shelters | At most 1.2 m high and "fully integrated" into the shelter | A low, wide panel, with colour that holds at night |
| Shop boards | One fascia board per business is free. Name and shop number, on at most 25% of the front. No language rule | Name and number in the layout from day one |
| Metro trains | Ad rights awarded February 2026: coach wraps, inside posters, screens | Long wrap art for platforms, posters for seats |
Sources as cited, checked 4 October 2026. AMC's policy is quoted as approved in December 2023. General guidance, not legal advice.
Not sure if a board needs Gujarati? Tell us who walks past your shop and we will suggest a layout. Talk to us
What a clientsays.
“Approaching, analysing, understanding the deliverables with ethos and transferring the same into a spellbound creative identity, just cut out for clients' requirement are signature values of the team.”
Rajat ChatterjeeHead Business Development, Birdman Chemeng Pvt Ltd.“Working with PromotEdge has been an enriching experience for ABP at many different levels. Your understanding of the digital space, customized brand solutions and prompt servicing have helped us achieve our brand goals with so much ease. …”
Satabdi SahuLead - Brand and Content at ABP Education“PRAN & PromotEdge have been working together for last 1.5 years. Throughout, the work experience is good and satisfactory. As a client, we found PromotEdge very professional and dedicated towards any project assigned to them. …”
Sharif Rezwan KabirBrand Manager at PRAN RFL GroupOur beliefThink creative. Act on numbers.
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From a callto files that pass.
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Call, sites and rules
A video call on buyers, dates and every place the design will appear, with size and motion noted per site.
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Two or three routes
Directions shown in place, on a hoarding or a phone.
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Gujarati, Hindi and English
Each script is laid out on its own and read by a native reader. Our language partners write the copy.
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Proofs and sign-off
Shared proofs. You sign off words, prices and claims.
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Files out
Press-ready print files, screen files for the media owner, light files for phones.
How we deliver it, and why
How your business model changes the plan
A family shop needs a board that keeps old trust. A maker selling to large buyers needs catalogues and decks. A chain needs one master layout cut to many boards.
- Check each site's size and motion rule before drawing. Art redone after a rejection costs twice. A site list with sizes.
- Build the still picture first. Where motion is limited, one strong frame does the work. A still version of every piece.
- Have a native reader check each script. One wrong letter shows up on a ten-metre board. A signed-off proof.
Go deeper: Ahmedabad's papers, festivals and buyers
Papers in three languages
Sandesh (1923) and Gujarat Samachar (1932) are published from Ahmedabad. The Audit Bureau of Circulations lists Ahmedabad editions of Divya Bhaskar (Gujarati), The Times of India (English) and Rajasthan Patrika (Hindi).
Source: Media Ownership Monitor; Audit Bureau of Circulations, read 4 October 2026
Booths, gantries, malls and phones
Traffic-booth boards are at most 1.2 x 1.2 m, gantry displays 4.0 m high, and flex banners over 1.67 sq m are normally refused. Palladium on SG Highway has over 250 brands. TRAI counted 62.78 million internet subscribers in Gujarat in March 2026.
Source: AMC policy; Indian Retailer; TRAI, read 4 October 2026
Festivals and big buyers
UNESCO listed the Garba of Gujarat in 2023. Zydus says its group is headquartered in Ahmedabad, and Micron's Sanand plant opened on 28 February 2026.
Source: UNESCO; Zydus; PM India, read 4 October 2026
AI in graphic design: today and next
Today: Adobe Firefly
Adobe says Firefly models are trained on licensed content such as Adobe Stock, and never on user content. Our view: good for rough mood boards and quick variants. Gujarati lettering and final art still need a designer's eye.
Source: Adobe, Firefly approach, read 10 October 2026
Next
Our view: first drafts will get faster, so the sharp idea matters more. Want us to look at yours? Ask us.
What affects the cost of graphic design in Ahmedabad.
Printing, fonts, stock images and media space are at actuals, shown to you before you approve.
What affects the cost
- Sites: one hoarding size, or many sites
- Scripts: Gujarati, Hindi and English, each laid out on its own
- Screens: one still, or a few frames where allowed
- Shops: one fascia design, or a size for each branch
- Product work: long catalogues and leaflets
- Dates: the weeks before Navratri or Diwali
How we quote
- A video call about buyers, sites and dates
- A list of every piece with its size, script and place
- One design quote within 2 working days, outside costs on separate lines
What you get in the quote
- Each piece, with sizes and languages
- Design routes and rounds of changes
- The files you get: print, screen, phone and open design files
Comparing quotes? Ask who sets the Gujarati, a person or a tool, and whether you get the open files.
What happensafter you ask.
For projects we think we can help, this is how it goes.
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A strategist calls you
In one working day: a 30-minute call with one of our strategists about your business and what is not working.
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You get a 1-page plan
A short, honest plan: what to fix first and what we would do. It is free.
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A quote, if you want one
If you want to go ahead, we send a quote within 2 working days.
We confirm the timeline in the quote. Contracts start at 3 months, with 30 days' notice to stop.
Brands and people are named only as public examples. They are not PromotEdge clients or endorsers unless stated.
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Send us your list of pieces.We'll size each one for Ahmedabad.
Straight answers.
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Our servicing team is based in cities across India and works with Ahmedabad firms hybrid and online. Briefs and sign-offs happen on video calls and shared proofs. We visit at least every three months, and place people at your site when a job needs it.
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Mostly no. AMC's 2023 policy bans moving, laser and blinking displays and flickering ads. LED screens are case by case, so each permission decides. We design a strong still first, then add motion only where the media owner allows it. General guidance, not legal advice.
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Not by law, as far as we could find. AMC's rules ask for your business name and shop number, not a script. Many shoppers read Gujarati first, so we often suggest both, written by our language partners. Tell us who walks past your shop and we will suggest a layout.
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For Navratri, only for posts and screens; press and print need more time. Dussehra is on 20 October 2026. Diwali on 8 November and Bestu Varas on 10 November leave more room, so send your list of pieces now and we will say which to start first.
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Yes. Mahatma Mandir is next door in Gandhinagar, and its 2022 factsheet lists 3 exhibition halls. We design the walls, counters and screen loops from the organiser's specs. Our in-house team of 65+ people plans the job, and you approve every proof before printing.
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Yes. Printing is part of the job and we manage it for you within the PromotEdge group. We prepare press-ready files, check the proof with you before the run, and give you the delivery date in the quote, so there are no surprises.
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Festive ads and posts show results in weeks. Count calls, walk-ins and WhatsApp messages, with a QR code per ad. A new shop board or brand look works over months. We confirm the timeline in the quote, and we show you the counts each month.
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We won't claim that title. Ask any studio to show printed and live work, not mock-ups. Ask who sets the Gujarati and whether they know the city's size and motion rules. Pick the plainest answers, then ask us the same.