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The longest newspaper list on the ABC register, a full radio dial and outdoor ads that are legal again. Each medium is tracked to the calls it brings.
A strategist calls you in one working day.
Kannada, English, anda city that reads both.
A Bangalore ad has to work in Kannada and in English, because the city reads both. PromotEdge writes the ads and buys the papers, radio, metro and outdoor space, and gives you a plan where each medium shows the enquiries it brought.
Many who search for an ad agency in Bangalore want a creative agency; others want brand promotion. We do both, in that order. The idea comes from our creative campaigns desk, and every booking has a written reason.
Our servicing team in Bangalore looks after your plan. For the rest, see our advertising page and the Bangalore overview.
- 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
We're professionals. We'd rather be blunt than pleasing.
From one ideato proof that it ran.
The idea and the key visual
One promise and one main picture that hold up in Kannada and English, and on a metro pillar.
02Kannada and English papers
Titles and editions picked by who buys from you.
03Radio spots on a crowded dial
Stations chosen by who listens, and when. Scripts are cut to fit 10-second blocks.
04Metro and outdoor, legally
Metro panels, and street sites with valid permission under the 2026 rules.
05Shop boards that follow the 60% rule
Name boards with Kannada on 60% of the space, in the upper half.
06Online ads to catch the follow-up
Karnataka had 101.72 internet connections per 100 people in March 2026 (TRAI). We run Google and Meta ads too.
Four facts that change a Bangalore media plan.
Read on 4 October 2026.
Your buyers earn well and work in services. PRS Legislative Research puts services at about 70% of Karnataka's economy in 2025-26, and Karnataka had over 22,600 startups recognised by the central industry department on 31 March 2026. Many are your buyers.
The city has the longest press list. The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) lists 25 Bangalore editions, the most on its list, in six languages. So ask first which language your buyer reads.
The radio dial has eleven choices. The government's list of 30 March 2026 shows eight private FM stations in Bengaluru, and Akashvani adds three channels.
Outdoor ads are back after a long gap. After a 2018 clear-out of hoardings, the final Greater Bengaluru Area (Advertisement) Rules were notified on 13 January 2026. The Greater Bengaluru Authority replaced BBMP in 2025, so we first find which body covers a site.
Not sure which papers and stations fit your buyer? Tell us who buys from you and we will map it. Get a free growth plan
What we plan from,with the source for each.
| Bangalore item | What the record shows | What it means for your ads |
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| Kannada and English dailies | Prajavani, Vijay Karnataka, Kannada Prabha, Deccan Herald, The Hindu and The Economic Times have Bangalore editions on the ABC list. | Choose by the language your buyer reads. |
| Radio | 8 private FM stations (ministry list, 30 March 2026). Akashvani's FM Rainbow, 101.3 MHz, lists Rs 770, 550 or 330 per 10 seconds by time band (government card, June 2017). | Private stations set their own rates. We compare them on who listens and when. |
Sources as cited, checked 4 October 2026. The rates are the government's, not our prices. The rules rows are general guidance, not legal advice.
Five steps,and a count of calls at the end.
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Buyer, area and dates
Who buys, where, and the weeks that matter.
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A plan you can read
One sheet: each paper, station and site, why it is there, and today's price.
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Ads written for each reader
The same idea, written fresh in Kannada and English by our language partners.
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Permissions and production
For street sites we confirm the corporation and permission first. Press-ready files go to a printer you choose or one we work with.
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Proof and the enquiry count
Station logs, tear sheets and dated photos. Each medium gets its own number or QR code.
Tell us what’s not working. We’ll send you an honest one-page growth plan, free.
How we deliver it, and why
How your business model changes the plan
A showroom or shop chain buys by neighbourhood: local press, radio and boards. A business-to-business firm does better in business papers and Tech Summit week. A consumer brand leans on radio and festival-week press.
- Choose media by reader, not by fame. A famous title is wasted on the wrong reader. A plan with a reason for each line.
- Write each language fresh. Kannada readers notice a straight translation. Two versions, each checked by a native reader.
- Give every medium its own number. It is the only way to know which one worked. Calls counted by medium.
Go deeper: Bangalore's media and rule-setters
More of Bangalore's media
Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi dailies also list Bangalore editions on the ABC list. In September 2025 BMRCL, which runs Namma Metro, invited tenders for ads on pillars and portals of three lines, after a seven-year gap. On 28 August 2018 the old city council banned commercial hoardings in most of the city.
Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations, The Printers (Mysore), Storyboard18 and The News Minute, checked 4 October 2026
Who sets the rules, and who speaks for the trade
ASCI, the Advertising Standards Council of India, was founded on 21 October 1985 by 43 members from advertising and media, and also monitors ads itself. AAAI, the Advertising Agencies Association of India, was founded in 1945 and calls itself the apex body of the advertising industry.
Source: ASCI history page and AAAI website, read 10 October 2026
AI in advertising: today and next
Today: Meta Advantage+ and Google Performance Max
Meta says Advantage+ applies AI across a campaign's audience, placement and budget. Google says Performance Max reaches YouTube, Display, Search, Discover, Gmail and Maps from one campaign. Our view: useful for the online follow-up. Press, radio and metro still need a human plan.
Source: Meta for Business and Google Ads Help, read 10 October 2026
Planning for Dasara or Deepavali? Send us the dates and we will check what space is left. Talk to us
What affects the cost of advertising in Bangalore.
Paper space, airtime, metro and street sites, printing and travel are billed at actual cost, and you see each line before you say yes.
What affects the cost
- Languages. Kannada and English each need writing, layout and a check.
- Papers, stations and sites. Edition, size, time band and weeks. Good sites go early.
- Festival weeks. Dasara, Rajyotsava and Deepavali space fills first.
How we quote
- A first call on your buyers, areas and dates
- A written quote within 2 working days, line by line, booked only after your yes
What you get in the quote
- Our fee for ideas and design, shown apart from media
- Each paper, station and site with dates and permission, and a tracking number per medium
When you compare quotes, ask each agency to name the permission behind every outdoor site, and to show media apart from its own fee.
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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Sharif Rezwan KabirBrand Manager at PRAN RFL GroupTell us your buyer and your dates.We'll send a plan on paper.
Straight answers.
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Yes. Our servicing team in Bangalore works with you, and we also work hybrid and remotely. We speak daily and meet you in person at least once every three months. When a job needs it, we place our team at your office or plant.
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Both, and you can hire us for one part only. The creative side makes the idea, words and design. The media side books the space and proves it ran. Under one roof, one team answers for the result, so nothing falls between the two.
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Often both. Our language partners write in Kannada, English, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and more. Kannada is the state's language, and a law passed on 15 February 2024 asks for it on 60% of shop boards. We write each version on its own, never as a straight translation.
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Yes, under conditions. After the 2018 ban, the state notified the final Greater Bengaluru Area (Advertisement) Rules on 13 January 2026. Each site still needs a valid permission, and we check who issued it before booking. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
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Now. Mysuru Dasara runs 11 to 21 October, Kannada Rajyotsava is 1 November and Deepavali is 8 November 2026. Radio and newspaper space can still be found, while good metro and street sites for those weeks go first. Ask us for a plan on paper.
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Yes, as part of one plan. A launch can pair press and radio with metro panels and an in-store promotion, so people hear, see and then try. The PromotEdge group builds stalls, signage and LED displays, and we count the calls each medium brings.
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A newspaper ad or radio spot with a clear offer tends to bring calls within days. Metro pillars and street boards work slowly, as people pass them again and again. Give a plan two or three rounds, then compare calls by medium. We confirm the timeline in the quote.
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No agency can honestly own that word, us included. A better test: ask for a sample Kannada ad written for your offer, the permission papers for one suggested street site, and a past report that counts calls by medium. Whoever shows all three has earned a meeting.