Reach the Heart of
Mangalore
MangaloreDiary is a digital news platform built entirely around Coastal Karnataka. We're in our early growth stage and are now welcoming our first advertising partners — get in at ground-floor rates.
Get Our Media Kit → View Ad FormatsThe Smartest Way to Reach Mangalore's Digital Audience
Our readers are Mangalore's active, engaged public — professionals, business owners, students, homemakers, and decision-makers who check local news regularly.
Hyper-Local Targeting
We're built entirely around Coastal Karnataka — every reader who visits is someone in or connected to Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi. No wasted impressions on a generic national audience.
Trusted Editorial Context
Ads run alongside original local journalism our readers already trust — a stronger, more credible association than a typical social feed ad.
Mobile-First Platform
Every ad format is designed mobile-first, since that's how most of our audience reads local news — thumb-stopping visibility on the device readers actually use.
Growing With Our Readers
We're adding new readers every week as more of Mangalore discovers the platform. Advertise with us now and grow alongside us from an early stage.
Transparent Reporting
Every campaign comes with impression counts, click-through data, and a straightforward performance report — no guesswork about what your investment delivered.
Fast Turnaround
Submit your creative today, go live tomorrow. We typically process new campaigns within 24 hours and offer design assistance for advertisers who need it.
Who's Reading MangaloreDiary?
We're building out full audience analytics as we grow. Here's what we can share honestly today.
Choose Your Advertising Format
From high-visibility banners to trusted sponsored stories — every format is placed where it fits your brand and your budget.
Sponsored Article
Native editorial-style content
- Written by our editorial team or your copy
- Published as a full news-style article
- Appears in category feeds & homepage
- Shared on social media channels
- Indexed by Google — permanent SEO value
- Labelled "Sponsored" per ad standards
Display Banner Ads
High-visibility placements
- Homepage Hero Banner — 970×250px
- Sidebar Rectangle — 300×250px
- In-Article Banner — 728×90px
- Mobile Sticky — 320×50px
- Supports JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP
- Impression & click tracking included
Newsletter Sponsorship
Inbox placement to subscribers
- Featured slot in our subscriber newsletter
- Logo + 60-word message + CTA link
- Sent to our active subscriber list
- Open rate & click report provided
- Exclusive — one sponsor per edition
Event Promotion
Maximum local event visibility
- Featured listing on Events page
- Dedicated event article with full details
- Promoted in breaking news ticker
- Social media mention (Facebook + Instagram)
- Pre-event reminder post included
- Ideal for concerts, fests, exhibitions
Category Sponsorship
Own a section of MangaloreDiary
- "Brought to you by [Brand]" on category
- Logo on every article in that section
- Available: Business, Sports, Health, Food
- Top-of-category banner placement
- Brand associated with trusted content
- Monthly exclusivity guaranteed
Job / Recruitment Listing
Hire from Mangalore's talent pool
- Featured on Careers category page
- Full job description article published
- Highlighted in newsletter job section
- Social media push to local audience
- Direct applications via your contact
- 30-day listing duration
From Enquiry to Live in 24 Hours
We keep it simple. No lengthy contracts, no confusing dashboards. Just results.
Contact Us
Email or WhatsApp us your requirements, target audience, and budget. We'll respond within 12 hours.
Choose Your Format
We'll recommend the best ad format or package for your goals. Custom options available too.
Submit Creative
Send us your banner, article, or brief. Our team can help create your ad if needed.
Go Live & Track
Your campaign goes live within 24 hours. We send performance reports so you can see every impression and click.
Target by Category & Interest
Place your ad in the section your customers are already reading.
Brands That Trust MangaloreDiary
"We ran a sponsored article for our new showroom launch and had over 200 enquiries in the first week. The Mangalore audience is incredibly responsive. Highly recommend."
"Newsletter sponsorship gave us direct inbox access to Mangalore's most engaged readers. Our MBA admission enquiries doubled in the month we advertised."
"The event promotion package for our food festival was fantastic. MangaloreDiary's social mentions alone drove over 600 footfalls on Day 1. Worth every rupee."
Advertising FAQs
Ready to Reach Mangalore?
Email us your requirements and get a personalised media kit and rate card within 12 hours. No obligation, no hard sell.
Advertising in Mangalore — Why Digital is the Smart Choice in 2026
Mangalore's media landscape has fundamentally shifted. As more of the city moves to consuming news on smartphones and print readership of local papers declines year-on-year, digital advertising on trusted local platforms like MangaloreDiary offers targeting precision and return on investment that traditional media can't match.
Unlike national news portals where Mangalore is a footnote, MangaloreDiary is built entirely around Coastal Karnataka's communities. Every article, every event listing, every story we publish is created specifically for the Mangalore audience — which means when your brand appears alongside our content, it reaches people who are genuinely local, genuinely engaged, and genuinely likely to become your customers.
Why Businesses in Mangalore Choose Digital Advertising
Traditional advertising in Mangalore — print classifieds, FM radio spots, hoardings — reaches a broad but largely passive audience. Digital advertising on MangaloreDiary reaches an active audience that has chosen to seek out local news. These are readers with intent: they are looking for information about what's happening in their city, which businesses are open, what events are coming up, and what opportunities exist locally.
- Real estate developers and property agents benefit from reaching Mangalore's growing homebuyer market — especially the diaspora community tracking DK property prices.
- Educational institutions — engineering colleges, MBA programmes, coaching centres — reach students and parents during critical decision-making periods.
- Hospitals, clinics, and wellness brands connect with health-conscious adults in a trusted, credible editorial context.
- Restaurants, caterers, and food businesses reach Mangalore's famously food-passionate community through our popular Food section.
- Retailers and e-commerce brands targeting Mangalore's growing consumer class find our audience is already primed to buy local.
MangaloreDiary's Advertising Standards
We take our readers' trust seriously. All advertising on MangaloreDiary complies with the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) guidelines. Sponsored content is clearly labelled. We do not accept advertising that is misleading, politically inflammatory, or harmful to the community. This editorial integrity is precisely what makes our platform valuable to advertisers — our readers trust us, and by extension they trust the brands we associate with.
Serving Mangalore's Diaspora Too
MangaloreDiary is read by the global Mangalorean diaspora as well as the local community — including readers in the Gulf (UAE, Kuwait, Oman), the UK, the USA, and Australia who follow news from home. This presents an opportunity for brands offering real estate, investment, NRI banking services, travel, and remittance solutions to reach an audience that stays emotionally connected to Mangalore.
Get Started Today
Contact our advertising team at ads@mangalorediary.in or via WhatsApp to receive our full media kit, which includes updated traffic data, rate card, and sample campaign results. We respond to all advertising enquiries within 12 hours on business days.