Arush Wad
Khush Lulla
Aman Shah
Nikhil Dantuluri
Agastya Shetty
Chris Tolin
8th March 2019
Media Operations and management.
Dainik Jagaran SWOT Analysis
Strengths:
1. Average Issue readership of 16+ million
2. The publishing company is listed on National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange
3. 36 editions currently published across eleven states in India
4. MMI Online is the digital media wing of Jagran testing new ideas
5. Strong brand presence and substantial market share
Weakness:
● Isn’t as popular online as compared to english papers
● Limited presence in the country
● No local and regional languages present in the paper
Opportunities
1. Adequate usage of online epaper to generate more revenue by promoting ads and other
commercials
2. Well-utilization of existing resources can increase the readership further
3 .Big opportunity exits in South India to be exploited
Threats:
1. Cut-throat competition from other players in the industry
- Major Competitors are:
Dainik Bhaskar, the number 1 hindi daily in Madhya Pradesh owned by D B
Corp Ltd. This newspaper targets the youth of India and with its strong network in
nine states in different languages to suit the local dialect has made it the largest daily
paper in Madhya Pradesh.
Amar Ujala i s one of the top largest hindi daily newspaper with over 8 million
subscribers This newspaper targets hindi speaking business men, students and
politicians. This newspaper is distributed across 8 states in India and is the fourth largest
Hindi daily newspaper in India. Amar Ujala is also known for its transparency and its
promise to showcase the truth in its entirety which has helped with social awakening and
inducing a sense of responsibility among the people.
2. Need to get number 1 position:
- In order to get and keep the number one spot in the state the newspaper might face a drastic
increase in overall expenses which can be harmful to the health of the paper in the long run.