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News and PR services in Kolkata
Earned coverage built on stories journalists can use, not blanket distribution to lists nobody reads.
What actually gets published
Journalists reject most press releases for the same reasons: there is no news, the claim cannot be verified, the announcement matters only to the company making it, or the release arrives without a quote, a figure or an image anyone can use.
We start by testing whether you have a story. A funding round, a genuinely new product, a plant or office opening, a hiring commitment, a partnership, original data from your own operations, or informed commentary on a policy change all qualify. A rebranded logo usually does not.
Where the story is thin, we say so and look for the angle that is real, often the data you already hold or the operational detail that makes your business unusual.
Writing and targeting the release
Releases are written to house style: a headline that states the news, a first paragraph that answers what happened and why it matters, quotes that say something rather than praising the company, verifiable figures, and a boilerplate with real contact details.
Distribution is targeted rather than blanket. We build lists of the specific correspondents covering your sector, from Kolkata and West Bengal outlets through national business press and trade publications, and pitch them individually with an angle that fits what they write.
Regional coverage matters for local businesses and is often easier to earn, so Bengali-language outlets and city desks are part of the plan rather than an afterthought. Materials are prepared in the appropriate language, with a spokesperson available to speak it, because a translated quote rarely survives an edit.
Beyond the release: sustained media relations
One-off releases produce one-off coverage. Sustained visibility comes from being a source journalists return to, which means offering your specialists for comment on stories in your sector, responding fast when a reporter is on deadline, and having a prepared point of view before the news breaks.
We prepare spokespeople with message houses and practise the difficult questions, so an interview does not become the story for the wrong reasons.
Awards submissions, speaking applications and bylined comment pieces fill the gaps between announcements and give your team something credible to reference. They also build search visibility around your company name, since a journalist checking you out will read whatever currently ranks for it.
Newsroom, disclosure and reputation
Your own site needs a working newsroom: releases as indexable pages rather than downloadable files, high-resolution images with usage terms, executive biographies, a media contact who answers, and Article or NewsArticle structured data.
That newsroom is also what search engines and AI assistants read when someone looks up your company, so it does quiet reputation work between campaigns.
Paid placements, sponsored articles and influencer partnerships are labelled as such. Undisclosed paid coverage breaches advertising self-regulation guidance in India and, more practically, it destroys the credibility that makes earned coverage worth having. Readers and journalists both notice, and the outlet that runs an unlabelled piece for you once will rarely take your call again.
What you get with news & pr
- Story assessment and angle development before anything is written
- Press release written to journalist house style with usable quotes
- Targeted media list covering regional, national and trade outlets
- Individual pitching to named correspondents rather than blanket sending
- Spokesperson message house and interview preparation
- Newsroom pages on your own site with images and structured data
- Awards, speaking and bylined comment opportunity pipeline
- Coverage report with placements, reach and referral traffic
How an engagement runs
Every project goes through the same six stages, so you always know what happens next and what it costs.
01
Requirement analysis
We map what you actually need before proposing anything.
02
Strategic planning
Scope, milestones and a fixed number, agreed in writing.
03
Implementation
Built in the open, with a live staging link from week one.
04
Quality assurance
Functional, security and performance testing before sign-off.
05
Deployment
A launch plan with rollback, monitoring and zero surprises.
06
Continuous support
We stay on for as long as you use what we built.
FAQ
News & PR: questions we are asked
Funding, a genuinely new product or service, a facility opening, significant hiring, a notable partnership, original data from your operations, or informed commentary on a policy change affecting your sector. Internal milestones and rebrands rarely clear the bar on their own. We assess your story honestly before recommending distribution.
Wire distribution services charge per release and guarantee placement on their network, not editorial coverage. Targeted pitching to named journalists costs more in time but produces coverage readers actually see. We usually recommend targeted outreach, with wire distribution added only where syndicated visibility has a specific purpose.
No. Editorial decisions belong to journalists and editors, and any agency guaranteeing coverage is either buying it or misrepresenting what it does. What we control is story selection, the quality of the writing, the accuracy of the targeting and the speed of response, which is what actually moves the odds.
Yes. For businesses serving West Bengal, Kolkata city desks, regional editions and Bengali-language outlets often deliver more relevant reach than national business press. We build lists accordingly and prepare materials in the appropriate language rather than sending an English release and hoping it gets translated.
You pay for advertising and you control the message. PR earns coverage through a journalist who decides independently what to publish, which is why it carries more credibility and less control. Paid placements and sponsored content must be disclosed under Indian advertising self-regulation guidance, and we label them clearly.
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Get a written quote for news & pr.
Tell us what you are trying to achieve and we will come back with scope, timeline and a fixed number — or tell you honestly that we are not the right team.
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