Facebook and Instagram ads for Chennai shops
A lot of Chennai still shops by habit: the same silk store, the same tiffin place, the same tutor. An ad on Facebook and Instagram is a way to become one of those habits for people living near you.
Advertising in Chennai
T. Nagar is the city's best-known shopping area, with its silk and gold stores around Ranganathan Street and Pondy Bazaar. Ritchie Street is known for electronics, and Sowcarpet for wholesale. Older areas like Mylapore and Triplicane have their own loyal markets, while the IT stretch along OMR has newer apartments and residents who look things up on their phones. The city spreads a long way south and west, so distance matters.
Choosing the areas
For daily needs, target your locality and those next to it. Silk sarees, jewellery and electronics are worth a citywide ad, since buyers will make a special trip. If you are in the south, like Velachery or Tambaram, you may not need the north of the city at all.
Areas you can pick
- T. Nagar
- Mylapore
- Adyar
- Besant Nagar
- Nungambakkam
- Anna Nagar
- Kilpauk
- Velachery
- Porur
- Ambattur
- Tambaram
- Sholinganallur
Ad language: Tamil, English. We write the ad in the language your customers read.
Businesses in Chennai we set up ads for
- JewellersAds for bridal jewellery, Dhanteras and Akshaya Tritiya buying, and old gold exchange. We design the ad, run it in your city, and enquiries reach your phone.
- Ethnic wear storesAds for sarees, lehengas, kurta sets and sherwanis ahead of weddings and festivals. We design the ad, run it in your city, and buyers message you on WhatsApp.
- Electronics and appliance storesAds for your AC, fridge, TV and washing machine stock, timed for summer and Diwali. We design the ad, run it near your store, and enquiries reach your phone.
- Restaurants and cafesAds that fill tables on slow weekdays and bring party bookings to your restaurant or cafe. We design the ad, run it nearby, and enquiries reach your phone.
- Coaching classesAds that bring parent enquiries and demo class bookings before each new batch starts. We design the ad, run it in your area, and leads reach your phone.
- Salons and spasAds that fill weekday appointment slots and bring bridal enquiries before the wedding season. We design the ad, run it near you, and leads reach your phone.
Prices in Chennai
Prices are shown in the app. See all prices.
Questions
Should my Chennai ad be in Tamil?
For most local customers, yes. Tamil reads as personal and familiar. In the IT areas English also works well. Tell us your customers and we write it that way.
When are the busy seasons here?
Pongal in January and Deepavali are the big ones for clothes, sweets and jewellery. Textile shops also run Aadi sales in July and August, which is a good time for an offer ad.
How is this different from a digital marketing company in Chennai?
Agencies in Chennai generally sell a package of SEO, social media posts and ads on a monthly fee. We do only the ads, in Tamil or English, and a store in T. Nagar sees each enquiry in the app as it arrives.
Get the app
Download it, add your business and link your Facebook Page. Start with the 5-day trial, and approve your first design on the same phone.