Asian Media & Marketing Group(AMG)

What Asian Media & Marketing Group(AMG) does

Asian Media & Marketing Group (AMG), legally constituted as Garavi Gujarat (Publications) Limited, is a privately held, family-controlled ethnic media publishing house founded on April 1, 1968 with the launch of its flagship bilingual Gujarati/English news weekly Garavi Gujarat. Operating across the UK (London headquarters), US (Norcross, Atlanta), and India (Ahmedabad and Kochi), AMG publishes 13+ consumer and trade titles targeting British, American, and Indian diaspora audiences. Its portfolio spans consumer news (Eastern Eye, Britain's biggest-selling English-language Asian weekly since 1989; Garavi Gujarat; India Weekly), B2B trade publications (Asian Trader for the convenience retail sector with 40,251 ABC audited circulation; Pharmacy Business reaching 10,000+ community pharmacies; Asian Hospitality for US Asian American hoteliers; Hotel Realtor for US hotel real estate), niche verticals (Vape Business, Travel Business, Women of Color), and annual institutional publications (Asian Rich List, GG2 Power List).

AMG's business model operates on three revenue streams: subscription-based recurring revenue from print and digital editions priced from £3/month to £251/year across titles, advertising revenue sold via Rate Cards to B2B and B2C advertisers seeking access to underserved Asian demographics, and events and awards revenue from 13+ annual ceremonies including the Asian Business Awards, GG2 Leadership & Diversity Awards, Asian Trader Awards, and Pharmacy Business Awards. Distribution is managed through proprietary subscription portals (subscribe.amg.biz for UK, usasubscribe.amg.biz for US, digital.amg.biz for digital editions), branded publication websites (gg2.net, asiantrader.biz, asianhospitality.com, pharmacy.biz, easterneye.biz, garavigujarat.biz, indiaweekly.biz), and print newsstand distribution.

The company reaches over 1 million unique website visitors and 1.3 million monthly readers combined. Leadership is held by the Solanki family across generations: Kalpesh R Solanki as Group Managing Editor, Shailesh R Solanki as Executive Editor, and Aditya K Solanki as Chief Operating Officer. No external institutional investment or public listing is present in the available materials.

Name

Asian Media & Marketing Group(AMG)

Legal name

Garavi Gujarat (Publications) Limited

Website

https://amg.biz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Asian Media & Marketing Group (AMG) is a privately held, family-controlled ethnic media publishing house founded in 1968, operating 13+ print and digital publications across the UK, US, and India targeting British, American, and Indian diaspora audiences through subscriptions, advertising, and 13+ annual awards events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advertising: Revenue from placing advertisements in print publications and digital formats. The company publishes Rate Cards for advertisement charges and offers various ad formats across their magazine titles.
2. Subscriptions: Revenue from paid subscriptions to print and digital editions of publications including Garavi Gujarat, Eastern Eye, Pharmacy Business, Asian Trader, Asian Hospitality, Asian Rich List, and GG2 Power List. Pricing ranges from free digital editions to £251 for premium print subscriptions.
3. Events and Awards: Revenue from hosting events including Asian Business Awards, GG2 Leadership & Diversity Awards, Asian Trader Awards, Pharmacy Business Awards, and other industry events. This includes sponsorship and attendance revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AMG is a diversified ethnic media house that publishes a portfolio of consumer and B2B trade publications (Garavi Gujarat, Eastern Eye, Asian Trader, Pharmacy Business, Asian Hospitality, Asian Rich List, GG2 Power List, India Weekly, Hotel Realtor) in print and digital formats, and hosts a calendar of award ceremonies and conferences celebrating Asian business, leadership and diversity across the UK, US and India.

Product overview

Asian Media & Marketing Group (AMG) is a diversified media house operating in the UK, US and India. It publishes a portfolio of market-leading consumer and business publications and hosts leading events. The publication portfolio includes: Garavi Gujarat (flagship bilingual news-weekly since 1968), Eastern Eye (Britain's biggest-selling Asian newspaper since 1989), Asian Trader (leading fortnightly business magazine for convenience stores), Pharmacy Business (monthly magazine for community pharmacists), Asian Hospitality (US hotel trade publication), Asian Rich List (annual wealth guide since 2009), GG2 Power List (annual power list of influential Asians), India Weekly (digital news platform), Hotel Realtor (US hotel real estate B2B platform), plus Vape Business, Travel Business, and Women of Color publications. AMG hosts 13 major events including the Asian Business Awards, GG2 Leadership & Diversity Awards, Asian Trader Awards, Pharmacy Business Awards, Eastern Eye Property Awards, Women of Colour Conference, and Asian Hospitality Awards. The group reaches over a million monthly website visitors and over 1.3 million monthly readers across publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Garavi Gujarat: Flagship bilingual Gujarati/English news weekly serving the Indian community in USA, UK & Europe
• EasternEye
• Pharmacy Business
• Asian Trader
• Asian Hospitality
• Asian Rich List
• GG2 Power List
• India Weekly
• Hotel Realtor
• GG2 Leadership & Diversity Awards
• Asian Business Awards
• Asian Trader Awards
• Pharmacy Business Awards
• Eastern Eye Restaurant Awards
• Women of Colour Conference

Products and services

• Garavi Gujarat
• Eastern Eye
• Asian Trader
• Pharmacy Business
• Asian Hospitality
• Asian Rich List
• GG2 Power List
• India Weekly
• Hotel Realtor
• Vape Business
• Travel Business
• Asian Business Awards
• GG2 Leadership & Diversity Awards
• Asian Trader Awards
• Pharmacy Business Awards
• Eastern Eye ACTA (Arts, Culture & Theatre Awards)
• Asian Hospitality Awards
• Women of Colour Conference
• Eastern Eye Restaurant Awards
• Eastern Eye Property Awards
• Women of Color

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million unique website visitors monthly and 1.3 million print/digital readers monthly
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Reach plc: UK's largest regional newspaper publisher (Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Star, plus regional titles). A broad incumbent in UK print and digital publishing; not a niche Asian publisher but competes for the same UK advertising pools and demonstrates the scale challenges of print media transformation.
• The Express Group: Indian publisher of The Indian Express and Financial Express, with significant Indian diaspora readership and a long history of serving Indian audiences globally. A broad incumbent that overlaps with AMG's English-language Indian community content.
• ABP Network: One of India's largest media conglomerates (Ananda Bazar Patrika group) operating TV, digital, and print media including Bengali and Hindi publications. A broad incumbent that dwarfs AMG in scale and serves a related but much larger pan-Indian media market.
• Newsquest Media Group: Major UK regional and local newspaper publisher with over 200 titles. A broad incumbent offering scale-print publishing operations that contrasts with AMG's niche-ethnic focus; useful for benchmarking multi-title UK publishing economics.
• Zee Media: Major Indian media conglomerate operating news channels, digital platforms, and print publications. A broad incumbent that competes indirectly with AMG's India-focused Travel Business publication and provides scale benchmarking for Indian media operations.

Direct peers

• Asian Standard: UK-based Asian community newspaper serving British South Asian audiences, directly competing with AMG's Eastern Eye and Garavi Gujarat titles for UK readership and Asian-targeted advertising spend.
• India Abroad: Long-running Indian American newspaper serving the US diaspora, the most direct comparator to AMG's US-facing titles (Garavi Gujarat USA, India Weekly, Eastern Eye US distribution). Directly competes for the same advertising and subscription audiences in the US.
• Hotel News Now: US hospitality trade publication covering hotel ownership, operations, and investment. Directly comparable to AMG's Hotel Realtor and Asian Hospitality titles serving hotel owners, investors, and the broader hospitality trade.
• The Pharmaceutical Journal: Royal Pharmaceutical Society's flagship publication serving UK pharmacists. Directly overlaps with Pharmacy Business's audience of community pharmacists, though PJ is more clinically focused and Pharmacy Business is more commercially focused.
• Chemist + Druggist: UK pharmacy trade publication serving community pharmacists, the closest direct peer to AMG's Pharmacy Business magazine. Both target independent UK pharmacies with news, analysis, and award events (Pharmacy Business Awards vs C+D Awards).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AMG_business
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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