{"id":72,"date":"2014-11-17T00:08:19","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T00:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ithinkdesi.com\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2024-06-30T10:54:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T17:54:24","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>The World\u2019s First &amp; Only South Asian Digital Daily<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe definitive smell of a start-up in the Silicon Valley was of curry.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014 Michael Lewis, <i>The New, New Thing:\u00a0<\/i><i>A Silicon Valley Story<br \/>\n<\/i>(Penguin Putnam)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That was the story over two decades ago, when we started our journey and continued to grow as the leading South Asian monthly. Today, as the speed of light seems diminishing with the advent of social media, the need for instant gratification has reached new levels. <b>We all want to be in the know about things as they happen, not a week from when they have happened.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Siliconeer<\/strong> covers issues for the South Asian, and primarily, the Indian American community. Our curated stories are simple and accessible for broad appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Be there for the audience \u2013 left, right, and center \u2013 <strong>t<\/strong><b>hat\u2019s the new \u2018mantra.\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Siliconeer<\/strong>\u00a0has participated in marketing campaigns for a host of corporate and local clients namely AT&amp;T, State Farm Insurance, New America Media, Western Union, HSBC Bank, Lufthansa Airlines, Emirates Airlines, American Airlines, Thai Airways, Eva Air, DirecTV, DiamlerChrysler (Mercedes Benz), Dish Network, Citibank, Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of America, MetLife, Prudential, Nationwide, Allstate, Principal Financial Group, Technology Credit Union and County of Santa Clara (Partial List).<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Additional Information:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Established:<\/strong> February 2000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readership:<\/strong>\u00a0800,000<br \/>\n<em>(Details available in <a href=\"mailto:advertise@siliconeer.com\">Media Kit<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Deadline:<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Space Reservation: Every\u00a0<\/b><b>Wednesday<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Materials Deadline: Every\u00a0<\/b><b>Thursday\u00a0<\/b>for following Friday release.<\/p>\n<p><b>Send Materials to:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"mailto:advertise@siliconeer.com\">advertise [at] siliconeer.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Readership Demographics: The South Asian Community<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Introduction-SouthAsians.jpg\" data-size=\"800x246\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65086\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Introduction-SouthAsians.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"246\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Introduction-SouthAsians.jpg 800w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Introduction-SouthAsians-150x46.jpg 150w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Introduction-SouthAsians-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Introduction-SouthAsians-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Introduction-SouthAsians-672x207.jpg 672w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Introduction-SouthAsians-400x123.jpg 400w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Introduction-SouthAsians-560x172.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>South Asians are highly educated and affluent but at the same time, they are frugal and conscious about how they spend their wealth.<\/p>\n<p>They are very well-connected to their roots even after years of living outside the homeland. An example is the love for Maggi that everyone still shares, and those endless nights of calls to friends and family back home, or the love for Bollywood, some things are etched in stone for us.<\/p>\n<p>For any brand to make their space in any community they have to first embrace that community and keep them engaged.<\/p>\n<p>South Asians included.<\/p>\n<p><b>Siliconeer<\/b>\u00a0can help you reach the community effectively, economically, and repeatedly.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Indian Americans are highly affluent<\/span><br \/>\n<\/b>Indian Americans, a major section of our diverse readership, have surpassed Filipinos as the nation\u2019s second-largest Asian population after Chinese, a testament to their growing presence in mainstream America from corporate boardrooms to TV sitcoms.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Population<br \/>\n<\/b>According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Indians are the Second largest Asian American group after the Chinese.<\/li>\n<li><b>Age Group<br \/>\n<\/b>Over 40% of Asian Indians are between 25-49 years with a median age of 33 years.<\/li>\n<li><b>Education<br \/>\n<\/b>Bachelor\u2019s degree or higher: 65% or more<br \/>\nAsian Indians have the highest educational qualifications of all ethnic groups in U.S.<\/li>\n<li><b>Occupation<br \/>\n<\/b>Skilled Professionals, Management, Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Educators<\/li>\n<li><b>Income<br \/>\n<\/b>Family Income Range: $80,000 to $400,000<br \/>\nAverage Family Income: $185,000 plus<\/li>\n<li><b>Family<br \/>\n<\/b>About 70% of Asian Indians are married<br \/>\nAverage Family Size: 3 or more<\/li>\n<li><b>Language<br \/>\n<\/b>Asian Indians have a good comprehension of English language.<br \/>\n98% of Asian Indians speak some English.<br \/>\nOver 75% are fluent in communicating, reading and writing in English.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Home &amp; Auto Ownership<br \/>\n<\/b>Over 50% Own One or More Housing Units<br \/>\nOver 90% Own One or More Cars<\/li>\n<li><b>Media Preference<br \/>\n<\/b>90% of Asian Indians read a South Asian news online, simply to keep up with the happenings in the community around them as well as back home on a regular basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Talk to us,\u00a0<\/b>we would love to partner with you.<\/p>\n<p><b>Marketing:<br \/>\n<\/b>Seema Gupta, Publisher, CEO, CMO<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:seema@siliconeer.com\">seema [at] siliconeer.com<\/a> \u2022 (408) 745-9663<\/p>\n<p><b>Editorial<br \/>\n<\/b>Amar D. Gupta, Co-founder, CTO, Editor-in-Chief<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:editor@siliconeer.com\">editor [at] siliconeer.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vansh A. Gupta, Managing Editor, Head of Digital<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:vansh@siliconeer.com\">vansh [at] siliconeer.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Janam A. Gupta, Gen-Z Editor, Social Media Pundit<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you have any ideas, do feel free to share them with us. Our editorial\/advertising department will be happy to explore ideas and work with you.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Our Editorial Guidelines:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Article must be in Word format.<\/li>\n<li>All photos must be in hi-res, labeled serially, and have captions in the Word file at the beginning of the story. Please label the pics and captions correctly.<\/li>\n<li>Please include photo source credits (Required).<\/li>\n<li>All articles must have the name and a short bio of the author &#8211; location, occupation and a hi-res color headshot picture.<\/li>\n<li>Word Count: Short Stories: Under 650 Words | Longer Stories: 1,100 words.<\/li>\n<li>A SHORT SUMMARY of the article in about 35-50 words is required.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>PLEASE NOTE:<\/strong> We need photos in Hi-res Color, we cannot run stories with low-quality pictures due to the nature of our printing process.<br \/>\nSend your stories to<strong> editor [at] siliconeer.com<\/strong>. We look forward to reading them!<\/p>\n<p><strong>TERMS: By sending in your original authored story\/content for publishing on Siliconeer Digital or in Siliconeer Print, you agree to the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Unanimously accept Siliconeer\u2019s editorial decision to modify original article and publish without prior approval.<\/li>\n<li>All articles\/stories are pro-bono, unless otherwise agreed upon before submission for publishing.<\/li>\n<li>Siliconeer cannot be held liable in any form for any claims.<\/li>\n<li>We reserve the right to modify or remove any story\/content without notice.<\/li>\n<li>Court of jurisdiction: Alameda County Court, CA. 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