Thank You Indiblogger- Recap of 12+ Indiblogger events
It was sad to see that popular blogging community Indiblogger is going to a dormant state. For me it has been a long journey with Indiblogger since its early days. I thought I will compile all the Indiblogger events I attended.
#1 October 2011: Tata Grande meet in Chennai
I think this was my first Indiblogger meet, back in 2011. I got to drive a Tata Grande from Tata Motors showroom in Velachery till the event venue. Many people won generous goodies and it was my first Tata Motors+ Indiblogger event.
Read about Tata Grande meet here:
#2 May 2013: Ambi Pur Indiblogger meet, Chennai
I remember attending this meet but unable to locate any blog posts on this.
#3 May 2015: GenX Nano launch, Pune
Nano gets a new front look, automatic transmission and openable rear door. We were there first to experience it. I was one of the two bloggers from outside Pune/Mumbai who qualified to get a flight ticket to attend this event, while everyone else were from Mumbai/Pune. More details here
#4 May 2015: Indiblogger-Oyo event, Bengaluru
An opportunity to experience Oyo Hospitality.
Read Oyo Rooms review here
#5 July 2015: The Chosen Ones, Ahmadabad
A unique opportunity to visit Tata Nano factory in Sanand, Gujarath- not typically possible unless there's special event and exclusive invitations like this. It is sad to see Nano going off the market. Visit details here
Sanand Factory visit details
#6 November 2015: BNLF Mumbai
Blog Now Live Forever-a two day blogging focused event. Had to travel on my own but was good to attend. Details
#7 December 2015: Tiago Launch in Goa
Glad I made it to the event despite Chennai floods. Zica later had to be renamed as Tiago
#8 Flipkart Indiblogger meet in Bengaluru
An adventure filled day full of outdoor activities with various gadgets that aid in outdoor events and activities- explored action cameras, smart watches and more. One an individual award though I could't take my team to victory.
More details here
#9 October 2016: Tata Hexa meet in Hyderabad
Hexa Event details
Was selected for a JetScreen review program, but for various reasons it didn't happen. Anyways, I could review Jet Screens separately on my own later.
#10 Feb 2017: Berger Paints Indiblogger Meet, Mumbai
Could attend this event as I was in Mumbai for work during the same date. Learnt a lot about paints and met many Mumbai bloggers, notably Sujata Tawde, Kala Ravi Sarathy and others in this event. Details
#11 March 2017: Tigor Launch, New Delhi
Tata Tigor event in Delhi meant another 2 days of learning and fun.
#12 July 2017: Nexon Launch, Kochi
This was my last Tata Motors event. Past few years Tata Motors has reduced working with bloggers- from 60 people for Tigor to 30 for Hexa to 15 for Nexon, the number of bloggers invited were on the decline. For Harrier I think no blogger was invited. The shift is now to invite more instagram influencers who will post a few pics that would get them 1000s of likes.
Nexon Features * Nexon vs Brezza vs Ecosport *
December 2017: IIBA Award
Won IIBA Best blogger Award for Tamil Nadu category towards the end of 2017- read more here. This is the most significant award/recognition I got from Indiblogger.
These were the Indiblogger events I was invited to/I could attend. I hope I could do justice to the event I was invited to, in terms of coverage and expected outcomes- because getting selected implies some other blogger somewhere was not selected. After the initial few there were not too many events in Chennai, but I was fortunate enough to get to travel to events in other cities- most sponsored, few at my own expense. The Indiblogger events were a great opportunity to meet up with fellow bloggers, helping us bond, have fun and grow together stronger. We will be missing the Indiblogger meets and events. I met several blogger friends first time during various Indiblogger meets- Aarti, Anindya, Antarik, Ami Bhat, Atul Sharma, Bhushavali, Divsi Gupta, Deepak Sir, Indrani, Magali, Neha Sharma, Shubham, Ragini Puri , Sandeepa and Chetan , Swati Naik, Stuti and many more.
Besides being a platform for bloggers Indiblogger also had IndiPR- a press release distribution mechanism, IndiRank, A Forum, Brand campaigns, Indivine- a blog post distribution platform and more. I still go to Indivine to submit my new posts. Indiblogger team members were always humble, approachable and supportive- it was much joy working with these people compared to some other brand/PR agencies who had little idea of blogger world and how to work with bloggers.
I wrote this about an year ago- challenges every blogger should worry about - I think the pure play blogger focus community is also affected by some of these challenges in the changing times. I am not privy to what happened behind the scene at Indiblogger leading to its closure of operations. Indiblogger as a website will continue to operate some of its functions- functions that don't need any human intervention. Hopefully some revival/re-bounce is not ruled out.
How many Indiblogger meets/events did you attend? Do share your experience in comments.
Best wishes to Indiblogger founders and team to come up with something bigger and better.
#1 October 2011: Tata Grande meet in Chennai
I think this was my first Indiblogger meet, back in 2011. I got to drive a Tata Grande from Tata Motors showroom in Velachery till the event venue. Many people won generous goodies and it was my first Tata Motors+ Indiblogger event.
Read about Tata Grande meet here:
#2 May 2013: Ambi Pur Indiblogger meet, Chennai
I remember attending this meet but unable to locate any blog posts on this.
#3 May 2015: GenX Nano launch, Pune
Nano gets a new front look, automatic transmission and openable rear door. We were there first to experience it. I was one of the two bloggers from outside Pune/Mumbai who qualified to get a flight ticket to attend this event, while everyone else were from Mumbai/Pune. More details here
#4 May 2015: Indiblogger-Oyo event, Bengaluru
An opportunity to experience Oyo Hospitality.
Read Oyo Rooms review here
#5 July 2015: The Chosen Ones, Ahmadabad
A unique opportunity to visit Tata Nano factory in Sanand, Gujarath- not typically possible unless there's special event and exclusive invitations like this. It is sad to see Nano going off the market. Visit details here
Sanand Factory visit details
#6 November 2015: BNLF Mumbai
Blog Now Live Forever-a two day blogging focused event. Had to travel on my own but was good to attend. Details
#7 December 2015: Tiago Launch in Goa
Glad I made it to the event despite Chennai floods. Zica later had to be renamed as Tiago
#8 Flipkart Indiblogger meet in Bengaluru
An adventure filled day full of outdoor activities with various gadgets that aid in outdoor events and activities- explored action cameras, smart watches and more. One an individual award though I could't take my team to victory.
More details here
#9 October 2016: Tata Hexa meet in Hyderabad
Hexa Event details
Was selected for a JetScreen review program, but for various reasons it didn't happen. Anyways, I could review Jet Screens separately on my own later.
#10 Feb 2017: Berger Paints Indiblogger Meet, Mumbai
Could attend this event as I was in Mumbai for work during the same date. Learnt a lot about paints and met many Mumbai bloggers, notably Sujata Tawde, Kala Ravi Sarathy and others in this event. Details
#11 March 2017: Tigor Launch, New Delhi
Tata Tigor event in Delhi meant another 2 days of learning and fun.
#12 July 2017: Nexon Launch, Kochi
This was my last Tata Motors event. Past few years Tata Motors has reduced working with bloggers- from 60 people for Tigor to 30 for Hexa to 15 for Nexon, the number of bloggers invited were on the decline. For Harrier I think no blogger was invited. The shift is now to invite more instagram influencers who will post a few pics that would get them 1000s of likes.
Nexon Features * Nexon vs Brezza vs Ecosport *
December 2017: IIBA Award
Won IIBA Best blogger Award for Tamil Nadu category towards the end of 2017- read more here. This is the most significant award/recognition I got from Indiblogger.
These were the Indiblogger events I was invited to/I could attend. I hope I could do justice to the event I was invited to, in terms of coverage and expected outcomes- because getting selected implies some other blogger somewhere was not selected. After the initial few there were not too many events in Chennai, but I was fortunate enough to get to travel to events in other cities- most sponsored, few at my own expense. The Indiblogger events were a great opportunity to meet up with fellow bloggers, helping us bond, have fun and grow together stronger. We will be missing the Indiblogger meets and events. I met several blogger friends first time during various Indiblogger meets- Aarti, Anindya, Antarik, Ami Bhat, Atul Sharma, Bhushavali, Divsi Gupta, Deepak Sir, Indrani, Magali, Neha Sharma, Shubham, Ragini Puri , Sandeepa and Chetan , Swati Naik, Stuti and many more.
Besides being a platform for bloggers Indiblogger also had IndiPR- a press release distribution mechanism, IndiRank, A Forum, Brand campaigns, Indivine- a blog post distribution platform and more. I still go to Indivine to submit my new posts. Indiblogger team members were always humble, approachable and supportive- it was much joy working with these people compared to some other brand/PR agencies who had little idea of blogger world and how to work with bloggers.
I wrote this about an year ago- challenges every blogger should worry about - I think the pure play blogger focus community is also affected by some of these challenges in the changing times. I am not privy to what happened behind the scene at Indiblogger leading to its closure of operations. Indiblogger as a website will continue to operate some of its functions- functions that don't need any human intervention. Hopefully some revival/re-bounce is not ruled out.
How many Indiblogger meets/events did you attend? Do share your experience in comments.
Best wishes to Indiblogger founders and team to come up with something bigger and better.
Though I didn't attend so many IB events in person, but can relate to everybit you've written. IB bought Bloggers together and made the community stronger. Glad we could meet ����
ReplyDeleteYes. Thanks to IB
DeleteThanks for the post.
ReplyDeleteHope Team Indiblogger back soon.
IB events are so much fun!
ReplyDeleteIt was great to meet you at the Tiago event at Goa.
Yes. Hope to meet again soon.
DeleteI think it is the same platform which made each other know and then meet in person as well later on. I truly rejoice my Indiblogger association and hope to see them bounce back.
ReplyDeleteyes. Let us hope for a positive outcome soon.
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