Ad network Ozone Media has launched a women-targeted advertising channel Eva that claims a reach of 3 million Indian women on a monthly basis. Eva has 3 channels: Fashion, Home and Health, and includes content from publishers such as IndusLadies, IndiaParenting, SanjeevKapoor.com and Evesindia.com. It has also partnered New York Times Company owned About.com to deliver content on health care, parenting, travel, cooking, technology and hobbies to Eva. Bangalore based Ozone Media is backed by IDG Ventures. Diversification into verticals has been attempted by ad networks before: Webchutney's Goosefish Media Ventures had launched a women-focussed network ad channel called DivaNation which it absorbed into itself along with its travel-centric ad channel Go Sindbad into (Capital18 funded) Networkplay. Divanation connects to women at Tarladalal.com, Indusladies.com and (Web18's) Indiwo. Online Ads Targeting Women, But What Of Online Shops? Though e-commerce has seen some success from IRCTC, we are not aware of how successful online shopping portals - Future Bazaar, Ebay India and India Mart - are with women buyers. Is only advertising online sufficient? What are properties doing to attract women towards online shopping? I hate shopping in ever-crowded malls, and have been attempting for the past three years to buy accessories or clothes online but have found it surprisingly not worth the time spent on searching for them. Online shops for salwar kameezs or saris or skirts are mostly targeted at women in other countries visiting India and are in dollar prices or are for bulk purchases. Brands such as Lee Cooper and Wills…
