Hearst UK partners with Philips for “Power of Positivity” campaign
Hearst UK has partnered with health technology company, Philips, to launch its ‘Power of Positivity’ campaign. The campaign will run across several women’s media titles, using positive themes to help female body confidence as we all continue to navigate the new normal during a global pandemic.
The campaign – which aims to change the way women think, feel and speak about their bodies – will be amplified in Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan and Red, and follows the successful ‘Project Body Love’ from 2019, which bolstered female body confidence by a staggering 37 per cent.
Using a range of print, digital, social media and podcast platforms, the second phase of Project Body Love will incorporate a host of positive editorial and initiatives to boost body confidence, following new research that shows only 10 per cent of women have felt more confident about their bodies in lockdown. The research, involving more than 1,600 women, also shows ‘looking at their body in the mirror’ (48 per cent of respondents) and seeing themselves on video calls (41 per cent of respondents) have acted as the most common negative drivers for body confidence during the pandemic. The ‘Power of Positivity’ campaign is backed by a major editorial project that will provide expert advice, tips and guidance for women to help how they think about their bodies.
Claire Sanderson, editor-in-chief of Women’s Health, said: “The first Project Body Love campaign last year was a major success and we learnt many things – particularly the power that positivity has on how women view their bodies. For our second phase, we’re delighted to have the support of Philips – a brand committed to promoting positivity and diversity in beauty – to help us in improving the way women think, feel and speak about their bodies, especially with the challenges that Covid-19 has enforced upon us.”
Jess Gregory, Philips Lumea Manager, said: “We are incredibly excited to be partnering with Hearst UK on the second phase of Project Body Love. At Philips we celebrate and embrace the diversity of women and their personal beauty routines. We want to encourage women to do what feels right for them, and inspire others to do the same by creating an open, honest and safe environment for these conversations to take place.”
The Philips / Hearst UK partnership and campaign were facilitated and planned by dentsu agencies, The Story Lab and Carat UK.
The ‘Power of Positivity’ campaign will run until the Spring of 2021. Click here to learn more.
Image: Women’s Health UK / Ian Harrison
