Magazine Publishers of Australia relaunches under new name – Magazine Networks

The rebrand has been guided by the largest study of its kind ever commissioned by research agency Fiftyfive5 with the objective of highlighting the unique role magazines, in print and digital formats, play in the market. The research analysed readers’ perceptions of print and online magazines across key market categories by surveying their levels of engagement, influence and response to purchase.

Magazine Networks chairman and Pacific Magazines CEO, Peter Zavecz, commented: “The rebrand signifies how magazines are truly multi-platform brands, with a network of engaged audiences across platforms. Trust in our professional curation of content accompanied by high levels of engagement continues to differentiate the magazine medium. We have a clear role to play in the media mix and it’s high time this was recognised.”

The trade campaign, which was created by Creative Agency JOY will start on June 20th with a heavy focus on digital and will continue till March 2017.

Simon Rush, principal at JOY commented: “The positioning of Passion Response is intended to express the unique role Magazine Networks play in creating a variety of responses, from interest generation to brand building and sales activation. Only professional magazine content generates passionate audiences, at scale, across channel formats with trust and relevance.”

Mary Ann Azer, executive director of Magazine Networks said: “Magazines have a clear role to play in igniting brand response, directing brand response and activating it. For example, 72 per cent of readers are influenced by the content of magazines, 65 per cent are influenced by products featured in magazines. This applies online and offline.”

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