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Anna Wintour Brings Eva Chen Back to Condé Nast and Plans Another Major Hire

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By Justin Fenner

It’s only been three weeks since Anna Wintour took on her much publicized new role as artistic director at Condé Nast, but word has it she’s already planning some key hires.

Fashionista confirmed on Wednesday that Wintour had hired former Teen Vogue beauty and health director Eva Chen to help with “several projects” at Lucky, where Wintour has reportedly been spending a lot of her time of late. (Last Week, The New York Post reported that the magazine’s editor in chief, Brandon Holley, was among the first to reach out to Wintour for help following her promotion.)

Page Six reported today that Wintour is on the lookout for a new head of public relations, preferably with a background in business or politics, to replace Vogue‘s outgoing director of communications, Megan Salt. Salt will leave the magazine on May 10 to take on a new job at Amazon Fashion.

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Anna Wintour Gets a New Job

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By Evann Gastaldo Anna Wintour has a new title—and, though rumors have been swirling for years that President Obama might make the Vogue editor an ambassador, it’s not that. Rather, Vogue ‘s parent company Condé Nast is making her artistic director, the company announced today. Wintour, 63, will remain Vogue ‘s editor,… …read more
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Styles & Fashion

Everything You Need to Know About Anna Wintour's Brand-New Job

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By Justin Fenner

Whatever doubts there may have been about Anna Wintour leaving Vogue were assuaged Tuesday night when Condé Nast revealed that it had named Wintour the company’s artistic director.

What the New Job Means:
Wintour will still be the editor in chief of Vogue and editorial director of Teen Vogue, but she’ll also take on some of the responsibilities of Si Newhouse, Jr., the chairman and CEO of Condé Nast. According to The New York Times, that will include advising editors on the company’s other magazines, expanding those brands onto new platforms, finding new talent, and reinforcing aesthetics.

Wait, Where’s Si Going?
Newhouse, 85, has reportedly been recusing himself of some of his duties since last year, and recently moved from Condé Nast’s 11th floor executive suite to an office on the sixth floor.

How Wintour Sees the Role:
She told the Times it’s “almost like being a one-person consulting firm . . . I advise all sorts of people in the outside world, and really, I see this as an extension of what I am doing, but on a broader scale.” Later, she added, “It isn’t about a machine or an iPhone or an iPad. It’s about people.”

Condé’s Reason For Creating the Role:
In a statement, the company said creation of the new role came at “the ideal time to leverage Anna’s extraordinary vision and leadership to amplify and elevate the profile of Condé Nast US both domestically and abroad. Anna is an icon in the worlds of fashion, business and the arts, she has the foresight and wisdom to influence the major trends of our society and is respected globally as an accomplished businesswoman.”

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Business, Finance, Occupation & Industry

Leading Publishers Join The New York Times Company's Ricochet Platform

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By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool

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Leading Publishers Join The New York Times Company’s Ricochet Platform

Ad Age, Condé Nast, Forbes and PEOPLE Digital Among First to Utilize the Digital Marketing Solution

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The New York Times Company has added Advertising Age, the Condé Nast portfolio, Forbes and PEOPLE Digital to the list of publishers whose content will now be available on Ricochet (www.ricochetmedia.net), the Company’s content marketing platform.

Ricochet allows brands to search and find content from premium publishers, upload their ad creative and share it with their owned media channels and social following. The Ricochet platform (patent pending) creates a unique Web address that binds the brand’s advertising to content for a set duration. During that duration the brand can share the Ricochet links through any of its owned media channels and across social media.

“The involvement of these prominent publishers and titles underscores Ricochet’s position as a platform that provides value and opportunity to both major publishers and prominent advertisers,” said Michael Zimbalist, vice president, research & development operations, The New York Times Company. “As brands increasingly become content providers for their audiences, Ricochet will play an important role as a content marketplace and in so doing generate an entirely new revenue stream for publishers.”

“At Ad Age we consistently identify new technologies for marketers. Those technologies are then used to provide marketing solutions for own advertising partners,” said Allison Arden, vice president, publisher of Advertising Age. “Ricochet allows us to create contextually relevant opportunities for brands while also distributing our award-winning most relevant content through social platforms. It’s a win-win for everyone.”

Drew Schutte, chief integration officer, Condé Nast said: “Since the majority of content shared in the social space is articles from publishers and our titles are renowned for their standards of editorial excellence, our audiences tend to share our content prodigiously, which render them highly influential and therefore highly coveted. With access to Ricochet we are thrilled that marketers will be able to better align with our content as part of their social Web campaigns. This is only the tip of the spear in how we can leverage this kind of break-through technology.”

The 26 Condé Nast titles that will be available through Ricochet are: Allure, Architectural Digest, Ars Technica, Beauty Inc, Bon Appetit, Brides, Traveler, Details, Epicurious, Footwear News, Glamour, Golf Digest, Golf …read more
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Condé Nast International Leads $20M Investment in farfetch

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By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool

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Condé Nast International Leads $20M Investment in farfetch

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Condé Nast International has led a $20m investment in farfetch – www.farfetch.com -, the world’s leading e-commerce marketplace for independent fashion boutiques; it was announced today by Jonathan Newhouse, Chairman and Chief Executive. Existing investors Advent Venture Partners, Index Ventures and e.ventures also participated in the fundraising.

The farfetch homepage (Photo: Business Wire)

“farfetch has a unique position, connecting boutiques around the world by e-commerce to sophisticated fashion customers like our magazine readers and website users. It’s a natural for Condé Nast,” commented Newhouse.

José Neves, Founder and Chief Executive of farfetch, remarked “This investment will fuel our entry to new markets while assisting our growth in existing ones. Our goal to build a unique curated global franchise in online designer fashion is brought several steps closer through the exciting involvement of Condé Nast.”

James Bilefield, President of Condé Nast International Digital, adds “As the leading multimedia publisher connecting people to the fashion brands they love, this investment underlines our commitment to extend the scope of our activities and back great entrepreneurs. It follows the recent news of our involvement with the e-commerce businesses Monoqi and Renesim in Germany, plus the investment activity of our parent company Advance Publications in the USA.” As part of the investment, James Bilefield will join the farfetch board.

farfetch launched in 2008 and brings together luxury brands from over 250 of the world’s most respected independent fashion boutiques for men and women. With 82,000 highly curated products from over 2,000 of the world’s best brands, farfetch currently has 150,000 customers in over 140 countries. farfetch is backed by Advent Venture Partners, Index Ventures, e.ventures and Condé Nast International.

Editor’s note:

Condé Nast International, a division of Advance Publications, sets the benchmark for multimedia publishing excellence. Condé Nast currently operates in 25 markets, publishing 139 magazines, over 100 websites and over 170 tablet and Smartphone apps under iconic brands such as Vogue, GQ, Glamour, Wired, Condé Nast Traveller, and Vanity Fair. Recent launches include Condé Nast Traveller in India and Russia, GQ in Brazil and Turkey, Allure in Russia, AD in China and India, Glamour in Brazil, and Vogue in Thailand and Ukraine.

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White House Press Office

First Lady Michelle Obama Announces New Effort to Make Healthier, MyPlate Recipes Easy to Find and Share

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By The White House

America’s Largest Media Companies Are Compiling and Promoting Thousands of Recipes that Align with USDA’s Guidance for Healthier Eating

WASHINGTON, DC –Today, five of America’s largest media companies, as well as Pinterest, announced a new collaboration in support of Let’s Move! to make it easier for their millions of online visitors to put nutritious meals on the table every day. Condé Nast, Hearst Magazines, Meredith, Food Network and Time, Inc. in collaboration with the Partnership for a Healthier America and USDA’s MyPlate have identified thousands of nutritious recipes that meet the guidance that supports USDA’s MyPlate, and are labeling, compiling and promoting these recipes on their most popular cooking websites, which collectively garnered 150 million views in January alone. More than 3,000 recipes have been identified across 18 websites, and today nearly 1,000 of these recipes have been collected on a new Pinterest page associated with the effort, providing a one-stop-shop where parents, beginner home cooks and even the most experienced chefs can find and share healthier recipes.

“As a mom, I know how challenging it can be to think of new meal ideas that your kids will like and that will be good for them,” said First Lady Michelle Obama. “This partnership takes the guess work out of finding healthier recipes and gives parents the information and the tools they need to make healthy choices for their families every day.”

Below is a list of publications participating in this collaborative effort:
• Allrecipes.com
• Better Homes & Gardens
• CookingLight.com
• CountryLiving.com
• Delish.com
• Diabeticliving.com
• EatingWell.com
• Epicurious.com
• Everyday with Rachael Ray
• FamilyCircle.com
• FoodNetwork.com
• GoodHousekeeping.com
• MyRecipes.com
• Parents.com
• RealSimple.com
• Redbook.com
• Recipe.com
• Woman’sDay.com

For more information on this partnership, visit www.pinterest.com/MyPlateRecipes

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Source: White House Press Office