2. • First published in 1886
• Later became an international fashion
magazine for women
• Women’s issues, relationships, sex, health,
careers, self-improvement, celebrities,
fashion, and beauty
• 64 international editions
• Printed in 35 languages
• Distributed in more than 110 countries.
• Highest-selling young women's magazine
in the world since 1972
Circulation: 60,000 – 72,000 copies Pass-on Readership: 7 Frequency: 12 magazines a year Total Monthly Readership: 420,000 to 576,000
3. Print Media is losing the battle
to mobile technology!
Mobile revolution dismantling the publishing industry
Evolution transforming the way people consume content on the go
Rise in social media and mobile technology influences where attention is put
Declines in celebrity and women magazines
18% and 15%
4. The Problem
Retail sales are declining
Bookstores
Newsstands
Magazine Shops
Online
Smaller print runs
Places to find Cosmo
5. How do we
solve the
problem?
We have a
website, what is
our next mobile
outlet?
6. The Answer: Social Media!
May 2013: 74% of women use social media
February 2005 – August 2006
Ages 18-29 increased social media usage from 9% to 49%
7. 100 million daily active users
65% daily users that contribute content daily
8,796 photos shared per second
8. Discover Page
• Be seen by target consumers
Young Women
• Mini Magazine
Fun Quizzes
Pictures
Little articles
Make-up Tutorials
Celebrity Gossip
• Videos
Cooking Recipes
9. Discover page
• Promoting
YouTube Account
Send friends articles
and pictures
More likely to buy
magazine
10. Discover can make us money
and not just by increasing
magazine sales!
• Advertisements
11. Cosmo is an accessory to
Snapchat
Enhances the Snapchat app
Send fun pictures and videos
Pictures with emoji placements
Pictures to draw on