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CEW (UK) ANNOUNCES NEW SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH HANDBAG.COM, BRINGING BEAUTY INDUSTRY CLOSER TO CONSUMERS
- AND ANNOUNCES 2007 ACHIEVER AWARDS WINNERS
In a bid to open up the inner sanctum of the beauty industry to a broad base of consumers, CEW (UK) – Cosmetic Executive Women today announces a major new title sponsorship deal with handbag.com. The top women’s website, which is part of the Hearst digital portfolio of on-line titles, will be chief sponsor for the CEW (UK) Achiever Awards 2007/08 and 09.
President of CEW (UK) Caroline Neville said, “CEW (UK) is delighted to sign a deal with handbag.com, the most successful of all the online beauty and fashion magazine titles. In the changing media landscape CEW has sought to partner with an organisation that understands the allure and influence the beauty industry has on us all and nothing can compare with the reach that handbag.com has globally.” Alicen Stenner, publisher of handbag.com said “The CEW Achiever Awards recognises women high flyers within an industry worth £6.4 billion in the UK. The contribution these women make to business is enormous. The handbag.com team want to take this Award beyond the business community, to have these women recognised on the wider stage for the contribution they make to one of the fastest growing and most exciting industries in the world. The CEW Achievers are at the forefront of an industry that every woman loves.”
CEW ANNOUNCES ITS 2007 ACHIEVERS
This year is the 6th annual Achiever Awards in the UK and it is the event when the beauty industry takes time to recognise women who have achieved tremendous success in their own career and who have contributed significantly to the growth of the beauty industry and the advancement of women. The Awards have grown significantly since their introduction into the UK in 2002 matching the pace of launches, innovation and dynamism which make up the vibrant beauty industry today.
Achiever Award Recipients 2007
Lifetime Achiever: Diane von Furstenberg
Achievers:
Eve Lom: Founder of Eve Lom.
Judy Naake: Lifetime President St. Tropez
Sue Peart: Editor, You Magazine and CEW (UK) Board Member
Daniela Rinaldi: Head of Perfumery and Concessions, Harvey Nichols and
CEW (UK) Board Member
From the world of beauty fashion, innovative brand, skilful editing and retail astuteness come this years CEW (UK) Achievers – one thing unites them – an intuitive sense of capturing the moment – a canny knack of knowing what and when – the calculated risk based on knowing what it takes to excite the market. The Board of CEW (UK) takes pride in recognizing these women and their unique skills, and thanks them for the example they have set for all of us.
Special Industry Award
This years CEW Special Industry Award goes to Roja Dove for his passion and life-time commitment to keeping luxury fragrance in the consumer’s mind in a crowded market place.
The Awards ceremony will take place at The Carlton Tower Hotel, on Monday 15th October 2007 commencing at 6.30pm.
The title sponsor is handbag.com. Supporting sponsors are the London College of Beauty Therapy, Givaudan and JSL Concepts.
About handbag
handbag was the first dedicated women’s lifestyle website to launch in the UK, and is now the market leader with over 1.1 million unique readers every month*.
handbag is a stylish, glamorous, trusted and informative editorial title providing the inside track for busy women online on everyday important issues like relationships, health, careers and beauty. With the luxury look of a glossy and the lightening reactions of a daily, handbag offers a breadth of coverage from expert writers, establishing a powerful reputation as the leader in a crowded field.
Launched in 1999, the title was acquired by the National Magazine Co. in October 2006 alongside its subsidiary sites company.co.uk, aimed at 18- to 30-year-old women, allaboutyou.com for women aged over 35 and gomamatoday.com, a pregnancy and birth site. handbag is part of the company’s Hearst digital network.
About The Hearst digital Network
The Hearst digital Network, a division of National Magazines, publishes the following websites: www.handbag.com, www.netdoctor.co.uk, www.company.co.uk, www.allaboutyou.com, www.babyexpert.co.uk, www.cosmogirl.co.uk, www.cosmopolitan.co.uk, www.prima.co.uk, www.goodhousekeeping.co.uk, www.youandyourwedding.co.uk, www.countryliving.co.uk, www.menshealth.co.uk, www.runnersworld.co.uk.
About The National Magazine Company
The National Magazine Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst Corporation established by William Randolph Hearst in 1910. NatMag publishes 15 consumer titles in the UK: Coast, Company, CosmoGIRL!, Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolitan Bride, Country Living, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s Bazaar, House Beautiful, Prima, Prima Baby, SHE, You & Your Wedding, and Zest. The group publishes a further two magazines, Men’s Health and Runner’s World, through a joint venture known as NatMag Rodale and three large scale weeklies, Best , Reveal and Real People through a joint venture known as ACP-NatMag.
*ABCe audit October 2006, www.handbag.com – 1,162,614 unique users, 20,719,734 page impressions
About Cosmetic Executive Women
Founded in America in 1954, in France in 1986 and the UK in 1992, CEW is a trade organisation with a charitable arm that has pursued a mission of nurturing and recognising top executive talent - and raising money for charity.
The 500 strong membership of CEW (UK) includes executive women in the cosmetic, fragrance and hairdressing industries and related fields such as advertising, public relations, product development, marketing, media, finance, sales, retail, management and design and packaging. It is our aim to help women network and raise their visibility within the beauty industry and, to this end, we manage a programme of events every year for industry leaders and celebrity speakers .
Contact:
Gaelle Ranchon, Marketing & Event Manager, 020 7940 2909 gaelle@cewuk.co.uk