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BRAND OVERVIEW 2020 THE COOLEST, SMARTEST FASHION BRAND FOR STYLISH, CREATIVE WOMEN WHO WANT TO BE THE FIRST TO KNOW EVERYTHING

ELLE EDITS WHAT’S NOW, NEW AND NEXT, MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE FOR OUR READERS, USERS, FOLLOWERS AND FANS GLOBAL BRAND FOUNDED IN 1946 45 DIFFERENT EDITIONS WORLDWIDE

37 MILLION SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS

70 MILLION UNIQUE BROWSERS WORLDWIDE PHILOSOPHY “At a time of incredible evolution and positive change for women, you can find ELLE at the centre of the cultural conversation. From fashion to beauty, pop culture to politics, ELLE inspires, bringing the world to open-minded and independent women with wit, energy and optimism. ELLE is all about fresh ideas and a future-facing outlook, and that includes innovative cover moments that push the boundaries of traditional magazines and ground-breaking executions that speak to a community of highly engaged, information-hungry readers and followers across print, digital, social, and through trailblazing events. Bringing together visionary voices, diverse perspectives and uplifting imagery, ELLE is the destination for intelligent women seeking the new, now and next. Because great style is about more than just what to wear.”

GENEVRA LEEK Editor-in-chief EDITORIAL PROFILES

GENEVRA LEEK CARLY ROBERTS NAOMI SMITH BROOKE LE POER TRENCH ELLE MCCLURE Editor-in-chief Creative Director Fashion Director Beauty and Wellness Director Culture Director Genevra Leek is a journalist and editor Carly Roberts has been the creative Naomi has forged a 20-year career in An Allure beauty and wellness alum, Having worked in publishing for almost 10 based in Sydney. A graduate of director of ELLE Australia since the title’s fashion magazines, having first risen writer Brooke Le Poer Trench has worked years, Elle McClure has a strong Sydney’s university of Technology, launch in 2013. Her brief was to create a through the ranks at in Sydney, New York and London across knowledge of both the print and digital Genevra started out her career in design that was unique, innovative Australia and ELLE Australia before print and digital platforms for multiple sides of the industry. After cutting her publishing in 2001 at Marie Claire, and relevant to the modern woman, an taking on the top post of fashion director magazines and luxury brands. She began teeth at Grazia, Elle joined the launch before leaving her position as fashion achievement that was recognised when at Vogue Australia. During her eight- her career at CLEO. She was a senior team of ELLE Australia in 2013, a brand editor to pursue opportunities in London. ELLE was awarded the Australian year tenure there, Naomi collaborated editor at Cosmopolitan and Allure in she has now come to know innately. First contributing to Red magazine, Magazine Awards Cover of the Year with leading photographers Daniel NYC, has a screenplay in production and With a taste for the fast-paced world of Genevra went on to take up the position in 2015. Carly’s career spans 11 years, Jackson and Greg Kadel, among has written for INSTYLE, SELF, Harpers digital, from time spent at Nine, and of contributing fashion editor at starting as a designer for SHOP before others, and combined her love of Bazaar, Conde Nast Traveller and working across Bauer Xcel’s digital Glamour. Upon her return to Sydney, shifting into the role of deputy art fashion and travel to produce the Dazed, among other titles. Brooke lives in platform (including ELLE, Harper’s the role of fashion news editor at InStyle director, where she oversaw the launch magazine’s first app. She became Sydney with her husband and three BAZAAR and Gourmet Traveller), Elle is was followed by a three-year post at of SHOP 4 Kids and SHOP Weddings. A acting fashion director at Harper’s children. well-versed in up-to-the-minute trends Vogue Australia, first as fashion news move to Madison saw a designer BAZAAR in 2014 and has since created and culture happenings. Elle is now editor then as fashion features editor, position evolve into a role as deputy art several iconic covers and fashion stories culture director, bringing to ELLE a deep working across magazine and online. In director. After four years, Carly made that have been syndicated globally knowledge of the zeitgeist and passion 2013, she joined ELLE as fashion the leap into the world of interiors as art throughout the Harper’s BAZAAR for all things film and television, music, news director to help launch the director of Real Living where a redesign network. Naomi Smith more recently books and the arts and helping bring international title in Australia. Genevra resulted in a circulation boost of 40,000 now also works across ELLE Australia to life exciting travel destinations, across now heads up ELLE, working closely and a Magazine of the Year Award in as fashion director, ensuring the pages both print and digital. with a strong team of highly respected 2012. Carly now lends her creative eye to are fresh, relevant and reflecting the future-facing editors to take the brand the uniquely Australian edition of ELLE. iconic ELLE mix. She now works across forward into a new era of publishing. both Elle Australia & Harper’s BAZAAR as the Fashion Director ELLE AT A GLANCE The coolest, smartest fashion brand for stylish, creative women who want to be the first to know everything. ELLE edits what’s now, new and next, making it accessible for our readers, users, followers and fans.

READERSHIP INSTAGRAM PAGE VIEWS 192,000 267,000 5,756,687 FREQUENCY FACEBOOK UNIQUE AUDIENCE Monthly 805,845 404,237 Source: Roy Morgan, Source: Nielsen Digital Content Ratings, September 2020 TWITTER September 2019, Digital 13,700 Social Landscape as of 07/11/2019

EVENTS AND PROPERTIES

drive 2020 THE ELLE READER IS HYPER-CONNECTED LIVING WITH & FOR HER FRIENDS SHE IS FUTURE FOCUSED, A CULTURE COLLECTOR AND NOTABLE NEOPHILE SHE IS FIGHTING FIT AND ATTRACTED TO STYLE AND DESIGN HER OBSESSIONS: FRIENDS, SHOPPING AND SOCIAL MEDIA SHE’S OPEN TO CHANGE AND OBSESSED WITH KNOWING WHAT’S NEW, DIFFERENT AND TRENDING IN BRAND, DESIGN, EXPERIENCES AND THINKING READER PROFILE EDITORIAL PILLARS FASHION Spirited and sexy, energetic and wearable, the ELLE fashion to decode fashion and help readers integrate it into their lives, DNA is perfectly suited to the Australian market. ELLE’s while the shopping pages inspire by presenting the best edit unique ability to make the low look high and the high look of the stores in the creative, clever layouts ELLE is famous for. cool puts it in the best position to feed fashion to modern women in a way they can relate to and be inspired CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT To the ELLE reader, entertainment is about more than just celebrity by, season after season. news. From the coolest of the high-brow to the smartest of FEATURES the low-brow, music and culture feature heavily in her life. When With intriguing, relatable features that get readers thinking she wants to discover the hippest shows and events, gallery and feeling, ELLE kick-starts dinner-party conversations. Smart exhibitions and festivals or the latest must-know television, film and contemporary, never earnest or depressing, ELLE is, and books, she turns to ELLE. above all, a stylish read, covering everything from cultural trends to emotional explorations, career advice, pop-culture LIFESTYLE ELLE is about inspiring style in all aspects of your life, not phenomena and relationship insights. just your closet. Covering everything from the hottest travel BEAUTY & WELLNESS destinations to food trends, and with an insider’s view of the If there’s a cult new moisturiser, a freaky new fitness fad or kinds of homes – both here and around the world – that only a hip new nail-art trend, you’ll read about it first in ELLE. ELLE has access to, the magazine promises to be the resource Probing, intelligent, witty and occasionally poetic, ELLE treats Australian women need to live a truly stylish life. beauty as both a science and an art, inspiring creativity, self-expression and self-improvement, creating a buzz ELLE EXTRA ELLE Extra offers fans a 24/7 destination to get the scoop on and getting readers excited about trying something the hottest finds. ELLE’s monthly in-book page unveils buzz- new every month. worthy events, competitions, promotions, product launches SHOPPING and more. Exposure includes a listing on ELLEExtra.com.au – The ELLE reader is more than a fashion observer – she’s a ELLE’s promos and events channel on ELLE.com.au – offering buyer, dedicating much of her time and income to buying readers the ultimate connection with what’s happening. into the key pieces every season. ELLE’s fashion features work CONTENT PILLARS

TRAVEL DRIVE ACCESSORIES WELLENESS It’s never too early to start planning your next Hit the road in style thanks to ELLE’s car awards – This is health and wellness done the ELLE way. From Highlighting an editorial pillar key to the global escape. ELLE Travel features the hottest the definitive guide to the most practical and highly the latest in mediation, spiritual travel, the clue-in on ELLE DNA, ELLE Accessories presents the best edit destinations, stays, trends and experiences in fashionable vehicles. With their good looks clean beauty and everything and everything women of new-season shoes, bags and all the extras, tourism right now, both in Australia and around the matched only by what’s under the hood, these are need to know about sound bathing. ELLE will uncover curated by the ELLE fashion team and captured world. The ELLE reader has discerning taste and the ultimate accessories for the modern woman, the newest ways women can feed their curious, through beautifully styled imagery in the clever and seeks out unique, luxe and boutique travel and she’s looking to the trusted ELLE voice to reboot their attitudies and free their mindset, helping creative layouts ELLE has become famous for. experiences; these expertly curated travel provide her with the insider information she can’t them feel like they are in control of both their physical destinations aim to fulfil those desires. find anywhere else. We’re making her choice easy and mental wellness. with ELLE Drive – an expert edit of motoring’s most valuable players and tips on all the stylish extras. Across one day of interactive talks, trials and hands on The International Beauty Awards sessions with some of our favourite experts, ELLE INSPIRES are voted by 45 editions of ELLE is the time to recharge, reset and get in touch with around the world and are the the best version of yourself. ELLE INSPIRES is a global edit of the best new self-care event with engaging discussions, indulgent products of the year. Discover experiences and meaningful connections, you’ll take these prestigious and sought-after away tips, tricks joined by the ELLE team and expert awards in the January issue of ELLE. talent with an inspiring bunch of women. KEY PROPERTIES ELLE CALENDAR 2020

JAN/FEB MAR APR MAY JUN/JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC THE YEAR AHEAD FUTURE IS FEMALE FIND YOUR POWER WOMEN IN SPORT SUSTAINABILITY ISSUE SISTERHOOD FASHION REFRESH! HOT RIGHT NOW YOUR GUIDE TO SUMMER PARTY TIME ON SALE 13 Jan 2020 17 Feb 2020 23 Mar 2020 20 Apr 2020 25 May 2020 13 July 2020 17 Aug 2020 21 Sep 2020 19 Oct 2020 16 Nov 2020 We Are Women portfolio Definitive guide to the ELLE highlights the Women ELLE career guide – New season fashion The ELLE List 2020 The ELLE Guide To How PRINT The ELLE Hot List Annual sustainability The ELLE Summer Hot List Spring Summer 2020 hottest new accessories: ruling in sport in 2020 Women working with Our ‘anti’ anti-ageing Women in Music portfolio Spring Racing Ultimate edit of best swimsuits to Party Now SPECIAL Redefined workwear Trending make-up tricks ELLE watch report Fashino – New Famous ELLE green beauty guide The ELLE Drive Awards 2020. ELLE’s travel tips ELLE Wedding special, Holiday gift guide FEATURES ELLE International Beauty Awards and hair styling tips from ELLE Finance Guide performance wear guide Ultimate wardrobe Annual Wellness Special. Summer body special Fragrance special ss2020 Hair special How-to-do denim cleanout ELLE writing competition A-Z of wellness the best Australian beauty, hair and body brands Eco travel special. Festival guide Home Special The ultimate fragrance Annual travel special Wellness trends guide Best Spa and Wellness retreats

DIGITAL Golden Globes (Jan 6) Academy Awards Melbourne Fashion NYFW Bridal (Apr 11–14) 71st Annual Met Gala CFDA Fashion Awards Venice Film Festival New York Paris Haute Couture (Feb 24) Festival (Mar 2–19) (May 6) (Jun 3) (Aug 28 – Sep 7) Fashion Week S/S CONTENT Fashion Week Grammys (Feb 10) Meghan Markle Mercedes Benz Fashion Paris Haute Couture New Zealand London Fashion Week S/S Spring Racing Carnival THEMES (Jan 21–25) BAFTAs (Feb 11) baby watch Week Australia, Sydney Fashion Week Fashion Week Milan Fashion Week S/S (Nov 2–9) (Jul 1– 5) Oscar nominations New York Fashion Week Cannes Film Festival MTV VMAs Toronto International Film Pre-Fall Market Shows announced (Jan 22) Fall/Winter (Feb 7-14) (May 14–25) Festival (Sep 5 –15) SAG Awards (Jan 27) London Fashion Week Emmy Awards Paris Fashion Week S/S F/W (Feb 15-19) (Sep 25 – Oct 3) Milan Fashion Week F/W (Feb 19-25) Paris Fashion Week F/W (Feb 27–Mar 6)

YEAR-ROUND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

2020 ELLE in wELLEness ELLE WRITING THE LIST ELLE DRIVE If there’s a hot new workout, COMPETITION A brand new ELLE International Hit the road in style thanks to ELLE’s car buzz-worthy diet or must-know health ELLE DECOR ELLE TRAVEL WE ARE WOMEN Bringing together ELLE’s community ELLE ACCESSORIES property. The List is a celebration of the awards – the definitive guide to the guru, ELLE is sure to cover it first. Tipped A stand-alone special issue under the A reverse-bound magazine featuring Championing the many faces WOMEN IN MUSIC of smart, stylish women, this Step inside the ELLE fashion cupboard ELLE TECH HIGH STREET next generation of movers, shakers, most practical and highly fashionable on the front cover, ELLE FIT will be famous ELLE DECOR masthead, it will our pick of the hottest destinations, the of Australian women (and all their With a focus across all platforms, this cross-platform property zeros in on the with this digital-first initiative that Discover the next big products, Our complete guide to the best game changers who are reframing the vehicles. We’re making her choice a beautifully styled mini book packed curate cutting-edge design ideas and hippest hotels and resorts, cool new best advice), our celebrated feature must-read themed issue puts the most important books every woman provides unprecedented insider access influential movements and of the high street: how to shop the work of fashion, beauty, culture, politics easy with ELLE Drive – an expert edit of full of inspirational health and expert interiors advice to help readers places to eat and the best insider tips takes on a new form for 2020 spotlight on the coolest talent rocking should read, the authors that matter to the latest trends and products, along groundbreaking pioneers trends, what to line up for and how and technology and inspiring the motoring’s most valuable players fitness features. create fashion-forward spaces. for bars, boutiques and local must-sees. across all platforms. the Australian and overseas charts. and the opinions that count. with expert stylist advice. in the tech industry. to wear it, now. ELLE woman. and tips on all the stylish extras. CONTACTS KATE HERISSON Luxury Group Brand Director [email protected] T 02 9282 8589

MELANIE SAVVIDIS Associate Brand Manager Luxury Group [email protected] T 02 9282 8935