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Lovely Things
Raumati Summer 2024/25 Edition
Our Lovely Things guide showcases a curated collection of beautiful wares and products from makers and artisans across Aotearoa. We’re currently looking for a selection of makers and artisans who would like to have their products showcased in the Summer 2024/25 Edition of Shepherdess.
Shepherdess Lovely Things
The Lovely Things guide will be featured across two pages in our Summer 2024/25 Edition, on shelves nationally on Monday 9th December 2024. All products will be photographed in a styled shoot.
Our Reach
Shepherdess reaches a wide audience. We have an estimated readership of 18,000 per edition. Shepherdess is posted directly to the letterboxes of our subscriber base, and is on stands in 450 locations nationwide, including New World and Pak’n’Save, Countdown, Whitcoulls, Paper Plus and a range of boutique stockists. See our full list of stockists here.
This is also an opportunity to get your product in front of our highly engaged community through multiple digital platforms that run alongside our print publication.
We have over 16,000 followers on Instagram.
We have over 12,000 followers on Facebook.
We have over 3,800 subscribers to our fortnightly email.
How you can get involved
We have a limited number of places available for our Lovely Things Guide. To be considered, please submit an Expression of Interest here.
You will be asked to nominate three of your products and share with us some background on your business and philosophy. Expressions of Interest will be assessed as they are received, and we will choose one product to showcase based on the fit with the curated collection.
Financial Investment
Product placement in the Lovely Things Guide is complimentary when you book a minimum third page ad space in an upcoming edition of the magazine (Summer 2024/25, Autumn 2025, Winter 2025). Please refer to our Media Kit for pricing and ad specs.
Product placement in Lovely Things (without additional advertising) is $250 plus GST.
We also have a digital ad-on you might like to consider, to reach our digital audience:
- Social media feed post & story on both Instagram and Facebook tailored to your business - $400 (separate to the competition, which will be a joint post)
For more information on these digital components or other advertising options, you can view our Media Kit.
Finer Details
We are looking for a variety of products and will take this into account in our planning. The Lovely Things product shoot is taking place 19 April. You’ll be asked to check the draft text before it goes to print to ensure the description of your product and product labels are factually correct. We retain editorial discretion.
Photography above, of our Winter 2024 Lovely Things, by Tonia Shuttleworth.
Questions?
For more information please contact our Partnerships Manager, Julia Brown.
021 733 939
*Places are limited and products are accepted at the discretion of Shepherdess.