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Rural Gift Guide: Expression of Interest

Showcase your products in our Rural Gift Guide

Our Rural Gift Guide showcases a curated collection of beautiful wares and products from across Aotearoa. We’re currently looking for a selection of makers and artisans who would like to have their products showcased in this Guide.

The Rural Gift Guide will be featured across 5-6 pages in our Raumati Summer 2023/24 Edition, on shelves nationally on Tuesday 30 November 2023. All products will be photographed in a styled shoot by Bay of Plenty lifestyle and product photographer Claire Mossong. Alongside the guide, we’ll be running a social media campaign across the Shepherdess Facebook and Instagram pages for followers to enter to win items from the Rural Gift Guide. Product supplied for the photoshoot will be used in the giveaway.

Rural Gift Guide

About you

Please provide the name of your business.
Your name(Required)
Do you have any iwi/hapu affiliations you would like to note?
Please provide your location (city, town, closest township).
Please note your region.
What is your postal address?
Instagram and Facebook.

A bit more detail about your business and products

Please nominate three products for consideration
We will generally only choose one product from each participant in Lovely Things. Please nominate three products you would like to see featured. Feel free to list these in order of priority.
Please upload files here (or via a link below). These do not need to be fancy photos - phone photos are fine! It's just to help us with our planning and creative direction for the shoot so we can visualise the products.
Drop files here or
Max. file size: 250 MB.
    Please feel free to add any further notes here.
    Please select your preferred option for participating in the Rural Gift Guide
    If you selected an ad space, please let us know which edition you would like to run your ad in
    Are you interested in any digital add-ons?

    Timeline and next steps

    Expressions of Interest will be considered on the basis of ensuring a balance of high-quality products in the gift guide. Expressions of Interest will be considered as they are received. All makers and artisans who submit an Expression of Interest will be contacted within 3 days of submitting the form with the next steps. All products will need to be physically received by Shepherdess by Friday 22 September 2023 to meet the shoot date.

    Questions?

    If you have any questions about the Rural Gift Guide please do not hesitate to contact our partnerships manager, Julia Brown, on 021 733 939 or email [email protected].