Media: Publishing brands

Mondadori Media, Italy’s leading multimedia publisher in digital and social media, is taking a new step in its growth strategy by joining Meaningfool, the new generation, high-tech creative agency founded by Fabio Padoan.

Meaningfool was born as a response to the market’s new needs to integrate the most popular channels, languages and formats – such as TikTok and vertical videos with the involvement of creators – within brand and communication strategies and brand storytelling, with an omnichannel creative approach, which is also performance-oriented.

In addition to having a highly experienced and talented team, starting with its founding partners, Meaningfool is also an innovative start-up that invests in the creation of new AI models to help with efficiency, productivity, content scalability, but also to increase the creative and productive possibilities of social advertising campaigns.

Meaningfool’s vision is encapsulated in its name: on the one hand, the importance of the meaning, not only of the communication content produced for companies, but also of why it is produced; on the other hand, the idea that in order to win the challenge of garnering attention and emerge from the background noise of content, it is necessary to create something ‘foolish’, i.e. creative.

“In an increasingly articulate and rapidly changing market, it is essential for a publisher like Mondadori Media, even after the recent acquisition of Fatto in casa da Benedetta, to also have a dedicated creative structure, with a highly qualified team specialised in the world of social advertising and new video languages”, stated Andrea Santagata, CEO of Mondadori Media and Chief Innovation Officer of the Mondadori Group. “In this context, Meaningfool represents an innovative reality with high development potential, whose growth we want to support, but also because of its ability to generate synergies with the activities we already take part in, with talent agencies such as Zenzero and Power, the social brands of Mondadori Media and Hej!, our agency specialising in AI and performance advertising”, concluded Santagata.

For Meaningfool – which as of today sees Mondadori Media as a new shareholder, with a minority stake – this is a second round of investment: the first took place when the company was founded thanks to the support of a group of angel investors from the media and tech world.

“We have only been in existence for a few months and Mondadori Media’s decision to invest in Meaningfool is a great act of trust but also a sign that we are on the right path”, says Fabio Padoan. “For us, entering an advanced digital system like Mondadori Media’s means multiplying synergies and presenting companies with increasingly complete and effective solutions and projects. It is only by joining forces, skills and diversity that we can create tangible changes and generate a positive impact in companies but also in the lives of the people we address every day”, concluded Padoan. 

GialloZafferano, Italy’s number-one food media brand with more than 70 million followers worldwide, announces an autumn filled with exciting news that once again confirms the strong, multi-channel, innovative approach that has made the brand a major benchmark for cooking enthusiasts, including at an international level.

Launch of GZ Lab

Building on its relationship of trust with its community, which in Italy alone numbers more than 35 million followers and 17 million unique monthly users, GialloZafferano is launching GZ Lab, the first digital observatory of consumption and trends related to cooking in Italy, a tool to investigate and learn about Italians’ opinions, interests and habits when it comes to cooking.

As a first step, GZ Lab explored Italians’ relationship with food and cooking in cultural, social and personal terms through a questionnaire, developed together with the Sylla research institute, which received more than 8,000 answers in one week. Various interesting aspects emerged:

• food as a fundamental resource for physical and mental well-being: for 84% of those surveyed, food choices are guided by weight control, allergies or intolerances, and ethical or religious reasons;
• the return to a domestic approach to meals, experienced as a time to express your creativity and show affection towards others: in the past year, 27% of people have increased the number of times they eat at home and 54% have decreased their online food orders;
• a focus on limiting expenses: for 21% this is a factor that guides their food choices, without compromising on exploring new horizons and discovering new flavours thanks to high-quality ingredients and attention to the way dishes are presented;
• more than 30% of the respondents associated cooking and meal preparation with a gesture of love and care directed towards others, as a connection with the world to build and consolidate bonds, and towards themselves as personal growth, a path of experimentation, curiosity and discovery.

Full results are available here.

An all new version for GialloZafferano Magazine

Starting this month, Italy’s most popular cookery magazine with over 80,000 copies per month and more than 1.5 million readers, is presenting itself to the public in a new version adapted to readers’ demands.

Its pages devote even more space to recipes, with a step-by-step approach that ensures that they are easy to follow and more closely linked to GialloZafferano’s website and social media channels. There will also be even more contributions from ambassadors, resident chefs, bloggers and brand creators, including Luisa Orizio, Sebastian Fitarau and Azzuchef, who are all featured in this month’s issue. GialloZafferano Magazine also presents new columns and special features, such as themed sections dedicated to the local area and industry events, offering visibility opportunities for partner companies.

To mark the magazine’s renewal, a digital campaign was carried out involving more than 50 GialloZafferano bloggers and strong visibility in retail outlets and large-scale retail trade.

GialloZafferano in the United States

After taking centre stage at the recent Summer Fancy Food Show in New York with showcooking, original content and performances designed and staged for major Italian food brands, GialloZafferano is expanding its roster of chefs and culinary talents active in the United States with the addition of Bilena Settepani and Daniele Uditi to the team. Awarded by Iginio Massari in 2023 as one of the best pastry chefs on an international level, Bilena Settepani is Executive Pastry Chef of the famous Settepani Bakery in New York, whose creations based on the Italian confectionery tradition are appreciated throughout the United States. After moving from Caserta to Los Angeles in 2010, in 2017 Daniele Uditi opened the first “Pizzana”, a brand that has now become a chain with 7 locations in California and Texas, which are frequented by prominent figures from the American jet set.

The new chef creators of GialloZafferano, managed by Zenzero, Mondadori Media’s talent agency, will further strengthen the presence of Italian cuisine in America, including through the creation with Universal Marketing – the exclusive organiser of Italian companies’ presence in the Fancy Food Show halls – of a new trade fair experience for our cuisine, already starting from the next Winter Fancy Food Show in Las Vegas, in January 2025.

GialloZafferano is also announcing the start of an editorial collaboration with Alessandra Ciuffo, known on social media as Flavors by Ale. Alessandra, whose profile now has over 900,000 followers, grew up in New York, started cooking when she was just three years old and has made a name for herself in the industry by sharing her passion for cooking, cooking techniques and everyday moments with her close-knit Italian-American family.

GialloZafferano is Italy’s leading food media brand on the Internet. 1 in 2 Italians cooks with GialloZafferano, which reaches an average of 17 million people every month (average month Audicom 2024). It is the fourth largest food media brand in the world on social media, with a fanbase of almost 71.5 million followers (source: Shareablee-Comscore and Social Insights, August 24). Thanks to recipes within everyone’s grasp, it is available to people 24/7 on all channels: from the Internet to social media, from apps to smart devices, as well as magazines, books and local events nationwide.

Qeeboo and INTERNI, the interior and contemporary design magazine published by Mondadori Group, commemorate Andrea Branzi with Equilibri Instabili, a special event to inaugurate an exhibition of unpublished objects and present a new book dedicated to the designer.

Thursday, October 10, Qeeboo Loft in Milan will become an exceptional stage for remembering the great architect and internationally renowned designer one year after his death. On display will be four unreleased collections, some in limited editions — carpets, cushions, ceramics, and metal objects — designed by Branzi for Qeeboo, a brand founded by Stefano Giovannoni, Andrea’s friend for more than thirty years.

‘Qeeboo once again confirms its focus on innovation and research, keeping the memory of one of the brightest minds in the world of design and architecture alive,’ says Stefano Giovannoni.

For the event, the volume Equilibri Instabili, curated by the architect Matteo Vercelloni for INTERNI and published by Electa, will be presented. The volume collects more than two hundred texts by Andrea Branzi written and published in INTERNI, a permanent observatory on the culture of design and architecture that the author collaborated with from 1979 to 2023. This anthology of articles and essays is accompanied by a few of his drawings, retracing forty years of reflections on the ‘project’ and broader changes in society through dialogues, portraits, and interviews with leading figures in design and criticism. Topics such as the city and the metropolis, modernity balanced between technology and animism, but also reflections on teaching, art, and suggestions for politicians are just some of the numerous ‘acrobatic’ topics — as Branzi liked to define them — and cultural fields that the author approached and always presented in clear and immediate prose.

‘This collection, unlike other publications by Andrea Branzi, may appear eclectic, but it actually expresses a wide-ranging freedom of thought, unconstrained by a specific topic and therefore fruitful and rich with references, synergies, and skilful interdisciplinary elixirs,’ explains Gilda Bojardi, Director of the INTERNI System. ‘His approach to the world of the project, which is revealed in these writings presented in clear prose understandable to every reader, has always been based on close observation tied to the anthropological-cultural scene around us. As Branzi reminds us, the history of design has never been just a history of objects, but also a history consisting of thoughts, religions, politics, and people.’ For Gilda Bojardi, hers with Branzi was ‘a special friendship that lasted over time, contributing to my professional growth from the very beginning through discreet but indispensable advice. His advice accompanied me in a world that did not belong to me and where the directions he suggested constituted valuable forays into new and unexplored territories. So a big thank you, Andrea, for always giving us not writings, but capsules of wisdom.’

This extraordinary event represents an important moment to highlight the value and role of Branzi’s thought in architecture, urban planning, and contemporary design, with the participation of Stefano Giovannoni, designer and founder of Qeeboo, Gilda Bojardi, Director of the INTERNI System, Matteo Vercelloni, architect and curator of the book Equilibri Instabili, and Nicoletta Morozzi, among others.

The objects on display, including the limited editions, can be purchased at www.qeeboo.com. Equilibri Instabili will be available in bookstores starting on October 22.

ABOUT QEEBOO

Founded in 2016 in Milan by Stefano Giovannoni, Qeeboo is an Italian design brand. His objects are the result of a design culture that combines thought, vision, and emotion, leading individuals to feel free to reconnect with their creative side. With a touch of pop, wonder, and culture, Qeeboo creations are designed to enhance each individual’s style, bringing originality to every environment while maintaining a strict attention to detail and final quality.
For more information, visit www.qeeboo.com

INTERNI

A monthly magazine with a circulation of 50,000 copies, publishing began in 1954 as the first Italian periodical dedicated to interior decoration. Today INTERNI is one of the main communication tools in contemporary Italian and international design, essential for professionals and design enthusiasts. In 2024 it will be celebrating its first seventy years, during which it has been fortunate enough to share in the fantastic and adventurous history of Italian furniture and interior design. It has closely followed the growth expressed by design through the intuition and work of brilliant cultural figures, capable and courageous architects, designers and entrepreneurs. In the early 1990s, the monthly magazine became part of Mondadori Group, Italy’s leading publishing group, and a system of parallel publications have developed over time under the editorship of Gilda Bojardi, transforming the magazine from elite media to mass media. Activities by INTERNI also include the development and coordination of events and exhibitions organised to foster interaction between the different people involved in design, production and distribution. The famous FuoriSalone, an urban event that enlivens the city of Milan during the week of Salone del Mobile, was organised by INTERNI in 1990. It celebrated its 30th edition in 2021 with the publication of Volume XXX-Y 30 anni di FuoriSalone | 1990-2020 Milano Design Stories (Electa). Following the start of publication of INTERNI in China (2015), the expansion of international editions is planned. INTERNI is a communications partner of the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka | The Ideal City.

The partnership between McDonald’s and GialloZafferano, Italy’s most popular food media brand, has been renewed for the sixth consecutive year. This partnership, which has led to sales of 45 million sandwiches, is now returning with a new edition of McChicken Creations: two tasty recipes inspired by the original McChicken, available in all of the over 700 restaurants until 28 October.

The two variants boast high-quality Italian ingredients that enhance the classic 100% Italian, free-range, GMO-free chicken breast supplied by Amadori and the bread produced in Italy by Bimbo. The new recipe for 2024, McChicken Delizioso, combines crispy bacon and Italian artichokes, along with “Grana Padano PDO” artichoke sauce; McChicken Gustoso is also back in a Wrap version with crispy bacon, Italian red cabbage and Pecorino Romano DOP & pepper sauce.

The McChicken Creations reaffirm McDonald’s commitment to the Italian food supply chain year after year: in 2023, the company invested around 415 million euro in the sector. McDonald’s commitment is also reflected in its strong ties with the Protection Consortia, with which – thanks to the valuable support of the Qualivita Foundation – it has been working since 2008. Since then, 21 PDO and PGI ingredients have been introduced into McDonald’s menus, included in more than 45 recipes, with a total of 7,000 tons of raw materials used.

The McChicken Creations were conceived by McDonald’s and GialloZafferano, which created two recipes that showcase Made in Italy excellence.

“We are proud to re-launch such an important project for McDonald’s. For six years, the McChicken Creations initiative has seen us unite with GialloZafferano in the goal of creating recipes that showcase the quality and taste of Made in Italy ingredients,” remarks Giorgia Favaro, CEO of McDonald’s Italy. “This annual initiative not only strengthens our connection with Italy, but also reaffirms our concrete commitment to supporting the agri-food sector. Partly thanks to the collaboration with the Qualivita Foundation, over the past 15 years our support has enabled us to highlight local excellence, bringing PDO and GI-certified Italian products to our customers’ trays.”

“GialloZafferano’s partnership with McDonald’s is a truly successful project to which we are particularly committed,” comments Andrea Santagata, CEO of Mondadori Media. “It perfectly represents some of the key elements that make up our brand’s DNA. These include always offering products that are tasty and accessible to everyone, combining Italian character with innovation, and dialoguing with and entertaining our target audience by developing new communication languages and formats,” Santagata concludes.

The new edition of the McChicken Creations was presented today at a special event at the GialloZafferano headquarters, attended by Giorgia Favaro, CEO of McDonald’s Italy, Andrea Santagata, CEO of Mondadori Media, Nicola Lussana, CEO of Mediamond, Mauro Rosati, General Manager of the Qualivita Foundation, Stefano Berni, General Manager of the Consorzio di Tutela Grana Padano, and Gianni Maoddi, Chairman of the Consorzio di Tutela Pecorino Romano.

The event also involved GialloZafferano’s top food creators, including Sebastian Fitarau, Luisa Orizio – Allacciate il grembiule, Angello Coassin – Cooking with Bello, Gessica Runcio – Le ricette da Gessica, Andriana Kulchytska and Dany Resconi, who collaborated on the project with a series of exclusive content posted on social media.

The outstanding presenters were the two faces of the Le Iene TV show, Veronica Ruggeri and Stefano Corti, who conducted the event with their distinctive style, involving speakers and participants.

All the activities and visibility plan for the McChicken Creations were developed together with Brand On Solutions, Mediamond’s project area, with the coordination of OMD and in partnership with Leo Burnett, on all digital channels of Giallozafferano, from the website to all social media profiles – Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube –, and the app, with the addition of push notifications targeted at McDonald’s drive-to-store and drive-to-app.

INTERNI is once again this year participating in a Press Café organised as part of Cersaie 2024 in Bologna (23–27 September), the international exhibition of ceramics for architecture and bathroom furnishings. For the occasion, Mondadori Group’s interiors and contemporary design magazine presents The good city: for responsible and generous architecture with speaker Alfonso Femia, an architect and founder of Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia AF517 with offices in Genoa, Milan and Paris. Much of his design and philosophical work is dedicated to water and the architecture of Mediterranean cities.

Along with journalist Patrizia Catalano, Alfonso Femia will speak about the importance of water, a resource that should be everyone’s right but which is often wasted on the well-being of a small part of the population while it is scarce in many countries around the world. The conversation will also highlight how collective awareness of the value of this supreme commodity can lead us to reconsider our values (even those we believe to be inalienable) and imagine new spaces and projects for cities that are made for everyone.

The good city: for responsible and generous architecture will be held tomorrow, Tuesday 24 September at 3 p.m. at the Press Café (Agorà dei Media – Mall 29/30). Gilda Bojardi, director of the INTERNI system will open the event.

The magazine is also celebrating its 70^th anniversary with a special display in the Lounge Bar Gardens 25/26 customised with 70 covers. These will then be distributed in poster format at the INTERNI stand.

For information www.internimagazine.it

INTERNI

A monthly magazine with a circulation of 50,000 copies, publishing began in 1954 as the first Italian periodical dedicated to interior decoration. Today INTERNI is one of the main communication tools in contemporary Italian and international design, essential for professionals and design enthusiasts. In 2024 it will be celebrating its first seventy years, during which it has been fortunate enough to share in the fantastic and adventurous history of Italian furniture and interior design. It has closely followed the growth expressed by design through the intuition and work of brilliant cultural figures, capable and courageous architects, designers and entrepreneurs. In the early 1990s, the monthly magazine became part of Mondadori Group, Italy’s leading publishing group, and a system of parallel publications have developed over time under the editorship of Gilda Bojardi, transforming the magazine from elite media to mass media. Activities by INTERNI also include the development and coordination of events and exhibitions organised to foster interaction between the different people involved in design, production and distribution. The famous FuoriSalone, an urban event that enlivens the city of Milan during the week of Salone del Mobile, was organized by INTERNI in 1990. It celebrated its 30^th edition in 2021 with the publication of Volume XXX-Y 30 anni di FuoriSalone | 1990-2020 Milano Design Stories (Electa). Following the start of publication of INTERNI in China (2015), the expansion of international editions is planned. INTERNI is a communications partner of the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka | The Ideal City.

The great success of MypersonalTrainer Days, the event sponsored by the City of Milan and dedicated to fitness, health, well-being and sport, organised by MypersonalTrainer, a Mondadori Group brand, was held once again this year, a point of reference for 13 million unique users per month and 6 million fans on social networks.

Mypersonaltrainer Days, now in its third edition with the new slogan More Than Wellness, embraced not only health, fitness and wellness, but also beauty and fitfood last weekend (14 and 15 September).
In the beautiful setting of the Arco della Pace and Parco Sempione, in just two days Mypersonaltrainer Days recorded the extraordinary participation of over 15,000 visitors, more than 50 guests and 26 brand partners, with a reach of more than 20 million on the brand’s Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube pages.
500 free events in a 2,000 square metre area in the heart of Milan, 300 hours of activities with the best workouts, master classes, and trendy wellness and beauty practices, talks with leading figures from the world of sport and wellness, and medical consultations in collaboration with the Centro Diagnostico Italiano.
There was large participation in the MYPT Walk, the sports walk in cooperation with Lycia, in which 2,000 people took part.

All these numbers are also the result of continuous storytelling with stories, posts, and interviews made exclusively by MypersonalTrainer’s editorial team and videos on social media and online. This winning formula contributed to a significant result: a media impact of more than 50 million gross contacts thanks to the event’s storytelling on all brand touchpoints, an advertising campaign planned on social media, online, print, radio, and DOOH, as well as very impactful spontaneous media coverage.

“We are extremely satisfied with the success of this third edition. The wave of yellow T-shirts that swept through Piazza Sempione for two days and the contagious enthusiasm with which thousands of people participated in our activities – training sessions, games, branded experiences, talks, masterclasses and walks – were there to witness it. Thanks to the collaboration with the City of Milan and our partners, we have succeeded in achieving the event’s primary objective: to promote the founding values of sport and wellness as much as possible among the citizens and the public that follows us online, through a memorable experience,” commented Daniela Cerrato, Marketing Director of Mondadori Media.

Many guests were present: from multi-award-winning champion Filippo Magnini to Italian flag-bearer at the Paris Olympics Arianna Errigo, Olympic racewalker Eleonora Giorgi, fitness gurus Jill Cooper, Jairo Junior, Federica Constantini, Roberta Vanzella, Nicolò Famiglietti and Silvia Fascians from the roster of Power Talent Agency, and many more. There were interesting events with dietician Paola Stavolone, nutritionist biologist Valeria Severi, and a colour palette counselling session with @Ferschetty (Ferdinando Schetty).

Also from the Power Talent Agency roster, Angelica Amodei, Beauty Trainer at MypersonalBeauty, led and moderated the talks with the experts, while special guest Benedetta De Luca, gender & inclusion editor at The Wom, explained to the audience how it is possible to train yourself to be happy.

Multisport Arena, sponsored by Givova, was a great success, offering families, groups of friends and children the opportunity to try out innovative sports such as Korfball and Floorball, as well as Mini Volleyball, Mini Tennis, 3×3 Basketball and 3vs3 Football. Sunday also featured the spectacular Floorball match involving Spartak Milano.

Visitors stormed the Free Climbing wall, which this year – in cooperation with Dicloreum – was enhanced with special effects and gave every single participant an impressive souvenir photo taken from above.
There was also space for relaxation with Dorelan, which through an immersive experience and a dedicated talk raised the audience’s awareness of the importance of sleep quality for physical and mental health.

New events that attracted a huge number of participants included: the Beauty & Wellness lounge, organised in partnership with Biopoint, Deborah, Dermolab, Lycia and Tesori d’Oriente, and four areas available to the public with a guided experiential journey focusing on make-up, hair and skin care,  and wellness experiences such as aromatherapy and music therapy, allowing visitors to test products on their own skin.

Event partners 

Mypersonaltrainer Days is a Mondadori Media event in collaboration with Mediamond and its unit dedicated to special initiatives, Brand On Solutions. In terms of advertising, the event recorded 30% growth over the 2023 edition. Many companies have come on board as brand partners – not only businesses in the wellness, pharma, fitness, sport and beauty area, but also companies from the food and beverage, automotive and lifestyle sectors – that met the public in customised experiential corners to promote a new and broader concept of wellness.
Main partners: Dicloreum Ice, Dorelan, DR Automobiles, Givova.
Partners: Biopoint, Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Danacol, Deborah Milano, Dermolab, Ente Croato, Euro Company, Farine Magiche con Philips, Garden Gourmet, Gold Collagen, Humanitas University, Initial, Lycia, Rio Mare, Tesori D’Oriente. Technical partners: Aguara, Alpro, Lete and YogaEssential, Centro TAO and Limmi.

The Mondadori Group supported the initiative with talks by authors from its publishing houses and in a dedicated corner of Mondadori Retail.
Media partners: Radio R101
Set-up and logistics were handled by the Area62 agency.

MypersonalTrainer is Mondadori Media’s leading brand in the world of health, wellness, healthy and functional sports nutrition, with 13 million unique monthly users (source: Audiweb Total Digital Audience, last six months) and over 6 million followers on social media (source: Comscore Shareablee and Social Insights August 2024).

As of today, Zenzero, Mondadori Media’s talent agency – a collaboration between Giallozafferano, the most popular food media brand in Italy, Oneshot Agency and 6 top creators (Daniele Rossi, Cooker Girl, Diletta Secco, Rosy Chin, Andriana Kulchytska and Luisa Orizio) – has expanded its roster with the entry of LuCake.

Luca Perego, a young food creator and pastry chef, known on social media as LuCake, has managed to quickly establish himself on the Italian digital cooking scene thanks to his passionate and creative approach to combining tradition and innovation.

His family has deep roots in culinary tradition, especially in baking, thanks to a bakery founded by his great-grandfather in 1903. After attending hotel management school and working for five years in a wedding catering business, he founded LuCake in 2013, a project started on Instagram that soon became a blog and a cooking reference point on social networks, with the aim of bringing pastry into everyone’s homes. Thanks to Food Photography courses, he has perfected his craft, working with cooking magazines and TV programmes such as “È Sempre Mezzogiorno”, “Bake Off Italia” and “Cotto e Mangiato”. His creativity and dedication have established him as one of Italy’s promising young talents. He was even recognised by Forbes as one of the 100 under-30 leaders of the future in 2022. In 2021 he wrote his first book “LuCake. Il mio manuale di pasticceria per tutti” (Mondadori) followed in 2023 by “LuCake. Il mio lato salato” (Mondadori), in which he collected a series of recipes, techniques and family secrets with the aim of bringing professional pastry-making and the art of leavening into everyone’s homes and hearts.

With the entry of LuCake, Zenzero is once again demonstrating the dynamic, innovative approach with which it has established itself, in less than two years, as a reference point for influencer marketing in the food sector.

With an ever-growing roster, which now includes 28 talents, Zenzero has become apoint of contact between a hub of top food creators – with 50 million followers – and partner companies interested in tapping into passions, values and new languages through communication channels and special projects that are not limited to social media.

There’s been great success for Webboh, Italy’s number one media brand for the younger generation with a digital audience of 4.5 million followers, which closes the summer with record numbers.
Eight events in the area, all sold out, more than 50 Gen Z idols on stage at the events organised around Italy, more than 20,000 kids who took part in the eagerly awaited shows, registering significant results, and on social media with 100 million reaches and more than 1.5 million interactions.
These are results that confirm Webboh ‘s extraordinary ability to involve young people with activities that can create meaningful moments of sharing and fun. This isn’t only on social and live, but also with initiatives continuing in September to tackle the back-to-school period.

Webboh Fest: three legs sold out
Webboh Fest, a music festival – unique in Italy in terms of format and audience success – designed to bring together young people with the most followed idols on social networks, was held on three legs from July to September (Giulianova, Rimini, Mirandola). It starred singers Rosa Chemical, Sarah Toscano, El Matador, Aka 7even, Serena Brancale, Emma Muscat, Vyperr, Pucho, Valerio Mazzei and many others. Also present were the latest, trendiest creators, including Lisa Luchetta, Alberto Tozzi, Alice and Giorgia Mordenti, Kingash, together with Acapodelglobo and Arienne Make-Up, both from the Power Talent Agency roster.

All events – with free admission – were hosted by producer and presenter Andrea Prada with the participation of Sara Esposito, a creator and YouTuber with millions of followers. At the DJ set was Matteo Robert, one of Italy’s most famous Gen Z creators, and DodoJ, one of Italy’s youngest DJs.
The DeAKids broadcasts (Sky Channel 601), with creators Lisa Luchetta and Alberto Tozzi, shared what went on behind the scenes at the different legs: this exclusive content has been made available on the channel’s social networks and will be aired in a special on DeAKids on 27 September where the best moments of the Webboh Backstage Secrets Summer Tour will be revisited.
Radio Bruno was also a Webboh Fest radio partner.

Webboh Camp: between summer experience and digital education
The Webboh Camp (20 to 27 July in the Tuscan Maremma), organised with Experience Summer Camp, Italy’s number one organiser of summer camps for young people aged 6 to 22, sold out in just one month. An unforgettable week in close contact with five creators (a total of 4 million followers on TikTok alone): Alberto Tozzi, Jenni Serpi, Sara Esposito, singer Luk3 and the face of Webboh, Claudia Mariani.
But the Camp was more than just fun. The kids enjoyed a digital education with Alessio Carciofi, one of Europe’s leading experts on digital well-being. Here too, reporting on the holiday was entrusted toDeAKids cameras.

Webboh Fun at AquaFan in Riccione
Just like last year, the four dates of Webboh Fun at Aquafan (11 July, 25 July, 8 August, 22 August, at the Walky Cup at Aquafan in Riccione) turned out to be a success. At each leg, in addition to the show on stage, spectators participated in exclusive meet and greets with guests (singers and creators) with whom they could take a photo. Among the talents involved were: Acapodelglobo, Rimoldigno, Lisa Luchetta, Matteo Robert, Alberto Tozzi, Pucho, Luk3 and Ascanio, Lorenz Simonetti.

Activities with brand partners
Webboh’s summer initiatives offered brand partners additional business opportunities with diversified branded content solutions. These include five smartphone covers – each suited to a different mood – created by the Webboh community in collaboration with La Casa de Las Carcasas. The covers, launched on 5 September, were presented on 6 September during the Mirandola leg of Webboh Fest, and are on sale online and in stores.

The first two Webboh Fest legs had Webboh coordinating and working in collaboration with Brand On Solutions, Mediamond’s project area, along with cosnova Italia with essence, a well-known cosmetics brand, with the essence Spring-Summer 2024 collection and the participation of acapodelglobo and Arienne Makeup from the Power Talent Agencyroster.

Back to school: the BE YOU Webboh diary and backpack and many other activities
After the summer events, Webboh is there for the very young as they start the new school year with numerous products and various initiatives.
The BE YOU Webboh Diary, produced in collaboration with BE YOU, now in its third edition, is so successful every year that it sold out in a few days in various stores and online shops. Created together with the community, it contains more than 100 stickers, over 40 special ‘against boredom’ pages for break times, the birthdays of the best-loved creators and a brand new ‘treasure hunt’. Launched in June, it’s distributed in shopping centres, bookstores, stationery stores, and online. In addition to the diary, this year’s BE YOU Webboh collection consists of an entire stationery line with apencil case, notebooks and – the big news for 2024–2025 – the BE YOU Webboh backpack.

Webboh and Astra Make-Up are working together again, after a successful project for the 2024 Webboh Awards, for the back-to-school period. The focus for this initiative is the Astra Skin line, dedicated to skincare and beauty routines, and the launch of two new products: a Face Make-up Remover Balm and a Face Gel Cream. The initiative includes a structured publishing plan on Webboh’s social channels, and also on the website, as well as the initiative for Arianna Madonna, the face of the community, and content creator Lisa Luchetta, already the winner of the Best Teen Idol – Female category at the 2024 Webboh Awards.

From 18 September, a new collaboration with Inter-studioviaggi (in coordination and collaboration with Brand On Solutions/Mediamond) will start on Webboh’s TikTok channel. The star of this initiative will be Anaïs Mariani, TikToker and Ambassador of Inter-studioviaggi, who will meet with Arianna Madonna, one of the faces of Webboh, to talk about her experience of Year Abroad. The opportunities offered by a school year abroad will be illustrated: a unique opportunity for an exceptional educational experience.

Webboh Lab, the first permanent observatory on Gen Z emerging from a meeting between Webboh and the Sylla research institute, has partnered with Farmitalia (with the support of Brand On Solutions/Mediamond) to conduct a survey via an online smart poll involving 500 young Italians aged between 14 and 17. The results provide a picture of the perceptions, knowledge and doubts of younger generations regarding sexuality and contraception in Italy.

Webboh is the flagship media for Gen Z. Created in April 2019, it has been part of Mondadori Media since February 2023. It currently has a fanbase of 4.5 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp, 70% of which are under 24. The website receives 3 million unique monthly users (source: Audiweb last quarter 2024). It is in the top ten most influential Italian media companies on social media, as well as the first targeting Gen Z for engagement and video views (source: Italian Top Media Rankings for First Communication made by Sensemakers). The topicality, authenticity and interest generated by the content is guaranteed by a bottom-up editorial model: the community is involved in every part of the creative process.

On the occasion of the 2024 Pesaro Italian Capital of Culture, INTERNI, the Mondadori Group’s interior and contemporary design magazine, and Scavolini, present a series of talks entitled Cooking up Ideas – Design, Creativity, Inclusion, three events with the faces of design and beyond, identifying how to transform the kitchen from mere functionality to a multicultural, performance-oriented space.

These events will also tell the story of the development of two historic brands: INTERNI, which celebrates 70 years of business this year, and Scavolini, a leading company in this sector, founded in 1961, right in Pesaro. Both have been a part of the economic and cultural development of the country, transforming the kitchen into a highly developed product that can be adapted to different contexts.

“Today, more than ever, we talk about the kitchen in a broader sense: the domestic space used for storing and preparing food has been transformed into a ‘multitasking environment’ that is the focal point of the family unit, the heart and brain of the home”, explained Gilda Bojardi, Director of the INTERNI system. “The kitchen is increasingly active, the setting for culinary ‘performances’, and it is increasingly lived-in, an extension of the living area. It becomes a special place, the beating heart of domestic socialising. The kitchen as a space for processing ideas is also a concept that extends beyond the domestic space: the restaurant kitchen is the home of chefs who put their creativity at the service of their customers every day. It is the school kitchen, where the art of making and inventing is taught. It is the place where cultural and social differences are best understood and encountered, from soup kitchens for the needy to kitchens in prisons and care homes”.

Kicking off the series of talks is Kitchen and Design, scheduled for Thursday, 12 September at 6 pm at the Teatro Rossini in Pesaro (Sala della Repubblica – Piazza Lazzarini, 1). After introductions by Fabiana Scavolini, Scavolini Managing Director, Gilda Bojardi, INTERNI System Director, and Daniele Vimini, Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Culture of the City of Pesaro, the speakers, moderated by journalist Patrizia Catalano, will be Imma Forino, Professor of Interior Architecture and Interior Design at the Polytechnic University of Milan, and Fabio Novembre, architect, designer, and founder of Novembre Studio.

The other two events will take place in the Palazzo Gradari Salone Nobile in Pesaro (Via Rossini 24) at 6 pm. On 11 October, Kitchens and Gen Z will be held with Camilla Bellini, Francesca Del Conte WAYouth ETS, Spalvieri & Del Ciotto, while on 22 November it’ll be Made in Italy and Internationality with Luca Nichetto and Daniele Busca.

The talks are open to the public, subject to availability.

For more information, visit: www.internimagazine.it

On 14 and 15 September, the MypersonalTrainer Days return, an initiative sponsored by the City of Milan, which will be held at the Arco della Pace, a green space that the people of Milan have always used for sport and moments of relaxation and wellness.

The event – organised by MypersonalTrainer, Mondadori Group brand and leader in health and wellness, a standard for 13 million unique users per month and 6 million fans on social networks – offers a rich program of activities designed for everyone who loves a healthy and active lifestyle.
More than 500 free events are scheduled, which sold out in just a few days, from the best workouts and trendy wellness practices to talks with special personalities from the world of sport and wellness and a series of useful medical consultations.

“We are proud that MypersonalTrainer, a brand that started on the Internet in 2005, has built up a well-structured circle over time and has become a standard for so many wellness enthusiasts, not only digitally but also locally. Our strength lies in the affection of the public who follow us and want to discover the latest trends and disciplines in fitness and health, and wellness in general. The many brands that believe in our project are increasingly expressing the need to explore new channels, create contacts and thus expand interactivity with their target audience, in line with the growing demand to attend sporting events”, said Daniela Cerrato, Digital Marketing Director of Mondadori Media. 

This third edition, under the name More than Wellness, hosts great stars: from swimming champion Filippo Magnini to the Italian flag-bearer at the Paris Olympics, Arianna Errigo; from Olympic marcher Eleonora Giorgi to fitness gurus Jill Cooper, Jairo Junior, Nicolò Famiglietti and Silvia Fascians from the Power Talent Agency roster, Federica Constantini, Roberta Vanzella and many others.

The full calendar and new features of MypersonalTrainer Days
Opening the event will be swimming champion Filippo Magnini, one of the greatest swimmers of all time in his specialism, who will give the audience tips on how to live a lifestyle and share how the sporting approach can influence his career and everyday life.

Shortly afterwards, it will be the turn of Arianna Errigo, Olympic flag-bearer and fencing champion, who has just returned from the French capital, and who will open the debate on a new way of understanding sport. A series of trendy activities will follow, including Strong Nation, Groupboxing Sparring, Dynamic Hiit Workout. And more holistic activities such as BodyFly, Bliss Vinyasa, Face & Hair Yoga as well as Durga creative energy.

Many interesting talks on the latest, trendiest topics. These two events are very popular: Email Apnoea and Sleep Wellness with Alessio Carciofi, university professor and marketing & digital wellness expert, in collaboration with Dorelan, and New Longevity: lLfestyle and Precision Medicine with Dr Alberto Beretta, researcher, immunologist and Scientific Director of SoLongevity, to discover how to live long in the best possible way.
On the topic of fitfood and nutrition, there will be interesting talks by experts Valeria Severi and Paola Stavolone as well as time for the audience in attendance with a healthy menu endorsed by MypersonalTrainer, in collaboration with Rio Mare and Dazi Milano.

New features for the third edition will include a large space dedicated to beauty, a constantly growing sector to which the MypersonalBeauty area has been dedicated since this year on the website and social networks(MypersonalBeauty was created as a brand extension of MypersonalTrainer and rounds out its offer in the personal care and beauty sector, understood not only as an external goal to be achieved, but as an integral part of physical and mental wellness). In line with this trend, an itinerary will be created in collaboration with Biopoint, Deborah, Dermolab, Lycia and Tesori d’Oriente that will include make-up, hair and skin care, wellness experiences such as aromatherapy and music therapy. A young creative talent, the champion of unisex image consulting @Ferschetty (Ferdinando Schetty) will also speak to discover the colour palette that enhances us.

Free medical consultations with CDI specialists can’t be missed: dietetics, physiotherapy, orthopaedics, senology, physiatrics, sleep medicine, internal medicine.

Among the scheduled events is the MYPT Urban Walk, organised in collaboration with Lycia. Free and even more exciting and inclusive, the 5 km non-competitive walk will be preceded by a preparation session, led by marathon runner, Eleonora Giorgi. For the first time there will also be experts in fitwalking and nordic walking.

Mypersonaltrainer Days will also host Pompieropoli, the activity designed by the Fire Brigade for children aged 3 and up, which is both exciting and educational.

In this third edition, the technological set-up will also be strengthened with an LED wall (550×300 cm) set up in the main stage area, where cross shots will be projected by two drones that will fly over the area and create spectacular and immersive experiences.

Event partners
Mypersonaltrainer Days this year had an excellent advertising response with a 30% growth over 2023 and the involvement of 26 brand partners. The event is carried out in collaboration with Mediamond and Brand On Solutions, a unit dedicated to special initiatives of the Mediamondlicensee.
Many companies have come on board as brand partners – not only industries in the wellness, fitness, sport and beauty area, but also companies from the food and beverage, automotive and lifestyle sectors – that will meet the public in customised experiential corners to promote a new and broader concept of wellness. Main partners: Dicloreum Ice, Dorelan, DR Automobiles, Givova. 

Partners: Biopoint, Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Danacol, Deborah Milano, Dermolab, Ente Croato, Eurocompany, Farine Magiche with Philips, Garden Gourmet, Gold Collagen, Humanitas University, Initial, Lycia, Rio Mare, Tesori D’Oriente. Technical partners: Aguara, Alpro, Lete and YogaEssential, Centro TAO and Limmi.

Media partners for the initiative: Radio R101 , which will also set up a DJ set for the event on Saturday evening from 6 pm.

For Mypersonaltrainer Days a new advertising campaign was created by the marketing agency Casiraghi Greco& organised across several forms of media: daily newspapers, OOH, DOOH, occupying strategic areas of Milan such as the Parco Sempione area and the M4 line, radio, magazines, social and digital. Set-up and logistics were handled by Area62.

All activities are free, registration is required to participate. For information and reservations: https://www.my-personaltrainer.it/myptdays. All those registered for sports activities will receive a technical T-shirt and for all active participants a bag full of gadgets.

MypersonalTrainer is Mondadori Media’s leading brand in the world of health, wellness, healthy and functional sports nutrition, with 13 million unique monthly users (source: Audiweb Total Digital Audience, last six months) and over 6 million followers on social media (source: Comscore Shareablee and Social Insights July 2024).