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‘Single-minded’ digital first approach for TASTE magazine

July/August edition will be Woolworths TASTE magazine's last print issue, as digital investment takes precedence.

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March 5, 2024
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‘Single-minded’ digital first approach for TASTE magazine

The July-August issue will be TASTE's last print edition

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The 190th issue of Woolworth TASTE, in July/August 2024, will be the last bi-monthly print magazine to be published by the brand.

TASTE magazine now reaches over one million consumers monthly across all its digital platforms. The reported figures for February 2024 stood at 1 044 002 – a new high for the award-winning retail brand.

As a result of this unprecedented growth, Woolworths now intends to expand its efforts in the food content space by increasing, but also consolidating, all its investment into TASTE’s digital growth.

“As a standalone brand, TASTE is more important than ever in achieving Woolworths’ objectives – maintaining our authority in the food industry with an emphasis on quality, innovation and sustainability,” said Elizka Ferreira, head of foods marketing at Woolworths.

“We believe this decision will shift the focus from the present to the future, allowing us to connect with even more customers and solve their problems more creatively.”

Woolworths and New Media, which launched the magazine in 2003, remain 100% committed to TASTE as a multichannel brand. Woolworths has committed to investing even more of its content and amplification budgets into TASTE’s digital channels.

This also means retaining the award-winning specialist food team that has made TASTE one of the best content marketing brands in the world.

“I feel extremely proud of the TASTE team’s exponential digital growth over the past decade. They are well equipped to make this transition and, importantly, none of the spirit of what makes TASTE excellent will be lost,” said CEO, Aileen Lamb.

“This spirit of excellence combined with New Media’s digital solutions capabilities and our recently launched video production division will allow us to continue to create and deliver cutting-edge, data-driven content that resonates with the Woolies customer and showcases Woolworths’ commitment to quality and an exceptional customer experience.”

TASTE launched its TikTok presence in March last year, for example, and it has become one of its fastest growing channels, with over 225 000 followers and some videos reaching over five million views.

Says editor-in-chief Kate Wilson: “We were able to maintain and build on TASTE’s digital success during lockdown and the audience has told us where they are. Now we need to be able to speak to them more often with even more content. That requires a single-minded approach.”

The printed TASTE magazine will end on a celebratory note. The collectable final issue will be designed as a tribute to the past 21 years – a special, nostalgic edition celebrating the brand’s extraordinary history.

Wilson said while the print magazine itself will undoubtedly be missed, “digital content has the advantage of being more tactical and more personalised, offering life-enhancing functionality and, critically, the ability to measure success”.


 

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