New Wellington beauty brand gives back to Africa Day events this week

Wellington, May 23 (JY&A Media) As Wellington gears up to Africa Day this Saturday, with a 12-hour celebration at the Wellington Town Hall beginning at 11.30 a.m., there’s a distinctively non-African name behind the scenes doing the make-up for the fashion show on the day, as well as the smaller Taste of Africa event at […]

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Lucire's modelling competition gets social media boost through Promoki

Wellington, May 17 (JY&A Media) With two weeks left to go, Promoki’s ‘Made to Model’ contest for international fashion magazine Lucire is the Wellington start-up’s most engaged competition, which can be found at http://lucire.promoki.com.    Announced in late April, Promoki launched a modelling photo contest with the magazine, where the winner is the party with […]

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Time to prove Wellington's mettle in light of PM's comments, says Yan

Wellington, May 7 (JY&A Media) Wellington mayoral candidate Jack Yan has responded to Prime Minister John Key’s earlier comments about the city ‘dying’.    While he acknowledges that the Prime Minister has since quickly backtracked on his comments, he believes that Wellington has the right ingredients to be an economic and cultural leader.    Mr […]

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Jack Yan announces 2013 mayoral bid, touting Wellington as a ‘world-class city’

Wellington, April 17 (JY&A Media) Wellington businessman Jack Yan has announced his bid for the city’s mayoralty.    Mr Yan says he is declaring his candidacy now to put a fresh option for change to Wellingtonians well before the final polling day on 12 October (just 25 weeks away).    ‘I believe Wellingtonians are creative, […]

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Lucire announces print-on-demand global edition

Wellington, October 18 (JY&A Media) To celebrate its 15th birthday this weekend, international fashion magazine Lucire has announced it will release a print-on-demand global edition to complement its web, tablet, and traditional print editions.    Publisher Jack Yan says the new edition, produced at Vertia Print, is only now possible because of advances in digital […]

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Lucire launches on Ipad and Android, with other editions to come

Wellington, October 3 (JY&A Media) Lucire, one of the fashion magazines founded in the dot-com era that branched into print in the mid-2000s, has made its way on to both Ipad and Android format.    Through US–Indian venture Magzter, Lucire now retails for both predominant tablet platforms with its latest issue, featuring actresses Denise Richards […]

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Swedish author Stefan Engeseth heads to New Zealand for Marketing Today conference

Stockholm and Wellington, August 27 (JY&A Media) Stefan Engeseth, the well known Swedish marketing author, will head to New Zealand for the Marketing Association’s Marketing Today conference in Auckland, to be held on September 18 and 19 (www.marketing.org.nz/Category?Action=View&Category_id=136).    His latest book, Sharkonomics, has been praised by marketing experts worldwide, including Prof Philip Kotler, who […]

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Lucire débuts on French newsstand Scopalto

Wellington, August 7 (JY&A Media) Lucire, one of the world’s longest-running online fashion magazines, has extended its presence by going on sale in France.    Founder and publisher Jack Yan says this is only one of two new-format arrangements readers can expect in August.    ‘We’ve effectively had a “digital-first” strategy since we started 1997,’ […]

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New Zealand's newest typeface designer, Danielle Smith, releases JY Dandy

Wellington, March 18 (JY&A Media) Massey University student Danielle Smith not only turns 21 today, but her first typeface family, JY Dandy, is officially released. Licences go on sale today directly from JY&A Fonts, and JY Dandy will be made available via MyFonts.com and other retailers before March 31.    Smith, in her final year […]

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Kiwis can train up on new road rules with eDrive's online simulations

Hamilton, March 12 New Zealanders have a chance to experience the changes to the Give Way rules in real-life situations, safely and easily on their computers, with eDrive’s latest module.    Users can access the Give Way simulations for free.    Instead of computer-drawn animations, eDrive’s acclaimed training modules are filmed on real New Zealand […]

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