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Mel Magazine co-founder Josh Schollmeyer on how the site's 'never been there to push razors'
Mel Magazine co-founder Josh Schollmeyer on how the site's 'never been there to push razors'
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Apr 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Mel Magazine, a men's interest publication born from Dollar Shave Club, wants to be more than a case study in brand content.
"The way we went around building the publication, it drew from a lot of the same DNA. But it's never been there just to push razors," founding editor Josh Schollmeyer said on the Digiday Podcast. "It's been there to be a thought leader on modern masculinity."
As Mel Magazine launched in 2015, Schollmeyer recalled, "the core edict was 'go out there and try to do great work, and we'll figure out how this can work back toward the brand.'"
Schollmeyer talked about the myth that was the archetypical men's magazine reader, providing counter-programming to all the coronavirus coverage and why his peers thought he was crazy to take this job.
"The way we went around building the publication, it drew from a lot of the same DNA. But it's never been there just to push razors," founding editor Josh Schollmeyer said on the Digiday Podcast. "It's been there to be a thought leader on modern masculinity."
As Mel Magazine launched in 2015, Schollmeyer recalled, "the core edict was 'go out there and try to do great work, and we'll figure out how this can work back toward the brand.'"
Schollmeyer talked about the myth that was the archetypical men's magazine reader, providing counter-programming to all the coronavirus coverage and why his peers thought he was crazy to take this job.
Released:
Apr 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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