Media: Publishing brands

Following the success of previous editions, MypersonalTrainer Days returns on 13 and 14 September. The initiative is organised by MypersonalTrainer, a Mondadori Group media brand and leader in health and wellness, a point of reference for 13 million unique users per month and 6.6 million followers on social networks. The event is sponsored by the Municipality of Milan and will cover the entire area around Arco della Pace in double the space — 10,000 square metres — of the last edition, with free workouts, medical consultations, and educational talks open to the public.

Martina Riva, Councillor for Sport, Tourism and Youth Policies for the Municipality of Milan, Daniela Cerrato, CMO of Mondadori Media, and sports journalist Monica Bertini will open the two-day event on Saturday, 13 September.

‘Today, attention to physical and mental well-being is indispensable. With MypersonalTrainer Days now in its fourth edition, we as a publisher are proud to respond to this need with a widespread approach: from digital platforms to social media, up to this event, which is now an important occasion for the city community and beyond. Our ongoing collaboration with the Municipality of Milan and support from the many brand partners that have accompanied us for years allow us to offer a unique experience that expands the boundaries of wellness, explores innovative areas, and attracts an ever-widening community through live contact in the area,’ says Daniela Cerrato.

This year’s fourth edition comes with the claim Wellness (R)evolution, symbolising the evolution of wellness as represented by MypersonalTrainer.

An array of famous names will follow one after another, from swimming champion Massimiliano Rosolino to Italy’s greatest diver, Tania Cagnotto, from Paralympic athlete Diego Gastaldi to fitness gurus such as Jill Cooper and Jairo Junior, Nicolò Famiglietti and Silvia Fascians from Power Talent Agency and MYPT Crew, and many more.

For the first time, the 2025 edition will have lots of opportunities for padel, giving everyone the chance to train through a collaboration with Italian Padel. With the Italian Padel Club format in partnership with the Italy Padel Tour, the association is staging a spectacular mini tournament, ‘Sfida le Football Legends’, which, after various stops around Italy, will reach the Arco della Pace in Milan at MypersonalTrainer Days. Many well-known football faces will be appearing, such as Bobo Vieri, Alessandro Matri, Nicola Amoruso, Alessandro Budel, Tomas Locatelli, Massimo Maccarone, Stefano Torrisi, and German Denis.

Another activity to practise or watch is the AntiGravity^® Fitness Area with Sayonara Motta. This innovative programme blends various disciplines such as dance, Pilates, acrobatics, calisthenics, and yoga, with benefits for spinal decompression. With its suspended hammocks, AntiGravity^® Fitness works against gravity, helping to tone, stretch and realign the body, improving posture, flexibility, balance and coordination and relaxing the nervous system. Ever-popular yoga sessions, engaging Silent Fitness experiences and workouts inspired by today’s hottest disciplines will take place on the fitness stage. These include Tamboo, a dynamic musical format combining the rhythm of percussion with physical activity for the first time in Milan; therapeutic yoga, designed for profound wellbeing of the body and mind; and Spinext, an innovative functional practice that improves mobility and posture.

The following talks and experiences are proving to be very popular: nutritionist and biologist Laura Crugnola, from Power Talent Agency and MYPT Crew, will talk about nutrition and trends, dermatologist Ines Mordente will talk about Longevity Skincare Revolution, Jill Cooper will talk to the audience about menopause, and Marilia Valenza will talk about the importance of caring for our skin with a young workout for the face.

Participants will be able to enjoy the green lung in the heart of Milan and on Saturday at 2 p.m., they can take part in MYPT Cross the Park, a unique initiative guided by Jairo Junior combining functional training, cardio fitness, and socialising in characteristic urban spaces. Francesco Giardina, the official speaker of MypersonalTrainer Days, will be joined by Chiara Tortorella, a Radio 101 speaker who will also take the stage as a LILT representative to mention the Pigiama Run initiative, which will be held in Milan on 26 September.

On Saturday at 5 p.m., Il grande libro di MypersonalTrainer (The Great Book of MypersonalTrainer) will be presented. Published by Sperling & Kupfer, it is available in bookshops and online stores starting on 9 September. With this volume, MypersonalTrainer offers readers a selection of tips, insights, and useful pointers for embarking on a conscious path to wellness. The book will be presented by Daniela Cerrato, CMO of Mondadori Media, with trainer Nicolò Famiglietti and Riccardo Borgacci, a nutritional specialist, dietician and sport scientist. Journalist Angelica Amodei will be moderating.

The day will end at 6:15 p.m. with a Zumba Party and apericena in collaboration with Parmigiano Reggiano.

For this edition, the technology will also be enhanced with a LED wall (550 cm x 300 cm) near the main stage, which will project cross shots taken from two drones flying over the area to create spectacular and immersive experiences.

Event Partners
MypersonalTrainer Days had an excellent advertising response this year with 40% growth over 2024 and the participation of 24 brand partners. The event is held in cooperation with Mediamond and Brand On Solutions, a unit dedicated to special Mediamond initiatives.

Many companies have joined as brand partners — not only industries in wellness, fitness, sport, and beauty, but also companies in the food and beverage, automotive, and lifestyle sectors. For the occasion, they will meet the public in customised experiential corners to promote a new and broader concept of wellness.

Partners: Melagold^® Ponti, Barilla Protein+, Bayer Italia, Biotherm, Bonduelle, Brita, Carnidyn, Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Curasept Dicloreum ICE, Dorelan, DR Automobiles, Gold Collagen, Maalox Digestion RAPID, Napisan, Parmigiano Reggiano, Vichy, Virbac – Animal Health, and ZespriTM.

Technical partners: AntiGravity^® Fitness, Italian Padel Club, Santàl Fruitz, YogaEssential.

Media partners: Radio R101.

For MypersonalTrainer Days, a new multimedia advertising campaign was created: daily newspapers, DOOH with domination in strategic areas of Milan such as Parco Sempione and the M4 line, radio, magazines, social media, and the Internet. Set-up and logistics will be handled by Area62.

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

MypersonalTrainer is Mondadori Media’s leading media brand in the world of health, wellness and healthy, functional sports nutrition, with a monthly reach of 13 million on social media and the Internet (source: social incremental reach Comscore – January-May 2025) and more than 6.6 million followers on social networks (source: Comscore Shareablee and social insights – June 2025). It has been active in the area for four years with live initiatives, including annual appointments at RiminiWellness and in Milan at the Arco della Pace with the Mondadori Media event, MypersonalTrainer Days.

Webboh reaches a historic milestone on WhatsApp, where the first Italian community dedicated to the younger generation has passed 1 million subscribers on its official channel. This success is expanding with a second channel, ‘Test & Quiz by Webboh’, dedicated to the brand’s more playful content, with games, tests and quizzes ‘to fight boredom’, with nearly 100,000 subscribers less than a month after its launch.

Since its creation in 2019, Webboh is present on all of Gen Z’s most popular platforms, reaching 1.9 million followers on Instagram and 1.8 million on TikTok, with 100% growth in YouTube video views in one year. In June, it recorded a web and social reach of over 6 million with an increase of 35% compared to the previous month (Comscore data June 2025).

NEW FORMATS
Using a direct, authentic language, Webboh reports daily on current affairs with a close look at the creators, trends and lifestyle events enlivening social media, while also raising its audience’s awareness about value-related issues. The relevance and originality of the content result from a participatory, bottom-up editorial model that actively involves the community at every stage of the creative process, making each topic relevant to the interests, language and experiences of Gen Z.

To continue interacting with its audience, Webboh recently launched a long format on YouTube that is enjoying considerable success: La Macchina della Verità (The Lie Detector)
This is a real interrogation in the studio, with a real lie detector, led by the face of Webboh, Arianna Madonna. The format — whose claim is ‘A polygraph, lots of questions and an expert to find out whether or not the guest is telling the truth’ — has proved to be a real success since its launch. Each video records an average of 150,000 views on YouTube alone. Ten episodes featuring Gen Z’s most popular characters and creators — Viola Silvi, Giulia Bizzarri, Alice Mordenti, Valerio Mazzei, Mura, Nicole Micoli, Domenico Esposito, Alberto Tozzi, Sofia De Rose, Vittoria Lazzari — are already online, with a total of 15 million views across all channels.

A new format is also coming soon: ‘Specchio Riflesso’ (Mirror Reflection) is a beauty format where creators tell their stories in front of a mirror while talking about make-up tips and tricks.

Webboh’s new formats, created as editorial projects, also offer brands the opportunity to interact directly with Gen Z through original and participatory content.

WEBBOH LICENSING
In addition to the digital formats, Webboh is also strengthening its influence in the real world. The 2025/2026 agenda and the other BeYou school products (in the ‘Amazon bestsellers’ section of the related category) are back again this year, with an agenda, rucksack, pencil case and notebook produced under a licensing agreement with Giochi Preziosi, which entrusts Webboh with all BeYou communications.
New items for the 2026 season include the Epiphany stocking and Easter egg licenced with DLG Food (under the Più Buono brand name).

LIVE EVENTS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Webboh ‘s presence also extends to live events, as shown by the numerous events that punctuated the first half of the year:

• Sanremo Festival 2025: for the third year running, Webboh involved its community in a unique experience with the ‘Webboh Van Studios’ in collaboration with Astra Make-Up.
• Webboh Awards 2025: the sixth edition of the event celebrated the most loved talents by Gen Z, registering 18 million online votes and culminating in an exclusive evening with the most famous stars sponsored by the hottest brands.
• A media partnership with Cornetto Battiti Live 2025: an exclusive backstage ‘Webboh room’ presented content with the likes of Alfa, Alessandra Amoroso and Baby K.

Since April, Webboh is also on RDSNEXT — the social web radio of RDS 100% Grandi Successi — with ‘Webboh Time’, the programme that brings the Webboh universe to the radio, presenting the world of creators, trends and lifestyle events animating social media.

WEBBOH LAB
Finally, the Webboh universe also includes Webboh Lab. Through a partnership with the Sylla Research Institute, it is the first online hub for research on Gen Z, a privileged vantage point for young people’s tastes, interests and expectations.

Webboh is the reference media outlet for Gen Z. Established in April 2019, it has been part of Mondadori Media since February 2023. It has a monthly web and social reach of more than 6 million (source: social incremental reach Comscore, June 2025) and a fanbase — among TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp — of 5 million followers (70% of whom are under 24). It is one of the top ten most influential Italian social media outlets, as well as the first in Generation Z targets for engagement and video views (source: Prima Comunicazione ‘Top Italian Media’ ranking conducted by Sensemakers).

After three editions with extraordinary numbers and strengthened by the growing interest in health, physical activity and wellbeing, Saturday and Sunday, 13 and 14 September will see the return of MypersonalTrainer Days. This event created by MypersonalTrainer – a Mondadori Group brand and a leader in health, wellbeing and healthy, functional sports nutrition – is sponsored by the Municipality of Milan. The fourth edition of this event will be even more abundant, with many new features. Two days of events in a double-sized area, courses and free activities for all audiences. This year, MypersonalTrainer Days comes with a new claim: Wellness (R)evolution, a symbol of the evolution of wellness as represented by MypersonalTrainer. This event reinforces its mission to promote a healthy and active lifestyle with new disciplines, a holistic view and scientific authority, always aimed at preventing illness.

MypersonalTrainer Days: The Numbers

Last year’s MypersonalTrainer Days was attended by over 15,000 national and international visitors and 26 brand partners. More than 50 guests from the world of sports and wellness presented 500 free events, 300 hours of activities and medical consultations in a 2,000-m2 area in the green heart of Milan, between the Arco della Pace and Piazza Sempione. Forty-eight hours of life outdoors, dedicated to physical and mental wellbeing, with more than 20 million reaches on the brand’s Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube channels.

MypersonalTrainer Days doubles its space with a range of new activities, for the first time in Milan

The space at the Arco della Pace will be twice as large, with the possibility of hosting more events, activities and audiences of all kinds. MypersonalTrainer Days is not only dedicated to experienced athletes, enthusiasts and those who are already aware of their health and bodies but also to families, furry friends and anyone who is curious and simply wants to improve their lifestyle.
For the first time, this 2025 edition will have room for padel, thanks to the collaboration with Italian Padel. Through the Italian Padel Club, it will not only give everyone the chance to train but will also host a spectacular mini tournament with the participation of well-known faces from football, other sports and show business. This opportunity for first-hand experience with one of the fastest growing sports in Italy can’t be missed.
Another new experience to practise or watch is the AntiGravity^® Fitness Area with Sayonara Motta. This innovative programme blends various disciplines such as dance, pilates, acrobatics, calisthenics and yoga, with benefits for spinal decompression. With its suspended hammocks, AntiGravity^® Fitness works against gravity, helping to tone, stretch and realign the body, improving posture, flexibility, balance and coordination and relaxing the nervous system.

Popular experiences with many new things to discover

Ever-popular yoga sessions, engaging Silent Fitness experiences and workouts inspired by today’s hottest disciplines will take place on the fitness stage. These include Tamboo, a dynamic musical format combining the rhythm of percussion with physical activity for the first time in Milan; therapeutic yoga, designed for profound wellbeing of the body and mind; and Spinext, an innovative functional practice that improves mobility and posture. The star trainers at all previous editions of this event will also be there, from Jill Cooper to Jairo Junior and Nicolò Famiglietti, Silvia Fascians and Laura Crugnola of Power Talent Agency. For the first time ever, the public, led by Jairo Junior, will be able to participate in MYPT Cross the Park, a unique initiative combining functional training, cardio fitness and socialising in characteristic urban spaces.
There will also be numerous Indoor Experiences, with a Talk Zone where special guests will take turns once again this year for in-depth meetings and free medical consultations.
The MypersonalBeauty area, which was very popular in the last edition, is confirmed again this year. As in 2024, a route will be created with different areas — hair, face and body care — for exclusive wellness experiences. The area will also be specially designed to appeal to increasingly beauty-conscious men.
Another new feature of this edition is the MypersonalPet area dedicated to pets — which are always welcome at MypersonalTrainer Days — with fun activities, talks with unique guests and indispensable advice on how make the most of living together with our furry friends, getting to know and respect them.

Opportunities for brand partners

In synergy once again this year with Mediamond and its special Initiatives team, Brand On Solutions, there are many special opportunities for the market and individual brand partners relating to original, engaging and dedicated projects. A multimedia advertising campaign was created for MypersonalTrainerDays, with influencer marketing, communication on the DOOH circuit, radio, social and digital media. In particular, MypersonalTrainer ‘s social and web profiles will detail all the stages of the event, activities and partners, from teasers to non-stop coverage over the two days, ending with a follow up dedicated to the most significant and exciting moments of the two-day event.

Brand partners already on board

Barilla Protein+, Bayer – Vaginaverso, Biotherm, Bonduelle, Brita, Carnidyn, Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Curasept, Dicloreum Ice, Dorelan, DR Automobiles, Gold Collagen, Maalox Digestione RAPID, Napisan, Parmigiano Reggiano, Vichy, Virbac – Animal Health, ZespriTM.

For information and updates: https://www.my-personaltrainer.it/myptdays

MypersonalTrainer is Mondadori Media’s leading media brand in the world of health, wellness and healthy, functional sports nutrition, with a monthly reach of 13 million on social media and the Internet (source: social incremental reach Comscore – January-May 2025) and more than 6.6 million followers on social networks (source: Comscore Shareablee and social insights – June 2025). It has been active in the area for four years with live initiatives, including annual appointments at RiminiWellness and in Milan at the Arco della Pace with the Mondadori Media event, MypersonalTrainer Days.

‘What will I do after secondary school?’ This is the question keeping thousands of Italian students awake at night during these weeks. On one hand, the state exam still represents the main source of anxiety (for 50% of students). On the other hand, there is an equally strong but underlying concern: uncertainty about the future.

This snapshot was captured by Studenti, a Mondadori Media brand and Italian leader in digital education, which launched a survey among its community in the 48 hours leading up to the exams, gathering over 1,000 responses from Italian graduates.

THE RESULTS: A HAZY FUTURE FOR MANY

The survey reveals data that depicts a suspended generation:

• one third of students have not yet decided which path to take after school.
• Only 1 in 5 feels truly ready and confident in their choice.
• More than half of graduates would like personalised support with orientation, even through the use of artificial intelligence.

THE DESIRE NOT TO BE LEFT ALONE

The secondary school exam is no longer just a written or oral test. It symbolises a delicate transition full of questions and expectations.

In recent years, the post-graduation landscape has also expanded, with universities, ITS courses, foreign opportunities, work and volunteer experiences. Without a compass, this range of possibilities risks generating confusion.

‘The need for modern guidance closer to the communication methods and emotional needs of Gen Z is more urgent than ever,’ says the Studenti editorial team. ‘Young people are asking for spaces to discuss and receive clear guidance, even with the help of new technologies.’

As it emerged from the survey, students are asking not to be left alone at this moment. They would like concrete, updated, and accessible tools to navigate among universities, vocational courses, gap years, and first jobs.

Studenti meets this need by offering guides, orientation tests, video interviews, in-depth articles, and dedicated columns specifically for post graduation choices such as ‘Cerca Corsi (Search Programmes),’ the digital orientation tool linked directly to MIUR official data (with 5,800 degree programmes), and Gaia, the first integrated artificial intelligence tool on the web dedicated to education.

Studenti is a brand by the Mondadori Group, an Italian leader in digital education, with 4 million users (source Audiweb – April 2025). It is a reference point for the younger generation at school and more, due to dynamic and constantly evolving editorial offerings marked by innovative language and content. This formula that has allowed Studenti to reach over 1 million followers on social media — including TikTok, YouTube, and WhatsApp — where students can access guides and tutorials to prepare for exams, receive support to navigate their educational and professional future, and find resources to make the most of their student experience in every respect, including personal wellbeing.

Pharmacies are being transformed. They are no longer just points of sale but actual strategic touchpoints capable of connecting brands and consumers when decisions really count. This was the guiding vision of AdKaora, Mondadori Group’s MarTech agency, when it designed the new campaign developed in collaboration with WPP Media for the launch of the HYALU-FILLER skincare line by Laboratoires Filorga Cosmetiques Italia.

An Ecosystem Combining Digital and Physical Content, Branding and Performance

The new HYALU-FILLER line, inspired by the Skin Booster and Filler treatments, represents an important step for Filorga in the world of pharmacies, which are currently a priority channel. To enhance the products, the brand built an integrated communication ecosystem together with AdKaora to accompany users at every stage of their journey, from product discovery to purchase, through direct in-store interaction.

Media Mix Focused on Pharmacies

The core of the communication strategy was the new in-store retail media channel. The touchpoints activated in the campaign included the Addendo Pharma digital network by Haiku Technologies, AdKaora’s partner in the pharma & beauty sector. Participating pharmacies throughout the country were equipped with indoor digital screens to deliver video advertising, turning points of sale into real media centres.

As a second step, the AdBox™ technology – also developed by Haiku and integrated into pharmacy registers – collected real-time data on user behaviour. With this IoT system, concrete, timely insights are obtained to accurately measure the impact of campaigns on sales, optimising ROI (return on investment) and enhancing the effectiveness of the entire communication ecosystem, as well as providing timely, granular information on sell-out at individual pharmacies.

Proximity Marketing to Trigger Action

The strategy did not stop with the pharmacies. AdKaora also activated a proximity marketing component – its historical strength – to intercept users on the move. With geolocalised, engaging and highly relevant mobile formats, it was possible to stimulate interest and guide users smoothly and naturally to points of sale.

To make the experience even more immediate, a call to action was integrated to activate Find&Go Now! The interactive map, created using AdKaora’s proprietary technology, shows the nearest pharmacies with active screens in real time, presenting the shortest route to get there. A direct bridge between banner and shelf.

Results: Awareness, Action and Concrete Performance

The campaign managed to combine visual impact and activation across the area, recording excellent performance throughout the funnel. The Display format achieved a CTR (click-through rate) of 2.1%, indicating strong interest and involvement by the target audience, while the pharmacy videos ensured a constant and memorable presence at a key moment in the decision to purchase.

However, sell-out is where the strategy expressed its full potential. Weekly sales in Addendo circuit pharmacies that were analysed increased by more than six times the annual average. This increase leaves no room for doubt about the effectiveness of retail media in the pharma sector in generating tangible results, turning engagement into real conversion.

A New Approach to Pharma Retail Media

The campaign deployed a well-orchestrated mix of technology, media and data, both online and offline, with a single objective: enhancing the pharmacy channel as a space for interaction, advice and conversion. Today, using solutions such as those by AdKaora, this aspect can become an active part of a brand’s media strategy.

‘For Filorga, the pharmacy channel is much more than a point of sale. It is a place of trust and advice, developing genuine relationships with consumers. Presiding over this strategic touchpoint with innovative and measurable communication solutions is crucial for enhancing the value of our skincare products, especially in a setting where choices are made at a decisive moment. With the support of AdKaora, we have transformed our pharmacy presence into an omnichannel experience that combines awareness and conversion, confirming our commitment to supporting people along their beauty and wellness journey,’ says Irene Picazio, Marketing Director at Laboratoires Filorga.

‘Retail media in the pharma channel can no longer remain in the shop window. It must become a tool for interaction, activation and measurement. With our full-funnel approach, we take brands exactly where it counts: to customers at the moment they are deciding what to buy. Using a hybrid ecosystem combining pharmacy screens, geolocalised mobile advertising and drive-to-store technology, AdKaora is now able to turn advertising into concrete action, and pharmacies into true physical media touchpoints. With the ability to measure real insights and sales uplift, we guarantee brands not only visibility, but also performance. We would like to thank Filorga for their trust, given the sales results, and for sharing this strategy with us,’ says Davide Tran, MarTech Director of Mondadori Media.

GialloZafferano, the most popular in Italy and one of the world’s most beloved food media brand, opens CasaGiallo, its first house of production in the United States, designed to talk about the Italian way of understanding and experiencing cuisine across the ocean.

Located in Brooklyn, with a view of the three famous bridges of New York – the Williamsburg, Manhattan, and Brooklyn – CasaGiallo is a new creative space for developing content dedicated to contemporary Italian cuisine.  Furnished with characteristic articles of Italian design, CasaGiallo not only overlooks the city’s bridges but also becomes a bridge between Italian cuisine and the American public.

An evolution of the space presented in 2024, the new content studio will form the heart of production for GialloZafferano aimed at the US market. CasaGiallo aims to produce the best cooking content for visual quality and social language, respecting Italian tradition and building open, long-lasting cultural exchange. The studio will host chefs, creators, and branded content projects, offering companies an integrated digital (web and social) and physical multipurpose hub, in an ideal location for unique, innovative experiences.

‘With CasaGiallo, we bring our vision of Italian cuisine to the creative heart of New York,’ says Andrea Santagata, CEO of Mondadori Media Digital Area. ‘It is not just a simple production studio but a dynamic place for talent, cultures, and brands to connect. With CasaGiallo, we offer companies promoting the Italian culinary tradition in America an effective way to tell their story through innovative content that can speak to the American public using authentic, up-to-date language.’

With 72 million followers globally, GialloZafferano strengthens its presence in the American market, initiating a new phase of internationalisation.

CasaGiallo was inaugurated in the presence of the Italian Trade Agency, with an exclusive moment created with the Italian-American creator Bilena Settepani, owner of the historical Settepani Bakery in Brooklyn, and Aurora Cavallo @Cooker Girl, the brand’s ambassador.

GIALLOZAFFERANO, OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER OF THE ITALY PAVILION AT THE SUMMER FANCY FOOD SHOW

One of GialloZafferano’s most successful initiatives in the United States is its media partnership with the Italy Pavilion at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York (29 June – 1 July), the most important food and beverage fair in America. This the third consecutive year for the partnership, which relies on an exclusive collaboration with Universal Marketing, the only Italian agent for the Specialty Food Association and organiser of the Italy Pavilion, which brought 340 companies to New York under the concept ‘Italy, the Art of Taste’.
During the Summer Fancy Food Show, GialloZafferano was accompanied by Italian and Italian-American talent from Zenzero, the vertical talent agency by Mondadori Media in the world of food. Guests included Cooker Girl, Cook with Fez, Daniele Rossi, Bilena Settepani, Rosy Chin, Flavors by Alessandra, Lulù Gargari, Silvia Barban, and Marco Chef.

On the eve of the event, the creators participated in a photo session in Times Square and, during the four days of the fair, enlivened the Italy Pavilion with 20 live showcookings and over 50 original content items shared on GialloZafferano Loves Italy, the social media profile dedicated to an international audience.

ACTIVITIES WITH BRAND PARTNERS

Following the success of the last edition, the collaboration between GialloZafferano and Grana Padano was renewed for the 2025 edition of the Summer Fancy Food Show. In fact, GialloZafferano was present at the Consortium’s stand with two showcookings a day, hosted by well-known faces from the digital kitchen. For the second consecutive year, GialloZafferano was also a partner of the exclusive annual event organised by Grana Padano on 30 June at Bar 65 (Rockefeller Center). Here, creators Cooker Girl and Marco Chef brought the tradition of Italian cuisine to the table, reinterpreting it in a contemporary language.

There was also a great following for this year’s #NotSoFancy Party, the after-party created by GialloZafferano. The event, held in collaboration with Ferrarelle – which has just begun its expansion into the United States and considers this initiative an important milestone in building its reputation overseas – served as a unique opportunity to foster synergy and connections among Italian food brands, celebrate innovation and excellence in Italian cuisine, and further enhance the experience of the Fancy Food Show. The evening took place in the elegant restaurant Travelers, Poets and Friends, with a food and beverage menu epitomising Italian excellence. Key stars of the event included food creators from Zenzero Talent Agency alongside chefs and guests from the food world, as well as influencers, critics, and opinion leaders in the sector. The event was organised in partnership with the Italian Trade Agency, Urbani Tartufi, and Di Marco as technical sponsor.

For this edition as well, several Italian companies in the agrifood sector partnered with GialloZafferano at the Summer Fancy Food Show in NY to develop initiatives – showcooking in particular – and special content with related amplification on social media involving creators and chefs from Zenzero. These included Granarolo, Rega, and Urbani Tartufi in collaboration with Universal Marketing – Regione Campania, Regione Lazio, and Russo Food.

The activities were developed by Mondadori Media in collaboration with the Mediamond agency and the BrandOn Solutions team, which is responsible for special initiatives.

GialloZafferano is the leading food media brand in Italy. On the web, 1 in 2 Italians cooks with GialloZafferano, which reaches 22 million people every month (Comscore Social Incremental Reach, March 2025). With a fanbase of 72 million followers, it tops the world’s food media brand ranking on social media (source: internal analysis of Shareablee-Comscore data and social insights). Offering recipes that are always easy to make and accessible to everyone, it is available to people at any time of day on all channels: from the web to social media, apps, smart devices, magazines, books and local events.

Zenzero is the talent agency exclusively for the best food creators in Italian digital media. Founded at the end of 2022 through a collaboration between GialloZafferano, One Shot Agency, and six of the top food creators in Italian digital media, it reaches over 43 million followers and over 50 million video views. Zenzero Talent Agency is a new point of contact between an extraordinary hub of creators and brand partners. Its goal is to establish effective communication pathways that respond to brand’s growing need to tap into the passions, values, and new language of Generation Z.

For the third year running, TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, a reference in the entertainment world, brings the most popular music of the summer to the public through its exclusive partnership with Cornetto Battiti Live.

THE GLASSBOX BY SORRISI

During the much-loved music event, which took place from 18 to 22 June in the city of Molfetta in Apulia, the famous glassbox by Sorrisi — located within Casa Battiti, a real music resort with a modern and Mediterranean design backstage at the festival — became a set for numerous exclusive events.

In its ‘portable newsroom’, Sorrisi led exclusive interviews, new digital formats and surprise meetings with the artists before and after their on-stage performances. Participants included Alessandra Amoroso, Carl Brave, Clara, Gaia, Gigi D’Alessio, Rkomi and Sarah Toscano and the new faces of Amici 2025, including Trigno, Antonia and Luke3.

During the music event, Sorrisi also launched new social media formats, including ‘Albero Genealogico’, a game with a magnetic board based on constructing an atypical family of artists, ‘Ma com’è che fa?’, a challenge that tests artists to see how much they know about the hits, and ‘La tavola da Disegno’, to see how well some singers and musicians draw.

Finally, the Mondadori Media brand told its social community about the artists’ performances on the stage at Cornetto Battiti Live: from Alessandra Amoroso to Serena Brancale, from Fedez and Clara to Anna and many more.

THE FESTIVAL DURING PRIME TIME

Sorrisi will also accompany the magic of Cornetto Battiti Live on television. Starting on 7 July, every Monday during prime time on Canale 5 and aired again on La 5 and Mediaset Extra, Nicolò De Devitiis will connect from the Sorrisi glassbox to recount funny stories and present exclusive photos of singers in the competition.

TV Sorrisi e Canzoni is the reference for TV and entertainment lovers, reaching 2.6 million readers every month (source: Audipress 2025/I), 4.1 million website users (source: Audiweb April 25) and 1.15 million fans (source: social insights IG, FB, TikTok, X, YouTube) due to a multichannel system ranging from the magazine to the website and social media, up to events and related products.

Building on the success of previous editions, McDonald’s is once again offering new McChicken Creations, recipes created in collaboration with GialloZafferano, Italy’s favourite food media brand, and inspired by the original McChicken sandwich. It will be available in the more than 760 McDonald’s restaurants from today to 19 August.
The successful partnership between McDonald’s and GialloZafferano is now in its seventh year, with more than 55 million sandwiches sold.

This year’s new McChicken Creation recipes, using 100% Italian chicken breast, are topped with three PDO and PGI ingredients: Provolone Valpadana PDO, which returns to McDonald’s menus, Cappero (capers) delle Isole Eolie PDO and Peperoni (bell pepper) di Senise PGI, which appear for the first time as an extra touch in the mayonnaise and sauce on the new sandwiches. The Peperone combines bacon, crispy onions and a flavourful, fragrant sauce made using Italian Peperoni di Senise IGP. In contrast, the Provolone consists of crispy bacon, the authentic and enchanting Provolone Valpadana DOP and a special mayonnaise with the intense, unmistakable flavour of Cappero delle Isole Eolie DOP.

McChicken Creations demonstrate a commitment to making the quality and authenticity of Italian ingredients accessible to everyone, enhancing the recipes with treasures from our land. With this goal in mind, the relationship with the protection consortia, which began in 2008 with the invaluable support of Fondazione Qualivita, has grown stronger over the years. This interaction has led to the introduction of 24 PDO and PGI ingredients on McDonald’s menus, enabling millions of people to discover and recognise the value of Made in Italy.

Through the collaboration with GialloZafferano comes the new McChicken Creations: two original recipes meticulously created to celebrate and make the most of 100% Italian flavours, combining the best of innovation and tradition.

‘We are proud to present the seventh edition of McChicken Creations, an initiative that strengthens our commitment to supporting the Italian food supply chain,’ says Giorgia Favaro, Managing Director of McDonald’s Italy. ‘Through our collaboration with GialloZafferano, the Qualivita Foundation and the protection consortia, we are able to integrate PDO and PGI ingredients into our offerings, making them accessible to an ever wider public. We have been working in this direction for more than 15 years, aiming to enhance quality raw materials and support local producers,’ Favaro concludes.

‘The collaboration between GialloZafferano and McDonald’s, which is celebrating its seventh edition, conveys solid synergy with the aim of depicting the Italian way of life in an innovative manner,’ says Andrea Santagata, Managing Director of Mondadori Media. ‘The project combines taste, accessibility and innovation through effective interaction with the public, using a new and engaging language. The results achieved over the years demonstrate the effectiveness of a strategy — in terms of reach and audience appreciation — that focuses on quality, creativity, tradition and experimentation,’ Santagata concludes.

The new edition of McChicken Creation was presented with a special event at the GialloZafferano headquarters, with the participation of Giorgia Favaro, Managing Director McDonald’s Italy, and Andrea Santagata, Managing Director Mondadori Media. Speakers also included: Valeria Casani, Chief Marketing Officer McDonald’s Italy; Nicola Lussana, Managing Director Mediamond; and Mauro Rosati, Director General Fondazione Qualivita. Other participants included representatives of the certified ingredients in the new recipes: Vittorio Emanuele Pisani, Director of the Consorzio di Tutela Provolone Valpadana DOP; Lorenzo Cortese, President of the Associazione Cappero delle Isole Eolie DOP; and Enrico Fanelli, President of the Consorzio di Tutela Peperoni di Senise IGP.

The event was also enlivened with an engaging cooking show by McDonald’s Chef Raffaele Bellini, who revealed the secrets and preparation of the new recipes to the audience. GialloZafferano involved a team of exceptional chefs and food creators to preview the new recipes and create exclusive content for social media: Andriana Kulchytska, Roberto Valbuzzi – Notordinarychef, Angelo Coassin – Cooking with Bello, Eva Andrini – Evasfoodaddiction, Gessica Runcio – Le ricette da Gessica, Nonna Silvi and Dany Resconi. With his charismatic attitude, Radio 105 host Nicolò Torielli led the event, encouraging interaction and participation and creating a dynamic and engaging atmosphere.

The entire activity and visibility plan for McChicken Creations were developed together with Brand On Solutions, the project area of Mediamond, with the coordination of OMD and OPRG and the creativity of Leo Burnett for all GialloZafferano digital channels, from its website to social media profiles – Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube – up to the app, which has a push notification targeted at the McDonald’s drive-to-store and drive-to-app.

McDonald’s Italia
Present in Italy for 39 years, McDonald’s now has over 750 restaurants across the country with a total of 38,000 employees serving 1.2 million customers every day. Ninety per cent of Italian McDonald’s restaurants are managed as franchises by more than 160 local entrepreneurs who testify to the brand’s rootedness in the territory. With regard to suppliers, McDonald’s also confirms its desire to be a ’local’ brand. To date, in fact, most suppliers are Italian. Worldwide, McDonald’s is present in more than 100 countries with more than 41,000 restaurants.

GialloZafferano
GialloZafferano is the leading food media brand in Italy. On the web, 1 in 2 Italians cooks with GialloZafferano, which reaches 23 million people every month (Comscore incremental reach, March 2025). With a fanbase of 72 million followers, it tops the world’s food media brand ranking on social media (source: Shareablee-Comscore and social insights). Offering recipes that are always easy to make and accessible to everyone, it is available to people at any time of day on all channels: from the web to social media, apps, smart devices, magazines, books and local events.

MypersonalTrainer, the leading health and wellness brand by Mondadori Media, recorded a great public response and participation at RiminiWellness for the second year running. The most important international event dedicated to fitness and wellness took place from 29 May to 1 June at Rimini Feria.

A big novelty at this edition was the 400-m² stage in Hall C5, designed by MypersonalTrainer together with Cross Cardio and realised in partnership with Napisan.

The Stage Turns Green with over 5,000 MypersonalTrainer Fans

During the four-day event, MypersonalTrainer was the star of RiminiWellness. The schedule of events won over more than 5,000 MYPT fans, who dyed the event green wearing the media brand’s T-shirts. The programme was full of energy, movement and wellbeing, with a total of 50 non-stop workouts, to the delight of everyone who participated in mobility lessons, yoga, functional circuits and original Cross Cardio formats. High-impact training sessions led by the best trainers of the MYPT crew, with creative stage direction by Jairo Junior for Cross Cardio, engaged a diverse audience in a motivating atmosphere accessible to everyone.
Leading coaches included: Nicolò Famiglietti and Silvia Fascians, both from the Power Talent Agency roster, Eleonora Giordani, Giorgio Pallikullen and Tamara Tanzilli.

Dedicated Stands, Fitness-Themed Challenges and Lots of Gadgets

Topping off the experience around the stage were two stands by MypersonalTrainer and Napisan with dynamic and engaging activities for the audience, including interactive challenges led by community fitfluencers and the distribution of customised elastic bands for all participants.
At the MypersonalTrainer stand, visitors were welcomed by Tamara Tanzilli — a postural mobility coach who led original challenges to help participants rediscover fluidity, stability and physical wellbeing through an integrated approach based on conscious movement, breath and body control — and Roberta Vanzella, an expert trainer in yoga, Pilates and mobility, who enlivened the space with accessible and stimulating activities designed to rebalance the mind and body.

Media Partnership with RiminiWellness

As media partner of RiminiWellness for the fourth consecutive year, MypersonalTrainer once again affirmed that it shares the values that have always enlivened the famous event, which celebrated its 19th edition this year: a love of fitness, sport, wellness and personal care.
Through extensive daily social media coverage, MypersonalTrainer provided an overview of both its own activities and highlights of the entire event, offering the fitlover community an engaging and continuous story throughout the event.
The presence of MypersonalTrainer at RiminiWellness was enhanced by an important brand visibility strategy featuring a strong visual presence of the media brand, with posters and other dedicated spaces at key strategic points of the Feria.

Activities with Brand Partners

In addition, MypersonalTrainer developed branded content and social storytelling in cooperation with Brand On Solutions, a unit dedicated to special Mediamond initiatives.

Napisan
Napisan was the title sponsor of the MypersonalTrainer stage, one of the most active and participatory spaces at RiminiWellness 2025. Next to the stage, the MypersonalTrainer area hosted a dedicated Napisan stand, where the audience could participate in themed challenges and activities combining entertainment, content and educational value.

Other Brand Partners

Barilla Protein+ Pasta
Two activities on the MypersonalTrainer stage were curated by Silvia Fascians, who invited the audience to the Barilla stand at the end of the sessions to discover and taste Barilla Protein+ Pasta first hand. The activity was amplified by social content by Silvia Fascians and MypersonalTrainer.

Zespri
MypersonalTrainer supported the visibility of the Zespri stand (Hall B5) through social media coverage with Instagram stories, showing key points and highlights of the engagement activities offered by the brand.

Omegor
MypersonalTrainer worked with Omegor on a branded content activity focusing on the importance of nutritional supplements for high-intensity athletes. Silvia Fascians, Nicolò Famiglietti and Laura Crugnola starred in Instagram content on omega-3 supplements in daily athletic training.

Bayer – Vaginaverso
In the area dedicated to women’s health, MypersonalTrainer collaboration with Bayer to talk about the Vaginaverso project and the Gyno-Chat service, in videos made with gynaecologist Monica Calcagni and psychosexologist Sabina Fasoli.

Appointment with MypersonalTrainer Days in September in Milan

At RiminiWellness, MypersonalTrainer announced the fourth edition of MypersonalTrainer Days, scheduled for 13 and 14 September at the Arco della Pace in Milan. This weekend full of free appointments dedicated to fitness, health and wellness will include engaging activities, experiential corners and the presence of well-known faces in sports, special guests and fitfluencers.

MypersonalTrainer: Integrated Leadership with Web-Based and Live Experiences

Following the success of RiminiWellness 2025 and in view of the high-profile event in September, MypersonalTrainer confirms itself as a reference in the health and wellness sector. It not only tops the digital and social media charts but is also a growing key player in first-hand experiences, strengthening the bond between brand and audience through local events with high relational value.

MypersonalTrainer is Mondadori Media’s leading media brand in the world of health, wellness and healthy, functional sports nutrition, with a monthly reach of 13 million on social media and the Internet (source: Comscore 2025), as well as 6.6 million followers on social media (source: Comscore Shareablee and social insights April 2025). It has been active in the area for four years with live initiatives, including annual appointments at RiminiWellness and in Milan at the Arco della Pace with the Mondadori Media event, MypersonalTrainer Days.

Cross Cardio® is a functional training system founded in 2015 by Jairo Junior, a physiotherapist and fitness group trainer whom MypersonalTrainer has long collaborated with on initiatives and events.

Focus, the benchmark brand in science popularisation and entertainment, launches “Prisma, il perché delle cose“, a new podcast that responds to the thirst for knowledge of readers and users passionate about the whys of the world.

Every morning, from Monday to Friday, Prisma shares with its listeners a wealth of trivia: from science to politics, technology to current affairs to the basics of human behaviour.

The Focus Podcast is a valuable compass to better understand the world and answer questions such as: Why is the death of a Pope not verified by a doctor? What happens when a blackout occurs? How are we extending the lives of our immortal pets? How does the sequence plan of “Adolescence” work? What does an algorithm really think of you?
In the episodes of  ‘Prisma, il perché delle cose‘, every answer is provided with the scientific rigour, clarity and simplicity that distinguish the Mondadori Media brand.

The podcast is hosted by Giada Giorgi, a science journalist from Focus, who combines the more technical and academic aspects of the story with the curiosity and impact of the topics discussed in everyday life; Giada is joined by experts, technicians, scientists and colleagues.

Prisma makes itself available to its listeners, who can write to the Focus editorial team asking any questions they would like a podcast episode on.

On Focus’s website you can see the schedule with the episodes being released day by day on the main streaming platforms.

Advertising sales for “Prisma, il perché delle cose” are entrusted to the media platform Piemme, which, as the exclusive concessionaire of the Focus and Focus Junior system, will take care of the launch and development of communication projects linked to the new podcast.