Her Campus

Her Campus
Type of site
 Online magazine
Available in English
Owner Her Campus Media, LLC
Website www.hercampus.com
Alexa rank 17,358 (as of February 2018[1])
Commercial Yes
Registration Optional
Launched 2009
Current status Online
Content license
 Copyright

Her Campus is an online magazine targeted at the female college student demographic. It is the number one online magazine for college women. Content is written by more than 7,000 contributors from more than 300 campus chapters located in nine countries. The magazine also has a high school section.[2] The magazine was founded in 2009 by three Harvard University undergraduates: Stephanie Kaplan, Windsor Western, and Annie Wang. The women met in 2007 while working on a separate Harvard online publication. In November 2010, Glamour Magazine honored the women at its Women of the Year Awards ceremony, where they were presented with the Amazing Young Women Award from Chelsea Clinton.[3]

Historical background

In January 2009, Kaplan, Hanger, and Wang entered the i3 Innovation Challenge sponsored by Harvard Student Agencies, the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard, and the Harvard College Forum. The Challenge develops, showcases, and rewards innovative business ventures presented by students.[4] The team of women proposed a national online magazine for college women, with student branches at colleges and universities across the United States. After their business plan and proposal received the Harvard Student Agencies Investment Award, they launched Her Campus magazine.[5] The award secured national attention, along with financial assistance and free office space.[3]

Business overview

The website was launched in September 2009. The online magazine runs feature articles targeted toward college survival. Hanger serves the magazine as the president and publisher, while Kaplan functions as the CEO and editor-in-chief. Wang rounds out the trio, functioning in the role of Chief Technology Officer and creative director.

In addition to the online content, the magazine is represented by students at over 300 college campuses in multiple countries, including the U.S., Canada, Jamaica, the UK, Japan and Australia. These campuses are known as My Campus chapters, or subdivisions of the magazine.[2] Each branch has one or two campus correspondents that serve as president and editor-in-chief. These correspondents represent the magazine and oversee magazine content, developing featured articles and photos specific to their particular university.[3] The correspondents also recruit fellow student journalists and publicize the website.

By the year 2018 Her Campus had spread even further across international borders. There are now "My Campus" chapters in South Africa, Puerto Rico, Nigeria, Ireland, India and Quebec, in addition to the international chapters that had already been established. [6]

Support from influential individuals include board member Cathryn Cronin Cranston, publisher of the Columbia Journalism Review. Additionally, Joanna Coles, U.S. editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, serves as a mentor.[3] These partnerships have allowed Her Campus writers to share their articles with Seventeen Magazine and The Huffington Post.[7]

In 2018 Her Campus Media was named to the Forbes Magazine "30 under 30" list under the media category. [8] This was not only a huge accomplishment for the Her Campus co-founders, but some say that it officially brought Her Campus the recognition that it deserved.

Public relations

In addition to the online magazine, Her Campus Media LLC, the owner and operator of Her Campus, functions as a marketing and public relations firm. The firm works with commercial businesses and organizations that are interested in reaching college markets. Marketing packages that have been offered include sponsorships in various sections of the magazine, supporting advertisement campaigns, offering give-away promotions, and providing new-product distribution on branch campuses nationwide. Clients have included New Balance, Rent the Runway, and Juicy Couture. Overall, the firm reports over 100,000 hits daily, with a steadily growing readership.[7]

Since the initial launch, Her Campus has been featured or mentioned in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States, including by The New York Times,[9] Yahoo Finance, CNN Money, AOL Money College, CBS MoneyWatch,[10] The Boston Globe, U.S. News & World Report, Seventeen Magazine, Business Insider, ABC News Now, and the FOX network affiliate in Boston.[11][12]

Her Conference

Her Conference is an annual summer conference by Her Campus Media that is held in New York City. The conference was launched in 2012 and focuses on teaching female college students more about marketing, journalism, and the media. The conference gives students and recent graduates the opportunity to hear from speakers who provide advice on careers and career development.[13] Past keynote speakers include Jason Waganheim, the publisher and chief revenue officer of Teen Vogue, and Chandra Turner, the executive editor of Parents magazine.[14]

Her Conference: High School is Her Campus's annual spring conference in Boston for high school students. The conference offers instruction to female students and their parents on applying to and preparing for college. College admissions counselors and current college students are invited to speak at the conference to help high schools students work through their college applications, determine which school they'd like to attend, and give advice on college life.[15]

Now its 7th year in action, "Her Conference" provides young females with all of the necessary tools that they need to succeed in life and in jobs long after graduation is over. "Her Conference 2018" was held in New York City July 21-22nd. Keynote speakers consisted of Aisha Dee, Nico Tortorella, Logan Browning, "The Lady Gang" (Keltie Knight, Becca Tobin, Jac Vanek), Dr. Jen Welter and Samantha Berry. [16]

"Her Conference" was sponsored by big name companies such as: Ulta, Almay, Bliss, Jones New York, bumble, Hunter, Cinnabon, and many others.

References

  1. ↑ "Search Analytics for hercampus.com". Alexa Internet, Inc. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "About Us". Her Campus. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Williamson, Eugenia (December 15, 2010). "Her Campus knows what girls want and isn't too shy to sell it to them". ThePhoenix.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Harvard College Innovation Challenge". Harvard College. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ Schweitzer, Tamara (July 19, 2010). "Stephanie Kaplan, Windsor Hanger, and Annie Wang, Founders of Her Campus". Inc. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  6. ↑ Campus, Her. "Chapter Locations". HerCampus.com. HerCampus.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. 1 2 Burlow, Sarah (January–February 2011). "Meet the Young Alumnae Behind Her Campus". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  8. ↑ Magazine, Forbes. "Forbes 30 under 30". Forbes.com. Forbes. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Seligson, Hannah (December 11, 2012). "No Jobs? Young Graduates Make Their Own". The New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  10. ↑ O'Shaughnessy, Lynn (November 12, 2010). "Top 7 Christmas Gift Ideas for Coeds". CBS money watch. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Giving your college kids a break". Myfoxboston.com. 2010-12-13. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  12. ↑ CindyFitzgibbon (2009-01-27). "Picking the perfect gift: Ideas for college kids". Myfoxboston.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  13. ↑ "About Her Conference". HerConference.com. n.d. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  14. ↑ Western, Windsor (1 July 2013). "National Intercollegiatte Conference 2013". Her Campus. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Her Conference: High School". HerConference.com. n.d. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  16. ↑ Campus, Her. "Her Conference". HerConference.com. Her Campus. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

Further reading

  • Dalessandro, Alysse (August 5, 2010). "Her Campus: Three Harvard students do online fashion, with style". Daily Finance. AOL. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  • Fenn, Donna (July 21, 2010). "Girl Power on Inc.com's 30 Under 30 Coolest Entrepreneurs List". CBS money watch. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  • MacNeil, Natalie (September 14, 2010). "In Her Heels Goes to Harvard! My Interview with Stephanie Kaplan". She Takes on the World. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  • Reimold, Dan (July 12, 2010). "CMM 10: Windsor Hanger, Stephanie Kaplan & Annie Wang, Her Campus Founders". College Media Matters. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  • Surjadi, Dea (December 8, 2010). "Young Entrepreneurs: A Conversation With Stephanie Kaplan". Women Grow Business. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
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