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PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival (PMFF) has unveiled its 2025 programme and alongside it a catchphrase that sums up its unique value proposition: Fashion as a spectator sport. Keeping in line with PMFFs broader concept of sport, 10 emerging Australian designers will be acknowledged on the runway in front of 1500 people.
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IR: What advice would you give someone who wants to get into your line of work? Oftentimes younger people may have creative ideas from a perspective that’s unique to others with solid experiences. My external customers, internal team members, and managers all know that I am always responsive and get things done in a timely fashion.
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Deliverability from an ownership perspective lies with the teams that are sending the e-mails but there has to be that partnership, there has to be that collaboration between your technology teams,” he added. Always think of the subject lines and the type of content. “I “This is what you call convergence,” Akhavan said.
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“I came from a very traditional public relations firm, I used to do PR for very traditional fashion brands, one of the things that I had to learn when I joined Zalora was to really get my hands dirty with data and insights,” explained Christopher Daguimol, head of corporate communications at fashion and lifestyle e-commerce platform Zalora. “I
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Europe’s newest responsible sourcing show, Source Fashion, kicked off on Sunday with an innovative and compelling presentation of responsible fashion showcasing the inspiring stories, fresh perspectives, and future of fashion sourcing from a diverse collection of exhibitors from 25 countries and a line-up of industry renowned speakers.
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