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Advertising Then and Now

Internal Advertising - Staff Magazines

The first issue of St Michael News was published in 1953, and the last in 1999. As an in-house employee magazine, St Michael News was a great way for everyone working at M&S to stay in touch with what was happening. Professional journalists were recruited to write articles; staff were enlisted to model for photoshoots and St Michael News even won awards for its coverage of major events. 

Front page of internally produced M&S newspaper with the headline 'Now M&S Remembers the Shorter Woman
St Michael News June 1953
St Michael News 1960s
St Michael News 1960s
St Michael News 1980s
St Michael News 1980s
On Your Marks, M&S staff magazine July 1999
M&S Staff Magazine 1999
 
In 1999 a new name was chosen, 'On Your Marks', which in turn became 'Your M&S' in 2004. The examples above range from 1953 to 1999.
 
Your M&S Magazine 2009 featuring Twiggy on front cover
Your M&S Magazine 2009