2012 Tabbies are now open for submissions!

The 2012 Tabbies Call for Entries is now available, allowing all b2b editors, publishers and art directors the opportunity to have their best work judged by their peers. The Tabbies, the editorial and design awards program run by Trade, Association and Business Publications International (TABPI), is again partnering with the U.S.'s American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE), New Zealand's Magazine Publishers Association (MPA), South Africa’s SAFREA, Australia's Society of Editors NSW and the Magazine Publishers Association of South Africa (MPASA).

Paul J. Heney, TABPI President, said that this ninth iteration of the awards has some changes in store.

“We've made some changes in the categories, and have responded to some of the requests that have come in for more focus on online areas," Heney said. "And I think that magazine staffs have begun to get excited about what they're doing again, after a few years of difficult times for media. People want to be excited about b2b professionalism again."

*** All-new this year are two online categories, Best Use of Social Media and e-Newsletter. ***

The deadline for entries to be postmarked is March 20th, 2012. A late fee applies after that date. An electronic version of the entry form is now available. Judges for the competition are culled from suggestions of regional editorial groups across the globe. Winners will be announced on or about July 16th, 2012.

 

 

 

TABPI Magazine Critique Service still has openings through February 17th, 2012

Put your magazine in the hands of some of the most respected editors working in b2b journalism today and benefit from their colleague-to-colleague analysis of what you and your staff are doing right and what you could be doing better.

Give yourself objective, outside analyses that can show the decision makers in your organization how to take your content to the next level. With our Magazine Critique Service (MCS), you'll get detailed feedback on specific editorial and design aspects of your publication.

• Improve your publication
• Stay ahead of the competition
• Increase readership
• Keep your staff on track

To view a sample report in PDF format, click here: Sample #1 or Sample #2.

For more details, click here. To download the MCS order form, click here: Form.

 

 

Winners announced for 2011 Tabbies

The 2011 Tabbie Awards featured nearly 400 entries, with nominations coming from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., India, New Zealand and South Africa. Judges were once again impressed by the quality of the submissions.

Highlighting the Best Single Issue category -- the competition's most comprehensive -- are entries from BizEd, Leadership, and Emergency Management, which took the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards respectively. The Top 25 of the Best Single Issue category include Automotive News, CE Vision, Commercial Investment Real Estate, Employee Benefit News, Estates Gazette, GPN, Indesign, Infrastructure Today, Law Enforcement Technology, LP Gas Magazine, New Zealand Doctor, News & Tech, PCMA Convene, Pharmacy Today, The College Store, and Valuation magazine.

Gold design award winners are Instore for Feature Design, Singaport Nautilus for Front Cover, Digital Imagery; Education Executive for Front Cover, Illustration; Graphic Arts Monthly, for Front Cover, Photograph; Exhibitor Magazine for Front Cover, Special Issue; ACC Docket for Opening Page or Spread and Exhibitor Magazine for Table of Contents.

Gold editorial award winners are Chemist+Druggist for Department; The Journal of Commerce for Editor's Column; Instore for Feature Article; Family Business for Focus/Profile Article; Instore for How-To Article; Modern Healthcare for News Coverage; Modern Healthcare for Single News Article; Atlantic Business Magazine for Regular Column; Best’s Review for Special Section; and Civil Engineering for Technical Article.

This year’s Best b2b Website winners are NetworkWorld.com, PulseToday.co.uk and HousingWire.com, which won the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards. Magazines that took home four or more awards are ACC Docket, Exhibitor Magazine, HousingWire, Instore, Modern Healthcare, NCAA Champion and Pizza Today.

Complete results, along with selected comments from the judges and samples of the winning entries, are available here.

 

 

2011 Scholarships winners hail from U.K., South Africa

CLEVELAND — The TABPI Young Leaders Scholarship was created to increase interest in the b2b publishing world with younger editors who are advancing in their editorial careers. The scholarship is sponsored by TABPI and the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). The scholarship allows younger editors — who might otherwise be unable — to attend an educational b2b editorial event. This year’s scholarship is to attend the ASBPE Editorial Conference, scheduled for August 4-5, 2011 in Chicago, Ill., USA.

This years winners are:

Matthew Wright is the editor of Clinical Pharmacist, a trade magazine that supports the education
and development of UK pharmacists working in clinical roles. He first trained as a pharmacist in
Brisbane, Australia, before relocating to the UK to pursue new career opportunities. Matthew
became a journalist for The Pharmaceutical Journal in January 2006, combining his knowledge of
medicines with a love of writing. Matthew took on his current editorship in September 2008 and led
the redesign of the publication to its successful relaunch in January 2009. Matthew lives in London
and when not working he likes to escape to the countryside to walk.

Kavith Harrilall is Current Business Editor of The Witness Newspaper, Weekend Witness Newspaper (February 2006 – present), where he is responsible for researching and writing business, economic and general news stories; constructing graphs that accompany stories & basic press photography; preparing pages for daily newspaper editions by determining the content, including editing stories. He was formerly a journalist at East Coast Radio Newswatch.

For more information, click here.

 

 

Better Roads' Bryant wins 2011 Design Challenge

TABPI has wrapped up its fourth Design Challenge contest, with the winning nomination submitted by Tim Bryant, Art Director for Randall-Reilly's Better Roads magazine. The Challenge was open to all b2b art directors and designers. The Challenge is meant to reward graphic creativity in the b2b industry, as well as serve as an educational exercise for other artists. Bryant will receive U.S. $250 for his winning submission. Honorable Mention winners included submissions from the U.S., U.K. and Canada.

Our panel of design judges consisted of:

Karen Angus, Art Director, GIE Media
Amy Witek, Art Director, Hotel Management
Shawn Hoefler, former Art Director, HPAC Engineering
Matt Cole, Art Director, The Peter Li Education Group (last year's Design Challenge winner)

To see the winning solution and the Honorable Mentions, please click here.

 

 

 

TABPI funds new b2b professionals group in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG — TABPI is funding the creation of a new b2b media professionals group in South Africa, which will serve as the organisation’s first chapter outside of the United States. TABPI South Africa will operate independently out of a base in Johannesburg and is being set up by joint co-ordinators, Louise Marsland of Bizcommunity.com and Natalia Thomson of Now Media.

Paul Heney, TABPI President, explains, “One of the main long-range goals of TABPI has been to foster groups that promote b2b journalistic integrity in different countries. This new organisation that Natalia and Louise are spearheading will be a great new resource for the growing b2b industry in South Africa and throughout the continent. Both of them care deeply about the b2b industry and are hoping to give something back.”

The role of the TABPI South Africa will be:

• To raise the professionalism of b2b editors in South Africa.
• To facilitate relevant training opportunities.
• To provide a networking platform for b2b editors in South Africa.
• To provide pertinent research for the b2b industry.
• To raise the profile of the b2b media sector in South Africa.
• To liaise with current industry and regulatory online and publication structures for the greater good of the industry.

For more details, click here.

 

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