Claire Irvin, 2016 Chair of the BSME, presented the awards with comedian Katherine Ryan. The London Gay Men’s Chorus sang as the winners walked to the stage and Capital Radio DJ Roman Kemp DJ’d at the After Party.
The winners of the 2016 BSME Awards were:
EDITORS OF THE YEAR
BUSINESS BRAND - MONTHLY OR LESS FREQUENT
Nigel Praities, Pulse, Cogora
BUSINESS BRAND – WEEKLY/FORTNIGHTLY/MORE FREQUENT
Jenni Middleton, Nursing Times, Plexus
BRANDED CONTENT - BUSINESS
John L. Walters, Pulp (for Fedrigoni), Eye Magazine Ltd
BRANDED CONTENT - CONSUMER
Nigel Evans, &London (for Strutt & Parker), Sunday
Highly Commended: Simon Kurs, easJet Traveller, Ink
LIFESTYLE BRAND
Paul McNamee, The Big Issue, The Big Issue
ENTERTAINMENT BRAND
Mike Williams, NME, Time Inc. UK
Highly Commended: Terri White, Empire, Bauer Media Group
SPECIAL INTEREST BRAND
Rachael Jolley, Index on Censorship, Sage
Highly Commended: Richard Headland, Which?, Which? Ltd
MEN'S BRAND
Dylan Jones, GQ, Condé Nast Britain
Highly Commended: James Charlton, Forever Sports, Haymarket
WOMEN'S BRAND - MONTHLY OR LESS FREQUENT
Penny Martin, The Gentlewoman, Fantastic Woman
WOMEN'S BRAND - WEEKLY/FORTNIGHTLY/MORE FREQUENT
Lisa Smosarski, Stylist, Shortlist Media Ltd
NEWSPAPER OR CURRENT AFFAIRS BRAND
Nicola Jeal, The Times Magazine, News UK
INDEPENDENT BRAND - NEW
Rob Orchard & Marcus Webb, Delayed Gratification, The Slow Journalism Company
THE FIONA MACPHERSON NEW EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Russell Parsons, Marketing Week, Centaur Media
ART DIRECTORS OF THE YEAR
ART DIRECTOR – BUSINESS
Tom Carpenter, The Architectural Review, Plexus
Highly Commended: Aubrey Smith, Supply Management, Haymarket
ART DIRECTOR – CONSUMER
Paul Frost, Forever Sports, Haymarket
ART DIRECTOR – BRANDED CONTENT – NEW
Clare Watters, John Lewis Edition, John Brown Media
LAUNCH OF THE YEAR
Anna Bassi, The Week Junior, Dennis Publishing
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Ben Preston, Radio Times, Immediate Media for their DCMS Campaign which fought for readers, exposed a lie and forced a Government u-turn
Highly Commended: Simon Brew, denofgeek.com, Dennis Publishing for their Geeks Vs Loneliness, a mental health campaign deliberately designed to appear where people would least expect to find it
INNOVATION / BRAND-BUILDING INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Alexandra Shulman, Vogue, Condé Nast Britain for Vogue 100: A Century of Style, an exhibition showcasing the remarkable range of photography commissioned by British Vogue since it was founded in 1916
COLUMNISTS OF THE YEAR
COLUMNIST - SPECIAL INTEREST & BUSINESS BRAND
John Lewis-Stempel, Country Life, Time Inc. UK
Highly Commended: Mark Ritson, Marketing Week, Centaur Media
COLUMNIST - CONSUMER & GENERAL INTEREST BRAND
Simon Kuper, FT Weekend Magazine, The Financial Times Ltd
Highly Commended: Damian Barr, The Big Issue, The Big Issue
SCOOP OF THE YEAR
Matthew Todd, Attitude, for Prince William speaks out against homophobic bullying in Attitude
THE MARK BOXER AWARD
Ian Hislop, Editor, Private Eye
THE 2016 EDITORS’ EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Ben Preston, Editor, Radio Times, Immediate Media
The winners of the two COVER OF THE YEAR categories were voted on by guests attending the Awards Dinner. The winners are:
COVER OF THE YEAR BUSINESS:
Robert Jeffery & Chris Barker, People Management
COVER OF THE YEAR CONSUMER:
Dan Biddulph, The Sunday Times Magazine
