Nuts was applauded by judges for its ability to: “respond at every turn to the needs and desires of its audience” while also “sharing the passion of the reader and demonstrating a single-minded commercial exploitation of the brand.” XpertHR was praised for extending its market footprint, and substantially growing its revenues and profits.
The judges added: “XpertHR showed a radical approach to moving the brand to meet the dynamics of its market - a compelling and impressive example of brand diversification”.
The awards, which were hosted by comedian Dara O Briain, were held at Grosvenor House in London last night. More than 900 guests from across the publishing industry attended to celebrate magazine excellence.
Jonathan Shephard, CEO, PPA commented: “The superb quality of the entries for these Awards demonstrates the resilience and talent of a dynamic industry. UK publishers have once again proved that some of the world's top talent is working for their magazines, websites, and across their brands. The UK magazine industry should be immensely proud of its achievements in the past 12 months and we at PPA have responded by staging our best-ever awards ceremony. The PPA Awards are recognised as the industry's top accolade, and all winners deserve our warmest admiration and congratulations.”
The winners were chosen from 186 finalists from 102 titles and 37 publishers. For more information, please download the Winners' Brochure.
Full list of PPA Awards winners:
Business media brand of the year
XpertHR
Reed Business Information
Consumer media brand of the year
Nuts
IPC Media
Designer of the year (business media)
Tatiana Okorie
Barclays 360 magazine Redwood
Designer of the year (consumer magazines)
Marissa Bourke
Elle
Hachette Filipacchi
Writer of the year (business media)
Deirdre Hipwell
Property Week
UBM
Writer of the year (consumer magazines)
Robert Chalmers
GQ
The Condé Nast Publications
Columnist of the year (business media)
Mark Ritson
Marketing
Haymarket Business Media
Columnist of the year (consumer media)
Monty Don
Gardeners’ World
BBC Magazines
Editor of the year (business media)
Giles Barrie
Property Week
UBM
Editor of the year (consumer magazines)
Alexander Milas
Metal Hammer
Future Publishing
Publisher of the year (business media)
Louise Rogers
Times Higher Education (THE)
TSL Education
Publisher of the year (consumer magazines)
Mike Soutar
ShortList
ShortList Media
Publisher of the year (annual turnover under £5 million)
Mike Soutar
ShortList
ShortList Media
Business website of the year
fwi.co.uk
Reed Business Information
Interactive consumer magazine of the year
nme.com
IPC Media
Editorial campaign of the year
Safer skyline, Building
UBM
International consumer magazine of the year
Top Gear
BBC Magazines
Monthly business magazine of the year
Creative Head
Alfol
Specialist consumer magazine of the year
Coast
The National Magazine Company
Weekly business magazine of the year
Property Week
UBM
Customer magazine of the year
Sainsbury’s Magazine
Seven Squared
Consumer magazine of the year
Woman & Home
IPC Media
About PPA
The PPA says: “Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) protects and promotes the interests of publishers and providers of consumer, customer and business media in the UK. PPA has almost 300 publishing companies in its membership, which collectively publish more than 2,500 consumer, customer and business magazines, as well as directories, websites and events.”
About The PPA Awards 2009
The PPA says: “The annual PPA awards for editorial and publishing excellence are dedicated to upholding and celebrating the highest standards in all aspects of magazine publishing. They represent a unique opportunity to gain industry recognition for the outstanding achievements of a publication or individual.”
