2012 TABBIE awards open for Nominations
2012 TABBIE AWARDS OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS
CLEVELAND -- The 2012 Tabbies Call for Entries is now available at the TABPI website (www.tabpi.org), 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 Tabbies international b2b magazine competition encompasses 18 categories, and is open to English-language business-to-business publications around the world that are published at least quarterly, as well as b2b online-only publications. Unlike some more restrictive programs, publications are not required to maintain membership in any particular organizations in order to be considered for the Tabbies.
Categories in the Tabbies' editorial division include: Best Single Issue, Department, Editor's Column, Feature Article, Focus/Profile Article, How-To Article, Regular Column, Special Section, and Technical Article. Categories in the design division include: Feature Design, Front Cover, Digital Imagery; Front Cover, Illustration; Front Cover, Photograph; Front Cover, Special Issue; and Opening Page or Spread. The online division recognizes the most interactive, informative b2b websites, e-newsletters and the best use of social media.
The 2012 Tabbies are also supported by companies that have an interest in working with b2b editors and publishers -- as well as supporting editorial and design excellence. Your support of them is most appreciated. The Gold Sponsor for the 2012 Tabbies is Proximity Marketing (www.proximitymarketing.com). The Silver Sponsor for the 2012 Tabbies is Business Strategies Group Asia (www.bsgasia.com).
The deadline for entries to be postmarked is March 20th, 2012. A late fee applies after that date. An electronic version of the Call for Entries is now available at the TABPI website, www.tabpi.org. 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.
ABOUT TABPI:
Based in Cleveland, Trade, Association and Business Publications International (TABPI; www.tabpi.org) is a worldwide organization dedicated to bringing together editors working for English-language publications worldwide, and encouraging a common dedication to editorial ethics and excellence.
TABPI's editorial and design awards program, the Tabbies, is open to English language b2b publications in more than 40 countries. Its Young Leaders Scholarship program makes editorial training possible for selected b2b editors each year. TABPI also conducts industry research, sponsors an annual Magazine Critique Service and provides a free b2b forum at tabpi.evecommunity.com/eve. In early 2008, TABPI funded the creation of a new b2b editorial group based in Johannesburg, called TABPI South Africa (http://www.bizcommunity.com/PressOffice/News.aspx?i=117002).
Contact: Paul J. Heney, President, TABPI, 1-440-238-7880, FAX: 1-440-209-7500, or pheney@tabpi.org.
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