Customer Magazine of the Year

Criteria

For the purpose of this Award, a customer magazine is a magazine (as opposed to a brochure, catalogue or newsletter), published at least twice a year by or on behalf of an organisation to communicate with its customers or its staff. The judges will assess how the magazine meets the organisation’s marketing and communication needs, and how it has delivered against clear and specific objectives. The winning magazine will add significant value to the customer’s or staff member’s relationship with the organisation and demonstrate all round excellence in its editorial, production and publishing values.

Please note that this category is open to both consumer-facing and Business Media titles.

Judges will assess overall performance during the past year, including increased sales where relevant, together with customer loyalty and customer satisfaction as measured by original third party research. Judges will also take into account how each entrant has dealt with the challenges faced during the past year.

Please note that this category is open to both consumer and business magazines.

Requirements

Tell us in a few bullet points, why you should win this award. Ensure you answer the individual category criteria, as that’s what the judges will be marking against. (Guide word count – 200 words)

Please feel free to upload one additional document with supporting information (can be Word or PDF, max 5Mb). The judges find the following information useful when judging. Please include, if relevant and available:

> Circulation by size and type (free, controlled, newstrade, subscription)

> Audit method (if applicable)

> Relevant revenue / profit figures

> Growth statistics

> Other performance statistics and results / evidence of success

> Website data: page impressions (monthly / yearly), monthly unique users

> Any additional online data

Each submission must consist of the following:

> One entry form

> Three separate issues of the magazine (these may be consecutive), each carrying a cover date from the last 12 months

All entries should contain a high resolution print quality scan (300 dpi jpeg) of the magazine cover from one of the three issues submitted.

Please submit the magazine cover or relevant image to represent this entry (min. 300 dpi, max. 5Mb) along with a copy of your company logo to: https://www.wetransfer.com/

Please do not submit any other material – it will not be sent to or considered by the judges

Once the online entry form has been completed please make sure you send us all the hard copy material relevant to the category entered (including magazines, examples of work) to Grace Aungier, Magazines Ireland, 63 Patrick Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

IMA Customer Magazine of the Year Nomination Form