Publishing Company of the Year

Criteria

This Award is for the publishing company that most clearly demonstrates innovation and enterprise in achieving outstanding success for the company in the past year. The judges will take into account the imagination, successful innovation, new developments, and consistent all-round quality which put the company above its competitors. The judges will also take into account investments in technology and people, and strong commercial results. Entries should show clear evidence of the publishing company’s knowledge of the market and understanding of the needs of the audience, together with evidence of the company’s creativity in making the best use of resources.

Judges will assess overall performance during the past year, including circulation and readership figures and achievement within the company’s competitive set, and commercial performance during the past year, including relevant financial and yield data. Judges will also take into account how the company has dealt with the challenges faced during the past year.

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(s) (these may be consecutive), each carrying a cover date from the last 12 months.

> A high resolution print quality scan (300 dpi jpeg) of the magazine cover(s)/website homepage. (Magazine cover must be 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 Publishing Company of the Year Nomination Form