TABPI Unveils 2018 Tabbie Awards Winners

CLEVELAND - July 25, 2018 - PRLog -- Trade, Association and Business Publications International (TABPI), a global organization dedicated to b2b editorial ethics and excellence worldwide, today is proud to announce the winners of its 15^th annual Tabbies Awards competition. This year's competition drew nearly 400 entries, with nominations from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, the U.K., and the U.S.

TABPI President Paul J. Heney said judges were impressed by the high standards met by this year's entries. "We've seen significant positives this year. Even with the many pressures on b2b media companies from a variety of nontraditional competitors, there's still much quality journalism being produced in many industries across vastly different countries. It's a joy to see."

Highlighting the Best Single Issue category — the competition's most comprehensive — are entries from Acumen Magazine, E&T, and Champion magazine, which took the Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards respectively. The Top 25 of the Best Single Issue category includes ACC Docket, Baking Business, Commercial Investment Real Estate, Construction Executive, Entrepreneur, Forest Landowner magazine, Gifts & Decorative Accessories, GP Solo, INSTORE, INVISION, It Is Innovation (i3), PETS+, Police Journal, Principal Connections, Security Management, Thinksales, Water & Wastes Digest, and Wealth Management.

Gold design award winners are INSTORE for Feature Design; E&T for Front Cover, Digital Imagery; Pensions & Investments for Front Cover, Illustration; Pizza Today for Front Cover, Photograph and Front Cover, Special Issue; and EXHIBITOR for Opening Page or Spread.

Gold editorial award winners are Civil Engineering magazine for Department; EXHIBITOR for Editor's Column; EDUCAUSE REVIEW for Feature Article; Champion magazine for Focus/Profile Article; Foodservice Equipment Reports for How-To Article and Technical Article; Elevator World for Regular Column; and E&T for Special Section.

Golds in the three online award categories were swept by Pizza Today: Best b2b Website, Best Use of Social Media, and E-Newsletter.

Publications that took home four or more awards are Champion magazine, Civil Engineering magazine, EXHIBITOR, Foodservice Equipment Reports, Pizza Today, and Professionally Speaking.

About TABPI:

Trade, Association and Business Publications International (www.tabpi.org) is a global organization that brings together editors and designers working for English-language publications worldwide whose shared mission is that of journalistic ethics and excellence.

TABPI's annual editorial and design awards program, the Tabbie Awards, is open to 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 and sponsors an annual Magazine Critique Service.

For more information about TABPI or the Tabbie Awards, please call 1-440-238-7880.  Also, visit our website at www.tabpi.org.