Welcome to tabpi.org, the website for Trade, Association and Business Publications International 2010 Tabbie winners unveiled The 2010 Tabbie Awards featured nearly 500 entries, with nominations coming from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., India, New Zealand and South Africa. Highlighting the Best Single Issue category -- the competition's most comprehensive -- are entries from Leadership, Indesign, and Architect, which took the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards respectively. The Top 25 of the Best Single Issue category include Bridge Design & Engineering, Buildings, CGA Magazine, The Conference Board Review, Construction World, EDUCAUSE REVIEW, Floor Covering Weekly, GPSolo Magazine, MOVE, NCAA Champion, ON Magazine, Payments Cards and Mobile, PCMA Convene, Pizza Today, Professionally Speaking, QSR, School Planning & Management and Western Lifestyle Retailer. Magazines that took home four or more awards are Architect, Chemist + Druggist, Civil Engineering, Engineering and Technology, Exhibitor Magazine, Modern Healthcare and NCAA Champion. For complete details, please click here.     Get feedback on your publication with Magazine Critique Service Put your magazine in the hands of some of the most respected editors working in b2b journalism today and benefit from their colleague-to-colleague analysis of what you and your staff are doing right and what you could be doing better. Give yourself objective, outside analyses that can show the decision makers in your organization how to take your content to the next level. With our Magazine Critique Service (MCS), you'll get detailed feedback on specific editorial and design aspects of your publication. • Improve your publication • • Stay ahead of the competition • • Increase readership • • Keep your staff on track • To view a sample report in PDF format, click here: Sample #1 or Sample #2. Deadline for the 2010 MCS is September 17th. For more details, see the frequently asked questions below. To download the 2010 MCS order form, click here: Form. For more details, please click here.     2010 Design Challenge winner is Matt Cole TABPI has wrapped up its third Design Challenge contest, with the winning nomination submitted by Matt Cole, Art Director for School Planning & Management and College Planning & Management magazines. The Challenge was open to all b2b art directors and designers. The Challenge is meant to reward graphic creativity in the b2b industry, as well as serve as an educational exercise for other artists. Cole, who received an Honorable Mention in the 2009 Design Challenge, will receive U.S. $250 for his winning submission. Our panel of design judges consisted of: Jennifer Ray, Senior Art Director, Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro Amy Witek, Art Director, Hotel & Motel Management Shawn Hoefler, former Art Director, HPAC Engineering Ana Rodrigues, Art Director, Convenience Store News (last year's Design Challenge winner) We asked all of our judges for both positive feedback and constructive criticism of all the winners, so as to make this a learning experience for everyone. Check out the details and winners here.     Second TABPI Twitterfest a success We’re using Twitter in an exciting new way, and you can be a part of it. The second TABPI Twitterfest was held February 18-19, 2010. TABPI Twitterfest is similar to an open chatroom, where b2b editors across the globe can talk about issues and ask questions. More than 100 tweets were sent discussing the topic: How do you manage the separation of church and state (editorial and sales) in new media? Do you treat online content as having the same rules? What about webinars? How about for in-person roundtables or conferences? Are the rules the same, or is there more leeway off the printed page? If you feel pressure from the sales side, how do you counter it? Stay tuned for an archive of the event. The first TABPI Twitterfest was held October 20-21, 2009. We focused on two areas: ideas to help your publication through the current economic downturn and how to best serve your readers with a mix of online and print content. There were more than 170 Tweets with #tabpi in the feed over the 48-hour period. Please right-click here to download a web archive of the discussion. The main goal of TABPI Twitterfest is aimed at starting dialogue and exchanging ideas between editors in far-flung geographic areas. But a very important secondary goal is to give b2b editors an opportunity to try out Twitter in a friendly, non-threatening environment—to see how it works and to determine if there is anything that might translate to their publication’s industry. As journalists, we should be willing to step outside our comfort zones and see what the readers of tomorrow are doing.     2010 Scholarships give young editors a chance to thrive The TABPI Young Leaders Scholarship was created to increase interest in the b2b publishing world with younger editors who are advancing in their editorial careers. The scholarship is sponsored by TABPI and the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). The scholarship allows younger editors — who might otherwise be unable — to attend an educational b2b editorial event. This year’s scholarship is to attend the ASBPE Editorial Conference, scheduled for July 21-23, 2010 in Chicago, Ill., USA. The conference contains an evening networking event on July 21, followed by two full days of intensive editorial sessions on topics that will include: • Useful seminars, panel discussions, and workshops targeted at editors of business, trade, and association print and Web publications • A chance to network with fellow business editors in an interactive setting designed for editors • Top-notch, cutting-edge speakers The deadline for applications is March 12, 2010. More information, including the nomination form, is available here.     First Editorial Challenge winner is Alison Hall After the success of the first two TABPI Design Challenges, we are excited to announce the winner of the first TABPI Editorial Challenge. Alison Hall, Senior Writer for Sudbury, Mass.-based Corporate Meetings & Incentives magazine, took home the prize money with the quality and tone of her writing, and her detail work. The winner and honorable mentions were selected based on writing style, creativity, how well they drew the reader in, and whether they solve the problem, as presented. Our panel of editorial judges consisted of: Ginger Conlon, Editor-in-Chief, 1to1 Media John Dix, Editor in Chief, Network World Pauline Herbst, former Editor, Wares New Zealand Travis Stanton, Editor, EXHIBITOR Magazine We asked all of our judges for both positive feedback and constructive criticism of all the winners, so as to make this a learning experience for everyone. For complete details on the challenge, including the four Honorable Mentions, please click here.     2009 Young Leader Scholarship winners are both Aussies CLEVELAND — Two Melbourne-area editors are the first-ever Australian winners of the TABPI Young Leaders Scholarship. The YLS, created to increase interest in the b2b publishing world with younger editors who are advancing in their editorial careers is in its fourth year. The 2009 scholarships are to attend the ASBPE Editorial Conference, scheduled for July 15-17, 2009 in Washington, D.C., USA. The 2009 TABPI YLS awards were granted to the following editors: Peter Davies is editor of Architectural Product News and acting editor of Houses for Melbourne-based magazine publisher Architecture Media. Peter has a passion for design publishing and judicious punctuation. Following experience in educational book publishing, Peter joined Architecture Media. He has qualifications in journalism, arts management, and publishing and editing, and is currently completing studies in communications law. Matty Soccio is deputy editor of Marketing magazine, but also contributes and help to edit www.marketingmag.com.au, with blog postings, news updates and the e-newsletter. After gaining an honors degree in English literature at Latrobe University in Melbourne, Australia, Matty began work as a sub-editor and staff journalist for a number of Australian recreational vehicle and travel magazine titles. He then received a certificate in Editing and Sub-editing at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and continued to freelance for a variety of local and national publications. Matty writes a regular column in Desktop magazine, and features for Welcome to and CRYSTAL magazines. He's active on Facebook and Twitter, and also maintains a sports writing and journalism blog: Take the Ride, Bubba.     TABPI funds new b2b professionals group in South Africa JOHANNESBURG — TABPI is funding the creation of a new b2b media professionals group in South Africa, which will serve as the organisation’s first chapter outside of the United States. TABPI South Africa will operate independently out of a base in Johannesburg and is being set up by joint co-ordinators, Louise Marsland of Bizcommunity.com and Natalia Thomson of Now Media. Paul Heney, TABPI President, explains, “One of the main long-range goals of TABPI has been to foster groups that promote b2b journalistic integrity in different countries. This new organisation that Natalia and Louise are spearheading will be a great new resource for the growing b2b industry in South Africa and throughout the continent. Both of them care deeply about the b2b industry and are hoping to give something back.” The role of the TABPI South Africa will be: To raise the professionalism of b2b editors in South Africa. To facilitate relevant training opportunities. To provide a networking platform for b2b editors in South Africa. To provide pertinent research for the b2b industry. To raise the profile of the b2b media sector in South Africa. To liaise with current industry and regulatory online and publication structures for the greater good of the industry. For more details, click here.