Published by Indigo Media, Real Weddings was awarded ‘Consumer Magazine of the Year’ at a gala ceremony this afternoon at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney.

Intermedia’s Professional Beauty won ‘B2B Magazine of the Year’, whilst Hardie Grant’s In the Black won ‘Best Customer Magazine’.

Haymarket Media, publisher of ProPrint, picked up several gongs as well, with Limelight winning the ‘Innovation in Distribution’ award, whilst football publication FourFourTwo won ‘Best Consumer Magazine Cover’ for its September 2008 issue, which featured alternate covers.

The Bell Awards recognise achievement and expertise in Australian publishing, with this year’s awards receiving 343 entries, up from 262 last year.

Executive Director Alan Sarkissian believes the high standard of these entries augurs well for the publishing industry.

“There has been a noticeable increase in interest-specific relevance and reader engagement across the board,” Sarkissian said. “And the overall level of quality continues to set new benchmarks for the magazine business as a whole.”

A full list of winners is published below:

B2B Magazine of the year
The Intermedia Group – Professional Beauty

Consumer Magazine of the year
Indigo Media Group – Real Weddings

Customer Magazine of the year
Hardie Grant Magazines – In The Black

Best B2B Magazine launch or re-launch
Netregistry/ He Said She Said Communications – NETT Magazine

Best Consumer magazine launch or relaunch
Editor at Large – Whingeing POM

Best Small Publisher
SmartyPantz Communications – DMAG

Best annual printed publication
Universal Magazines – LUXURY HOME Design – COLLECTORS EDITION

Directory of the Year – Electronic or Print
Universal Magazines – Outdoor Design Source

Best Magazine Supplement
Luna Media: The Green Book

Best Associated Internet site
Luna Media – G-Online

Best Digital Publication Magazines and Newsletters
The Intermedia Group – TheShout.com.au eNewsletter

Editor of the Year
Luna Media – G Magazine – Sara Phillips

Writer of the Year
Wine Selectors – Selector Magazine – Jackie MacDonald

Best Newcomer to Journalism
Lexis Nexis Media – Human Resources Magazine – Sarah O’Carroll

Editorial Issues Campaign of the Year
CMP Medica Australia – Medical Observer – “GPs go Green and Low Carbon Doctors” Initiative

Best Single Article
The Monthly – The Monthly: Packed it in – The demise of the Bulletin – Gideon Haigh

Best Analytical Writing
Luna Media – COSMOS Magazine – Alan Finkel

Advertising Sales Person of the Year
Hardie Grant Magazines – Coles Baby Magazine – Tania Darvell

Best Print Advertisement
Westwick-Farrow Publishing – Electrical Solutions – PDL Electrical Solutions
Fairfax Business Media – MIS Magazine – Microsoft

Best Digital Advertisement
Luna Media – G Magazine and G Online

Best Media Kit
Universal Magazines – Crusty: Official Magazine of the Crusty Demons

Best Subscription Marketing Program
The Intermedia Group

Best B2B Magazine Graphic Designer
Lexis Nexis Media – Lawyers Weekly, Lawyer 2B, HR, Risk Management – Christian Harimanow

Best Consumer Magazine Graphic Designer
Fairfax Business Media – AFR Smart Investor – Oli Vickery

Best Customer Magazine graphic Designer
Fairfax Business Media – MIS – Oliver Towning

Best B2B Magazine Cover
Armstrong Miller + Mclaren – Body of Work Annual Report

Best Consumer Magazine Cover
Haymarket Media – Australian FourFourTwo

Best Customer Magazine Cover
Armstrong + Mclaren – This is the Mass

Best Publishing Printing Project
Fergies Print and Mail – On The Move

Best Single Issue Magazine Print
Armstrong Miller + McLaren – This is the Mass

Innovation in Distribution
Haymarket Media – Limelight

Sustainability in publishing
Luna Media – COSMOS Magazine, G Magazine, And The Green Book

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