etc Magazine wins major award
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etc - the widest distributed complementary lifestyle magazine in Sussex - picked up the Magazine of the Year title.
To read the latest edition of the magazine go to etcmag.net or pick up a copy from one of the many outlets listed on the website.
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Hide AdThere were also awards for various members of the teams that produce this newspaper and website and those of our sister titles across Sussex.
Olivia Lerche, on the Chichester Observer, was runner-up in the Journalist of the Year (weekly) section.
The South Publishing Unit won the Newspaper Sales Subscriptions team of the Year Award.
Letitia Holder, from the South Publishing Unit, was runner-up in the Sales Customer Service/Retention Award.
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Hide AdThe Unit was also runner-up in the Sales Team of the Year (Local Display and Features) section.
A full list of the award-winners across Johnston Press is below.
The awards night was sponsored by the following:
Atrion - Category sponsor: Johnston Press Title of the Year (Overall)
Aktrion has been an innovator in the development and delivery of support services to newspaper and commercial printers since its establishment in 1992. It now has an international infrastructure and also operates in the automotive, food and transport sectors. Aktrion provides our Dinnington print plant with a fully managed mailroom operation and temporary labour as required. It also provides transport solutions at Portsmouth Web.
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Through a consistent and structured approach, the Amplify team secures new advertisers on long-term contracts for media companies. Now implemented in Johnston Press, the Amplify Programme is executed by the most experienced media consultant & project specialist team, which leads sales teams on a journey and implements world class sales training that focuses on identifying new business opportunities and developing relationships and the all-important closing skills.
Arnold Clark Vehicle Management – pre-dinner drinks reception
ACVM is one of the UK’s premier vehicle leasing companies and the largest privately owned automotive group in Europe. It specialises in contract hire and vehicle leasing and also helps corporate business, small businesses and Government departments achieve genuine savings, improvements in productivity and reductions in carbon emissions. A family run business, ACVM supplies vehicles and transport solutions to Johnston Press.
Endava - Category sponsor: Innovation Award
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Grapeshot – Category sponsor: Best Use of Digital Platforms
Grapeshot’s keyword technology enables publishers to match online content to related advertising messages, ensuring the reader will be interested in the advertising they see. Increasing engagement between audience and advertising improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the campaign. Grapeshot has worked with JP for over four years, powering contextual advertising for display campaigns and the infrastructure behind ‘Smart Ads’.
Localstars - Category sponsor: Best Sales Team for Digital Sales Growth
Localstars were the first in the world to integrate into the Google Ad Server and since working with Johnston Press has helped unlock growth in online display ads. Together, Localstars and Johnston Press have sold well over 100,000 ads, delivered more than 1,000,000,000 impressions and created a hugely significant digital display revenue line for the company. The aim is to treble that over the next few years!
Madgex - Category sponsor: Best Recruitment Sales Agent
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Mediaforce - Category sponsor: Publishing Unit of the Year
Mediaforce is the largest national representation company in the UK and is the industry market leader. With the shape of the industry continually evolving, it has to innovate and create solutions where brands can leverage the enormous trust that they, through their products, have worked so hard to build up. Mediaforce is incredibly proud of its working relationship with Johnston Press, which stretches back over 20 years.
Miles 33 – table wine
Miles 33 develops advertising, editorial and mobile publishing solutions for multi-channel media companies wanting to prosper in good times and bad. Its technology can help clients improve content and deepen audience engagement – and do so cost-efficiently. All solutions are backed by a global support infrastructure and can be deployed on-premise or in a cloud. Miles 33 currently supplies Johnston Press with advertising and planning systems.
NRS Media - Category sponsor: Best Publishing Unit Sales Team & also Best Sales Manager
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Occam - Category sponsor: Data Capture Award
Occam is a leading UK engagement agency with 20 years’ experience in delivering data marketing solutions to its clients. They aim to draw relevant and useful insight from data to help clients have a more profitable and rewarding engagement with their customers. Occam is helping Johnston Press to build a single view of our consumer across the multitude of touch points and interactions that exist for our army of brands.
Press Association - Category sponsor: Story of the Year in Print & Digital
The Press Association is the UK’s leading multimedia news agency and digital content supplier. The home of the UK’s national newswire - which supplies news to national and regional newspapers, magazines and broadcasters - the Press Association also provides tailored multi-media content solutions for a broad range of businesses, brands and public sector organisations. PA has a particularly strong relationship with Johnston Press and today works with the group’s daily and weekly titles across a range of content areas.
Salesforce - Category sponsor: Best Sales Person
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Full list of award-winners:
Publishing Unit of the Year
Winner: North East Publishing Unit
Runner-up: Midlands
Title of the Year Overal
The Gazette (Blackpool)
Title of the Year Daily
Winner: The Gazette (Blackpool)
Runner-up: Edinburgh Evening News
Title of the Year Large Weekly
Winner: Banbury Guardian
Runner-up: Wigan Observer
Title of the Year Small Weekly
Winner: Bourne Local
Runner-up: Deeside Piper
Magazine of the Year
Winner: etc Sussex
Runner-up: The Star Business magazine, Sheffield
Journalist of the Year Daily
Winner: Aasma Day, Lancashire Evening Post
Runner-up: Alan McEwen, Edinburgh Evening News
Journalist of the Year Weekly
Winner: Jill Buchanan, Falkirk Herald
Runner-up: Helen Beighton, Mansfield Chad
Trainee Journalist of the Year Daily
Winner: David Sharman, The Gazette (Blackpool)
Trainee Journalist of the Year Weekly
Winner: Amanda Devlin, Leighton Buzzard Observer
Runner-up: Olivia Lerche, Chichester Observer Series
Sports Journalist of the Year Daily
Winner: Richard Fidler, The Star, Sheffield
Sports Journalist of the Year Weekly
Winner: Phil Wilkinson, Wigan Evening Post/Wigan Observer
Runner-up: Derek Bish, Anglia Newspapers
Photographer of the Year Daily
Winner: Simon Hulme, Yorkshire Post/Yorkshire Evening Post
Runner-up: Paul Jacobs, The News, Portsmouth
Photographer of the Year Weekly
Winner: Jane Coltman, Northumberland Gazette & Morpeth Herald
Runner-up: David Lowndes, Peterborough Telegraph
Story of the Year in Print & Digital
Winner: The Gazette (Blackpool)
Runner-up: Callum Jones, Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Campaign of the Year
Winner: Edinburgh Evening News, Save Our Police Stations
Runner-up: Northamptonshire Telegraph, Rushden Lakes Shopping & Leisure Complex
Editorial Design Award
Winner: Michelle Kilner, Sheffield editorial design hub
Runner-up: Kathryn Lovelock, Peterborough editorial design hub
Commercial Creative Award
Winner: Sarah O’Neill, Group Creative Services, North West
Runner-up: Peter Hammond, Midlands
Best Publishing Unit Sales Team
Winner: North East Publishing Unit
Runner-up: Media Sales Centre
Sales Team of the Year Property
Winner: North West Property Team
Runner-up: North East Publishing Unit
Sales Team of the Year Motors
Winner: North West Motors Team
Runner-up: Yorkshire
Sales Team of the Year (Local Display & Features)
Winner: North East Publishing Unit
Runner-up: South Publishing Unit
Best Sales Team for Digital Sales Growth
Winner: Yorkshire Publishing Unit
Runner-up: Dealmonster, Digital
Best Digital Sales Person
Winner: Kelly Wardley, Key Account Manager, North East
Runner-up: Rebecca Rowe, North West Digital Sales Team
Best Sales Person
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Hide AdWinner: Michael Rhodes, Account Manager, South Yorkshire & Peaks
Joint runners-up: Kim Ives, Key Account Manager, Midlands & Bethany McKay, Key Account Manager, Midlands
Best Sales Manager
Winner: Julia Vethakkan, Advertising Manager, Midlands
Runner-up: Joanne Gardner, North West Property Manager
Best Sales Newcomer
Winner: Duncan Liddle, Media Sales Consultant, Yorkshire
Runner-up: Chris Quinn, Southern Recruitment Area Manager, Digital
Best Sales Support Person
Winner: Anne-Marie McGuigan, North West Customer Support
Runner-up: Ben Brierley, Senior Customer Support Executive, Midlands
Best Sales Agent (Media Sales Centre)
Winner: Tracey Fleming
Runner-up: Michael Eccles
Best Sales Team Leader (Media Sales Centre)
Winner: Janice McKewan, Scotland
Runner-up: Rebecca Harris
Best Recruitment Sales Agent (Media Sales Centre)
Winner: Roisin Kelly
Newspapers Sales Team of the Year Daily
Winner: News Letter, Ireland
Runner-up: Yorkshire Publishing Unit
Newspapers Sales Team of the Year Weekly
Winner: North East Newspaper Sales Team
Runner-up – North West Newspaper Sales Team
Newspapers Sales Subscriptions Team of the Year Daily
Winner: Yorkshire Publishing Unit
Runner-up: South Publishing Unit
Newspapers Sales Subscriptions Team of the Year Weekly
Winner: South Publishing Unit
Runner-up: Yorkshire Publishing Unit
Innovation in Newspaper Sales
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Hide AdWinner: Susan Tyler-Stringer & Claire Wardle, Yorkshire Publishing Unit
Runner-up: North East Newspaper Sales Team
Newspaper Sales Customer Service/Retention Award
Winner: Sarah Hill, Yorkshire Publishing Unit
Runner-up: Letitia Holder, South Publishing Unit
Data Capture Award
Winner: Catherine Grimwood, North West Business Control & Marketing Support Manager
Best Supporting Role in the Business
Winner: Rebekah Avill, Performance Manager, Media Sales Centre
Runner-up: Debbie Mitchell, Marketing Manager/BCPM, North East Publishing Unit
Best Use of Social Media
Winner: The Star editorial team, Sheffield
Runner-up: Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Best Use of Digital Platforms
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Hide AdWinner: joint entry Digital Product Team & The Scotsman/Edinburgh Evening News
Runner-up – Whitby Gazette
Innovation Award
Winner: Bourne Local
Runner-up: The Star, Sheffield
Community Initiative Award
Winner: The News, Portsmouth, Highbury College Classroom in the News
Runner-up – Isle of Man Newspapers, Awards for Excellence
Chief Executive Award (five winners)
Colin Winkles, Portsmouth Web
Nicholas Carte, Group IT
Jackie Smith, North East & Yorkshire
Joanne Broughton, North West
Charlotte Whitehill, Midlands