Rejuvenate nabs national awards

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Collinson Media and Events won eight awards last week from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for itstwo meetings magazines, Connect and Rejuvenate. Each magazine won two national awards and two regional awards in ASBPE’s annual Azbee Awards of Excellence competition.

Rejuvenate, the only independently produced magazine offering in-depth, targeted content for planners of faith-based events, won the national Gold Award for Special Section for its “Youth Outreach” package in the July 2009 issue. Launched in December 2006, the magazine previously won three Azbee awards including a bronze award for best new magazine in 2007. Rejuvenate also won the national Gold Award for Regular Column by contributing writer Monica Compton this year.

Connect, an online and print magazine for meeting and event planners of association and specialty groups, won the national Gold Award for New Publication, the highest honor for new magazines, for its premiere issue. Connect launched in July 2009 to provide information, inspiration and resources for meeting planners in a fresh and creative way, borrowing from the culture at large to build a new community of ideas in the industry. Connect also won a national Gold Award for Regular Department for “The Mix,” its front-of-book news and trends section.

Connect’s two silver awards in the Central-Southeast region came for Regular Column and How-To Article. Rejuvenate added two silver Central-Southeast regional awards as well, one for Individual Profile and one for best Front Cover Photo. A panel of judges selects winners in two divisions: one for publications with revenues of $2 million or more and one for publications with revenues of less than $2 million. Both Collinson Media publications are in the latter category.

Read about the thought behind the winning “Youth Outreach” special section on the ASBPE national blog.