We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2019 National Magazine Awards: B2B, which were presented this afternoon at the NMA: B2B luncheon. The luncheon was hosted by Peter McNeill and held at One King West in Toronto, with gold winners in creator-focused categories received a $500 cash prize in addition to their award.
BEST MAGAZINE & BEST PUBLISHER
Pivot, CPA Canada won the prestigious Best Magazine award. The Medical Post and University Affairs received Honourable Mentions. Les Affaires (TC Media) was the recipient of the inaugural Best Publisher award, with Franchise Canada receiving an Honourable Mention.
WINNERS HIGHLIGHTS
Writer Luc Rinaldi of Pivot, CPA Canada is a two-time Gold winner in the categories of Best Profile of a Company (for “Boy Wonder”) and Best Profile of a Person (for “The Decider”).
Taking home two silver awards was Tristan Bronca, the first for “Selling Out: The Story of the MD Financial Sale” (Best Profile of a Company) and the second for “The best places to practise medicine in Canada”, co-written with Colin Leslie (Best Series of Articles). Both were published in The Medical Post.
Here’s the complete list of Gold and Silver winning publications:
Congratulations also goes to the publications who took home Honourable Mention(s). They include: Advisor’s Edge, Avantages, Canadian Family Physician, Canadian Mining Journal, Canadian Shipper, CIM Magazine, Conseiller, Convenience & Carwash Canada, Experience, Foodservice and Hospitality, Ground: Landscape Architect Quarterly, Law Times, Le Médecin du Québec, MENU Magazine, Registered Nurse Journal, Rock to Road, Skies Magazine, The Business Advisor, and The Northern Miner.
2019 National Magazine Awards: B2B Results
Best Profile of a Company
GOLD
Boy Wonder
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi, Mark Stevenson
SILVER
Selling Out: The Story of the MD Financial Sale
The Medical Post
Tristan Bronca, Colin Leslie
Best Column or Regularly Featured Department
GOLD
Millennials in Franchising
Franchise Canada
Jordan Whitehouse, Jessica Burgess, Andrew Schopp
SILVER
Remarkable Teacher
Professionally Speaking
Bill Harris, Richard Ouzounian, Leata Lekushoff
Best Feature Article: Professional
GOLD
In the Dark
Precedent Magazine
Daniel Fish, Melissa Kluger
SILVER
Opening our offices: The rise of open concept
Canadian Lawyer
Jonathan Kay, Tim Wilbur
Best Art Direction: Single Article or Opening Spread
GOLD
Seven teaching tips to consider for your classroom
University Affairs
Judith Lacerte, Underline Studio
SILVER
Marketing sous influence
Les Affaires
Charles DesGroseilliers, Martin Flamand
Best Feature Article: Trade
GOLD
Amazing Concrete
Azure
Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Catherine Osborne
SILVER
Has suicide become an occupational hazard of practising medicine?
CMAJ
Lauren Vogel, Roger Collier
Best Illustration
GOLD
The Loyalty Dilemma
Pivot, CPA Canada
Matthew Billington, Adam Cholewa
SILVER
Distance Learning
Professionally Speaking
Janice Kun, Studio 141, Kristin Doucet
Best News Coverage
GOLD
Many doctors feel “betrayed” by sale of MD Financial Management
CMAJ
Brian Owens, Roger Collier
SILVER
Le malaise américain
Profession Santé
Mathieu Ste-Marie, Christian Leduc, Éric Grenier
Best Profile of a Person
GOLD
The Decider
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi, Mark Stevenson
SILVER
Beyond the History Books
Professionally Speaking
Stuart Foxman, Leata Lekushoff
Best Series of Articles
GOLD
Falling through the cracks / Some provinces offer partial fixes to medical residency shortfall
University Affairs
Wendy Glauser, Léo Charbonneau
SILVER
The best places to practise medicine in Canada
The Medical Post
Colin Leslie, Tristan Bronca
Best How-to Article or Series of Articles
GOLD
How to Manage your Classroom Environment
Professionally Speaking
Lisa Van De Geyn, Kristin Doucet
SILVER
Battling Investment Bias
CPA Magazine
Tamar Satov, Bernadette Kuncevicius
Best Photograph
GOLD
The Minister of Everything
Pivot, CPA Canada
Guillaume Simoneau, Adam Cholewa
SILVER
Fractionner la classe de maths
Pour parler profession
Matthew Liteplo, Studio 141
Best Editorial
GOLD
Design Like a Mother
Canadian Architect
Elsa Lam
SILVER
Apocalypse postantibiotique – Sortir du modèle hospitalo-centriste – L’alcool, le nouvel ennemi
Profession Santé
Éric Grenier
Best Newsletter
GOLD
University Affairs Newsletter
University Affairs
Anqi Shen, Tara Siebarth
Best Cover
GOLD
Burnout
The Medical Post
Justin Poulsen, Nancy Peterman, Erin McPhee
Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue
GOLD
The Future of Audit
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa
SILVER
November 2018 Issue
University Affairs
Judith Lacerte, Underline Studio
Best Issue
GOLD
The Urbanism Issue
Azure
Danny Sinopoli, Cristian Ordonez, Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Kendra Jackson, Erin Donnelly
SILVER
Feb/March 2018 Issue
Vertical Magazine
Mike Reyno, Oliver Johnson, Jen Colven, Elan Head, Dayna Fedy
Best Publisher
GOLD
Les Affaires
Best Magazine
GOLD
Pivot, CPA Canada
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 National Magazine Awards: B2B! Follow the National Magazine Awards: B2B on Twitter and visit us on Facebook for photos and highlights from the event.
Next year’s call for entries will open in December. If you are interested in judging for next year’s awards, please email us at staff@magazine-awards.com.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The National Media Awards Foundation is incredibly grateful for the support of: the Government of Canada, the Ontario Arts Council, Ontario Creates, and KCK Global. We are also thankful for the support of CCR Solutions, Cision, PUSH Media, RedPoint Media & Marketing Solutions, TC Transcontinental Printing, and Magazines Canada.
This year’s NMA: B2B judges volunteered their time and industry knowledge, reading and evaluating hundreds of entries; our sincerest thanks! Click here to learn more about our judging process and this year’s roster of judges.