The National Media Awards Foundation is proudly presenting the nominees of the 2019 National Magazine Awards: B2B.
Nominations List (PDF)
Gala Info & Tickets
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In this inaugural year, our dedicated roster of 62 judges nominated 95 entries from 34 various B2B publications. These finalists emerged from a rigorous judging process, made possible by the B2B industry experts who volunteered their time and expertise.
“Business-to-business journalism is unique. This is why the National Media Awards Foundation launched the National Magazine Awards: B2B in 2019: so the hard-working professionals of the B2B sector could be celebrated and recognized by their peers. The inaugural year of the program was a great success, and we would like to thank the B2B publishing community for their heartwarming support. It is truly an honour and a privilege to facilitate these awards, and to work in collaboration with the creators of such a vibrant and resilient industry. Congratulations to the deserving finalists of the 2019 NMA: B2B Awards!” – Julie Cailliau, NMAF President.
Join us for a formal luncheon on May 29th at One King West, Toronto, which includes the presentation of the NMA: B2B awards. We’ll celebrate Gold, Silver, and Honourable Mention winners, and those winning Gold in creator-focused categories will receive a $500 cash prize. Hosting the ceremony is Peter McNeil, a digital thought leader, publisher, and subject matter expert with over 25 years of experience as a marketing executive. While at KPMG, Peter developed and launched digital publications and content platforms for entrepreneurs, called “inBusiness” and “The Next Million.” Peter has also been a NMAF board member for the past two years. To join us on the 29th, purchase a ticket through nmab2b.com/tickets.
TOP NOMINEES
University Affairs and Pivot, CPA Canada are this year’s top nominees, each earning an impressive 13 nominations across various categories. Professionally Speaking comes in second with 11 nominations, followed by Les Affaires with six nominations. CMAJ, Foodservice and Hospitality, and The Medical Post each earned four nominations.
INDIVIDUAL NOMINATION HIGHLIGHTS
- PrecedentJD’s “The Interview Issue” is nominated for both Best Cover and Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue.
- “Beyond the History Books”—written by Stuart Foxman, with photos by Markian Lozowchuk, and published in Professionally Speaking—is a finalist in both Best Photograph and Best Profile of a Person.
- Art director Adam Cholewa (of Pivot, CPA Canada) has two entries that are finalists in both Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue and Best Issue. Those entries are “The Most Important Meeting of Your Life” and “The Future of Audit.”
- “The Minister of Everything”—created by Guillaume Simoneau (photographer), Adam Cholewa (art director), Luc Rinaldi (writer), and Mark Stevenson (handling editor) received nominations for Best Profile of a Person and Best Photograph.
BEST MAGAZINE & BEST PUBLISHER
There are three nominees for the prestigious Best Magazine award: Pivot, CPA Canada, The Medical Post, and University Affairs.
For the inaugural Best Publisher award, the two outstanding nominees: Franchise Canada (Canadian Franchise Association) and Les Affaires (TC Media).
CATEGORIES
Best Profile of a Company
A Staged Start-up
CIM Magazine
Virginia Heffernan, Tom DiNardo
Market Driven
Foodservice and Hospitality
Rosanna Caira, Amy Bostock
« Notre camion électrique sortira avant celui de Tesla »
Les Affaires
Martin Jolicoeur, Marine Thomas
Boy Wonder
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi, Mark Stevenson
Have We Hit Peak Lettuce?
Pivot, CPA Canada
Jason Kirby, Mark Stevenson
Chasing the Sun (Sunwing Airlines)
Skies Magazine
Lisa Gordon
A Smooth Succession
The Business Advisor
Brent Banda
Selling Out: The Story of the MD Financial Sale
The Medical Post
Tristan Bronca, Colin Leslie
Black Iron Advances Shymanivske in Ukraine
The Northern Miner
John Cumming
Best Column or Regularly Featured Department
Sous la loupe
Conseiller
Christine Bouthillier
Food File
Foodservice and Hospitality
Janine Kennedy, Jennifer Febbraro, Amy Bostock
Millennials in Franchising
Franchise Canada
Jordan Whitehouse, Jessica Burgess, Andrew Schopp
The Workplace
Pivot, CPA Canada
Lauren McKeon, Adrienne Tanner, Erica Lenti, Luc Rinaldi, Mark Stevenson
Great Teaching
Professionally Speaking
Stuart Foxman, Leata Lekushoff
Remarkable Teacher
Professionally Speaking
Stuart Foxman, Leata Lekushoff
Adventures in Academe
University Affairs
Jessica Riddell, Léo Charbonneau
Best Feature Article: Professional
Une pilule difficile à avaler
Avantages
Pierre-Luc Trudel, Simeon Goldstein
How to Fix Social Housing (In Six Easy Lessons)
Azure
John Lorinc, Danny Sinopoli, Patrick Pittman
Opening our offices: The rise of open concept
Canadian Lawyer
Jonathan Kay, Tim Wilbur
Réalité virtuelle : évaluer et traiter dans une autre dimension
Le Médecin du Québec
Emmanuèle Garnier, Martine Picard
In the Dark
Precedent Magazine
Daniel Fish, Melissa Kluger
Our Dark Past
Precedent Magazine
Mai Nguyen, Daniel Fish
Canada Bets Big on AI
University Affairs
Michael Smith, Léo Charbonneau
The Compassionate Professor’s Dilemma
University Affairs
Moira Farr, Léo Charbonneau
Best Art Direction: Single Article or Opening Spread
Global Expectations: The Nuage Chair
Experience
Anna Minzhulina
Marketing sous influence
Les Affaires
Charles Desgroseilliers, Martin Flamand
Think Like an Artist
Professionally Speaking
Studio 141, Markian Lozowchuk, Leata Lekushoff
I was sexually assaulted. I turned to my university for help. Here’s what happened
University Affairs
Judith Lacerte, Underline Studio
Seven teaching tips to consider for your classroom
University Affairs
Judith Lacerte, Underline Studio
Best Feature Article: Trade
Amazing Concrete
Azure
Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Catherine Osborne
Block Party
Canadian Shipper
Carolyn Gruske, John Tenpenny
Has suicide become an occupational hazard of practising medicine?
CMAJ
Lauren Vogel, Roger Collier
Cost Conscious
Foodservice and Hospitality
Chris Powell, Amy Bostock
Cannabis is Coming
MENU Magazine
Stacey Newman
Verifiable: transforming foodservice on the blockchain
MENU Magazine
Luke Bradley, Stacey Newman
Pothole-free pavement?
Rock to Road
Andrew Snook
The Legendary Lancaster
Skies Magazine
Lisa Gordon
Best Illustration
Still Life with Kidney
Canadian Family Physician
Dr. Sonya Englert, Kathryn Taylor
The Loyalty Dilemma
Pivot, CPA Canada
Matthew Billington, Adam Cholewa
Distance Learning
Professionally Speaking
Janice Kun, Studio 141, Kristin Doucet
Best News Coverage
Many doctors feel “betrayed” by sale of MD Financial Management
CMAJ
Brian Owens, Roger Collier
Le malaise américain
Profession Santé
Mathieu Ste-Marie, Christian Leduc, Éric Grenier
Arbitration decision on student evaluations of teaching applauded by faculty
University Affairs
Moira Farr, Léo Charbonneau
Universities maneuver through the complexities of cannabis legalization
University Affairs
Sneh Duggal, Léo Charbonneau
Norway H225 crash report released
Vertical Magazine
Oliver Johnson, Thierry Dubois
Best Profile of a Person
L’homme de trois milliards
Les Affaires
Martin Jolicoeur, François Pouliot
Quand le patron devient la patronne
Les Affaires
Olivier Schmouker, Julie Cailliau
The Decider
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi, Mark Stevenson
The Minister of Everything
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi, Mark Stevenson
Beyond the History Books
Professionally Speaking
Stuart Foxman, Leata Lekushoff
Jim Yuel: Always the Hunter
The Business Advisor
Ray Penner, Brent Banda
Mining titan and philanthropist Peter Munk’s lifetime of achievement
The Northern Miner
Trish Saywell, John Cumming
Best Series of Articles
Prevention in Practice
Canadian Family Physician
Neil R. Bell, Kathryn Taylor
CMAJ: Best News Series
CMAJ
Wendy Glauser, Roger Collier
Healthy Workplace
Foodservice and Hospitality
Amy Bostock, Chris Powell, Sarah B. Hood
Ryerson law proposal presents opportunities, challenges/What will Ontario do with more lawyers?/Ryerson’s law school proposal headed to ministry
Law Times
Anita Balakrishnan, Gabrielle Giroday
Cannabis médical: Ce que dit maintenant la science
Profession Santé
Marika Vachon-Plante, Éric Grenier
The best places to practise medicine in Canada
The Medical Post
Colin Leslie, Tristan Bronca
Falling through the cracks / Some provinces offer partial fixes to medical residency shortfall
University Affairs
Wendy Glauser, Léo Charbonneau
Best How-to Article or Series of Articles
Help your client prepare to write a will
Advisor’s Edge
Michelle Schriver, Mark Burgess
Assurer un client après la maladie
Conseiller
Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann, Christine Bouthillier
Blueprint to Foodservice
Convenience & Carwash Canada
Meline Beach, Angela Altass
Battling Investment Bias
CPA Magazine
Tamar Satov, Bernadette Kuncevicius
Section Investir – Marijuana : le marché est-il dopé?
Les Affaires
Dominique Beauchamp, François Pouliot
How to Manage your Classroom Environment
Professionally Speaking
Lisa Van De Geyn, Kristin Doucet
How to Implement BPGs as a BPSO
Registered Nurse Journal
Lesley Young, Victoria Alarcon, Kimberley Kearsey
Seven Teaching Tips for Your Classroom
University Affairs
Joyce Woods, Dana Sawchuk, Kim Hellemans, Conrad van Dyk, Chris McDonald, R. Sri Ranjan, Victoria Wyatt, Anqi Shen
Best Photograph
The Minister of Everything
Pivot, CPA Canada
Guillaume Simoneau, Adam Cholewa
Fractionner la classe de maths
Pour parler profession
Matthew Liteplo, Studio 141
Beyond the History Books
Professionally Speaking
Markian Lozowchuk, Studio 141, Leata Lekushoff
Best Editorial
Design Like a Mother
Canadian Architect
Elsa Lam
The ministry of loneliness
Canadian Family Physician
Nicholas Pimlott
“In 2018, the pressure’s on” &” Radical changes coming to tailings management”
Canadian Mining Journal
Alisha Hiyate
Withdrawal of Saudi trainees exposes vulnerability of Canadian health care
CMAJ
M. Hashim Khan, Nadine Abdullah, Matthew B. Stanbrook
Apocalypse postantibiotique – Sortir du modèle hospitalo-centriste – L’alcool, le nouvel ennemi
Profession Santé
Éric Grenier
Best Newsletter
University Affairs Newsletter
University Affairs
Anqi Shen, Tara Siebarth
Best Cover
The Workplace Issue
Canadian Lawyer
Nathan Hackett, Bill Hunter
The Interview Issue
PrecedentJD
Sam Island, Gilbert Li
Burnout
The Medical Post
Justin Poulsen, Nancy Peterman, Erin McPhee
Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue
The Future of Audit
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa
The Most Important Meeting of Your Life
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa
The Interview Issue
PrecedentJD
Gilbert Li
November 2018 Issue
University Affairs
Judith Lacerte, Underline Studio
Best Issue
The Urbanism Issue
Azure
Danny Sinopoli, Cristian Ordonez, Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Kendra Jackson, Erin Donnelly
Ground 43: Legacy
Ground: Landscape Architect Quarterly
Lorraine Johnson, Noel Nanton, Todd Smith, Julius Aquino, Shannon Baker, Trish Clarke, Jasper Flores, Eric Gordon, Ruthanne Henry, Vincent Javet, Eric Klaver, James MacDonald Nelson, Katie Strang, Andrew Taylor, Dalia Todary-Michael, Jane Welsh.
The Future of Audit
Pivot, CPA Canada
Staff & Contributors
The Most Important Meeting of Your Life
Pivot, CPA Canada
Staff & Contributors
The Mental Health Issue
Precedent Magazine
Daniel Fish, Melissa Kluger, Gilbert Li
Best Issue – University Affairs
University Affairs
Léo Charbonneau, Natalie Samson, Tara Siebarth, Anqi Shen, Pascale Castonguay, Judith Lacerte, Underline Studio
Feb/March 2018 Issue
Vertical Magazine
Mike Reyno, Oliver Johnson, Jen Colven, Elan Head, Dayna Fedy
CREDIT CHANGES: If you would like to make any credit changes, please send details to staff@magazine-awards.com before Friday, May 3, 2019.
National Magazine Awards: B2B Luncheon
Wednesday, May 29th, 2019, 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Hosted by Peter McNeil
Grand Banking Hall, One King West Hotel
1 King Street West, Toronto, ON
Tickets on sale at nmab2b.com/tickets
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The NMAF gratefully acknowledges 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, Magazines Canada, PUSH Media, and TC Transcontinental Printing.
This year’s NMA: B2B judges volunteered their time and industry knowledge, reading and evaluating hundreds of entries; our sincerest thanks!
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
For sponsorship inquiries, please contact Barbara Gould, Managing Director, at staff@magazine-awards.com.
