Presenting the Winners of the 2nd Annual NMA: B2B

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The Gold and Silver awards for the 19 NMA: B2B categories were announced across the NMA: B2B official digital channels including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, www.NMAB2B.com and e-newsletter. Gold winners in creator-focused categories received a $500 cash prize in addition to their award.

Please contact us with mailing information if you are a Gold or Silver winner.

Cash prizes (for Gold winners in individual awards) and certificates will be mailed to winners this summer. 

Gold, silver and finalist’s seals are available for download here. 

NMA: B2B Leadership Award

The Foundation proudly congratulates Karen Lorimer, winner of the 2020 B2B Leadership Award. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding career achievement, contributions to the field, and overall leadership of a member of the Canadian B2B media industry. [Read more]

Best Magazine

GOLD

Esquisses won the prestigious Best Magazine award. The judges found that Esquisses delivers outstanding content to support its goals of informing and supporting the profession of architecture, including the Order of Architects in Quebec, as well as contributing to the advancement of public protection.

Pivot, CPA Canada and University Affairs received Honourable Mentions.

Best Publisher
Prix de l’éditeur

GOLD

Canadian Architect (IQ Business Media) was the recipient of the 2020 Best Publisher award. Inline with the criteria of the category, Canadian Architect is this year’s Best Publisher because they do an excellent job of covering the industry. Everything about it, from content to design speaks in a language that’s relevant to its readers.

WINNERS HIGHLIGHTS

Pivot, CPA Canada collected the most wins, with an impressive three Gold medals and six Silver medals. Their submission “Hi, I’m Mike” is a Gold winner for Best Issue and a Silver winner for Best Cover. 

Pivot, CPA Canada writer and previous NMA: B2B award-winner Luc Rinaldi added additional medals to his collection today, with a Gold medal in Best Series of Articles—for “Foresight: Future Proof; Opening Gambit; Back to the Future” with writers Brenda Bouw and John Lorinc—along with Silver medals in Best Profile of a Company for “Transforming America’s Game” and Best Feature Article: Professional for “Inspector Gadget”.

Along with winning the coveted Best Magazine award, Esquisses took home the Gold medal for Best Editorial (for “Villes denses, lieux d’échanges”).

Taking home two Gold awards is University Affairs, in Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue for their “November 2019” issue and Best Profile of a Person for “Anne Innis Dagg gets her due” by Diane Peters.

The complete list of Gold and Silver winning publications includes: 

2020 NMA:B2B WINNERS LIST

Best Column or Regularly Featured Department

GOLD

Étions-nous prêts ?
Profession Santé
Éric Grenier

SILVER

Pratiques exemplaires
Pour parler profession
Philippe Orfali
Véronique Ponce (Handling Editor)

HONOURABLE MENTION

Identity on the Job
Benefits Canada
Martha Porado

Great Teaching
Professionally Speaking
Stuart Foxman
Melissa Campeau (Handling Editor)

In the end: What nursing means to me
RNJ (also known as Registered Nurse Journal)
Margaret Grylls, Shirley Kennedy, Jennifer Murphy-Novak
Kimberley Kearsey (Handling Editor)

Adventures in Academe
University Affairs
Jessica Riddell

Best Profile of a Company

GOLD

Toy Story
Pivot, CPA Canada
Steve Kupferman
Luc Rinaldi (Handling Editor)

SILVER

Transforming America’s Game
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi
Mark Stevenson (Handling Editor)

HONOURABLE MENTION

Raise a Little ExHell
Pivot, CPA Canada
Jason Kirby
Luc Rinaldi (Handling Editor)

Best Profile of a Person

GOLD

Anne Innis Dagg gets her due
University Affairs
Diane Peters

SILVER

Heather Munroe-Blum: A complex life
Director Journal
Gordon Pitts

HONOURABLE MENTION

Jan Kath’s Magic Carpet Ride
Azure
David Agnew

The King of Chefs
Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine
Rosanna Caira

Meet Michael
Pivot, CPA Canada
Jason McBride
Lara Zarum (Handling Editor)

You Don’t Want This Guy’s Job
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi
Mark Stevenson (Handling Editor)

Failure IS an Option
Professionally Speaking
Stuart Foxman
Melissa Campeau (Handling Editor)

The Road Less Travelled
Professionally Speaking
Stuart Foxman
Melissa Campeau (Handling Editor)

The Specialists’ Divorce
The Medical Post
Tristan Bronca

Best Feature Article: Trade

GOLD

Welcome Home
Canadian Occupational Safety
Amanda Silliker

SILVER

Social Standing
CIM Magazine
Kelsey Rolfe, Tom DiNardo, Ryan Bergen, Dawn Fraser

HONOURABLE MENTION

Rise of the Machines
Benefits Canada
Kelsey Rolfe

The Artificial Intelligence test
CIM Magazine
Cecilia Keating, Ryan Bergen, Dawn Fraser

Black Hat Hacker: The Dark Side of Connectivity
OHS Canada
Andrew Snook

The Next Big Thing
Strategy
Justin Dallaire

Best News Coverage

GOLD

The Many Sides of Sidewalk Toronto
Azure
John Lorinc, Stefan Novakovic, Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Bianca Wylie

SILVER

Le microbiote, l’allié de l’heure
Profession Santé
Justine Montminy

HONOURABLE MENTION

What to expect as title regulation extends to Ontario
Advisor’s Edge
Michelle Schriver

The RVU solution
The Medical Post
Colin Leslie

Best Feature Article: Professional

GOLD

The End of Articling
PrecedentJD
Simon Lewsen
Daniel Fish (Handling Editor)

SILVER

Inspector Gadget
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi
Lara Zarum (Handling Editor)

HONOURABLE MENTION

Déclin des régimes PD – Changement de cap sur les marchés financiers?
Avantages
Pierre-Luc Trudel

State of the Nation
Canadian Architect
Elsa Lam

Is the culture of medicine contributing to miscarriages among female physicians?
CMAJ
Wendy Glauser, Roger Collier

The Pharmacists’ Dilemma
Pharmacy Practice+Business
Sonya Felix
Vicki Wood (Handling Editor)

Paying the Partners
Precedent
Daniel Fish
Melissa Kluger (Handling Editor)

The Scourge of Cyberbullying
University Affairs
Christina Frangou

Best How-to Article or Series of Articles

GOLD

Réseauter autrement
Les Affaires
Olivier Schmouker

SILVER

Build Your Book with Your Clients’ Children
Advisor’s Edge
Michelle Schriver

HONOURABLE MENTION

Death in the Digital Age
FORUM
Deanne Gage

Diverse Learners
Professionally Speaking
Lisa van de Geyn
Kristin Doucet (Handling Editor)

Best Series of Articles

GOLD

Foresight: Future Proof; Opening Gambit; Back to the Future
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi, Bryan Borzykowski, Brenda Bouw, Brian Friedrich, Laura Friedrich, John Lorinc

SILVER

Last Out: Retail – It’s Swedish for Shrinking; Dollar Daze; What’s in Store for Bricks and Mortar?
Pivot, CPA Canada
Matthew Hague, Courtney Shea
Luc Rinaldi, Melanie Morassutti (Handling Editors)

HONOURABLE MENTION

9 découvertes québécoises
Profession Santé
Christian Leduc, Mathieu Ste-Marie, Justine Montminy, Éric Grenier

New Architecture on Parliament Hill
Canadian Architect
Elsa Lam

Policy Update
Director Journal
Matthew Fortier

Dossier Architecture résiliente
Esquisses
Emilie Laperrière, Guillaume Roy, Christine Lanthier (Rédactrice en chef)

A Toast to the Coast
Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine
Sarah B. Hood

A Year in Niagara
Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine
Bruce McAdams

Foresight: Future Proof; Opening Gambit; Back to the Future
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi, Brenda Bouw, John Lorinc

Best Photograph

GOLD

The Write Stuff
Professionally Speaking
Margaret Mulligan
Studio 141 (Art direction), Melissa Campeau (Handling editor)

SILVER

December 2019
Professionally Speaking
Matthew Liteplo
Studio 141 (Art direction), Kristin Doucet (Handling editor)

HONOURABLE MENTION

The King of Chefs
Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine
Margaret Mulligan

Meet Michael
Pivot, CPA Canada
Katherine Holland

The Graffiti Artist
Precedent
Daniel Ehrenworth
The Office of Gilbert Li (Art direction)

September 2019
Professionally Speaking
KC Armstrong
Studio 141 (Art direction), Kristin Doucet (Handling editor)

Best Illustration

GOLD

Revelations
Canadian Family Physician
Alex Garant

SILVER

Fixer Apper
Pivot, CPA Canada
Matthew Billington

HONOURABLE MENTION

21st-Century Dash
CAA Magazine
Hayden Maynard
Mya McNulty (Art Direction)

Vancouver alleyway
Canadian Family Physician
Ken Foster

iScrapers
Pivot, CPA Canada
Matthew Billington

The Precedent Innovation Awards
Precedent
Justin Poulsen
The Office of Gilbert Li (Art direction)

Best Editorial

GOLD

Villes denses, lieux d’échanges
Esquisses
Pierre Corriveau

SILVER

Gun control: a health issue for which physicians rightfully advocate
CMAJ
Dr. Matthew B. Stanbrook

HONOURABLE MENTION

Rethink your value proposition
Advisor’s Edge
Michelle Schriver

Architecture’s Climate Crisis (3-part series)
Canadian Architect
Elsa Lam

We should care more about caregivers
CMAJ
Dr. Nathan Stall

Best Art Direction: Single Article

GOLD

Lisbon Bite by Bite
CAA Manitoba Magazine
Gary Davidson

SILVER

The Game Changer
HSC Review
Barb Woolley (Creative Director), Taylor Kristan (Art Director)

HONOURABLE MENTION

Timeless Tokyo
Bombardier Experience Magazine
Anna Minzhulina

Tastes Of The Irish
CAA Magazine
Mya McNulty

Brad Long on Sustainability, Butter, Food & Love
MENU Magazine
Boomerang Art + Design

The Precedent Innovation Awards
Precedent
The Office of Gilbert Li

It’s Time to Adapt
University Affairs
Judith Lacerte, Underline Studio

Best Cover

GOLD

Spring/Summer 2019
Bombardier Experience Magazine
Anna Minzhulina, Melika Dez, Pauline
Loctin

SILVER

‘Hi, I’m Mike’
Pivot, CPA Canada
Katherine Holland
Pivot and CPA Canada team

HONOURABLE MENTION

Special 30th Anniversary Issue
Hotelier Magazine
Courtney Jenkins, Muhammed Sajid

The Unseeable
Inside the Perimeter
Gabriella Secara

Auditing in the Drone Age
Pivot, CPA Canada
Pivot and CPA Canada team

La douleur
Profession Santé
Dino Peressini

Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue

GOLD

November 2019
University Affairs
Léo Charbonneau, Natalie Samson, Tara Siebarth, Pascale Castonguay, Laura Bealne-Stuebing, Judith Lacerte, Underline Studio

SILVER

Auditing in the Drone Age
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa

HONOURABLE MENTION

Winter 2019
CAA Manitoba Magazine
Gary Davidson, Dan Parsons

Future Forward
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa

‘Hi, I’m Mike’
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa

Best Issue

GOLD

‘Hi, I’m Mike’
Pivot, CPA Canada
Pivot and CPA Canada team

SILVER

The Product and Materials Issue
Azure
Danny Sinopoli, Joe Silveira, Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Kendra Jackson, Erin
Donnelly, Kari Silver

HONOURABLE MENTION

Spring/Summer 2019 Issue
Bombardier Experience Magazine
Elio Iannacci, Christopher DiRaddo, Anna Minzhulina, Renée Morrison, Kelly Stock, Katrina Brindle

December 2019
Canadian Grocer
Shellee FItzgerald , Carol Neshevich, Josephine Woertman

The Misconduct Issue
The Medical Post
Staff & Contributors

November 2019
University Affairs
Léo Charbonneau, Natalie Samson, Tara Siebarth, Pascale Castonguay, Laura Beaulne-Stuebing, Judith Lacerte, Underline Studio

Winter 2019
Wood Design & Building Magazine
Popi Bowman, Jana Manolakos, Ethan Kwan

Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 National Magazine Awards: B2B!

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The National Media Awards Foundation is incredibly grateful for the support of: Government of Canada, the Ontario Arts Council and Ontario Creates. We are also thankful for the support of CCR Solutions, Cision and Magazines Canada.

A special thanks to Studio 141 for creating this year’s visual elements.

This year’s NMA: B2B judges volunteered their time and industry knowledge, reading and evaluating hundreds of entries; our sincerest thanks!