HOLYROOD has been named Scottish Magazine of the Year at the PPA Scottish Magazine Awards 2017.
The title also won Business and Professional Magazine of the Year, while editor, Mandy Rhodes, was named Business and Professional Editor of the Year.
More than 250 guests joined in the celebrations at the gala dinner and award ceremony hosted by broadcasting treasure, Judith Ralston, on Thursday 23 November at the EICC, Edinburgh.
The PPA Scottish Magazine Awards 2017 also saw the very first entrant to the brand-new PPA Scotland Hall of Fame. The first inductee was named as Broughty Ferry native, Mike Soutar, the current chair of ShortList, Stylist, Emerald Street, and Mr Hyde, and an interviewer on BBC Apprentice.
For the first time, the award for Cover of the Year was decided 100 per cent by public vote. More than 10,000 votes came in for the shortlist of 18 covers. The winner was revealed as The Big Issue’s satirical take on John Carpenter’s They Live, featuring Donald Trump.
Content marketing company, White Light, also did well on the night, receiving four awards, including taking home both the Consumer and Business and Professional Magazine Designer Awards.
PPA Scotland business manager, Laura Dunlop, said: “The PPA Scottish Magazine Awards are a window onto a vibrant and dynamic industry. The talent on show from all the winners and shortlisted entries is incredible – and we are delighted to be able to celebrate with so many talented people.
“We were particularly pleased to see so many readers vote for their favourite magazine cover. It shows the important place that magazines continue to play in people’s lives.”
PPA Scottish Magazine Awards 2017 – the winners
YOUNG JOURNALIST
Malcolm Triggs
Hot Rum Cow, Reflect
White Light
RISING STAR
Tehmeena Latif
The Drum
Carnyx Group Ltd
SALES PERFORMANCE
The Scots Magazine
DC Thomson
BRAND EXTENSION
Scottish Rural Awards
Scottish Field
Wyvex Media Ltd
DIGITAL PRESENCE
The Drum
Carnyx Group Ltd
SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN
World Whisky Day
White Light
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINE DESIGNER
Ross Russell
Reflect, Shelf
White Light
CONSUMER MAGAZINE DESIGNER
Eric Campbell
Hot Rum Cow
White Light
COLUMNIST
Guy Grieve
Scottish Field
Wyvex Media Ltd
FEATURE WRITER
Cameron Clarke
The Drum
Carnyx Group Ltd
CONSUMER MAGAZINE EDITOR
Lucy Galloway
110% Gaming, WWE Kids
DC Thomson
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINE EDITOR
Mandy Rhodes
Holyrood
Dods PLC
NEW LAUNCH
Sweet
DC Thomson
NEWSPAPER SUPPLEMENT
In10
The Sunday Post
DC Thomson
SMALL PUBLISHING COMPANY MAGAZINE
Shetland Life
Shetland Times Ltd
MEMBER MAGAZINE
Historic Scotland
Think
CUSTOMER MAGAZINE
Ferment
Beer52
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINE
Holyrood
Dods PLC
CONSUMER MAGAZINE
The Big Issue
COVER
The Big Issue
HALL OF FAME
Mike Soutar
SCOTTISH MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR
Holyrood
Dods PLC
PPA Scottish Magazine Awards 2017 – the judges
Chair of the judging panel: Terri White, editor-in-chief, Empire
Andrew Diprose, creative director, Wired
Becca Thompson, media planner / buyer, MediaCom
Diane Kenwood, creative director of Events, Time Inc
Heather McLaughlin, sales manager – ENT and Audiology News, Pinpoint Scotland
John Innes, managing director, Glasgow, Think
Jonathan Whitelocke, freelance art direction and design
Kerin O’Connor, chief executive, The Week
Mandy Rhodes, managing director, Holyrood Communications Ltd
Matt Phare, creative director, Shortlist
Neil Braidwood, creative and publishing manager, Connect Communications
Peter Houston, Flipping Pages Media
Richard Walker, consulting editor, The National
Sally Hampton, editor-in-chief, My Weekly / The Scots Magazine / No 1 Magazine
Scott Douglas, director, Holyrood Partnership
PPA Scottish Magazine Awards 2017 – the sponsors
PPA Scotland thanks the following companies for their generous support: Warners PLC, Newnorth, Acorn Web Offset, Menzies, Midton Acrylics, Tony Blow, YM Group, Wyndeham, Rhapsody, Primitive Media and Blushbooth
Contact
Laura Dunlop, PPA Scotland
m: 07788 217 153
e: laura.dunlop@ppascotland.co.uk
Notes for editors:
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PPA is the association for magazine publishers and providers of consumer, customer and business media in the UK. PPA’s role is to promote, protect and advance the interests of the industry and has been doing so for 100 years.
PPA’s membership consists of some 220 publishing companies ranging from consumer magazine publishers to business-to-business data and information providers, customer magazine publishers and smaller independent companies.
PPA Scotland represents member organisations from the Scottish magazine publishing industry and launched the Scottish Magazine Awards in 2003. The current chair of PPA Scotland is Paul McNamee, editor of The Big Issue.
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