May 18th 2023, is this year’s date for the ACE NMAs, held at the London Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London.
The 2023 NMAs will see the great and the good of the Publishing Industry gather to celebrate our achievements at the year’s most prestigious event.
“The only awards to celebrate the very best in the Newspaper and Magazine sector!”
The NMAs give the publishing industry the opportunity to showcase the many success stories that have emerged in the last 12 months and to come toegther to celebrate and reward them.
ACE COO James Beardow is excited about the forthcoming awards…
“After a high number of entries in 2022 we wanted to continue that momentum into 2023. Despite the challenges faced by many of our colleagues, the resilience and innovation our industry has shown is remarkable and the awards provide the perfect platform to highlight the absolute best of these achievements.”
THE SHORTLIST
INDUSTRY PARTNER OF THE YEAR
Smiths News • Frontline Group • Mail Newspapers
INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR
Guardian Weekly • Colouring Heaven • HELLO!
NEWSSTAND MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR – CHILDREN’S
Bluey • PONY Magazine • Pokemon
NEWSSTAND MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR – LIFESTYLE
HELLO! • Country Living • Record Collector
NEWSSTAND MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR –
GENERAL INTEREST
Puzzler Magazine • PONY Magazine • Eclipse Mega Monthly Wordsearch • Country Life
**NEW** MAGAZINE NEWSSTAND CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR **NEW**
Marketforce International Escape the Ordinary Campaign • Tour de France • Future SIPs Expansion
NEWSSTAND TEAM OF THE YEAR
DC Thomson • Marketforce International & Bookazine Team • Future Newstrade • Guardian News & Media
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday • The Times & The Sunday Times • The Telegraph
**NEW** NEWSPAPER NEWSSTAND CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR **NEW**
Evening Express • The Press and Journal • The Times & The Sunday Times
REGIONAL PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR
Nottingham Post • Western Mail • The BV Magazine
SUBSCRIPTION BRAND OF THE YEAR
Grazia • The Times & The Sunday Times • Good Housekeeping
SUBSCRIPTION ACQUISITION CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
The Banker • Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday • Christmas Portfolio Kelsey Media
SUBSCRIPTION RETENTION CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Gardeners’ World Magazine • Bauer Media • Our Media Christmas Renewals
SUBSCRIPTIONS TEAM OF THE YEAR
Times Media Ltd • Immediate Media • Reach PLC
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY OF THE YEAR
Our Media • Menzies Distribution • Seymour and Frontline
**NEW** UNSUNG HERO OF THE YEAR **NEW**
Fatma Gul-Ondun • Andy Law • Fiona Campbell
**NEW** RISING STAR OF THE YEAR **NEW**
Lidia Popa • Jade Lovitt • Ellie Morson • Aisha Babb
**NEW** REVENUE DIVERSIFICATION INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR **NEW**
Bauer Media Group • Good Housekeeping • Immediate Media
**NEW** COVER OF THE YEAR **NEW**
HELLO! • Daily Star • Classic and Sports Car
Booking Your Place
Single Guest Ticket: £240.00 +VAT
Table 10 Guests: £2,400.00 +VAT
Table 12 Guests: £2,880.00 +VAT
Retired Guest Ticket £131.80 +VAT
(All ticket prices shown above are subject to VAT at the prevailing rate)
Please log in or register to book tickets to this event.THE AWARDS
**ALL ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED**
The hotly anticipated call for entries is upon us and we’re excited to share with you our 19 FREE TO ENTER award categories for 2023 including SIX BRAND NEW categories. Click on each category to read more and to enter via a simple online system. There is no limit to how many categories your company enters, so celebrate your achievements from 2022 at the year’s most prestigious event! Particular credit will be bestowed upon those nominations that have demonstrated courage in their creativity, challenging the status quo and leading the market.
ALL ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED
NMA 2023 CATEGORIES INCLUDING SIX BRAND NEW ONES!
Industry Partner of the Year
This award recognises the valuable contribution of strategic partners working in or on behalf of organisations in the Newspaper & Magazine Industry.
International Publication of The Year
This award recognises the Publication that has excelled in engaging with its International audience adding genuine value to the market.
Newsstand Magazine of The Year – Children’s
This award recognises the Newsstand Strategy employed by a Magazine that has excelled in engaging with the children’s audience adding genuine value to the market.
Newsstand Magazine of The Year – Lifestyle
This award recognises the Newsstand Strategy employed by a Magazine that has excelled in engaging with their audience adding genuine value to the market.
Newsstand Magazine of The Year – General Interest
This award recognises the Newsstand Strategy employed by a Magazine that has excelled in engaging with their target audience adding genuine value to the market.
**NEW** Magazine Newsstand Campaign of The Year **NEW**
This new award seeks to recognise the UK or Non-UK publication that has run the most effective Newsstand campaign for 2022, overcoming challenges or innovating to deliver outstanding results.
Newsstand Team of The Year
This award recognises the newsstand team who have demonstrated consistent high performance delivering tangible results across single or multiple campaigns, challenges, initiatives, projects or strategies.
National Newspaper of The Year
This award recognises the National Newspaper that has excelled in engaging with their audience adding genuine value to the market.
**NEW** Newspaper Newsstand Campaign of The Year **NEW**
This new award recognises the Newspaper that has excelled in engaging with their audience adding genuine value to the market.
Regional Publication of The Year
This award recognises the Regional Magazine or Newspaper that has excelled in engaging with their audience adding genuine value to the market.
Subscription Brand of The Year
This award recognises the brand that has excelled in engaging with its subscriber audience adding genuine value to the brand and/or meeting relevant KPIs.
Subscription Acquisition Campaign of The Year
This award seeks to recognise the UK or Non-UK publication that has run the most effective SUBSCRIPTION ACQUISITION campaign for 2022.
Subscription Retention Campaign of The Year
This award seeks to recognise the UK or Non-UK publication that has run the most effective SUBSCRIPTION / MEMBERSHIP RETENTION campaign for 2022.
Subscriptions Team of The Year
This award recognises The Newspaper or Magazine Subscriptions Team who have demonstrated consistent high performance delivering tangible results throughout the year.
Sustainability Strategy of The Year
This award heralds the brand or organisation that has strode forward with the most serious, rigorous and practical sustainability strategy.
**NEW** Unsung Hero of The Year **NEW**
This new award seeks to recognise the individual or team that has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to deliver outstanding results, new initiatives or solutions for their team or organisation.
**NEW** Rising Star of the Year **NEW**
This new award recognises those individuals who have been working in the industry for a minimum of two years, are under 35 years of age and whose contribution in their role is worthy of industry-wide recognition.
**NEW** Revenue Diversification Initiative of the Year **NEW**
This new award recognises organisations within the industry that have successfully implemented or continued to develop scalable and sustainable revenue diversification strategies that promote long term revenue development.
**NEW** Cover of the Year **NEW**
This new award recognises excellence in commercial editorial covers that have achieved high levels of impact within their target consumer communities.
General Entry Criteria:
The entry must be submitted online via the published link on the relevant page on the ACE website within the published closing date for entries or entry extension date if invoked by ACE. Support Documentation: The nomination can be supported by a maximum of 3 pages of sales data, testimony, or images submitted in PDF, Word or JPEG format to be submitted via the online entry portal. A video contribution provided via a link to YouTube or similar site that does not exceed ONE minute. Support documentation will be rejected if: received in any format other than specified, if pages exceed quantity, if video exceeds play time specified, if video is not received as playable link.
Particular credit will be bestowed upon those nominations that have demonstrated courage in their creativity, challenging the status quo and leading the market.