Finalists named for Canadian Newsstand Awards; Mike Hughes named marketer of year

Mike Hughes, National Marketing Manager for Transcontinental Media, will be honoured as Newsstand Marketer of the Year at the eighth annual Canadian Newsstand Awards/Grand prix d’excellence en kiosque. The award is presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated passion and innovation for a newsstand project. He was won amongst a record number of nominees and will be honoured at the awards reception in October.

Thirty-six magazines have been named finalists for the awards. All the finalists’ covers are posted online at www.newsstandawards.ca/finalists2009.php

The magazine winners, one in each of four circulation categories, plus the overall best Newsstand Cover of the Year will be announced at a special reception this October.

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Winning magazines in most categories receive $3,500 each in credits towards promotional programs at newsstands owned by HDS Retail. The winner in the Small Magazine Category wins $1,000 in credits, plus $500 cash. All finalists will be presented certificates at the reception.

Finalists, Best Newsstand Issue, Extra-Large Magazine
(total circulation over 200,000):

Canadian Geographic Dec 2008/ Canadian Geographic Ent.
Canadian House and Home Oct 2008/ House and Home Media
Canadian Living May 2008/ Transcontinental Media
Canadian Living Oct 2008/ Transcontinental Media
Hello! Canada Jan. 12, 2009/ Rogers Publishing
Hello! Canada Jun. 2, 2008/ Rogers Publishing
Maclean’s Jul. 7, 2008/ Rogers Publishing
Maclean's Nov. 17, 2008/ Rogers Publishing
Maclean’s Dec. 15, 2008/ Rogers Publishing
Style At Home Oct 2008/ Transcontinental Media

Finalists, Best Newsstand Issue, Large Magazine
(total circulation 75,000 to 199,999):

British Columbia Magazine Summer 2008/ Tourism British Columbia
Canadian Gardening Annual 2008/ Transcontinental Media
Châtelaine (French) Oct. 2008/ Les Éditions Rogers limitée
Chirp Summer 2008/ Bayard Presse Canada
Elle Canada Jan 2008/ Transcontinental Media
Elle Canada Mar 2008/ Transcontinental Media
L'actualité July 2008/ Les Éditions Rogers limitée
Outdoor Canada Fishing 2008/ Transcontinental Media
The Hockey News July 29, 2008/ Transcontinental Media
Toronto Life Mar 2008/ St. Joseph Media

Finalists, Best Newsstand Issue, Mid-size Magazine
(total circulation 10,000 to 74,999):

Alberta Venture December 2008/ Venture Publishing
Canadian Home Workshop Winter 2009/ Transcontinental Media
Canadian Real Estate January 2009/ KMI Publishing and Events
Canadian Wine Annual 2008/ RedPoint Media Group
Loulou French May 2008/ Les Éditions Rogers limitée
Modern Dog Fall 2008/ Modern Dog Inc.
Outdoor Photography Canada Fall/Winter 2008/ SunLight Media Inc.
The Beaver: Canada’s History Magazine Feb 2008/ Canada's National History Society
The Walrus Jan/Feb 2008/ The Walrus Foundation
Wine Access Dec 08/Jan 09/ RedPoint Media Group
Vancouver Magazine Jan/Feb 2008/ Transcontinental Media

Finalists, Best Newsstand Issue, Small Magazine
(total circulation under 10,000):

BC Outdoors Hunting & Shooting Fall 2008/ Keywest Marketing Ltd.
Franchise Canada Mar/Apr 2008/ Canadian Franchise Assoc.
Spacing Fall-Winter 2008/ Spacing Media
This Magazine Jul/Aug 2008/ Red Maple Foundation
Western Sportsman Jul/Aug 2008/ Keywest Marketing Ltd.

The awards are made on the basis of a title’s newsstand sales performance. Sales results are worth 50% of the final score, while the other 50% is based on qualitative factors judged by a panel. The five judges represent key players in the newsstand mix: a retailer, a wholesaler, a national distributor, a circulator and an art director.

Partners of the Canadian Newsstand Awards 2009 include HDS Retail, Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC), Circulation Management Association of Canada (CMC), and Masthead.