Friday, November 20, 2015

Magazines are big winners in Canadian Online Publishing Awards

Here are the magazine-related winners announced last night at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards  (COPAs).

 Red category (including consumer magazines and b2c content)
Blue category (business-to-business (b2b) including trade and association magazines)
Green category (news and current affairs)

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Canadian Online Publishing Awards to be presented in Toronto Thursday night

The Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA) will be presented Thursday night at the Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherboure Street in Toronto. Cocktail reception 5:30 - 7:30 pm; awards program 7:30 to 10 pm. The event is produced by Masthead magazine. 

 Single tickets are $35 plus HST online in advance; $45 at the door.

 This year the awards have introduced "best editorial packaging" to recognize work meeting the highest journalistic standards in a multiplatform digital world. "Best video content" is now a separate category. And there will only be one ad-related category "best online campaign" this year. There is also an award to recognize smaller publishers, defined as having fewer than 20 staff, the "independent publisher of the year", sponsored by Reader's Digest. The winner is pulled from all individual entries. 

 [Last year's big winners were St. Joseph Media who hauled in 11 medals (6 gold and 5 silver). In second was IT World Canada with 7 medals (5 Gold and 2 Silver) and a tie for third with 5 was Rogers Media  and TC Media  (2 Gold and 3 Silver each).]

 Finalists in all categories. 

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Canadian Online Publishing Awards finalists announced

The finalists have been announced for the Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA). The nominees are in three divisions: Red (consumer); Blue (B2B); and Green (News), in up to 15 categories in each. The winners will be announced November 19 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherbourne Street, Toronto.  Tickets are now on sale. 

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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Mainstream mags dominate with finalists in Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPAs)

The finalists have been announced for the Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPAs), which are to be presented November 20. A complete list of finalists.  

 Among the magazine finalists in the red category, which covers consumer magazines, are:
  • Best Media Website
    • BCLiving (Canada Wide Media Limited)
    • Canadian Living (TC Media)
    • MoneySense (Rogers Media)
    • Toronto Life (St. Joseph Media)
  • Best Website Design
    • Taddle Creek (Vitalis Publishing)
    • TheWalrus.ca (The Walrus Foundation)
  • Best News Coverage 
    • Fashionmagazine.com (St. Joseph Media) (2)
    • Torontoist (St. Joseph Media)
  • Best Blog or Column
    • Toronto Life (St. Joseph Media) (2)
    • Torontoist (St. Joseph Media)
  • Best Article or Series
    • MoneySense (Rogers Media)
  • Best Infographic
    • Canadian Family (St. Joseph Media)
    • Styleathome.com (TC Media)
  • Best Interactive Story 
    • Canadian Living (TC Media)
    • Elle Quebec (Transcontinental Meida G.P.)
    • The UC Observer
    • Toronto Life (St. Joseph Media)
  • Best Use of Social Media
    • Canadiangardening.com (TC Media)
    • Ontario Out of Doors 
    • Styleathome.com
    • TheWalrus.ca
  • Best Email Newsletter Design and Engagement
    • Canada's History: Remembering D-Day
    • Canadian Family (St. Joseph Media)
    • Canadian Living (TC Media)
    • Canadiangardening.com (TC Media)
    • Weddingbells (St. Joseph)
  • Best Digital Publication for Desktop and Tablet
    • Best Health (Reader's Digest Canada)
    • Canadian Living (TC Media)
    • The Hockey News (TC Media)
    • Westworld Alberta (Canada Wide)
  • Best Mobile Solution
    • Fashion Magazine (St. Joseph Media)
    • Toronto Life (St. Joseph Media)
Among the magazine-related finalists in the blue category -- largely niche business-to-business and association publications -- are:
  • Best Media Web Site
    • Grainnews.ca (Farm Business Communications)
    • Salon Magazine (Salon Communications Inc.)
    • The Ryersonian (Ryerson School of Journalism)
    • University Affairs (AUCC)
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Monday, May 26, 2014

COPA online publishing awards deadline is June 30

The early bird deadline for the Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA) is June 9 and the final deadline for this year's competition is June 30. The awards, which are produced by Mastheadonline, have four new categories, including top corporate website, web banner ad, video ad and online campaign. 

 The entry fee is $115 + HST for each entry in each of the 15 categories in three divisions:  Red for consumer magazines, consumer goods companies and B2C ad campaigns; Blue for trade and association magazines, B2B companies and B2B ad campaigns; and Green for  newspapers, news/business magazines, tv, radio stations and digital and advertising entries the green division is restricted to retailers website and ad campaigns and retailers' websites and ad campaigns. 

 The awards are open to media publishers and corporations who serve a Canadian audience with original material and advertising agencies which produce ads on behalf of their clients providing the ads and websites have at least one Canadian on the production team and are submitted by the agency's Canadian office. Full competition rules, categories and FAQs. 

 Each company entering gets a corporate profile on the website of Mastheadonline.com. The entry form for the awards is available, naturally, online. The awards are presented in November.

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Finalists named for Canadian Online
Publishing Awards

The finalists for the Canadian Online Publishing Awards have been announced, out of whom the winners will be revealed November 13. The COPA awards are presented by Mastheadonline. 

 Among well-known names to be nominated for the best overall companion website are Chatelaine, Maclean's, spacing, todaysparent.com and Torontolife.com. 

 Best online-only publication websites included Hazlitt, RedNation Online, Torontoist, tuja wellness and What's Really Good magazine. 

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Entries now being accepted for Canadian Online Publishing Awards 2012

Entries are now being accepted for the 2012 Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA) which will be held in October. Deadline for entries is June 22.
Now, in a book
The awards program has been enhanced with a new "data visualization" category (e.g. interactive maps, animated infographics) and the publication of a print year book. All winners, finalists and sponsors will be published now in both an online gallery and in a book which will be distributed to all attendees of the 2012 awards. The COPAs are moving, too, to a to-be-announced downtown venue.
The awards program, produced by the publishers of Masthead, honours editorial-based online and digital publishing in 15 categories in three divisions: newspapers and broadcasters; consumer, custom, religious, and public association publishers; and business-to-business, professional association, farm, and scholarly publishers. Categories cover design, writing, and packaging, in different digital formats including websites, tablet editions, digital replicas and apps.
To be entered, work has to have been published between June 1, 2011 and June 22, 2012. Entry rules.

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