InPublishing: PPA Awards 2024 – shortlist revealed

At the end of April, the PPA announced the shortlist for its PPA Awards 2024, winners will be announced 26th June 2024 at the awards ceremony.

The PPA says over 55 publishing professionals, from a variety of consumer and B2B businesses, and including members of the PPA’s Next Gen Board, reviewed and judged over 250 entries from more than 70 companies.

The 27 categories recognise innovation and outstanding work across the last 12 months – from editors, writers, marketing experts, and commercial stars, to the designs, digital products, creativity, and events that bring publisher brands to life, added the PPA.

Comedian, television presenter, political commentator, and podcast host Nish Kumar is this year’s awards host when the winners are revealed at City Central at the HAC on 26th June 2024.

Sajeeda Merali, PPA CEO, commented: “It was fantastic to see such amazing and varied work represented across the award categories. There’s so much talent in the specialist media sector, so a big thank you to the judges who had the difficult task of creating the shortlist. We look forward to welcoming everyone and celebrating the industry’s successes at awards night on 26th June 2024.”

You can see who was on the 2024 judging panel here.

The PPA ‘Cover of the Year 2024’ is now open to a public vote. Votes can be cast daily until 24 May 2024 here:

Finalists for ‘Cover of the Year 2024’:

Architects' Journal, emap
Britannica's What on Earth! Magazine, What on Earth Magazines
Empire, Bauer
The Garden, The Royal Horticultural Society
GLAMOUR UK, Condé Nast
New Scientist, Harmsworth Media
Radio Times, Immediate
Saga Magazine, Saga
Women's Health, Hearst UK

The full shortlist is as follows:

Campaign of the Year

Content as catalyst, New Scientist, Harmsworth Media
Good Food App x Nadiya Hussain, Immediate
Inspiring Diversity in Property Campaign, Property Week, emap
The New Boardroom Agenda, The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Sunday
Recipe for success: Growing first-party data and subscriptions, Good Food, Immediate
The Post Office scandal, Computer Weekly, TechTarget
We Are Able, Cadent, Think
Women in Sport, Marie Claire UK, Future

Content Marketing Agency of the Year

Automotive Studio, Haymarket Automotive
Cedar Communications
Imagine, Immediate
Our Media Agency
Pharma Ignite, Citeline
Sunday
Think
Wonderly, Haymarket Media Group

Cover of the Year

Architects' Journal, emap
Britannica's What on Earth! Magazine, What on Earth Magazines
Empire, Bauer
The Garden, The Royal Horticultural Society
GLAMOUR UK, Condé Nast
New Scientist, Harmsworth Media
Radio Times, Immediate
Saga Magazine, Saga
Women's Health, Hearst UK

Designer of the Year

Peter Allen, Magneto Magazine, Hothouse Media
Sonny Dhamu, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group
Isabella Fernandes, OcadoLife, Ocado Retail, Sunday
Oliver Hazelwood, WIRED, Condé Nast
Mark Hickling, Britannica's What on Earth! Magazine
Chris Lupton, Empire, Bauer Media
Becky Redman, National Geographic Traveller, APL Media
Carolyn Roberts, Grazia, Bauer Media
Maria Rodriguez, Architects' Journal, emap

Columnist of the Year

Marty Davies, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group
Susie Dent, Saga Magazine, Saga
Helen Edwards, Marketing Week, Centaur Media
Alice Goodman, Prospect, Prospect Publishing
Naomi Greenaway, The Jewish Chronicle
Chloe McCulloch, Building, Assemble Media Group
Mark Ritson, Marketing Week, Centaur Media

Special Interest Brand of the Year

BBC History Magazine & History Extra, Immediate
Britannica's What on Earth! Magazine, What on Earth Magazines
BusinessGreen, Incisive Media
Heart Matters, British Heart Foundation
New Scientist, Harmsworth Media
Planning, Haymarket Business Media
Runner's World, Hearst UK
Tes Magazine, Tes
Third Sector, Haymarket Media Group
WIRED, Condé Nast

Community Engagement Award

C+D Community, Citeline
MadeForMums Top Testers Club, Immediate
MIMS Learning healthcare community, Haymarket Media Group
Propolis and Propolis Community Index, B2B Marketing
SEND Network, Mark Allen

Team of the Year

Paid Content Department, National Geographic Traveller (UK), APL Media
Delegate Sales, emap
Global Luxury Team, Financial Times
IM Food, Good Food & olive magazine, Immediate
Asda magazine, Our Media
B2B Marketing team, Propolis
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, Think

Editor of the Year (B2B)

Emily Booth, Architects' Journal, emap
Jamie Carpenter, ENDS Report, Haymarket Media Group
Bryan Glick, Computer Weekly, TechTarget
Martin Hilditch, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group
Maisie McCabe, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group
Chloe McCulloch, Building, Assemble Media Group
Sebastian Moss, DatacenterDynamics
Ashley Stewart-Noble, Modus, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Sunday

Writer of the Year

Tali Fraser, The House, Total Politics, Political Engagement
Harriet Hall, Cosmopolitan, Hearst UK
Tom Lamont, Prospect, Prospect Publishing
Matilda Martin, Tes Magazine, Tes
Dave Rogers, Building, Assemble Media Group
Jennifer Savin, Cosmopolitan, Hearst UK
Clare Wilson, New Scientist, Harmsworth Media

Event of the Year (B2B)

Building the Future Conference, Building, Assemble Media Group
CRN Xchange UK, CRN, The Channel Company
Dezeen Awards, Dezeen
DFNI Cruise Conference 2023, emap
Housing 2023, Housing, Ocean Media Group
Inspiring Women in Construction & Engineering, Construction News and New Civil Engineer, emap
Marketing Week's Festival of Marketing, Centaur Media
The Media Production and Technology Show, Broadcast, Media Business Insight Part of the GlobalData Group
The World's 50 Best Hotels 2023, 50 Best, William Reed

Subscriptions Initiative of the Year

The Great Renewals Revamp!, Immediate
The Journey to Net Growth, Hearst UK
Unlocking New Audiences for Subscriptions Growth, Immediate

Diversity & Inclusion Award

Championing Diversity in Leadership Recruitment, Bauer Media
New Scientist Live Widening Participation Scheme, Harmsworth Media
Getting the best out of everyone at Haymarket Media Group
Building on the Foundation of Inclusivity, Immediate
Motability Lifestyle, Wonderly

Sustainability Initiative of the Year

Creature & Co.'s journey to B Corp and beyond
Earth Month 2023, Bauer Media
Haymarket Impact: Shaping a Better Future
Immediate's Climate Action Day
Marie Claire UK - Sustainability, Future

Innovation of the Year

Apple News: Growing alternative revenue streams in the face of changing consumer behaviour, Immediate
Channel Acclerator - Powered by Nexus, CRN, The Channel Company
Grazia CASA, Bauer Media
InvestmentIQ, Incisive Media
New Scientist Discovery Tours, Harmsworth Media
Project Horizon, Incisive Media
Wanderlust MetaTravel, Wanderlust Travel Media

Media Brand of the Year (B2B)

Building, Assemble Media Group
Computer Weekly, TechTarget
ENDS Report, Haymarket Media Group
Health and Safety Matters, Western Business Media
New Civil Engineer, emap
Property Week, emap
TTG, TTG Media

Employer of the Year

Faversham House
Haymarket Media Group
Immediate
Incisive Media
Today Digital

Media Brand of the Year (B2C)

Gardeners' World, Immediate
Good Food, Immediate
Harper's Bazaar, Hearst UK
SheerLuxe
Radio Times, Immediate
Time Out

Commercial Partnership of the Year (B2C)

Audi e-tron & Autocar Electric: sparking a richer electric conversation, Haymarket Automotive
The Big Issue x giffgaff
Macmillan Coffee Mornings x Good Food: Ditch The Doily, Immediate
Time Out x FREENOW - Love Thy Neighbourhood
Time Out x Uber Eats: Big Dish Energy
Very Joyful Style Jump Start, Bauer Media
Wanderlust and the Spanish Tourism Board, Wanderlust Travel Media Limited

Event of the Year (B2C)

best Heroes, best Magazine, Hearst UK
The National Geographic Traveller (UK) Food Festival, APL Media
PONY Magazine Big Day Out, DJ Murphy Publishers
Time Out x Haagen Dazs Movies on the River
The Week Junior Book Awards, Future

Newsletter of the Year

The Drinks Business daily newsletter, Union Press
Fun To Learn Newsletter, Redan Publishing
Good Food newsletter, Immediate
Heart Matters, British Heart Foundation
Saga Magazine Newsletter
SheerLuxe Daily Newsletter

Podcast of the Year

Gardeners' World Magazine Podcast, Immediate
Love Scotland, National Trust for Scotland, Think
Media Confidential, Prospect Publishing
Soul Survivors, Premier Christianity magazine
Talking General Practice, GPonline, Haymarket Business Media
Third Sector Podcast, Haymarket Media Group

Commercial Partnership of the Year (B2B)

British Safety Industry Association Guide to UK Safety & Health Industry, Health and Safety Matters, Western Business Media
Dezeen x Bentley
Fixed Income: The Renaissance - Incisive Works for Capital Group, Incisive Media
Mastercard & Total Politics
Virgin Voyages partnership, TTG, TTG Media
Volkswagen ID. Buzz & What Car? Vans: getting van drivers to #ThinkAgain, Haymarket Automotive)

Data Initiative of the Year