Close on 150 publications, electronic newsletters and DVDs were entered this year.

Publications were judged in terms of writing, communication, design and photography in the following categories:

* Newspapers

* Internal magazines

* External magazines (Category A, higher budget external magazines and

Category B, external magazines with a lower budget.)

* Internal newsletters

* External newsletters

* Once-off publications

* Annual reports

* DVD newsletters and corporate DVDs

* Electronic publications

* The best corporate website

* The best publication with a smaller budget

* South Africa’s best corporate publication and

* Editor of the year

• Publications that achieved more than 75% in the categories of writing, communication, and design and photography received certificates of merit.

• A certificate was awarded to the best achiever in each category, across writing communication and design. Trophies were also awarded to the best publication in each category.

• A certificate was awarded to the most improved publication and to the best cover.

• A certificate was awarded to the publication with the best headlines.

• A trophy was awarded for the best overall corporate publication of 2012; and

• Finally, awards were presented to the editor of the year and to the two runners-up.

Excellence in communication, writing and design

Certificates for excellence in communication (publications that achieved 75% or more)

• 3Sixty
• abouTime
• Anglo American SA Transformation Report 2011
• Asset Management – A Guide to Employee Engagement
• Auditor-General Annual Report
• Automobil
• BankservAfrica Business Review
• Boland College NCV Prospectus
• Brandcrafters’ Briefcase
• Brandcrafters’ Bulletin
• Celebrating teaching and learning at Unisa
• CHAMPION
• City of Cape Town 2010 – 2011
• City Views
• CityNews
• Civil Engineering
• CONTACT
• Distell Annual Report 2011
• Dune Forest Restoration
• Education Update
• Eish!
• esprit de corps
• Exxaro Regional Newsletters
• Exxaro Resources Integrated Annual Report
• Exxaro Services employee guidebook
• Five-Year Plan for Cape Town 2011/12
• iMali’Yam
• Inseta Annual Report
• InSite
• Inspired
• Junior Tukkie
• MAC Matters
• MASIHAMBE
• Merafe Resources Integrated Annual Report
• Network News
• NRF Annual Performance Plan 2012 – 2015
• NWK Arena
• NWU & U
• NWU Annual Report 2010
• ONE Magazine
• One Sun
• Private Life
• Profile
• Royal Bafokeng Platinum Report for 2012
• Sandaba
• Sanlam 2011 Sustainability Report
• ScienceScope Advanced Manufacturing
• ScienceScope Climate Change
• Tax communication campaign
• The A Magazine
• The Blue Train
• The five-year birthday book
• The Tale of a Brave Prince – a tribute to Exxaro’s CEO
• The Warehouse Annual Report
• Toyota Zone
• Transnet Integrated Report
• Unisawise
• Vission
• Vitalise
• WitsReview
• WRC 40 Years of Excellence
• xxplore

Finalists: best achievement in communication:

 

• Private Life, FNB Private Clients, entered by Eish Media
• WitsReview, Wits
• The A Magazine, Anglo American, entered by Words’Worth
• Toyota Zone, Toyota SA entered by Ramsey Media
• The Blue Train, entered by TCB

Results:

Third: The Blue Train

Second: Toyota Zone

Winner: Private Life

Certificates for excellence in writing (publications that achieved 75% and more)

• At Total
• Automobil
• Brandcrafters’ Briefcase
• CityNews
• CHAMPION
• City Views
• CONTACT
• Eish!
• esprit de corps
• Exxaro Regional Newsletters
• Focus
• InSite
• Inspired
• Network News
• Ngage
• NWK Pitkos
• One Sun
• Outlook
• Pick n Patter
• Powerflash
• Premier Magazine
• Private Life
• Pula/Mvula
• Sales voice
• Sandaba
• ScienceScope Advanced Manufacturing
• ScienceScope Climate Change
• Sensasi
• Telkom online/touch
• The A Magazine
• Toyota Zone
• Vission
• Vitalise
• WitsReview
• Xxplore

 

Finalists for the best achievement in writing:

 

• InSite, Kumba Iron Ore, entered by Words’Worth
• The A Magazine, Anglo American, entered by Words’Worth
• Vitalise, Vital Health Foods
• Exxaro Regional Newsletters, entered by Words’Worth
• esprit se corps, Suidwes Coop, entered by Chilli Design

Results:

Third: Vitalise

Second: The A Magazine

Winner: esprit se corps.

6. Certificates for excellence in design (publications that achieved 75% or more:

• 3Sixty
• abouTime
• Asset Management – A Guide to Employee Engagement
• At Total
• BankservAfrica Business Review
• Brandcrafters’ Briefcase
• Brandcrafters’ Bulletin
• Burgess & Finch Essentials
• CHAMPION
• City Views
• CityNews
• CONTACT
• Dune Forest Restoration
• Education Update
• Eish!
• esprit de corps
• Exxaro Regional Newsletters
• FairTalk
• Five-Year Plan for Cape Town 2011/12
• Imagine!
• InSite
• Inspired
• Interchange
• Koördinaat
• MAC Matters
• MASIHAMBE
• Metropolitan Today
• Network News
• Ngage
• ONE Magazine
• Pick n Patter
• Powerflash
• Premier Magazine
• Private Life
• Profile
• Pula/Imvula
• Sale Voice
• Sandaba
• Sanlam 2011 Sustainability Report
• ScienceScope Advanced Manufacturing
• ScienceScope Climate Change
• Senwes Scenario
• Tax communication campaign
• Telkom online/touch
• The A Magazine
• The Blue Train
• The five-year birthday book
• The Tale of a Brave Prince – a tribute to Exxaro’s CEO
• The Warehouse Annual Report
• The Water Wheel
• Toyota Zone
• Transnet Integrated Report
• Unisawise
• Vission
• Vitalise
• WitsReview
• WRC 40 Years of Excellence
• Xxplore

Finalists for the best achievement in design:

• WitsReview, University of th Witwatersrand
• Private Life, FNB Private Clients, entered by Eish Media
• abouTime, 1Time Airlines, entered by TCB Publishing
• ScienceScope: Advanced manufacturing, and
• ScienceScope: Climate Change, both of the CSIR
• Toyota Zone, Toyota SA entered by Ramsey Media and
• Education Update, entered by Design Infestation

Third: Private Life

Tied second: ScienceScope: Advanced manufacturing and ScienceScope: Climate Change

Winner: Toyota Zone

Best electronic publication

Finalists:

• Conversations with Lincoln 100, Standard Bank
• Conversations with Lincoln 97, Standard Bank
• Communications Summit 2011 of Anglo American, entered by HKLM
• Zoo e-News, National Zoological Gardens, entered by Malachite Marketing
• Inner Magic of MNet, entered by New Media Publishing
• Heita, Tshwane University of Technology
• The Edge Alumni-newsletter, University of the Witwatersrand

Results:

Third: The Edge Alumni-newsletter.

Second:  Conversations with Lincoln 97.

Winner: Zoo e-News.

Best DVD newsletter:

Finalists:

• Blue Wave – The Case for Change, Standard Bank Group

• Out of the Blue, Episode 5, Standard Bank

• Let’s Connect, Standard Bank

Results:

Second: Let’s Connect

Winner: Blue Wave – The Case for Change.

Best corporate DVD:

Finalists:

• RIC, entered by African Motion Picture Company
• Distell Long Service Awards 2011 by Distell
• Pilot Crushtec, also by African Motion Picture Company
• NWK, entered by Faction Media Productions

Results:

Second: RIC

Winner: Pilot Crushtec

Finalists:

• xxplore, Exxaro, entered by Words’Worth Publishing
• esprit de corps, Suidwes Coop, entered by Chilli Design
• InSite, Kumba Iron Ore, by Words’ Worth Publishing
• eish!, University of North-West
• CHAMPION, Transnet
• Network News, for Multi Choice South Africa, entered by New Media Publishing
• Exxaro Regional Newsletters, entered by Words’Worth
• Mahihambe, Transnet

Results:

Third: Network News

Second: InSite

Winner: xxplore

Best external newsletter

Finalists:

• iMali’Yam, for Metropolitan Retail
• Vission, Swakop Uranium, entered by Words’Worth
• Koördinaat, for NWK, entered by by Infoworks Media Publishing
• Pula / Imvula of Grain South Africa, entered by Infoworks Media Publishing
• Interchange, Golden Arrow Bus Service; and
• Fair Talk of Exxaro KZN Sands, entered by Words’Worth

Results:

Third: Fair Talk

Second:  iMali’Yam

Winner: Vission

Best internal magazine

Finalists:

• Telkom Online, entered by Telkom
• Pick n Patter, Pick n Pay, entered by John Brown Media
• One Sun, Sun International
• Profile, Altron Group, entered by Words’Worth
• 3Sixty, Nedbank
• ONE Magazine of Transnet, entered by Mikateko Media

Results:

Third: Pick n Patter

Second: ONE

Winner: Profile

Best external magazine: Category A (publications with higher budgets)

Finalists:

• The A Magazine, for Anglo American, by Words’Worth Publishing
• The Blue Train, entered by TCB Publishing
• Automobil of the Retail Motor Industry, entered by Ramsey Media
• abouTime, for 1Time Airline, entered by TCB
• Toyota Zone, Toyota SA, entered by Ramsey MEdia
• Private Life, FNB Private Clients, entered by Eish Media
• Premier Magazine, Bidvest Premier Lounges, entered by TCB.
  
  

Results:

Third: The A Magazine

Second: Private Life

Winner: Toyota Zone.

Best external magazine: Category B (publications with smaller budgets)

Finalists:

• Senwes Scenario, for Senwes, entered by Infoworks Media Publishing
  • Wits Review, for Wits
  • Vitalise, for Vital Health Foods
  • ScienceScope: Climate Change for the CSIR, as well as
  • ScienceScope: Advanced manufacturing
  • Unisawise, Unisa
  • NWU & U, Northwest University

Results:

Third:  ScienceScope: Climate Change

Second: ScienceScope: Advanced manufacturing

Winner: WitsReview

Best newspaper

Finalists:

• Sandaba, Sanlam
• City News, for City of Cape Town entered by the Creative Store
• Education Update, Design Infestation
• City Views,  also Design Infestation
• Contact, for City of Cape Town, entered by the Creative Store
• Inspired, for Unisa

Results:

Third: City Views

Second: Sandaba

Winner: Contact

Best one-off publication

 

Finalists:

 

• MAC Matters, MAC Consulting
• Tax Communication Campaign, Kumba Iron Ore, entered by HKLM
• The five-year birthday book, Exxaro, entered by Words’Worth
• NRF Annual Performance Plan, of the the National Research Foundation, entered by Black Moon
• Five-Year Plan for City of Cape Town, 2011/2012, City of Cape Town, entered by the Creative Store
• Asset Management - A Guide to Employee Engagement, The Actuate Group
• The Tale of a Brave Prince - A tribute to Exxarro's CEO, entered by Words’Worth
• WRC 40 Years of Excellence of the Water Research Commission
• Dune Forest Restoration of CERU entered by Loretta Steyn Design

 

Results:

 

Third: The five-year birthday book

 

Second:  Dune Forest Restoration 

 

Winner: The Tale of a Brave Prince - A tribute to Exxarro's CEO

 

Best annual report

 

Finalists:

 

• Sanlam Sustainability Report, Sanlam Limited
• Exxarro Integrated Report, Exxaro Resources
• Transnet Integrated Report, entered by HKLM
• City of Cape Town Annual Report, entered by the Creative Store
• Royal Bafokeng Platinum Annual Report, entered by HKLM
• BankservAfrica Business Review, entered by HKLM
• Merafe Resources Integrated Report, entered by HKLM

 

Results:

 

Third:  Exxarro Integrated Report

 

Second: Sanlam Sustainability Report

 

Winner: Transnet Integrated Report

 

 

Best corporate website

 

Finalists:

 

• City of Cape Town
• Boland College
• Bugz Kiddies Playpark website, entered by Black Moon
• Anglo American Communication Summit Microsite, entered by HKLM
• City of Cape Town MyCiti Website, City of Cape Town

 

Results:

 

Third: City of Cape Town

 

Second: Boland College

 

Winner: Anglo American Communication Summit Microsite

 

Most improved publications

 

• Powerflash, Powertech, entered by Words’Worth
• esprit de corps, Suidwes Coop, entered by Chilli Design

 

Best publication cover

 

Finalists:

 

• Vitalise

• BankserfAfrica Annual Report
• abouTime

• Unisawise
• Dune Forest Restoration

 

Results:

 

Third:  abouTime

 

Second: Dune Forest Restoration

 

Winner: BankservAfrica Annual Report

Best headlines

Shared winners:

 

• Vitalise

•  The A Magazine and

• esprit de corps

 

Best publication with a small budget

 

Finalists:

 

• Eish!, North West University
• Masihambe, Transnet
• CHAMPION, Transnet
• @Total, Total South Africa, entered by Black Khaki
• City Views, Design Infestation
• Ngage, MBD Credit Solutions, Black Khaki
• esprit de corps, Suidwes Coop

 

Results:

 

Third: esprit de corps

 

Second: CHAMPION

Winner: Eish! 

South Africa’s top corporate publications of 2012

 

Finalists:

 

• Wits Review
• The A Magazine
• Network News
• Xxplore
• Private Life
• Contact
• Toyota Zone
• Insite
• ScienceScope: Climate Change for the CSIR
• ScienceScope: Advanced manufacturing
• Sandaba
• abouTime
• Eish!
• Unisawise

 

Results:

 

Fifth: The A Magazine, Anglo American entered by Words’Worth

 

Fourth: WitsReview, University of the Witwatersrand

 

Third: CONTACT, City of Cape Town, entered by the Creative Store

 

Second: Private Life, FNB Private Clients, entered by Eish MEdia

 

Winner: Toyota Zone, Toyota SA, entered by Ramsey Media

 

Editor of the year

 

Finalists:

 

 

• Verelene de Koker, South African Institute of Civil Engineers
• Pride Mguli, Mutual & Federal
• Helena Crouse, Vital Health Foods
• Chantél Snyman, Distell
• Jennifer Davies, Vital Health Foods
• Ros Jones, Sun International
• Cara Bouwer, FNB Private Clients

 

Results:

 

Third: Ros Jones

 

Second:  Verelene de Koker

 

Winner: Chantél Snyman

2011 SA Publication Forum’s Corporate Publication Competition results

Close on 150 publications, electronic newsletters and DVDs were entered this year. We were delighted to see so many world-class publications this year and are amazed that several of our top publications continue to find room for improvement.

Publications were judged in terms of writing, communication, design and photography in the following categories:

• Newspapers
• Internal magazines
• External magazines (Category A, higher budget external magazines and
• Category B, external magazines with a lower budget.)
• Internal newsletters
• External newsletters
• Once-off publications
• Annual reports
• DVD newsletters and corporate DVDs
• Electronic publications
• The best corporate website
• The best publication with a smaller budget
• South Africa’s best corporate publication and
• Editor of the year

• Publications that achieve more than 75% in the categories of writing, communication, and design and photography received certificates of merit.

Certificates for excellence in writing

• abouTime
• Amicus
• Benchmark
• Boland Times
• CITYNEWS
• Contact
• Eish!
• essence
• Grapevine
• Group Talk
• Hip2B² (hiptobesquare)
• iMali'Yam
• In Clover
• InSite
• Inspired
• Junior Tukkie
• Junior Tukkie
• Mango Juice
• Mediclinic Magazine
• Mercedes Benz Magazine
• Metropolitan Sales Voice
• My Sappi newsletter
• Network News
• NWK Pitkos
• ONE Magazine
• OUTLOOK
• OVK Nuus/News
• Premier Magazine
• Private Life
• Privé Magazine
• Pula/Imvula
• SA Graan/Grain
• Santam Focus
• ScienceScope
• Sciendaba
• Sensasi
• Senwes Scenario
• Siyasiza
• Telkom 365 magazine
• The A Magazine
• The Blue Train
• Tukkie
• Tukkievaria
• Unisawise
• Vission
• Wits Review
• Xxplore

The finalists for the best achievement in writing

• Telkom 365 Magazine, entered by New Media Publishing
• The A Magazine, by Words’Worth
• Privé, by New Media Publishing
• Private Life, by FNB Private Clients
• Vission, by Words’Worth

In third place is Privé

The runner-up is Private Life

The award for the best-written corporate publication is Vission.

Certificates for excellence in communication

• abouTime
• Amicus
• Brandcrafters' Bulletin
• CARE & Share
• CITYNEWS
• Civil Engineering
• Community
• Contact
• Deep Impact
• Eish!
• essence
• Focus
• Group Talk
• HIP2B₂
• iMali'Yam
• In Clover
• InSite
• Inspired
• Koördinaat
• Mercedes Benz Magazine
• Metropolitan Sales Voice
• MTN Y'ello!
• My Sappi newsletter
• Network News
• NWU & U
• ONE Magazine
• OUTLOOK
• Premier Magazine
• Privé Magazine
• Pula/Imvula
• SA Graan/Grain
• ScienceScope
• Sciendaba
• Sensasi
• Senwes Scenario
• Siyasiza
• Telkom 365 magazine
• Values Embedding campaign
• Vission
• Vitalise Magazine
• Xxplore

Finalists for the best achievement in communication

• CityNews, entered by City of Cape Town
• Inspired, by Unisa
• Vitalise, by Vital Foods
• Contact, by City of Cape Town
• Metropolitan Sales Voice

The second runner-up is Metropolitan Sales Voice

The runner-up is Inspired

The winner is Contact

One-off publications and annual reports that also received certificates for excellence in writing and communication

• Auditor-General Annual Report
• City of Cape Town
• City of Cape Town Council Overview
• Distell Annual Report 2010
• Fasset 10 Years of Delivery
• Five-Year Plan for City of Cape Town
• Integrated Annual Report 2010
• Making a difference
• Netcare Annual Report - Participate with Passion
• Phelophepa Health Care Train
• Research at Stellenbosch University 2010
• Sappi Annual Report 2010
• The Wits Book

Certificates for excellence in design

• abouTime
• City of Cape Town Council Overview
• Contact
• essence
• Five-Year Plan for City of Cape Town
• HIP2B₂
• iMali'Yam
• In Clover
• InSite
• Mango Juice
• Mediclinic Magazine
• Mercedes Benz Magazine
• Momentarily
• Network News
• NWU & U
• ONE Magazine
• OVK Nuus/News
• Phelophepa Health Care Train
• Premier Magazine
• Private Life
• Privé Magazine
• re:Aksie / re:Action
• SA Graan/Grain
• Santam Focus
• ScienceScope
• Sciendaba
• Senwes Scenario
• Siyasiza
• Telkom 365 magazine
• The A Magazine
• The Blue Train
• Tukkie
• Unisawise
• Vission
• Vitalise Magazine
• Wits Review
• Xxplore

The finalists for the best achievement in design

• Siyasiza, for First National Bank, entered by New Media Publishing
• Xxplore, for Exxaro by Words’Worth
• ScienceScope, for CSIR
• essence, for Santam
• Vission, by Words’Worth

Tied in third place are xxplore and Vission

The runner-up is Siyasiza

The best-designed publications are ScienceScope and essence

Best electronic publication

Finalists

• eScenario, entered by Infoworks
• Inflow, by Fox Publishing
• That’s a Wrap, by Old Mutual
• Mercedes Benz – Live, by New Media Publishing
• Conversations with Lincoln, by Standard Bank
• Q, by BoE Private Clients

Third prize winner is Mercedes Benz – Live.

In second place is Q.

Top corporate electronic publication for 2011 is That’s a Wrap.

Best DVD newsletter

Blue Wave Africa, Blue Wave South Africa and Let’s Connect – Standard Bank

Best corporate DVD

Finalists

• Distell Long Service Awards 2010, entered by Distell
• Mac Consulting, by African Motion Picture Company
• The Unisa 2011 Vice-Chancellor’s Inauguration
• The Nedbank Phase 2 Building Launch, by African Motion Picture Company
• NWK Corporate Video 2011, by Faction Media Productions

The second runner-up is Distell

The first runner-up is Nedbank Phase 2 Building Launch

Best corporate DVD is Unisa’s Vice-Chancellor’s Inauguration

Best internal newsletter

Finalists

• xxplore, for Exxaro, entered by Words’Worth Publishing
• Ngage, for MBD Credit Solutions, by Black Khaki
• InSite, for Kumba Iron Ore, by Words’ Worth Publishing
• eish!, for University of North-West
• Network News, for Multi Choice South Africa, by New Media Publishing
• Brandcrafters’ Bulletin, for Distell
• NWK Pitkos, by Infoworks Media Publishing

The second runner-up is Network News

The runner-up is Insite

Best internal newsletter is xxplore

Best external newsletter

Finalists

• Grapevine, for Mutual and Federal
• iMali’Yam, for Metropolitan Retail
• Vission, by Words’Worth
• Koördinaat, for NWK, by Infoworks Media Publishing
• Pula / Imvula by Infoworks Media Publishing

The second runner-up is Pula / Imvula

The runner-up is iMali’Yam

The winner is Vission

Best internal magazine

Finalists

• Siyasiza, for First National Bank, entered by New Media Publishing
• re:Aksie / re:Action
• OUTLOOK, for Mutual and Federal
• Essence, for Santam
• Amicus, for Old Mutual
• Sciendaba, for CSIR
• ONE Magazine, by Mikateko Media

In third place is ONE

The runner-up is Siyasiza

Best internal magazine  is essence

Best external magazine (Category A - publications with higher budgets)

Finalists

• Mercedes, for Mercedes South Africa, entered by New Media Publishing
• Hip2B² for Mark Shuttleworth’s BSquare Communications, by New Media Publishing
• The A Magazine, for Anglo American, by Words’Worth Publishing
• abouTime, for 1Time Airline
• Privé Magazine, by New Media Publishing
• Telkom 365 magazine, by New Media Publishing

Tied in third place are Privé and Telkom 365

Our second prize winner is Hip2B²

Best external magazine (Category A) is The A Magazine.

Best external magazine (Category B - publications with smaller budgets)

Finalists

• Senwes Scenario, for Senwes, entered by Infoworks Media Publishing
• Wits Review, for Wits
• Vitalise, for Vital Health Foods
• ScienceScope, for the CSIR
• Private Life, for FNB Private Clients
• SA Graan / Grain
• Junior Tukkie, by Janine Smit Editorial Services

Third is ScienceScope

The runner-up is SA Graan/Grain

The winner is Wits Review

Best newspaper

Finalists

• My Sappi Newsletter, for Sappi
• City News, for City of Cape Town
• In Clover, entered by Black Khaki
• Sales Voice, for Metropolitan Life
• Contact, for City of Cape Town
• Inspired, for Unisa

The second runner-up is In Clover

Runner-up is CityNews

The winner is Contact

Best one-off publication or a publication that appears only once a year

Finalists

• The Wits Book
• City of Cape Town Council Overview
• Phelophepa Health Care Train, entered by Words’Worth
• Fasset 10 Years of Delivery, by Black Moon Design and Advertising
• Five-Year Plan for City of Cape Town
• Making a difference, for Kumba Iron Ore

The second runner-up is City of Cape Town Council Overview

The runner-up is Five-Year Plan for City of Cape Town

The winner is Phelophepa Health Care Train

Best annual report

Finalists

• Auditor-General’s Annual Report, entered by Black Moon Design and Advertising
• Board of Directors’ Annual Report, for Kumba Iron Ore
• Distell Annual Report
• City of Cape Town Annual Report
• Sappi Annual Report
• THRIPP, by Words’Worth Publishing

Third is THRIPP

Second is City of Cape Town

The winner is the Distell Annual Report

Best sustainability report

Finalists

• Sappi Sustainability Report; and
• Kumba Responsibility Report

The winner is Kumba

Best corporate website

Finalists

• Exxaro
• Boland College
• Barcle Group, entered by Green Leaf Media
• BizConnect, by Words’Worth
• The South African Pork Producers’ Organisation

Third is the South African Pork Producers’ Organisation

Second is Exxaro

The winner is BizConnect

The most improved publication

• That’s a Wrap

Best publication cover

Finalists

• Vission
• Mango Juice
• ONE
• Telkom 365 Magazine
• Xxplore

Second runner up is Vission

Runner-up is xxplore

Best publication cover: ONE

Best headline

Private Life

Best publication with a small budget

Finalists

• Eish!
• Pula / Imvula
• Metropolitan Sales Voice
• Brandcrafters’ Bulletin
• My Sappi Newsletter
• Koördinaat

Third is Eish!

The runner-up is Metropolitan Sales Voice

Best publication with a small budget is My Sappi Newsletter

South Africa’s top 12 corporate publications of 2011

• Contact
• Essence
• Hip2B²
• In Site
• Network News
• Privé magazine
• Siyasiza
• Telkom 365 magazine
• The A Magazine
• Vission
• Wits Review
• Xxplore

Fifth - Vission

Fourth - InSite

Third - essence

Second - xxplore

South Africa’s top corporate publication this year is Contact, for City of Cape Town

Editor of the year

Finalists

• Chantél Snyman, Distell
• Ella Janson, Santam
• Fadia Salie, Sanlam
• Helena Crouse, Vital Health Foods
• Jennifer Heeger, First National Bank
• Marianne Holtman, Old Mutual
• Nancy-Ann Anderson, Unisa
• Pride Mguli, Mutual & Federal
• Shireen Sedres, Santam
• Verelene de Koker, South African Institute of Civil Engineers

The second runner up is:

Chantél Snyman

The runner-up is:

Ella Janson

Editor of the year 2011 is Nancy-Anne Anderson

This year in the region of 130 publications were entered and the judges felt that the standard was higher than ever...

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Contact, staff newspaper of the City of Cape Town received top honours at the SA Publication Forum's corporate publication competition this year. The awards function was held in Midrand on Thursday, 30 August. Shireen Sedres and Beatrice Moore-Nöthnagel, both from Santam shared the top spot as Editor-of-the-Year. Santam also won the award for the best internal magazine for essence and best external magazine on a smaller budget for Santam Focus.

Sandown Pulse, entered by Hothouse Communications won best internal newsletter, while Words'Worth Publishing won best external newsletter for its title Small Capital. Other companies that excelled included New Media Publishing who won best writing for their title Mercedes and were runners-up in several categories. Words'Worth Publishing won best external newsletter for its title Small Capital. IntraNews of the Metropolitan Health Group won best electronic newsletter, Spier won best sustainability report and Sasol won the award for best annual report.

Design company Interactive Africa received top honours for best design with the Vodaworld mag. Design Achievers: 20 years, produced by the SABS Design Institute won the award for the best once-off publication.

The African Motion Picture Company produced six finalists in the corporate DVD section and received top honours for the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Council DVD. Standard Bank was awarded best DVD newsletter for their staff DVD Blue Wave.

This year in the region of 150 publications were entered and the judges felt that the standard was higher that ever.

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The bad news is that if you have an e-newsletter it is probably not as good as you think; it is probably read by fewer people than you think; and it is probably because of poor content.

The good news is that you CAN develop good copy that will improve your e-newsletter immeasurably, and you DON’T have to be a professionally-trained copywriter to do it.

Here is a list of my top 20 issues, or tips, that – if you use them studiously – could help to improve the content of your e-newsletters, both in terms of technical approach and subject matter.

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