The AOP Awards celebrate and benchmark the skills and innovative thinking of the individuals, teams, and companies leading the growth in online publishing.
AOP Awards Winners announced
Abacus clients this year have a strong representation throughout the awards categories. This includes Editor of the Year, Editorial Team of the Year (B2B) and the coveted Best Online Brand (B2B) and Digital B2B Publishing Company of the Year awards:
Best Online Brand: B2B
Winner: Health Service Journal, entered by Wilmington Healthcare
This company were pro-active and made a brave decision to take down their pay wall, whilst still maintaining a strong financial performance.
Digital B2B Publishing Company of the Year
Winner: William Reed Business Media
Editor of the Year
Winner: Alastair McLellan, Health Service Journal, entered by Wilmington Healthcare
Alastair had broken down boundaries to drive change, putting 13 years of experience to great use and demonstrating exemplary knowledge, all backed with impressive testimonials.
The AOP Employer Excellence Award
Winner: Faversham House
This company demonstrates the value of partnerships and puts mental health first. It is delivering a legacy programme for its employees.
Editorial Team of the Year: B2B
Winner: Health Service Journal, entered by Wilmington Healthcare
This team took bold business decisions and showed empathy to their audience by dropping the paywall, and their entry was backed by impressive testimonials.
Journalist of the Year
Highly Commended: Matt Mace, edie, entered by Faversham House
Matt managed impressively with a reduction in his team, and is an entrepreneurial journalist, experimenting with different formats to increase output and results.
The full list of award winners can be found here.