North Coast Media, LLC

NCM brands recognized for editorial, design excellence by ASBPE

Cleveland, OH — June 6, 2017 — North Coast Media (NCM) is pleased to announce that Golfdom, Landscape Management, and Pest Management Professional were recent winners in the American Society of Business Publication Editors’ (ASBPE) Azbee awards program, with one national award and 13 regional awards. NCM is also proud to share that digital media content producer Allison Barwacz was named a Young Leaders Scholarship winner.

The Azbee awards recognize the exceptional work of magazines, newsletters and digital media in the business-to-business and professional publication industries. According to asbpe.org, more than 1,200 entries were submitted in 76 different categories.

“We continue to provide the best possible content and design on each platform we use to connect with readers. Having the hard work of our staff recognized is very rewarding and well-deserved,” said Kevin Stoltman, NCM president and CEO.

NCM’s regional and national Azbee award winners include:

Golfdom, a magazine that focuses on news and information for businesses and individuals who manage and maintain golf courses, won:

Regional Gold, Company Profile-Print, “Game On,” Seth Jones
Regional Silver, Individual Profile-Print, “The Admiral of Ultradwarfs,” Seth Jones

Landscape Management, a magazine that focuses on news and information for landscape contractors, won:

LMOctobercover — *LM’s* award-winning October 2016 front cover design

National Gold, Social Media Presence-Online, “Landscape Management Social Media Presence,” for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram, Marisa Palmieri, Dillon Stewart and Kelly Limpert
Regional Gold, Front Cover-Design, “LM October Cover,” Marisa Palmieri, Dillon Stewart and Tracie Martinez
Regional Gold, Special Supplement-Print, “LM150 2016,” Marisa Palmieri, Dillon Stewart and Tracie Martinez
Regional Silver, Magazine Design, “LM October and November,” Marisa Palmieri, Dillon Stewart and Tracie Martinez
Regional Silver, Case History-Print, “Stronger Than Ever, November 2016 Cover Story,” Marisa Palmieri, Dillon Stewart and Tracie Martinez
Regional Silver, General Interest Feature Article-Print, “Employer of Choice, March 2016 Cover Story,” Marisa Palmieri, Dillon Stewart and Tracie Martinez

Pest Management Professional, a magazine that provides its readers with the most recent news and insights in the pest control industry, won:

Screen shot 2017-05-25 at 3.30.37 PM — *PMP’s* “Ante Up for 2017,” Regional Gold Winner

Regional Gold, Front Cover-Illustration, “Ante Up for 2017,” Tracie Martinez and Courtney Townsend
Regional Silver, Special Supplement-Print, “Bed Bug Lock Down,” Marty Whitford and Tracie Martinez
Regional Silver, Feature Article Design, “Driving the Bottom Line,” Tracie Martinez and Courtney Townsend
Regional Bronze, Humorous/Fun Department-Print, “Photo Finish,” Heather Gooch and Tracie Martinez
Regional Bronze, Special Supplement-Print, Diane Sofranec, “Ant Wars,” Marty Whitford, Heather Gooch, Will Nepper and Tracie Martinez

Barwacz represented NCM at the ASBPE National Conference and Awards of Excellence Banquet recently in St. Petersburg, Florida, where she was recognized as one of five of the country’s top business editors under 30.

About North Coast Media

North Coast Media, LLC (NCM) is the largest B2B publishing company headquartered in Cleveland. NCM’s flagship brands include LP Gas, Pit & Quarry, GPS World, Pest Management Professional, Landscape Management, and Golfdom. Ancillary brands include Portable Plants & Equipment, Geospatial Solutions, Athletic Turf News and Truman’s Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations, and a host of other leading industry reference books.

North Coast Media brands recognized nationally at Azbees, internationally at Tabbies

CLEVELAND, OH – August 1, 2016 – North Coast Media (NCM) is thrilled to announce another strong showing at some of the industry’s most respected award ceremonies. At this year’s Azbee Awards of Excellence, Pest Management Professional (PMP), Golfdom, GPS World and NCM corporate were all honored for their editorial and design work at a banquet July 21 at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Florida.

The American Society of Business Publication Editors’ Azbee Awards recognize the exceptional work of magazines, newsletters and digital media in the business-to-business and professional publication industries on the national level. According to asbpe.org, nearly 1,150 Azbee entries were submitted in 75 different categories.

NCM’s five Azbee Awards are:

North Coast Media, Silver, Website Design, “NorthCoastMedia.net,” Jesse Malcmacher, Joelle Harms, Bethany Chambers, Pete Seltzer, Steve Galperin
GPS World, Bronze, Website Redesign, “GPSWorld.com,” Jesse Malcmacher, Joelle Harms, Bethany Chambers, Pete Seltzer. GPS World offers news and information for businesses and individuals who work with GPS, GIE, GNSS, and UAV technologies.
Golfdom, Bronze, Original Research, “The Golfdom Report,” Seth Jones, Pete Seltzer, Grant B. Gannon. Golfdom focuses on news and information for businesses and individuals who manage and maintain golf courses.
Golfdom, Bronze, Front Cover-Photo, “A Masterpiece of Minimalism,” Peter Seltzer, Seth Jones
Pest Management Professional, Bronze, Front Cover-Illustration, “Pest Management Professional: December 2015,” Leo Michael, Tracie Martinez, Marty Whitford, Heather Gooch. PMP offers news and insights to businesses and individuals who work in the pest control field.

Joelle_Azbee_Award — Joelle Harms at the Azbee Award ceremony in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Joelle Harms, senior digital media content producer for NCM, was in attendance not only to collect these awards, but also to be recognized as a top young leader by ASBPE. The Young Leaders scholarship is awarded to five of the country’s top business editors under 30.

Along with these awards, GPS World received a Tabbie Award from the Trade Association Business Publications International. The awards recognize the top business-to-business publications from around the globe. GPS World earned the Bronze Tabbie for “Best Use of Social Media.” The contest received more than 400 entries from 11 countries. The judges awarded Tracy Cozzens, Joelle Harms and Bethany Chambers for their variety of social media platforms and the significant amount of updated content.

“All of us at North Coast Media take great pride in our products. We continually look at ways to improve the design and content of our magazines, newsletters and digital media and to increase reader engagement. Receiving these awards is a great honor and supports these goals,” said Kevin Stoltman, NCM President & CEO.

About North Coast Media
North Coast Media, LLC (NCM) is the largest B2B publishing company headquartered in Cleveland. NCM’s flagship brands include LP Gas, Pit & Quarry, GPS World, Pest Management Professional, Landscape Management, and Golfdom. Ancillary brands include Portable Plants & Equipment, Geospacial Solutions, Athletic Turf News and Truman’s Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations, and a host of other leading industry reference books.

North Coast Media brands win 14 Regional Azbee Awards from ASBPE

CLEVELAND — North Coast Media (NCM) is proud announce that its brands and staff combined to win 14 Azbee awards at the ASBPE Heartland Region banquet June 24 in Cleveland.

Launched in 1964 as the American Society of Business Press Editors, ASBPE is the professional association of editors, writers, art directors and designers in the business, trade and specialty publishing industry.

Heartland Region awards were selected from more than 1,200 entries from member states Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia.

NCM staff members at the 2016 ASBPE Heartland Region awards banquet in Cleveland

North Coast Media publications Golfdom, GPS World, Landscape Management, LP Gas and Pest Management Professional received awards, as did the company’s corporate website. (See below for the complete list)

Several of the regional finalists are also finalists for national awards, which will be announced July 21 at the Azbee Awards of Excellence Banquet during the ASBPE National Conference at The Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida.

NCM’s Joelle Harms will represent the company at the National Awards, where she is also being named a Young Leader.

The complete list of NCM brands and staff recognized includes:

Golfdom

Print, Original Research, Gold Medalist, “The Golfdom Report,” Seth Jones, Pete Seltzer and Grant Gannon

Design, Front Cover-Photo, Silver Medalist, “A Masterpiece of Minimalism,” Pete Seltzer and Seth Jones

Design, Opening Page/Spread-Illustration, Bronze Medalist, “Water, Water, Everywhere” (November 2015), Pete Seltzer

GPS World

Design, Website Redesign, Bronze Medalist, GPSWorld.com, Jesse Malcmacher, Joelle Harms, Bethany Chambers and Pete Seltzer.

Landscape Management

Print, Special Supplement, Gold Medalist, LM150, Marisa Palmieri, Dillon Stewart and Tracie Martinez

Print, How-To Article, Silver Medalist, “Step by Step: How to store pesticides,” Marisa Palmieri, Dillon Stewart and Tracie Martinez

Online, Social Media Presence, Silver Medalist, Landscape Management social media, Marisa Palmieri, Allison Barwacz and Dillon Stewart

LP Gas

Online, Web Feature Article, Silver Medalist, “The digital revolution and its impact on the propane industry,” Allison Barwacz

Print, Original Research, Bronze Medalist, “Concealed carry policy discussion,” Megan Smalley

North Coast Media

Design, Website Design, Silver Medalist, NorthCoastMedia.net, Jesse Malcmacher, Joelle Harms, Bethany Chambers, Pete Seltzer and Steve Galperin

Pest Management Professional

Design, Front Cover-Illustration, Silver Medalist, “PestTech 3.0” (December 2015), Leo Michael, Illustrator; Tracie Martinez, Marty Whitford and Heather Gooch

Print, Humorous/Fun Department, Silver Medalist, “Start-Up Diaries,” Pete Schopen, Contributor; Marty Whitford, Heather Gooch and Tracie Martinez

Design, Front Cover-Best Typographic Cover, Bronze Medalist, “2016 State of the Industry Survey” (November 2015), Tracie Martinez, Marty Whitford and Heather Gooch

NCM’s Joelle Harms named top young leader by ASBPE

CLEVELAND — North Coast Media (NCM) is proud to announce Senior Digital Media Content Producer Joelle Harms has been awarded a Young Leaders Scholarship from the American Society of Business Publications Editors’ (ASBPE) 2016 Azbee Awards of Excellence.

The Azbee Awards of Excellence program recognizes outstanding work in magazines, newsletters and digital media — websites, e-newsletters, digital magazines and blogs.

With the Young Leaders Scholarship, Harms will attend the ASBPE National Conference in July at The Poynter Institute in Tampa, Florida. The scholarship brings together five of the country’s top business editors under 30 to learn from each other and industry veterans.

“Joelle is a tough editor and a patient mentor who boosts the skills of everyone around her,” said NCM Digital Operations Manager Bethany Chambers. “She exhibits the kind of leadership-by-example that any team would be better for having — and we’re proud to be that team.”

Harms is responsible for developing the content voice and message for all aspects of NCM’s GPS World and Pest Management Professional brands.

In addition to writing and editing stories for web and e-news, shooting photos, producing videos and multimedia and managing social media accounts, she also edits content for digital media producers in the department and works closely with the technical team on development projects.

Under Harms’ direction, GPS World has seen a 13 percent increase in Facebook page likes, a 12 percent increase in Twitter followers, and striking growth on YouTube – a 122 percent increase in subscribers and a 147 percent increase in views over the course of a year. Harms authored the white paper “Social Media Best Practices for the B2B Industry” to share her experiences in social.

Harms regularly travels to national and international trade shows to report on new products and innovations, constantly posting engaging content. As a part of the trade show coverage, she records, edits and produces interviews with industry leaders, manufacturers and product innovators. Her videos from trade shows have appeared on other industry websites.

She has a B.S. in Journalism from Ohio University with a specialization in creative writing, and has been with NCM since November 2013.

ServSuite University

ServSuite University is an annual event that gives our customers the unique opportunity for in-depth learning about everything that ServSuite pest control software has to offer. At ServSuite University you can get new details on the old modules, get the newest information on our latest developments, and also, get a glimpse of what the future will bring to the industry.

5 website mistakes to fix in the new year

By Diane Sofranec, Managing Editor

What is your New Year’s resolution? If it’s to have the best year ever, why not start by making your company’s website the best it can be? Your website gives the world a glimpse of your company; does it leave a good impression?

Take a long, hard look, and keep an eye open for mistakes. If you find any, be sure to correct them right away. Here are five common errors that may seem small, but could alter the perception the public has of your company.

1. Wrong copyright date.

On Jan. 1, be sure the copyright date on your website reflects the new year. Not only will the correct date protect you from visitors who think they can steal your content, it will give the impression that the information posted there is current and regularly updated.

2. Misspellings.

You probably have read the words on your homepage so many times you’ve practically memorized them. But that’s precisely why you may have overlooked a spelling error or two. Ask a trusted colleague to give it a once over. Be sure to pay particular attention to proper names and places, and correct whatever is wrong. An error-free website puts forth a professional appearance.

3. Outdated information.

Scan your website for such information as expired offers, reminders about events that have already taken place, and bios for staff that are no longer with the company. Pay particular attention to your “Contact Us” and “Events” pages, and watch out for phrases like “coming soon” or “register now.” Also, make sure your list of products and services is comprehensive, and add whatever is missing. Correct mistakes that give visitors the impression you never look at your own website.

4. Same old story.

If your “About Us” page has not been updated since your website went live, now is the time to make it current. If your company has since won an award, received good press, or relocated to a bigger office, add a sentence or two that shows how it is evolving and growing.

5. Nothing new.

When your homepage looks the same every day of the year, visitors may mistakenly believe your company is stuck in a rut. Start off the new year by showcasing something different. This time of year, many companies are reflecting on how their industry is changing and whether they are meeting their customers’ needs, so put this information to good use. A simple change now may give your business a boost.

Resolve to make your company’s website the best it can be. It’s a sure way to get the year off to a great start.