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Pace Communications Wins 14 Pearl Awards
Pace Honored at Ceremony Celebrating the Best in Custom Content Marketing.
Greensboro, NC (November 15, 2010)—Pace Communications, a leader in developing integrated custom content programs for many of the world’s leading brands, received 14 Pearl awards Thursday evening at the Custom Publishing Council’s Pearl Awards ceremony in New York. The annual event celebrates the best in custom content, and awards clients and publishers in a variety of categories including magazines, newsletters, and digital and mobile content. This year the Custom Content Council saw a record number of award submissions, with more than 569 entries from 71 leading custom content providers around the globe.
Pace received the Best in Custom Integrated Program Award for the Four Seasons Magazine print and digital program.
Additionally Pace took home four Gold Pearl Awards for:
- DESIGN | Best Cover, more than 250,000 circ., Southwest Spirit, Southwest Airlines
- DESIGN | Best Overall Design 50,000–250,000 circ., Four Seasons Magazine, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
- DIGITAL | Best Overall Web Design, Four Seasons Magazine Online, magazine.fourseasons.com, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
- EDITORIAL | Best Feature Article/Package, more than 250,000 circ., Southwest Spirit, Southwest Airlines
Pace was awarded Silver and Bronze Pearl Awards in the following categories:
Silver
- DESIGN | Best Use of Illustration, USAA Magazine, USAA
- DESIGN | Best Use of Typography, Toyota Connections, Southeast Toyota Distributors
- DIGITAL | Best Blog, Pace Communications corporate site, Pace Communication
- EDITORIAL | Best Feature Article/Package, less than 50,000 circ., SIGnature, Bluetooth SIG
- EDITORIAL | Best Feature Article/Package, more than 250,000 circ., Southwest Spirit, Southwest Airlines
- STRATEGY | Best Proof of Return on Investment, Sojourns Catalog, AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah
Bronze
- DESIGN | Best Overall Design, more than 250,000 circ., Southwest Spirit, Southwest Airlines
- DESIGN | Best Cover, 50,000–250,000 circ., Four Seasons Magazine, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
- EDITORIAL | Best Overall Editorial, 50,000–250,000 circ., Four Seasons Magazine, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
- DIGITAL | Best Web Publication, Four Seasons Magazine Online, magazine.fourseasons.com, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Pace has received 91 Pearl awards since the award program launched in 2004.
“It is a great honor to be recognized with 14 Pearl awards, in various digital, design and editorial categories,” said Craig Waller, Chief Marketing Officer. “We are seeing tremendous growth in the industry because custom content is adaptable to the changing marketing landscape. The variety of the awards we received reflects this diversity, and we are thrilled to be honored by our peers in this shifting and competitive landscape.”