20 for TOCA's 20th

1 Jun, 2009 By: Landscape Management Staff Landscape Management

Questex Media's Landscape Management and Golfdom media brands won a combined 20 communications awards from the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) at its recent 20th anniversary meeting.

Managing Editor Dan Jacobs shows off the Gardner Award.

Landscape Management nabbed 15 awards including the coveted Gardener Award for Writing/Publishing and:

Printed Magazines: Single Page Design/Editorial — First Place, "Business Planner 2009: Contents," Carrie Parkhill, Art Director;
Printed Magazines: Two-Plus Page Design/Editorial — First Place, "A Look Ahead," Livescapes, Parkhill; Merit, "Water Wise – Part II, Parkhill;
Writing for Commercial Publications: Editorial/Opinion Piece/Column — Merit, "Make Every Day Count" & "What's On Your "Bucket List," Marty Whitford, Editor-in-Chief;
Writing for Commercial Publications: Ornamental Feature Article — First Place, "Partners in Color," Daniel G. Jacobs, Managing Editor (Note: This September 2008 LM cover story also won the Gardner Award);
Writing for Commercial Publications: Business Management — First Place, "Working Smarter," Mike Seuffert, Associate Editor; Merit, "The Hidden Costs," Jacobs; Merit, "Add-On Biz: Golf Greens," Jacobs;
Writing for Web Site: Original Content — Merit, "Walker Family Reunion Attracts Thousands" Ron Hall, Editor-at-Large;
Writing for Electronic Newsletter: Original Content — First Place, "Why We Shouldn't Take Chances With Staph," Athletic Turf News, Hall; Merit, "Eighth Wonder of the World, LM's Athletic Turf News," Hall; and
Writing for Special Projects — First Place, "Business Planner 2009," LM staff; Merit, "Water Wise (Parts I, II and III)," Hall; and Merit, "Hispanic Success Guide," Hall.
Writing for Printed Collateral — Merit, "Color Matters" Mike Sisti, LebanonTurf.

LM's sister publication, Golfdom, brought home the hardware as well:

Best Photograph: Print Magazine Cover — Merit, "The Natural," Larry Aylward, Editor-in-Chief;
Miscellaneous Special Projects — First Place, "2009 Dog Days of Golf Calendar," Cynthia Andrews and Mike Sisti, LebanonTurf/Golfdom;
Writing for Commercial Publications: Operations Profile — First Place, "The Book on Steve Cook," Aylward; Merit, "A Down-Home Approach," Aylward; and
Writing for Commercial Publications: Environmental Stewardship Article — Merit, "The Natural," Aylward.

"At Questex Media, we promise and deliver an engaged audience," says Group Publisher Kevin Stoltman. "Year after year, independent surveys and editorial awards programs confirm our integrated print and digital media solutions deliver content — and reader loyalty — second to none."

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