VIDEO: B-to-B editorial honored at 2013 Neal Awards ceremony

March 13, 2013 -- More than 300 b-to-b media professionals converged yesterday to celebrate editorial excellence at ABM’s 59th annual Jesse H. Neal Awards. Established in 1955, the Jesse H. Neal Awards, named after ABM's first managing director, recognize and reward the best of the best in business journalism. At the ceremony, held at Pier Sixty in New York City, winners were crowned in 20 categories, ranging from best article to best website to best use of video.

“It’s really rewarding that people notice we try hard,” said Mitch Rouda, president of e-media for Farm Journal Media. Farm Journal Media took home five awards.

“Outside of being recognized by our readers, being recognized by our peers is just about the best thing that could happen to us,” said Susan Hassler, editor in chief of IEEE Spectrum, which took home the Grand Neal Award for its article “A Shocking Truth.”

This year, 52 ABM companies submitted a total of 640 entries. The 2013 winners are:

Best Single Article, Class A
Common Core: Fact vs. Fiction - Scholastic Instructor, Scholastic
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Best Single Article, Class B
Counseling Clients Through Mental Illness - On Wall Street, SourceMedia
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Best Single Article, Class C
A Shocking Truth - IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Media
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Best Subject-Related Series, Class A
Public Safety Broadband Communications - Urgent Communications, Penton
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Best Subject-Related Series, Class B
Health Care’s Costliest 1 Percent - Hospitals & Health Networks, Health Forum/American Hospital Association
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Best Subject-Related Series, Class C
Critical Infrastructure - Engineering News-Record, The McGraw-Hill Companies
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Best Subject-Related Package, Class A
State of the Industry - Counselor, Advertising Specialty Institute
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Best Subject-Related Package, Class B
Building Better Meetings - BizBash, BizBash
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Best Subject-Related Package, Class C
Balance of Fear: Iran, Israel and the Calculus of War - Aviation Week & Space Technology, The McGraw-Hill Companies
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Best Profile, Class A
The Life of Brian - Remodeling Magazine, Hanley Wood
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Best Profile, Class B
Top Potato - Top Producer, Farm Journal Media
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Best Profile, Class C
Tell Us How You Really Feel, Leo - The American Lawyer, ALM
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Best Commentary, Class A
The Fruits of Though - Produce Business Magazine, Phoenix Media
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Best Commentary, Class B
Editor’s Page - Fleet Owner, Penton
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Best Commentary, Class C
Simon Dumenco - Advertising Age, Crain Communications
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Best News Coverage, Class A
Superstorm Sandy & Its Ongoing Insurance Implications - National Underwriter Property & Casualty and PropertyCasualty360.com, Summit Business Media
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Best News Coverage, Class B
Drought Coverage - Agweb.com, Farm Journal Media
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Best News Coverage, Class C
Recovering After Superstorm Sandy - Engineering News-Record, The McGraw-Hill Companies
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Best Technical Content, Class A
Through the Looking Glass - Pool & Spa News, Hanley Wood
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Best Technical Content, Class B
Health Care: A Real Fixer-Upper - Workforce Management, MediaTec Publishing
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Best Technical Content, Class C
Advanced Propulsion - Aviation Week & Space Technology, The McGraw-Hill Companies
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Best Instructional Content, Class A
Common Core Series - Scholastic Instructor, Scholastic
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Best Instructional Content, Class B
The New Rules of Sales - Instore, SmartWork Media
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Best Instructional Content, Class C
Micronutrient Deficiency Detection - Farm Journal, Farm Journal Media
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Best Single Issue of a Magazine, Class A
Fall 2012 - Scholastic Instructor, Scholastic
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Best Single Issue of a Magazine, Class B
October 2012 - Convenience Store News, Stagnito Media
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Best Single Issue of a Magazine, Class C
October 2012: New Life for the American City - Architectural Record, The McGraw-Hill Companies
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Best Single Issue of a Tabloid/Newspaper, Class A
October 15, 2012 - Texas Lawyer, ALM
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Best Single Issue of a Tabloid/Newspaper, Class B
November 2012 - Healthcare IT News, MedTech Media
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Best Single Issue of a Tabloid/Newspaper, Class C
March 26, 2012 - Crain’s New York Business, Crain Communications
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Best Theme Issue of a Magazine, Class A
The Conversation Issue - Professional Remodeler, Scranton Gillette Horizon
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Best Single Theme Issue of a Magazine, Class B
Category Management Handbook - CSP, CSP Business Media
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Best Theme Issue of a Magazine, Class C
March 2012: Building for Social Change - Architectural Record, The McGraw-Hill Companies
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Best Website, Class A
Greensourcemag.com - The McGraw-Hill Companies
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Best Website, Class B
Agweb.com - Farm Journal Media
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Best Website, Class C
NRN.com, Penton
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Best Cross-Platform Package, Class A
The Last Steak - Meatingplace, Marketing & Technology Group
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Best Cross-Platform Package, Class B
Remaking West 25th Street at the Market District - Crain’s Cleveland Business, Crain Communications
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Best Cross-Platform Package, Class C
Building for Social Change - Architectural Record, The McGraw-Hill Companies
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Best Blog
Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows - Penton
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Best Range of Work By a Single Author
Aaron Elstein - Crain’s New York Business, Crain Communications
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Best Newsletter
Private Equity Analyst - Dow Jones Corporate Markets
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Best Use of Video
The Cost of Crime: The Story of Austin - Crain’s Chicago Business, Crain Communications
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Best Use of Mobile
Robots for iPad - IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Media
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Best Webcast
Curbside Live - WasteRecyclingNews.com, Crain Communications
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Best Use of Social Media
Farm Journal Pulse - Agweb.com, Farm Journal Media
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Click here to view the online Neal Awards gallery, which showcases all 2013 winners and finalists.

Click here to view the digital program book, powered by Superior Media Solutions.

Click here to view photos from the event.

About the Neal Awards
The Neal Awards are broken up into four different classes:
Class A is for brands with less than $3 million in gross advertising/circulation revenue.
Class B is for brands with $3 to $7 million in gross advertising/circulation revenue.
Class C is for brands with more than $3 million in gross advertising/circulation revenue. 
Class D indicates categories with no revenue breakdown required.