Behind the Scenes

GIE Media wins TOCA Awards
We brought home 22 awards from the 2011 Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association meeting recently. Nursery Management received an award for “The Green Industry Lives Up to its Name” in the environmental stewardship article category. The story appeared in the May 2010 issue. You can still view it on our website.

Below is the list of print awards. (We also won awards for websites, videos and media kits.) Congratulations to sister pub Golf Couse Industry for winning 14 of the awards.


2011 GARDNER AWARD DESIGN-PUBLISHING
“The Tao of Merchandising”
Karen Angus/GIE Media

2011 DESIGN AWARDS – PUBLISHING
PRINTED MAGAZINES: COVER PAGE DESIGN
Merit
“In Munis We Trust”
Andrea Vagas/Golf Course Industry
 
First Place
“The Social Networker”
Andrea Vagas/Golf Course Industry
 
“Ultimate Survival Guide”
Karen Angus/GIE Media
 
PRINTED MAGAZINES: SINGLE PAGE DESIGN
EDITORIAL
Merit
“Super shots”
Andrea Vagas/Golf Course Industry
 
First Place
“Consumers cutting back”
Andrea Vagas/Lawn & Landscape
 
PRINTED MAGAZINES: TWO-PLUS PAGE DESIGN
EDITORIAL
Merit
“Storied Golf Course Trees”
Andrea Vagas/Golf Course Industry
 
First Place
“The Tao of Merchandising”
Karen Angus/GIE Media
 
PRINTED MAGAZINES: OVERALL MAGAZINE
DESIGN
First Place
Andrea Vagas/Golf Course Industry
 
2011 WRITING AWARDS – PUBLISHING
WRITING FOR COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS:
ORNAMENTAL FEATURE ARTICLE
First Place
“Tree Tales”
Paul Hughes/Golf Course Industry
 
WRITING FOR COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS: TURF FEATURE ARTICLE
Merit
“Extreme Greens Makeover”
David McPherson/Golf Course Industry
 
WRITING FOR COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS: OPERATIONS PROFILE
First Place
“Bankruptcy: The Mother of Invention”
Marisa Palmieri/Golf Course Industry
 
WRITING FOR COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS: GENERAL FEATURE ARTICLE
Merit
“In Munis We Trust”
Charlie Birney, Mark Leslie, Dennis Lyon/Golf Course Industry
 
WRITING FOR COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ARTICLE
Merit
“The Green Industry Lives Up to its Name”
Sarah Martinez and Kelli Rodda/Nursery Management
 
First Place
“A Tale of Two Courses”
David McPherson, John Torsiello, Mike Zawacki/Golf Course Industry
 
WRITING FOR COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS: HEADLINE WRITING

Merit
“You Can’t Always Get What You Want”
Golf Course Industry
 
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