WardsAuto Wins Editorial, Design Excellence Awards

WardsAuto captured a raft of national and regional editorial and design awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for 2014.

Named a top-10 finalist for B2B Website of the Year in the 36^th Annual National Azbee Awards of Excellence doled out on Friday in Chicago, WardsAuto also took a first-place Gold award for a feature article “Manufacturing Contracts, Modern Management Have Russia’s GAZ Advancing” by Editorial Director David E. Zoia and a Silver award for its staff-written Final Inspection blog.

WardsAuto Dealer Business Editor Steve Finlay won a Gold in the Regular Column category for the Heartland Region with his entries Color Me Blue, Red, White, Silver… and People Love Their Dealer, Hate Yours. WardsAuto Dealer Business Art Director Susan Bamford was awarded a Silver in the region for Best App.

WardsAuto World magazine garnered a Gold in the Heartland Region for the best E-Zine.

WardsAuto Senior Editor Drew Winter netted a Gold in the Heartland Region for Original Web Commentary for Dear Taxpayer: Your Auto Bailout Loan Is Repaid, With Interest and Senior Editor Tom Murphy took home a Gold in the region in the Web Feature Article category for Former Enemies Unite to Save Bentley Plant.

In the Northeast Region, the WardsAuto Final Inspection blog and feature on Russia's GAZ also took Gold awards, and its coverage of the 2013 CAR Management Briefing Seminars won a Silver for online Trade Show Coverage.

WardsAuto has won 104 national and regional Azbees since 1991.