EMPHASIS MEDIA RECEIVES GOLD AT THE CUSTOM PUBLISHING COUNCIL'S PEARL AWARDS
HONG KONG, 28 November 2008 – Emphasis Media, a company of PubliGroupe, has won gold at the prestigious Custom Publishing Council’s (CPC) 5th Annual Pearl Awards in New York in the category of “Best New Magazine – Editorial” for Are You? CENTRAL.
Receiving a Pearl Award and recognised by one of custom publishing’s leading international associations underscores Emphasis Media’s position as a major player in custom publishing. In fact, Emphasis Media was the only Asian custom publisher to have been recognised in this year’s award.
Since its launch in April this year, Are you? CENTRAL, the magazine for Hongkong Land, has received a total of five awards for editorial and design excellence at the 38th Creativity Annual Awards and 20th Hong Kong Print Awards.
Readers’ response to the magazine’s editorial, design and photography has also been extremely positive making the publication a true success.
Innes Doig, Editorial Director of Emphasis Media remarked, “This award clearly shows that Are you? CENTRAL can compete against some of the best titles in custom publishing. Our team has worked exceptionally hard to create an outstanding magazine for such a prestigious organisation as Hongkong Land. We have been extremely lucky to have had such strong support from our client in our efforts to develop innovative editorial, design and photography.”
Angela Yeung, Head of Communications, Hongkong Land Ltd added, “We are delighted to have received this award for Best New Magazine – Editorial. The magazine’s editorial style truly echoes the exclusivity of Hongkong Land and the sophistication of our tenants, partners and readers.”
The next issue of Are you? CENTRAL is published on December 4 and includes exclusive interviews with the legendary Karl Lagerfeld, Tiffany’s Design Director John Loring, Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon and Olga Berluti.
Pearl Awards
Organised by the Custom Publishing Council, the leading association for the custom publishing industry in the United States which is focused on promoting the growth and vitality of this dynamic marketing discipline, the Pearl Awards celebrate excellence in journalism, graphic design, publication packaging, development and execution of integrated marketing strategies and the creative use of digital media.
