ABM News Archive - Recognition

5/8/2013 - Five ABM members were named "Top Innovators In Business Publishing" by Crain Communication's Media Business brand.

5/8/2013 - New ABM member Praetorian Group recently won Small Business of the Year, which recognizes exemplary business practices. ABM chatted Robert Dippell, vp of corporate development, about the business and more.

4/30/2013 - Don Pazour, CEO of Access Intelligence, was awarded the 2013 McAllister Top Management Fellowship, which recognizes outstanding leadership in b-to-b media, at ABM’s Annual Conference on Monday.

4/17/2013 - min's Best of the Web awards recognize innovative digital initiatives, including websites, newsletters, video and more.


3/13/2013 - IEEE Media's IEEE Spectrum received the coveted Grand Neal Award during ABM's 59th Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards ceremony.

3/13/2013 - More than 300 b-to-b media professionals converged yesterday to celebrate editorial excellence at ABM’s 59th annual Jesse H. Neal Awards.


3/5/2013 - ABM has announced the recipients of the G.D. Crain, Jr. Award; the Timothy White Award; and the McAllister Editorial Fellowship.

2/26/2013 - Seven ABM members captured 17 spots on the top 25 list, ranked by circulation.

2/13/2013 - ABM has revealed the 183 finalists for the 59th Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards, which recognize and reward the best editorial in b-to-b media.

1/30/2013 - Trade Show Executive has named the winners in its Fastest 50 Awards, which honors the fastest-growing trade shows in three categories.

12/3/2012 - Not only does competition reward the best editorial in b-to-b media, it promotes the industry and boosts morale all around.

11/27/2012 - Established in 1955, the Neal Awards recognize and reward editorial excellence in b-to-b, a top media category that is, unfortunately, often overlooked.

11/13/2012 - Owner Lynn Henderson believes industry changes over the years will be the keys to ag media success.

10/9/2012 - Dubbed the “the Pulitzer Prize of business media,” the Neal Awards recognize the very best in b-to-b editorial.

8/27/2012 - ABC released its list of the top 25 U.S. business publications for the first half of 2012. ABM members captured 15 spots.

8/15/2012 - Britton Jones, Tom Kemp and Don Pazour have joined ABM's board of directors.

8/14/2012 - ABM's 2012 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Invitational reported a 22 percent increase in attendance compared to last year.

8/10/2012 - At the ABM board of directors meeting on Wednesday, 10 organizations -- three media, six associate and one sister -- were voted into membership.

7/31/2012 - Aviation Week's longtime editor-in-chief, Anthony L. Velocci, Jr. announced his retirement after a 23-year career with the company. Velocci chatted with ABM about the b-to-b media industry -- what's changed, what's on the horizon and what's needed to succeed today.

7/27/2012 - For a second year, the Farm Journal Foundation will donate $500,000 to support the FFA: Food for All grant program, which funds local FFA chapters' long-term projects to fight hunger.

7/17/2012 - BtoB Magazine has released this year's "Who's Who" Special Report, featuring key thought leaders who are transforming the business-to-business media and information industry. The compilation of individuals spans 10 categories and highlights several ABM members.

5/10/2012 - IEEE's Spectrum magazine has won a 2012 National Magazine Award for excellence, specifically in the “General Excellence Among Thought Leader Magazines” category for its circulation. It has also recently won other honors, including two Neal Awards.

4/17/2012 - As the company rolls out a website redesign and anniversary logo, chairman Bill Vance tells ABM, “B-to-B has a closeness to the reader that nobody else has.”

3/20/2012 - Many recipients said their awards were especially meaningful in a time of drastic change in editorial roles and story-telling.

3/16/2012 - The McGraw-Hill Companies’ Architectural Record received the coveted Grand Neal Award during ABM’s 58th Annual celebration

3/6/2012 - ABM has announced the selection of Aric Press for the coveted Crain Award.

3/1/2012 - The ABM member companies earned top honors in the ”Best Use of Mobile” and “Best Closed Community” categories.

2/29/2012 - Three of the finalists for the 2012 Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards agri-media companies Drovers CattleNetwork, DTN/The Progressive Farmer and Farm Futures.

2/27/2012 - Marnette Denell Falley is the recipient of the 2012 McAllister Editorial Fellowship.

2/21/2012 - Editor-in-Chief at Government Executive Media Group, Tom Shoop, is the 2012 receipiant of ABM's Timothy White Award.

2/15/2012 - Environmental Business Journal has awarded commonground with a 2011 Business Achievement Award.