Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Last night, Magazines Canada and the CMC, hosted the Canadian Cover Awards.

The event was held at the Courtyard Toronto Downtown hotel.  Deborah Morrison, Publisher of Canada’s History, opened the evening by thanking all the sponsors.  The crowd joined in by singing “happy birthday” to Edra Sefton, of Magazines Canada, who helped stage the show.

Amanda Beattie, Assistant Circulation Manager, Cottage Life Media, acted as the MC. 

The Canadian Cover Awards recognize and celebrate the success and importance of magazine covers in Canadian single copy sales. Canadian magazine titles were invited to submit top-selling covers for consideration in seven award categories. Entries were open to issues sold in the 2011 calendar year or early 2012 with final newsstand sales. Newsstand sales were worth 50 percent of a title’s final score, the remaining 50 percent determined by a panel of judges that included a retailer, a wholesaler, a national distributor and a circulation director, who look at artistic merit, amongst other factors.

The winners were:  

  

Fashion, Shopping & Bridal

Elle Québec, August 2012
Publisher: Lise Paul-Hus
Circulation: Nathalie Libersan
Sales Director: Nathalie Libersan
Editor: Sandra Abi-Rashed
Art Director: Nancy Pavan
Illustrator: Patrizia Castiglione 

General Interest, Arts, Lifestyle & Regional 

Legion Magazine, January/February 2012
Publisher: Jennifer Morse
Newsstand Consultant: Scott Bullock
Editor: Dan Black
Art Director: Jason Duprau

 

Home & Decor 

Style at Home, September 2011
Publisher: Caroline Andrews
Circulation: Doris Chan
Sales Director: Pat Strangis
Editor: Erin McLaughlin
Art Director: Karen Paddon
Illustrator: Virginia Macdonald

News, Business & Celebrity 

Canadian Business, February 2012Publisher: Lesley Mellor
Circulation: Peter Jones
Sales Director: Mark Hamill
Editor: Duncan Hood
Art Director: John Montgomery
Illustrator: Ronit Novak

 

SIPs and New Magazines

Maclean’s, Royal Wedding special issuePublisher: Penny Hicks
Circulation: Jennifer Williams
Sales Director: Mark Hamill
Editor: Mark Stevenson
Art Director: Stephen Gregory
Illustrator: George Pimentel

  

Sports & Leisure 

Publisher: Greg Keilty
Circulation: Colleen Moloney
Sales Director: Grey Keilty
Editor: Terence Dickinson
Art Director: Janice McLean
Illustrator: Alan Dyer

 

Women’s Service 

Chatelaine, February 2012
Publisher: Tara Tucker
Circulation: Sarmistha Roy
Sales Director: Mark Hamill
Editor: Jane Francisco
Art Director: Jackie Shipley
Illustrator: Roberto Caruso

The Magazine Marketer of The Year is presented annually to an individual who demonstrates true innovation and passion within a successful newsstand marketing project. The winner this year is Greg Keilty. 

As Publisher of SkyNews, Greg Keilty has overseen a 43.6% increase in total sales over the last year, as well as the release of the magazine’s 100th issue in October 2011. In support of this milestone, Keilty adopted an aggressive promotion campaign that paid off with record sales as the magazine reached its highest numbers ever for a single issue. A respected and dedicated leader in the industry, Greg Keilty has for many years displayed the ongoing passion and commitment to magazines and the role of the newsstand that have made him this year’s Newsstand Marketer of the Year.

Monday, February 25, 2013

The new ABC, I mean, Audience Management Fas Fax numbers have been realeased covering the July-Dec 2012 period.

As ususal, there were some very big variances reported.

(Keep in mind that these numbers are estimates and don’t necessarily correspond to newsstand sales, as office copy sales, and bulk single copy sales are lumped into this metric).

Here are the magazines that reported gains in their average single copy sales:

Title Reporting Gains Avg Up
   
MONEYSENSE 14,630
SIGNE M 11,989
ELLE QUEBEC 10,812
BEL AGE 9,954
CHATELAINE 8,276
COUP DE POUCE 6,665
CANADIAN HOUSE & HOME 6,455
STYLE AT HOME 4,346
CANADIAN LIVING 3,692
CHATELAINE (FRENCH LANGUAGE EDITION) 3,010
CANADIAN BUSINESS 2,903
DECORMAG 2,518
MOI & CIE 1,544
CHEZ SOI 1,463
CLIN D’OEIL 1,351
SUMMUM GIRL 1,153
TODAY’S PARENT 886
CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC 877
TORONTO LIFE 728
STAR INC. 718
CANADA’S HISTORY 586
A+ 488
FLEURS PLANTES JARDINS 214
GOOD TIMES 60

And here are the magazines that posted gains by % increase:

Title Reporting Gains % Up
   
A+ 209%
BEL AGE 180%
MONEYSENSE 83%
SIGNE M 80%
ELLE QUEBEC 60%
DECORMAG 41%
CANADA’S HISTORY 23%
CANADIAN BUSINESS 17%
COUP DE POUCE 16%
TODAY’S PARENT 15%
SUMMUM GIRL 15%
CHEZ SOI 13%
CHATELAINE (FRENCH LANGUAGE EDITION) 12%
STYLE AT HOME 10%
TORONTO LIFE 9%
CHATELAINE 8%
FLEURS PLANTES JARDINS 8%
CANADIAN HOUSE & HOME 8%
CLIN D’OEIL 8%
CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC 7%
MOI & CIE 7%
STAR INC. 5%
CANADIAN LIVING 3%

English-language titles posting the largest declines in terms of negative variance from the prior year include:

Title Reporting Declines % Down
   
BC OUTDOORS SPORT FISHING (44.3)
BEST HEALTH (34.3)
HOCKEY NEWS (31.5)
FLARE (30.0)
CANADIAN GARDENING (27.3)
ELLE CANADA (26.2)
LOULOU CANADA’S SHOPPING MAGAZINE (22.2)
FASHION (21.6)
GARDENS WEST (18.8)
CANADIAN ART MAGAZINE (18.6)
READER’S DIGEST CANADIAN ENGLISH EDITION (14.1)
MACLEAN’S (13.7)
PACIFIC YACHTING (11.4)

French-language titles that reported the largest declines in terms of % variance from the prior year include:

Title Reporting Declines % Down
   
DERNIERE HEURE (45.7)
MOI & LA CUISINE (39.4)
L’ACTUALITE (33.5)
YOOPA (30.0)
LOULOU-VOTRE GUIDE SHOPPING (27.3)
MAISON ET DEMEURE (25.1)
COOL! (22.2)
MONTREAL CENTRE-VILLE (21.4)
LE LUNDI (17.8)
LES AFFAIRES (17.5)
CUISINE EXPRESS (16.2)
LES IDEES DE MA MAISON (16.2)
RENOVATION BRICOLAGE (14.4)
SELECTION READER’S DIGEST (14.2)
Friday, February 22, 2013
[*The list of finalists has been revised. See the updated list of finalists here.]

In a press release from Brianne Diangelo at Magazines Canada, the finalisits for this years’ Canadian Newsstand Awards have been formally announced.

The awards event will be held on February 26th, 2013, at the Courtyard Toronto Downtown hotel at 6pm.

Be sure to mark it on your calendar, as it is always a great party.

The finalists are:

Fashion, Shopping and Bridal
Elle Canada, November 2011
Elle Canada, April 2012
Elle Québec, August 2012

General Interest, Arts, Lifestyle and Regional
Canadian Geographic, January/February 2012
Legion Magazine, January/February 2012 
Toronto Life Real Estate, 2012 

Home and Decor
Canadian House & Home, May 2012
Style at Home, September 2011
Style at Home, November 2012  

News, Business and Celebrity
L’actualité, September 1, 2012 
Canadian Business, February 20, 2012
Canadian Real Estate Wealth, January 2012 

SIPs and New Magazines
Hello!, Royal Wedding special issue
Legion Magazine,  WWII special issue
Maclean’s, Royal Wedding special issue  

Sports and Leisure
Canadian Yachting, September 2012
The Hockey News, August 2011
SkyNews, May/June 2012 

Women’s Service
Chatelaine, February 2012
Chatelaine, April 2012
Coup de pouce, November 2012 

The winner of the prestigious Newsstand Markter of the Year award will also be revealed at the February 26 reception. The recipient will be an individual who demonstrates true innovation and passion within a successful newsstand marketing project.

It’s always a fun event, so I hope to see you there.  Congratulations to all the finalists.

Thursday, February 21, 2013
The current issue of NOW magazine looks very familiar. Is it just me, or does this cover exude a striking likeness with the August 2012 issue of New York magazine?

I first took note of NOW “borrowing” liberally from TIME magazine’s iconic 'X' format, which the editor of NOW brushed off dismissively by saying, “Sometimes an X is just an X,” as quoted in the Toronto Star. Cheeky.

Then we reported on a second cover that appeared to be quite similar to an issue of New York magazine. This was discussed on AM 640 radio, when the morning host asked the editor about the similarities in the lead-up to a panel discussion on Chris Spence, plaigarisim, and the TDSB. This was also scoffed at by the editor of NOW.

Yet here we are again. Compare and contrast. 

In the meantime, The Grid continues to garner international recognition for their leading edge design.

Thursday, February 21, 2013
The 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition is hard to miss on newsstands this week.

For the second year in a row Kate Upton was chosen as the cover girl, and why not? 

Rule #30: If it works, keep doing it

According to a story in The Globe & Mail, that coat she is wearing is a Canada Goose. Perfect for those arctic conditions when wearing a bikini, right?

In case you missed last year’s cover, taken in a decidely warmer climate, here it is. 

About Me
Scott Bullock

 
Scott Bullock is the the creator of Coverssell.com. Bullock has worked as circulation director for both consumer and B2B magazines including Toronto Life and FASHION. If you have a great cover to share, please send all submissions to 
scottbullock(at)rogers(dot)com

Note to readers: some of Bullock's posts may refer to his clients.
Most Recent Blog Comment
Kelly says:
Any news on how it performed on newsstands?...
Blog Archive
2017 (75)
2016 (43)
2015 (86)
2014 (59)
2013 (101)
2012 (81)
2011 (75)
2010 (53)