BCP 2012: Complete shortlist published
In March and April, the jury of the tenth BCP Best of Corporate Publishing selected the shortlist from over 700 registered publications. All 198 nominees have now been chosen and can already look forward to winning at least silver.
The gold award winners will be announced at the award ceremony on June 27, 2012. The four special BCP prizes will also be awarded then: Together with BCP main sponsor Steinbeis Papier, the jury will award a prize in the "Green Publishing" category. In addition, Laserline is donating the "Print & Innovation" special prize and international communication concepts will be honored with the "International Communication" prize, according to a BCP press release on Monday. In addition, special award partner Corbis will honor the best photo on a corporate publishing medium with the "Cover of the Year" image award off.
"I am overwhelmed by the quality of the work submitted, it was difficult to select the shortlisted covers," says Thomas Mäder, Group Account Manager Germany at the Corbis picture agency. "Corporate publishing magazines are a creative showcase to the highest degree". In its anniversary year, the corporate publishing competition has not only set a new record for participation and nominees, but the organization of the congress and the award ceremony has also been changed.
BCP Congress on June 27, 2012 in Berlin
To mark its tenth anniversary, the FCP and its media partners Acquisa, Horizont, W&V and Werbewoche are inviting guests to the "Postbahnhof" event location in Berlin. CP experts from the USA, Russia, India, the UK and Norway will be speaking at the industry event of the year entitled "Content & Commerce - selling better with content". Mark Jones from Cedar Communications will talk about Tesco's successful customer magazine. Joe McCambly from The Wonderfactory in New York will reveal the trends in tablet publishing and highlight the potential for innovation.
BCP Award ceremony with Judith Rakers
Following the congress, the coveted BCP Awards will be presented at the BCP Awards Ceremony. "In keeping with the anniversary, the awards will be presented during the festive evening gala with international guests of honor from over 12 countries," says Michael Höflich, Managing Director of Forum Corporate Publishing. The awards ceremony will be opened by Roger Willemsen. In his dinner speech, he will analyze the current trends in media development. TV journalist Judith Rakers will host the awards ceremony in the evening, before the after-show party in the Postbahnhof club closes the BCP 2012.
Registration forms for the congress and award ceremony as well as the complete program are available on the Internet at Bcp-award.com.
