Boating Industry wins national editorial award

Boating Industry has won a 2014 ASBPE Azbee Award of Excellence for its coverage of social media.

Editor in chief Jonathan Sweet and art director Dodi Vessels were recognized for the 2013 article, “Social Media: 66 tips and tools to grow your business.” The article won a silver award at the national level and a gold for the Midwest region.

ASBPE is the national professional association for full-time and freelance editors, writers, art directors, and designers employed in the business, trade, and specialty press. ASBPE’s Azbee Awards of Excellence program is one of the most competitive there is for business-to-business, trade, association, and professional publications.

The awards recognize outstanding work by magazines, newsletters, and digital media — Web sites, e-newsletters, digital magazines, and blogs. Winners are chosen by a panel of editors, writers and designers from hundreds of submissions from leading trade media across the country.