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PPA Awards 2017 – shortlists announced

The PPA has published the shortlists for its 2017 awards.

The winners of this year's PPA Awards will be revealed at a ceremony on June 29 at Grosvenor House.

The shortlist:

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Country Walking’s #walk1000miles 2016, Bauer Media

Grazia X Facebook Live Edition, Bauer Media

Homebuilding & Renovating Campaign, Centaur Media

The Women of the Year Awards 2016 – Facebook Live,

The Condé Nast Publications

BUSINESS INFORMATION BRAND OF THE YEAR *New For 2017*

Glenigan, Ascential

Groundsure, Ascential

HSJ, Wilmington

Procurement Leaders, Procurement Leaders

Risk.net, Incisive Group (Infopro Digital)

BUSINESS MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Campaign, Haymarket Media Group

New Civil Engineer, Ascential

NFU Poultry, National Farmers Union

OnOffice, Media 10

People Management, Haymarket Media Group

Property Week, Metropolis International

Pulse, Cogora

The Architectural Review, Ascential

The BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group

The Caterer Magazine, Jacobs Media Group

The Drum, The Drum

Times Higher Education, TES Global

BUSINESS MEDIA BRAND OF THE YEAR

Building, UBM

Campaign, Haymarket Media Group

Investment Europe, Open Door Media Publishing

Marketing Week, Centaur Media

Property Week, Metropolis International

The Architectural Review, Ascential

The Drum, The Drum

The Lawyer, Centaur Media

TTG Media, TTG Media

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS MEDIA)

Clem Chambers, E&T Magazine, The Institution Of Engineering & Technology

Helen Edwards, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group

Max Gosney, Works Management, Mark Allen Group

Liz Hamson, Property Week, Metropolis International Group

Maisie McCabe, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group

David Oliver, The BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group

Mark Ritson, Marketing Week, Centaur Media

Vitali Vitaliev, E&T Magazine, The Institution Of Engineering & Technology

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR (CONSUMER MEDIA)

Juno Dawson, GLAMOUR, The Condé Nast Publications

Monty Don, BBC Gardener’s World Magazine, Immediate Media

AA Gill, Esquire, Hearst Magazines UK

John Huggan, Golf World, Bauer Media

Sali Hughes, Empire, Bauer Media

Lotte Jeffs, ELLE, Hearst Magazines UK

Sara Maitland, BBC Countryfile Magazine, Immediate Media

Polly Vernon, Grazia, Bauer Media

Mark Walton, CAR, Bauer Media

Quentin Willson, Classic Cars, Bauer Media

CONSUMER MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines UK

Good Housekeeping, Hearst Magazines UK

Grazia, Bauer Media

Radio Times, Immediate Media

Stella Magazine, The Telegraph Media Group

The Big Issue, The Big Issue

The Week, Dennis Publishing

Women’s Health, Hearst-Rodale

woman&home, Time Inc. UK

CONSUMER MEDIA BRAND OF THE YEAR

Auto Express, Dennis Publishing

BBC Good Food, BBC Worldwide

Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines UK

Country Living, Hearst Magazines UK

Homebuilding & Renovating, Centaur Media

National Geographic Traveller (UK), APL Media

Radio Times, Immediate Media

The Debrief, Bauer Media

The Week, Dennis Publishing

woman&home, Time Inc. UK

Women’s Health, Hearst-Rodale

CUSTOMER MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Bonmarché BON Magazine, John Brown Media

British Airways High Life, Cedar

Harrods Magazine, Harrods Publishing

John Lewis Cook, John Brown Media

Journey, The River Group

Modus, Sunday

Sainsbury’s Magazine, Seven

Slimming World, Slimming World

Tesco Magazine, Cedar

Vitality, Seven

Waitrose Food, John Brown Media

Walk, The River Group

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS MEDIA)

Chris Barker, People Management, Haymarket Media Group

Tom Carpenter, The Architectural Review, Ascential

Sonny Dhamu, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

Christie Ferdinando, Modus, Sunday

Toby Lea, NFU Poultry, National Farmers' Union

Ross Lesley-Bayne, The Drum, The Drum

Ella Mackinnon, Architects' Journal, Ascential

Aubrey Smith, Supply Management, Haymarket Media Group

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR (CONSUMER MEDIA)

Andrew Diprose, WIRED, The Condé Nast Publications

Sarah Douglas, Wallpaper*, Time Inc. UK

Joanna Goodby, Harper’s Bazaar and Town & Country, Hearst Magazines UK

Joanna Levitas, Healthy, The River Group

Chris Lupton, Empire, Bauer Media

Stuart Selner, Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines UK

Natasha Tomalin-Hall, Stylist, Shortlist Media

Clare Watters, John Lewis Edition, John Brown Media

DIGITAL INNOVATION OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS MEDIA)

Groundsure RBS Siteguard, Ascential

HSJ Solutions, Wilmington

MoneySense, John Brown Media

Retail Week Prospect, Ascential

The Lawyer, Centaur Media

Viewable Engaged Time, Sovrn

Volkswagen Group Hub, Haymarket Media Group

WGSN Insight, Ascential

DIGITAL INNOVATION OF THE YEAR (CONSUMER MEDIA)

BBC Gardener’s World Secret Garden, Immediate Media

Buyacar.co.uk, Dennis Publishing

Fabled by Marie Claire, Time Inc. UK

Harrods App, Harrods Publishing

Hawk e-commerce technology, Future

Portrait of Britain by British Journal of Photography, Apptitude Media

EDITOR OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS MEDIA)

Amanda Afiya, The Caterer, Jacobs Media Group

Ellen Bennett, Utility Week, Faversham House

Jonathan Boyd, Investment Europe, Open Door Media Publishing

Pippa Jacks, TTG Magazine, TTG Media

Liz Hamson, Property Week, Metropolis International

Alastair McLellan, HSJ, Wilmington

Helen Parton, OnOffice, Media 10

Sarah Richardson, Building, UBM

Victoria Wilkins, #studentfarmer, National Farmers Union

EDITOR OF THE YEAR (CONSUMER MEDIA)

Tony Chambers, Wallpaper*, Time Inc. UK

Jo Elvin, GLAMOUR, The Condé Nast Publications

Ed Grenby, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, News UK

Rebecca Holman, The Debrief, Bauer Media

Marianne Jones, Stella Magazine, Telegraph Media Group

Paul McNamee, The Big Issue, The Big Issue

Lindsay Nicholson, Good Housekeeping, Hearst Magazines UK

Susy Smith, Country Living, Hearst Magazines UK

Lisa Smorsarski, Stylist, Shortlist Media

Farrah Storr, Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines UK

Terri White, Empire, Bauer Media

Toby Wiseman, Men’s Health, Hearst-Rodale

EVENT OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS MEDIA)

Cannes Lions, Ascential

Pulse LIVE, Cogora

Retail Week Live, Ascential

The Festival of Marketing, Centaur Media

The Publican Awards, William Reed

The Quality Food Awards, Metropolis International

The World Architecture Festival 2016, Ascential

World Retail Congress, Ascential

EVENT OF THE YEAR (CONSUMER MEDIA)

Cyclist Track Day 2016, Dennis Publishing

Esquire Townhouse, Hearst Magazines UK

Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest, Hearst-Rodale

New Scientist Live, New Scientist

NME Awards 2016 with Austin, Texas, Time Inc. UK

Red Smart Women Week 2016, Hearst Magazines UK

The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show, Centaur Media

FRONT COVER OF THE YEAR - Vote here!

Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines UK

Empire, Bauer Media

GLAMOUR, The Condé Nast Publications

Harper's Bazaar, Hearst Magazines UK

NFU Poultry, National Farmers' Union

People Management, Haymarket Media Group

Procycling, Immediate Media

ShortList, Shortlist Media

The Week Junior, Dennis Publishing

WIRED, The Condé Nast Publications

INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER MEDIA BRAND OF THE YEAR

Cyclist, Dennis Publishing

FourFourTwo, Haymarket Media Group

Jamie, Jamie Oliver

Mineworld, Dennis Publishing

PC Gamer, Future

TechRadar, Future

TopGear, BBC Worldwide/Immediate Media

PUBLISHING INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR (ANNUAL TURNOVER UNDER £10M)

Balance Magazine, Balance Publishing

British Journal of Photography, Apptitude Media

E&T Magazine, The Institution Of Engineering & Technology

Investment Europe, Open Door Media Publishing

SPECIALIST CONSUMER MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

110% Gaming, DC Thomson

Angling Times, Bauer Media

BBC Countryfile Magazine, Immediate Media

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine, Immediate Media

BBC Top Of The Pops Magazine, Immediate Media

Country Life, Time Inc. UK

Country Walking, Bauer Media

Cyclist, Dennis Publishing

Elle Decoration, Hearst Magazines UK

Empire, Bauer Media

The Week Junior, Dennis Publishing

TEAM LEADER OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS & CONSUMER MEDIA)

Victoria Archbold, Hearst Magazines UK

Adrian Barrick, Haymarket Media Group

James Burnay, Dennis Publishing

Sharon Douglas, Hearst Magazines UK

Rachel Middlewick, Haymarket Media Group

Kerin O’Connor, Dennis Publishing

Kate Rapacchi, The River Group

Nick Rapley, Open Door Media Publishing

Justine Southall, Time Inc. UK

Alun Williams, Hearst-Rodale

Amanda Williams, The Institution Of Engineering & Technology

THE PPA GREAT LEAP FORWARD AWARD

Francois-Regis Coumau, Immediate Media

Dominic Murray, Immediate Media

Mark Lewis, Jacobs Media Group

Ed Tillotson, Centaur Media

Pete Wootton, Dennis Publishing

Retail Week Connect, Ascential

The Grocer, Waste Not Want Not, William Reed

WRITER OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS MEDIA)

Pete Apps, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

Kate Magee, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group

Martin Hilditch, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

Gavriel Hollander, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

Tim Hulse, Editor, British Airways Business Life, Cedar

Nicola Kemp, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group

Rebecca Northfield, E&T Magazine, The Institution of Engineering & Technology

Emily Sutherland, Drapers, Ascential

Richard Waite, The Architects' Journal, Ascential

WRITER OF THE YEAR (CONSUMER MEDIA)

Sanjiv Bhattacharya, Esquire, Hearst Magazines UK

Mick Brown, Telegraph Magazine, Telegraph Media Group

Jessamy Calkin, Telegraph Magazine, Telegraph Media Group

Andrew Dickens, ShortList, Shortlist Media

Oliver Franklin-Wallis, WIRED, The Condé Nast Publications

Gavanndra Hodge, Tatler, The Condé Nast Publications

Michael Hodges, Radio Times, Immediate Media

Tom Loxley, Radio Times, Immediate Media

Stuart McGurk, GQ, The Condé Nast Publications

Tom Rowley, Telegraph Magazine, Telegraph Media Group