Winning Entries - Newspapers Canada
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Winning Entries - Newspapers Canada
Great Ideas IDÉES DE GéNIE Judges Picks/Les choix des juges 01 Newspaper Marketing and Promotion/ Marketing et promotion dans les journaux 02 Promotional Campaign/Campagne promotionnelle 03 Special Sections/Cahiers thématiques 04 Magazines/Magazines Great Ideas IDÉES DE GéNIE 01 N ewspaper Marketing and Promotion/Marketing et promotion dans les journaux GREAT IDEAS “ABSOLUTELY INTOLERABLE” PLEASE INDICATE MARKET SIZE: ✔ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ NAME “If you went to your doctor and he said, ADDRESS ‘we’ve concluded you have a tumour, CITY but we’re not going to do that. 1 st eR PLEASE INDICATE CATEGORY: COMPANY it’s small and we could treat it today, ENTRY FORM E-MAIL ✔ Digital Innovation ❍ ❍ Special Sections ❍ Magazines The Hamilton Spectator Diana MacKay 44 Frid St. Hamilton [email protected] PROV ON PC PHONE L8N 3G3 905–526–3512 We’re going to wait for a year while the NAME OF PROMOTION tumour grows, your family life falls apart, One in Five surgery will be much more invasive and the success rate is only 40 per cent.’ EXPLANATION AND IMPLEMENTATION “That’s what we do in mental health One in Five represented a 7-part series that investigated the crisis in children’s mental health services in Canada and exposed the major flaws in the system. The series was the first time the crisis in children’s mental health had ever been reported on a national level. The heart of the series and what made it so compelling were the stories of the families who had struggled for years to get help for their child. The objective was to engage readers with a very important yet often overlooked issue. To engage readers with the series, it was promoted through in-paper and web ads. To encourage more audience connection with the series, we ran a week's worth of live blog interaction with medical professionals, parents and the public that was the first of its kind in Canada. Questions, answers, discussions — all through our Spec Live platform. Integrated with the paper, with the call-in times programmed like a radio show, it was promoted through in-paper and web ads. The web also provided essential links, resources, personal stories and more. The writer also appeared on radio and TV talk shows to continue communication of the series. and it’s absolutely intolerable.” Dr. Pat McGrath, founder of Family Help program in Halifax ONE IN FIVE Canada’s Crisis in Children’s Mental Health COMING APRIL 25 Denise Davy was awarded the 2008 MichenerDeacon Fellowship to investigate the crisis in children’s mental health. This fellowship is Canada’s premier award to encourage the pursuit of public service journalism. issue, “ Davy said. She added she hopes her work will help lead to change and make parents “less afraid to speak out.” RESULTS (including circulation, financial, readership impact) R001364260 “The fellowship allowed me to take a national look at what is a very important yet often overlooked All promotional pieces, editorial presentation and web content had a consistent theme and look in order to tie in all elements and make it a cohesive and consistent piece. This made it easy for readers to connect the promotional ads to the story and web offering. The series clearly spoke to readers, as the impact was immediate. Parents and professionals wrote and called the writer to say they were elated the issue was finally being brought out of the shadows. Each day the series ran it was accompanied by an online discussion with a professional. This certainly engaged readers who participated in droves. We had over 1,200 people registered to the blog on day one. The hunger for information was insatiable as readers continuously submitted questions and comments to the professionals. The public readily adopted this new concept and it’s now been used in other story applications to better connect with readers. As a direct result of the series, a Hamilton teacher’s federation made contact with a B.C. teacher’s group to introduce a schoolbased mental health program. The writer received an award from the Parents for Children’s Mental Health group for “championing” the cause and helping increase the awareness of children’s mental health problems. CMY K PAGE B1 SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2009 PERSPECTIVE B1 EDITOR: BUZZ CURRIE 697-7577 [email protected] I winnipegfreepress.com Born on a trapline, Oscar Lathlin rose to become Manitoba’s well-respected minister of aboriginal and northern affairs. Great Ideas eNtrY FOrM 2 nd e Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ✔ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ comPany Winnipeg Free Press name Julie Carl address 1355 Mountain Ave. city Winnipeg e-mail [email protected] ❍ Digital Innovation ❍ Special Sections ❍ Magazines ProV MB Pc R2X 3B6 PHone 203-697-7280 WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS ARCHIVES Manitobans’ legacy name of Promotion Manitoba's legacy a better province I Sportscaster, flower breeder, among those who died in ’08 KEVIN ROLLASON T was a year that saw the loss of a champion of aboriginal people, two volunteers who helped make the city what it is today, a broadcaster and a creator of flowers. We also lost a person whose most public act was his death, along with one of our bestknown symbols of Christmas. Oscar Lathlin was born on a trapline but later walked the halls of provincial power. Lathlin, 61, began his political career as chief of The Pas Indian band in 1985. He was elected MLA for The Pas in 1990 and served first as minister of conservation and later as aboriginal and northern affairs minister. Lathlin was known as a champion of the North and of First Nations. “Oscar was a very humble, but a very important, Manitoban,” Attorney General David Chomiak said after Lathlin’s death on Nov. 2. “In cabinet, he didn’t talk that often, but when he did, everyone listened.” Cam MacLean was a lawyer who helped his community in numerous ways. MacLean, who died March 22 at 87, was president and chairman of several organizations, including The Forks Renewal Corp., Rainbow Stage, the St. Boniface Hospital Research Foundation and the Progressive Conservative Association of Manitoba. He also served with many other organizations. The research centre’s building at the St. Boniface General Hospital was renamed the G. Campbell MacLean Building in his honour. Harold Buchwald, 80, was a lawyer, community leader and contributor to the Winnipeg Free Press. Buchwald, who died April 17, spent years arguing that the city’s arts organizations needed stable funding sources. He later became the first executive director of Arts Stabilization Manitoba Inc. Buchwald was chairman of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra after it was bailed out by the province. His most recent work was helping save the area around the Upper Fort Garry Gate and assisting the Canadian Museum of Human Rights. He was awarded the Order of Canada in 1993. For many Canadians, Don Wittman, who died Jan. 19 at 71, was the voice of Canadian sport. With the CBC, Wittman covered 18 summer and winter Olympic Games as well as many other sporting events in this country and around the world. Jerry Twomey was more than just one of the Ts in T&T Seeds — he was a plant genetic specialist. Twomey, who was born in 1915 and died in April, was only 24 when he created a pure white gladiola with a scarlet blotch. It won the World’s Most Beautiful Glad award at the 1939 World’s Fair. Twomey worked at McFayden Seed Company and the federal Department of Agriculture, where he helped develop dwarf wheat varieties in Russia and Asia. As an amateur rose breeder, he received two All American Awards two years consecutively for Sheer Elegance and All That Jazz, and a European award for his Audrey Hepburn rose. In his private life, Twomey assembled a huge collection of Inuit art, which he donated to the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Samuel Golubchuk was a religious man who spent his working life running a grocery store in Portage la Prairie, then worked for Dominion Electric and Acklands in Winnipeg before retiring. But it was Golubchuk’s death, not his life, that propelled him to public prominence. Before Golubchuk died June 24 at 85, he was at the centre of a fight between his family and the medical community over who determines when someone dies. His son and daughter won an injunction that prevented doctors at Grace General Hospital from removing their father from life support. The legal question was never decided because Golubchuk died before the case went to trial. For many Winnipeggers, Byrdye Beckel came to personify the true meaning of Christmas. Beckel, executive director of the Christmas Cheer Board for 21 years, was the public face of the organization, which helps the city’s needy celebrate Christmas with food and presents. For her volunteerism, Beckel, who died May 12 at 80, received the Premier’s Volunteer Service Award and was inducted into the Order of the Buffalo Hunt. exPlanation and imPlementation Notable: Jan. 2 - Stefan Stefanson. He worked his way up through the ranks to become the first non-lawyer appointed as the province’s chief sheriff, but he will also be remembered for what he did for the local Icelandic population. With another couple, he and his wife started a charter service to Iceland to promote ties between Manitoba and that country, and he was president of the Icelandic National League of North America. He was also reeve of the RM of Gimli and president of the Manitoba Farmers Union. He was honoured with the Order of the Falcon from the Icelandic government and made an honorary life member of the Icelandic National League of North America and the Icelandic National League of Iceland. Continued [email protected] Please see NOTABLE B2 at one of the nine “Let’s Chip In” Depots. December 27 to January 20 Free wood chips available (while quantities last) at all depots in early January. Bring your own container. For depot locations, call 986-8888, code 9813 or contact our Customer Service Centre by phone at 986-5858 or by email at [email protected] Send news tips and photos to [email protected] At the end of the year, Kevin does a roundup of all the notable people who died. And by notable, we don’t mean just the power people. We mean the lady who designed Mary Maxim’s famous reindeer sweater, a beloved radio announcer, a man who bred a more beautiful flower, first Sikh to move to Winnipeg the short-order cook who made the best burger this side of the Rockies -they touched our lives, these people who make our community a better place. We run the roundup on the first weekend in January, making it the most popular paper of the year. Recycle Your ChristmasTree Depots are open from Our readers love obits. Kevin Rollason is the main obit writer at the Winnipeg Free Press. We like to think that having Kevin tell your life story take a little bit of the sting out of dying. Water and Waste Department www.winnipeg.ca For breaking news go to winnipegfreepress.com results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) Woe betide the editor who decides not to run the obits. GROW YOUR BUSINESS Looking for some quality R.O.I by reaching 70% of Montreal’s English adults? Advertise in The Gazette. Call 514-987-2350 to advertise in The Gazette today! 08648214 Employment Wanted newspapers a few months ago. Responds to “money”. Reward offered in the form of potential growth in sales for your brand. Call 514-987-2350 to advertise in The Gazette. 08648214 Personals 820 THE GAZETTESingle,187yearsold,4ounces,mostlygray/black, experienced, available 24/7. References available. Have car, will travel. Call 514-987-2350. 08648214 eNtrY FOrM Please indicate category: 570 THE GAZETTE available to all advertisers. Professional, reliable, Great Ideas few wrinkles and folds, seeks advertisers. Religion, height, weight, age not important. 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[email protected] e-mail ProV QC Pc H3B 5L1 PHone 514-987-2349 name of Promotion S F Buy Low - Newspaper Marketing and Promotion - B exPlanation and imPlementation BIRTHS The objective was to maintain the awareness level of the high efficiency of advertising in The Gazette amongst advertisers impacted by the economic crisis. In maintaining that level of awareness we expected to capture their advertising dollars when a turnaround would happen. Advertise in The Gazette. Advertise in The Gazette. THE GAZETTE Of Montreal, is very pleased to announce the rebirth of sales for your brand should you advertise in The Gazette. Weighing in at 8.2 ounces, The Gazette will welcome your service or product to 70% of Montreal’s English adults as the circulation leader on the island of Montreal. Advertisers will be welcomed to the family by Jim and Nancy, of Toronto, Pascal of Quebec City and Jean of Victoriaville, all with sincerest thanks, gratitude and love. Call 514-987-2350. 08648214 results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) For the 1st time since the economic meltdown, YTD (Sept. To Dec.) sales advertising results are over budget and the majority of our advertising clients are back sometimes with increased spendings. A l JJeff ff CCooke k Insurance I A Agency Ltd Ld Jeff Cooke, Agent 403.590.3427 www.jeffcooke.ca State Farm • Canadian Head Office, Aurora, Ontario Section B ClassIfIeds INSIde Great Rates · 24/7 Great Ideas rememBerINg see announcements Pages B10 and B11 see Page B5 CALAA735804_1_1 CITY & Observer B r e a k i n g n e w s at c a lg a r y h e r a l d . c o m Editor: StEvE JEnkinSon 403-235-7580 [email protected] Sunday, dEcEmbEr 13, 2009 By ValerIe ForTNey, calgary herald It’s been said that it’s the little things in life that matter most: a kind word, a warm smile and a helping hand. but so many Calgarians go the extra mile when it comes to helping their neighbours. They squeeze into already busy lives the time, energy and love to make life in our city better for all citizens. doing their work out of the limelight, they don’t seek attention for themselves. They’re not doing anything special, they say, just their little part for the community. but it’s in such acts of generosity that they help to keep Calgary’s charitable organizations alive. as we hit the midway mark of the Calgary Herald Christmas fund campaign, we profile five citizens hard at work for several of the fund beneficiaries. SEE PAGES B2 & B3 THE FACE OF VOLUNTEERING eNtrY FOrM Honourable Mention/ Mention honorable Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ✔ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ comPany Calgary Herald name Siobhan Vinish address 215 16 St SE city Calgary e-mail [email protected] ❍ Digital Innovation ❍ Special Sections ❍ Magazines ProV AB Pc T2E 7P5 PHone (403) 235-7220 grant Black, Calgary Herald name of Promotion JIm ERHART HAs bEEN VOLUNTEERING AT THE CALGARy WOmEN’s EmERGENCy sHELTER FOR FOUR yEARs. HE’s A “JACk-OFALL-TRAdEs” dOING EVERyTHING FROm pAINTING TO mOVING FURNITURE TO sELLING RAFFLE TICkETs. HE VOLUNTEERs bECAUsE HE’s “TRyING TO mAkE THE WORLd A bETTER pLACE.” Calgary Herald Christmas Fund exPlanation and imPlementation The Calgary Herald Christmas Fund was created 19 years ago to provide readers with the chance to respond to the needs of the city’s social agencies which serve a broad base of community needs. The campaign runs during the Christmas season. It has grown substantially and the Calgary Herald’s commitment to helping those in urgent need has not wavered. 100% of all money raised continues to go to agencies with all administrative costs being covered by the Calgary Herald. One of the Calgary Herald’s program objectives is to take a leadership role in the community and to use the strength of the print and online products to raise funds and awareness around critical social issues including hunger, addiction, homelessness, abuse and violence. Sadly, 2009 was a year that saw charitable organizations fight to keep up with demand from some of Calgary’s most vulnerable citizens. The Calgary Herald’s 2009 Christmas Fund financial goal was to exceed one million dollars in donations for the selected agencies by featuring stories and columns that highlighted the daily struggles of some of our city’s less fortunate souls and encouraging Calgarians to give whatever they could to help give hope and to help make a difference. grant Black, Calgary Herald HEI-LING CHOI, 59, VOLUNTEERs AT THE kERby CENTRE WHERE sHE sHOps FOR GROCERIEs FOR sENIOR CITIzENs. sHE’s bEEN VOLUNTEERING THERE FOR EIGHT OR NINE yEARs. sHE VOLUNTEERs TO “kILL TImE. HOpEFULLy, I VOLUNTEER TOdAy ANd THEN THE dAy I NEEd sOmEbOdy, I HOpE THEy ARE THERE.” Calgary Herald reporters and guest writers reported the stories that shed light on the trials that some Calgarians face. Print, radio and TV ads also encouraged readers to donate. In addition, the Calgary Herald hosted the 7th Annual Christmas Fund Radioathon and Telethon in a local shopping centre to raise additional awareness and funding for the campaign. grant Black, Calgary Herald FAyE HALVERsON, 68, HAs bEEN VOLUNTEERING AT NEIGHbOURLINk FOR OVER FIVE yEARs. sHE VOLUNTEERs bECAUsE sHE “LIkEs THE FEELING THAT I’m mAkING A dIFFERENCE. dONATIONs, VOLUNTEERs, ANd mANy CARING pEOpLE ARE WHAT HAVE ALLOWEd NEIGHbOURLINk TO GROW IN THE pAsT ...” RETIREd TEACHER kAREN kEECH, 58, WORks IN THE pLAy ROOm WITH CHILdREN AT dIsCOVERy HOUsE FAmILy VIOLENT pREVENTION sOCIETy. sHE’s ALsO dONE OTHER FUNdRAIsING ANd OTHER JObs, TOO. “I’VE ALWAys VOLUNTEEREd, EVER sINCE I WAs A TEENAGER. IT Is sOmETHING I LIkE TO dO,” sHE sAys. “I FEEL pRIVILEGEd TO bE AbLE TO VOLUNTEER.” results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) grant Black, Calgary Herald CORI GHITTER, 41, HAs bEEN A mEmbER OF THE bOARd OF dIRECTORs OF THE yWCA sHERIFF kING HOmE FOR sEVEN yEARs. sHE’s HELd A NUmbER OF pOsITIONs ON THE bOARd, INCLUdING pREsIdENT. sHE VOLUNTEERs bECAUsE OF HER “pAssION FOR WOmEN’s IssUEs.” sHE WAs pHOTOGRApHEd WITH HER CHILdREN, ERIC, 6, ANd sOpHIE, 8. The Calgary Herald Christmas Fund has raised more than $13 million for local charities since its inception in 1991 and in 2009 raised more than one million dollars. The final 2009 total was just under $1.2 million — resulting in more than $85,000 for each of the 14 selected charitable recipients. Even though Calgary experienced a large number of job losses this year in the oil patch, the retail sector and the service industry, Calgarians heard our call and we received a record number of individual donors, an increase of eight per cent since last year. This generosity will help thousands of Calgarians through the recipient organizations. grant Black, Calgary Herald Proudly Presented By Imagine a life with books. Performance Enhancing Offices™ Give the gift of inspiration, adventure d t andd knowledge. k l d Book B k Bags B for f kids kid is i an exciting iti initiative encouraging children to explore the fun and magic of reading. Drop off your donation at any Calgary McDonald’s. Donations will be used to purchase new books for hundreds of children who might not otherwise have direct access to the magic of reading. The program also recieves support from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, XL 103FM, CBE Trustees and CBE Schools and other generous Calgarians. Supporting Partners: CALAA738510_1_1 Great Ideas " Who needs newspapers?? " Or fair wages Or truthful politicians Or compassion... eNtrY FOrM Honourable Mention/ Mention honorable Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ❍ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ comPany Winnipeg Free Press name Julie Carl address 1355 Mountain Ave. city Winnipeg e-mail [email protected] ✔ Digital Innovation ❍ ❍ Special Sections ❍ Magazines ProV MB Pc R2X 3B6 PHone 204-697-7280 name of Promotion Winnipeg's Gone Wacky exPlanation and imPlementation To the judges, Winnipeg is a funny city. Often the locals jest that it’s a dry funny, much like our cold. But even though we knew it was a funny city, we were surprised when our Winnipeg’s Gone Wacky contest drew more than 50 entrants. We asked contestants to upload a three-minute video of their comedy routines to our website. Fifty-four of them did. Then we set up a voting process and invited readers, who logged on by the score, to vote for the Top 10. Those comics performed at a local venue to a packed house for fame, glory and a $1,000 grand prize as well as a guest spot on our media partner Hot 103’s morning show. Ace Burpee – a radio personality who blogs for us – hosted the contest and the final performances. Here’s what his landing page looked like mid-contest: http://stage.www.winnipegfreepress.com/ace/gone-wacky/ . We aimed to attract a younger audience with Winnipeg’s Gone Wacky and the crowd at the finalists’ performance definitely suggested we had done that. Proceeds from that evening went to the Manitoba Mood Disorder Association. And just to further put our mark on the event, judges were Ace and our own TV writer Brad Oswald and humour columnist Doug Speirs. We think our Winnipeg’s Gone Wacky promotion is a Great Idea. We hope you do, too. Thank you. results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) More than 50 local wannabe comics submitted videos online. Scores of readers voted, and we packed the house at a local concert hall for the Top 10's performance. FallCamp_Compassion15_8401 Great Ideas Romance Limited Time Offer $50 Gift Certificate to Ric’s Grill A Bouquet of Flowers Classified “Love Note” eNtrY FOrM 1 st eR Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ✔ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ✔ Small Market (under 25,000) ❍ ❍ Large Market (over 25,000) comPany Lethbridge Herald name Tony LeBlanc address 504 - 7th St. South city Lethbridge e-mail [email protected] ❍ Digital Innovation ❍ Special Sections ❍ Magazines ProV AB Pc T1J 2H1 PHone 403-380-7588 name of Promotion Valentine's Romance package exPlanation and imPlementation To most people in the city, Ric's Grill is considered THE place to go to impress your date. Ric’s took an old water tower in the middle of the city, converted it with an elevator, and developed it into a gourmet restaurant perched high above the city streets. If there was ever a romance theme, Ric's capitalizes on it and we wanted in! Now because they never advertise with us, it also seemed like a good chance to impress upon them with the power of print. So we struck a deal. They agreed to supply fifty $50.00 gift certificates and in return, we would a) promote their business in a daily ad, and b) purchase any further gift certificates needed at full price. Seeing that we only sold 20 subscriptions the year (giving away just flowers and classified love notes), we thought we were in great shape. Over and above the gift certificate, new subscribers received flowers and a classified love note for the full romantic ensemble! results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) Circulation results: We sold an amazing 77 subscriptions on the merits of this deal alone without any other supportive sales efforts. One year later, we have a retention rate of 42%. Expenses: (27 $50.00 gift cards) + (77 $7.50 bouquets) = $4427.50 Revenue: based on 42% retention with rate of decline factored in = $11,000 (and going) With the positive response from the community and higher than expected demand for tables during Valentines week, Ric's has since advertised again. Offer is valid from Jan. 14th, 09 till Feb. 14th 09. In order to qualify, participants must not have had a subscription to the Lethbridge Herald in the past 30 days. We accept all major credit cards. February 2009 A click away from increasing your business. 905.372.0131 x 345 Did we take your photo? Call for a reprint. 905.372.0131 x301 A new beginning If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants,” Sir Isaac Newton famously said in reference to scientific progress. This is an historic day in the lives of our historic papers. Today, we stand on the shoulders of giants, our own daily newspapers, the Port Hope Evening Guide and Cobourg Daily Star, and weekly Colborne Chronicle, and their predecessors, to bring Northumberland a newspaper to take us into the future. Northumberland today. com is so-named to reflect who we are, where we live and our arena of coverage. The name is very familiar to users of our website, www.northumberlandtoday.com . We are one of the first newspapers in Canada to brand our print product with our online product to reflect our commitment to all readers of daily news of Northumberland County events, issues, people and places. We know thousands of people are tuning in, and the statistics on our website prove it — over 208,000 page views in December 2008; over 230,000 in January 2009. Over 30,000 hits were made by unique visitors last month! Changes are being made to better serve our target market — you — and to ensure the continuing viability and vitality of our products. It’s almost unheard of today, that a person would be born in one small town, go to school there, get a job, marry, raise a family and die there. Today, even our “local” focus is broader than that. The world has grown smaller, so our neighbourhoods have grown larger. Our readers need to know what’s happening in the community-of-interest known as Northumberland County. Our advertisers need to reach consumers in an area larger than a few square miles. Our news focus will remain intensely focused on the communities we have served for generations. and we will also bring readers the option of perusing stories, pictures, ideas, viewpoints and advertising from other local markets, as well. Many of our talented and dedicated staff members have lived here for decades, immersed in the issues and social milieu of Northumberland. We weren’t born yesterday; we get it. Readers can expect what they’ve always had and more. We will be able to achieve economies of scale in our printing operations and in reductions in our need for our trucking and delivery services, an environmental advantage. Along with other improvements, we expect this innovation will bring better quality to the look of our product. We see today as the moment, the opportunity to build on the strengths we have always possessed, and expand upon them for a world that is changing, incorporating the immediacy of the Internet with the proud histor y of print media. We see this as an opportunity for all of Northumberland to reach out into the wider world and showcase its strength, its beauty, its diversified economy, its future. Since 1831, the Cobourg Star has been a household name; since 1879, the Port Hope Evening Guide has been a daily newspaper; since 1959, the Colborne Chronicle (successor to the Colborne Express and the Enterprise of East Northumberland) has been a weekly fixture. Now, all three urban markets — plus Grafton, Brighton, Warkworth and the rest of county, including rural readers and advertisers in between — will have a product they can call their own, one that incorporates the history and tradition of service of the former titles, and offers more news, more comment, more advertising to meet the needs of a new millennium. This isn’t just a job; it’s a calling. 2 nd e Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ✔ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ✔ Small Market (under 25,000) ❍ ❍ Large Market (over 25,000) comPany Northumberland Publishers name Gerry Drage address 99 King St. W. city Cobourg e-mail [email protected] ❍ Digital Innovation ❍ Special Sections ❍ Magazines ProV Ont Pc K9A2M4 PHone 9053720131 x345 name of Promotion We remain committed to national award-winning news photography and writing. Little pink bug. BOB OWEN/Sun Media A New Beginning exPlanation and imPlementation Our 3 local papers were merged into one county wide daily in 2009. Big question was getting the message out in a clear way and not to ruffle feathers in the 3 communities that had long traditions with these papers going back 179 years. A decision was mad to do this in a 4 page self promotional section to go out to our readers. We needed to get the message across what was being done , why and how it would benefit the community. We had comments from managers an prominent individuals. We highlighted all the local people working at the papers and the fact that this is not the first time that this has been done in our History. ers has a very strong, positive presence in our communities. Each community throughout Northumberland County is unique and each brings real assets to the county. “With our new publication, we will be able to showcase those strengths on a more universal basis.” Readers will benefit, she explained, by being able to share different approaches to common problems or challenges, “for instance, where to put our resources, where tax dollars go.” Recalling when she first came to Northumberland Publishers, “I worked in the basement of a mouldy Division Street building in Cobourg. We used molten lead type to produce a weekly newspaper.” In fact, at that time, the technological and philosophical aspects of newspaper production were similar to those of the industry’s earliest days. A lot has changed in that relatively short span of history. Northumberland Publishers acquired offset presses, then computers and cell phones; teletypes were replaced by faxes and then by the Internet results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) and e-mail. The Cobourg Star went from a weekly, to twice weekly to daily publication. Northumberland Publishers acquired the Port Hope Evening Guide and Colborne Chronicle. “The evolution has been unbelievable. Now, people have immediate, in-home access to news any time, day or night” with www.northumberlandtoday.com . With that web presence, she notes, Northumberland Publishers has become more than a provider of county newsf or a county audience. It is now “an ambassador for Northumberland to the rest of the world.” But, she says, one thing has remained constant throughout. “Ou r m a n t ra h a s a l w a y s been ‘p e o p l e, p e o p l e, people,’ and intensely local coverage. “ T h a t m a n t ra re m a i n s,” she says. “All of us here at Northumberland Publishers are passionate about what we do. This isn’t just a job; it’s a calling. “We believe in this county, in its past and its future. “And we rock.” 905-372-0131 Breaking News Check the Weather Visit the Shopping Directoy Articles & Blogs Visit Sign up for an Check out the Photo Gallery Photo’s & Video’s Find an eNtrY FOrM PETER FISHER/Sun Media We rock. Since she started in tion that will “give the newspaper busistrength,” Ms. Martin ness 40 years ago as says. an eager, inexperi“It will be exciting to enced teenager, share the triumphs of Northumberland individuals with a Publishers Editorial broader audience. We Director Mandy have so many wonderMartin has seen ful people in this “incredible changes.” county; now, all our Mandy Martin The launch of readers can celebrate Northumberland them.” Today.com that combines and With the new publication, expands on the daily newspa- Northumberland’s many resipers, the Cobourg Daily Star dents and communities “will and Port Hope Evening Guide know one another better,” she and weekly Colborne predicts. Chronicle, is a positive innova“Northumberland Publish- Great Ideas Bringing Northumberland to the World. Every Minute. Every Hour. Every Day Community Calendar Very good response from our readers very little drop in circulation (mostly only from those that may have received 2 or 3 of the papers that were merged. People realized that they would now get regional coverage rather than just there town increasing awareness. Business community wondered why this wasn't done years ago. The section went along way to ease concerns in the community. Great Ideas eNtrY FOrM Honourable Mention/ Mention honorable Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ❍ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ✔ Promotional Campaigns ❍ ❍ Advertising – Print ✔ Small Market (under 25,000) ❍ ❍ Large Market (over 25,000) comPany Lethbridge Herald name Tony LeBlanc address 504 - 7th St. South city Lethbridge e-mail [email protected] ❍ Digital Innovation ❍ Special Sections ❍ Magazines ProV AB Pc T1J 2H1 PHone 403-380-7588 name of Promotion "Food for Thought" The “Food for Thought” charitable foundation provides much needed funding to our local schools for breakfast programs. Hundreds of children each day depend on your generosity for what most of us take for granted. exPlanation and imPlementation As one of the biggest and most recognized business in our community, we wanted to give something back to show our appreciation. At the same time, we wanted to provide a service that would strengthen our brand while taking advantage of our ability to reach people. The Lethbridge Herald “Food For thought” Charitable Foundation was an idea we had to bring light of the challenges facing our local primary schools of 15,000 children with hunger. Up until we came, the breakfast program was primarily funded by gracious teachers out of their own pocket who had only made a dent. In order to better market this worthwhile cause, we solicited a partnership with the city’s many A&W restaurant. By choosing a fast food restaurant chain, as in our case, we were able to increase the visibility of our plight at the “street and mall” level, reaching a demographic not normally associated with our product. However, this changed when the restaurant chain agreed to purchase 400 copies/day to give away in exchange for the publicity we were giving them. As for daily hype, our newsroom provided daily coverage on how the foundation helps the cause with daily list donor names (majority gave $20-50.00). Since everyone loves to see their name in print associated with something good, it provided encouragement for others to donate. A&W also agreed to donate 40cents from every “Bacon’N’Egger” sold not only during the December campaign, but for January as well. Of the marketing piece, a local Lethbridge classroom was used in a real setting. The Lethbridge Herald Charitable Foundation is it's own separate corporation, operated by selected staff/board members from the Herald who donate their time & efforts. results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) For every Bacon N’ Egger sandwich sold during December and January, A&W will donate 40¢ on your behalf! 291107 A complementary Newspaper courtesy of - We had an overwhelming community response. Anywhere from 10-20 people a day, either came into our office or mailed in a donation. - Donations from the public, our staff, A&W, and cash boxes amounted to a whopping $39,000. Broken down by the complete population of Lethbridge (85,000), it worked out to a buck for every 2 people. - Our readership went up by another 400 copies/day netting the Lethbridge Herald $2,400.00 from A&W. - We also felt that we made a positive leap in branding our name. We placed a button on our web page devoted to this campaign for those who wish to learn more or donate throughout the year. It still stands today. “Food for thought” is a registered non-profit charitable foundation to which donations are collected and disbursed amongst our local school boards for the purpose of providing breakfast to students of local families in need. For more information or to donate, please contact the Lethbridge Herald by phone: 328-4411 or by mail: Attention: “Food for Thought” 504 -7th Street South Lethbridge AB T1J 2H1, Official tax receipts will be provided. - As I drop off my 7 year old to school in the morning, I'm reminded each day of the positive affects that's come from our hard work. On a daily basis, this school alone fills up several tables in the gymnasium with children from disadvantaged families appreciative of this service. Great Ideas IDÉES DE GéNIE 02 P romotional Campaign/ Campagne promotionnelle Great Ideas eNtrY FOrM 1 st eR Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ❍ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ comPany Winnipeg Free Press name Julie Carl address 1355 Mountain Ave. city Winnipeg e-mail [email protected] ✔ Digital Innovation ❍ ❍ Special Sections ❍ Magazines ProV MB Pc R2X 3B6 PHone 204-697-7280 name of Promotion Winnipeg's Gone Wacky exPlanation and imPlementation To the judges, Winnipeg is a funny city. Often the locals jest that it’s a dry funny, much like our cold. But even though we knew it was a funny city, we were surprised when our Winnipeg’s Gone Wacky contest drew more than 50 entrants. We asked contestants to upload a three-minute video of their comedy routines to our website. Fifty-four of them did. Then we set up a voting process and invited readers, who logged on by the score, to vote for the Top 10. Those comics performed at a local venue to a packed house for fame, glory and a $1,000 grand prize as well as a guest spot on our media partner Hot 103’s morning show. Ace Burpee – a radio personality who blogs for us – hosted the contest and the final performances. Here’s what his landing page looked like mid-contest: http://stage.www.winnipegfreepress.com/ace/gone-wacky/ . We aimed to attract a younger audience with Winnipeg’s Gone Wacky and the crowd at the finalists’ performance definitely suggested we had done that. Proceeds from that evening went to the Manitoba Mood Disorder Association. And just to further put our mark on the event, judges were Ace and our own TV writer Brad Oswald and humour columnist Doug Speirs. We think our Winnipeg’s Gone Wacky promotion is a Great Idea. We hope you do, too. Thank you. results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) More than 50 local wannabe comics submitted videos online. Scores of readers voted, and we packed the house at a local concert hall for the Top 10's performance. Great Ideas eNtrY FOrM 2 nd e Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ❍ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ comPany Winnipeg Free Press name Julie Carl address 1355 Mountain Ave. city Winnipeg e-mail [email protected] ✔ Digital Innovation ❍ ❍ Special Sections ❍ Magazines ProV MB Pc R2X 3B6 PHone 204-697-7280 name of Promotion Winnipeg's Gone Wacky exPlanation and imPlementation To the judges, Winnipeg is a funny city. Often the locals jest that it’s a dry funny, much like our cold. But even though we knew it was a funny city, we were surprised when our Winnipeg’s Gone Wacky contest drew more than 50 entrants. We asked contestants to upload a three-minute video of their comedy routines to our website. Fifty-four of them did. Then we set up a voting process and invited readers, who logged on by the score, to vote for the Top 10. Those comics performed at a local venue to a packed house for fame, glory and a $1,000 grand prize as well as a guest spot on our media partner Hot 103’s morning show. Ace Burpee – a radio personality who blogs for us – hosted the contest and the final performances. Here’s what his landing page looked like mid-contest: http://stage.www.winnipegfreepress.com/ace/gone-wacky/ . We aimed to attract a younger audience with Winnipeg’s Gone Wacky and the crowd at the finalists’ performance definitely suggested we had done that. Proceeds from that evening went to the Manitoba Mood Disorder Association. And just to further put our mark on the event, judges were Ace and our own TV writer Brad Oswald and humour columnist Doug Speirs. We think our Winnipeg’s Gone Wacky promotion is a Great Idea. We hope you do, too. Thank you. results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) More than 50 local wannabe comics submitted videos online. Scores of readers voted, and we packed the house at a local concert hall for the Top 10's performance. NATIONAL POST, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010 HAITI nationalpost.com A3 To the people of Haiti, we say clearly, and with conviction, you will not be forsaken. In this, your hour of greatest need, America stands with you. The world stands with you. So today, you must know that help is arriving — much, much more help is on the way. — Barack Obama THE PEOPLE The suffering never ends Great Ideas eNtrY FOrM 3 rd e Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ❍ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ✔ Promotional Campaigns ❍ ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ comPany Canwest name Mark Gravel address 1010 St-Catherine Street West city Montreal e-mail [email protected] ❍ Digital Innovation ❍ Special Sections ❍ Magazines ProV Quebec Pc H3B 5L1 PHone 514-285-1455 name of Promotion Médecins Sans Frontières- Act Now JORGE SILVA / REUTERS TYLER ANDERSON / NATIONAL POST exPlanation and imPlementation LOGAN ABASSI / AFP / GETTY IMAGES TYLER ANDERSON / NATIONAL POST DAMON WINTER / THE NEW YORK TIMES DAMON WINTER / THE NEW YORK TIMES CARLOS BARRIA / REUTERS In late summer last year, we worked with Cossette, the agency representing Médecins Sans Frontières, on a plan that would help bring greater impact, awareness and urgency to the client's call for help in times of world crisis. Médecins Sans Frontières is a non profit group who are well-recognized as being on the fronts lines of natural disasters and human conflict. Often they are on the ground during severe crisis before the first wave of other NGO groups and countries react. The agency came to us to discuss a solution that would maximize on the immediacy of newspaper coverage that will help jolt readers into action whenever a worldwide crisis occurred. As a NGO, the clients resources are small, and they could not afford to simply advertise at anytime or in any environment. Traditional media buying deadlines could also mean that their message comes out two days after an original story breaks meaning valuable lost time in times of urgency. In keeping with the client's values of being the first up and running when a crisis breaks, we built an agreement with them that would give our production department the right to make last minute addition to the paper and insert their ad adjacent to any appropriate targeted content on the night that a story breaks. The campaign was originally targeted to our International News feature and any news story regarding a crisis or on-going conflict in Africa. The client's creative would reflect messaging around their efforts on the continent. Some survivors were overcome with emotion, while others sought medical attention or sorted through the remains of buildings in Port-au-Prince yesterday. EMERGENCY Earthquake Devastates Haiti MSF is on the ground providing vital medical relief to thousands of injured. The people of Haiti need your help. 1-800-982-7903 www.msf.ca or http://tiny.cc/msf_donate results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) With the agreement in place, the first two executions appeared in December and early January. A very creative and nontraditional vertical banner designed by the agency appeared next to stories on the unfolding human crisis in Sudan. The height of the vertical strip help assure that the ad would be next to wherever the article may have appeared on the page. The client was very satisfied with the newspaper's partnership and final execution of the campaign. The timely, targeted positioning of in-yourface creative combined with relevant environment made for a better connection with the reader and a more effective campaign. As a result, the client now with a strong formula, turned again to newspapers when the disastrous Haiti earthquake hit. In this urgency, the client changed their messaging and turned to The National Post to seek the best possible adjacency to the breaking news story. The Post arranged premium positioning on A-3 underneath a pictorial of the terrible destruction and stories that were emerging from the early days of the crisis. BETTERbuys40 Have yourady! re credit card Monday to Friday between 9:00am & 4:00pm Call 343-6268 Solstice Titan LV Current Designs Touring Sea Kayak Colour: Tangerine, Material: Kevlar, Weight: 52lbs, Length: 17’ 7”. The Solstice Titan LV is a great touring boat for beginner and intermediate paddlers between 200 and 250lbs Cobra UFi Graphite Irons The Cobra UFi irons employ multi-material integration and advanced head design to achieve the highest MOI and lowest centre of gravity of any iron Cobra has ever produced. Together, these technologies generate the ultimate in foregiveness, distance and feel. 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It plays all kinds of discs, including your digital music files, and features a heavy-duty built-in amplifier that'll make anything you listen to sound great. This versatile DVD player also offers you a host of options for expanding your system. Retails for $399.99 107 S. MAY ST. (near city hall) • 623-4488 Selling for $150 615A Squier Street • 344-4277 Retails for $500 Selling for $300 707 Memorial Ave. | 345-6418 Partner Small Office Edition Phone System Bundled package includes Partner ACS 308 Processor, 1 Black Partner 18D, 3 Black Partner 6D’s and Partner PCMCIA small voice mail card. Basic Installation included. Retails for $2,244 Selling for $1,346 615A Squier Street • 344-4277 ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ ❍ Digital Innovation ❍ Special Sections ❍ Magazines comPany The Chronicle Journal name Steve Benoit - Advertising Manager, Clint Harris, Vice-President - Operations address 75 S. Cumberland Street city Thunder Bay e-mail [email protected] ProV ON Pc P7B 1A3 PHone 807-343-6277 name of Promotion BETTERbuys exPlanation and imPlementation Retails for $250 BETTERbuys is a weekly newspaper advertising page. It is a sales event known as ‘BETTERbuys’, whereby business customers submit items (products) for the purpose of selling them at a discount. Each item submitted is inserted into the next BETTERbuys’ Sunday issue on a rotation schedule determined by the Chronicle-Journal with other businesses, for a maximum period of FOUR BETTERbuys Sunday issues. The items appear in their own 2 ¼ x 2” advertising space. In exchange for items submitted by the businesses, the Chronicle Journal provides the business with Display Advertising space in the paper corresponding to the current retail value of the submitted item. All items are advertised in BETTERbuy’s Sunday issues discounted by 40% of the full retail value. 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Retails for $2109 Selling for $1266 4 stroke, air cooled, automatic, 2WD, drum/hydraulic disk brakes, 1.45 gallon tank. Green in Colour. Patented True Non-Flip Coil Design on this Canadian Made Simmons Beautyrest Individual Pocket Coil Mattress! Awesome Pressure Relief Design & Extra Supportive Edge Guard System! Comfort Plush-Top Design with Wool And Memory Foam! Bid is for Queen Size Mattress, Boxspring, delivery* and Protective Mattress Cover. *(Thunder Bay & Surrounding Area) Please indicate category: at work, home and play Arctic Cat 2x4 50cc ATV SIMMONS QUEENSIZE BEAUTYREST! Honourable Mention/ Mention honorable SAVING LIVES 4 stroke, air cooled, automatic, 2WD, drum/hydraulic disk brakes, 1.45 gallon tank. Red in Colour. 3404 Rosslyn Rd. • 939-2521 www.rosslynservice.ca eNtrY FOrM 518 Fort William Road • 345-1712 • www.sja.ca/tbn Arctic Cat 2x4 50cc ATV Retails for $2100ea. Selling for $1260ea. Retail for $304ea. Visit our New showroom at: 871 Copper Crest. 346-9090 www.mingcarcare.ca Selling for $2340 MADGICAL’S GOLF KINGDOM Bosch Cottage Propane High Capacity Water Heater Automated External Defibrillator Package Retails for $3900 Selling for $510 Selling for $2339 savings This package includes: Philips™ Heartstart FRx Defibrillator, Philips™ Heartstart FRx Carrying Case, Philips™ Fast Response Kit, Site Assessment, Training for 6 people Retails for $850 Retails for $600 Retail for $3899 Cobra S9 II Graphite Irons % Great Ideas Retails for $5499.99 Selling for $999.00 Selling for $1977.00 results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) 707 MEMORIAL AVE. 345.2877 345.2877 Panasonic DMCG1 Demo Panasonic HDCDX1 3 Available Panasonic offers you the first Micro Four Thirds™ System camera which features portability, ease-of-use and colourful blue, black and red models for personalized style and active lifestyles. 345.2877 Sony KDL46WL140 Demo Retails for $2099.99 707 MEMORIAL AVE. 345.2877 Hitachi P50X901 Demo Retails for $2499.99 Selling for $999.00 345.2877 707 MEMORIAL AVE. 345.2877 707 MEMORIAL AVE. 345.2877 707 MEMORIAL AVE. 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Annual revenues exceed $100,000. Great Ideas To some, receiving a holiday gift is the same as receiving hope. Hope of a better tomorrow. For 103 years Toronto and the Star have been delivering hope annually, in the shape of presents, to thousands of disadvantaged children. The Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund. Together, we’re making the holidays better for all. We hope. eNtrY FOrM Honourable Mention/ Mention honorable Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ❍ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ comPany Winnipeg Free Press name Julie Carl address 1355 Mountain Ave. city Winnipeg e-mail [email protected] ✔ Digital Innovation ❍ ❍ Special Sections ❍ Magazines ProV MB Pc R2X 3B6 PHone 204-697-7280 name of Promotion Winnipeg's Gone Wacky exPlanation and imPlementation To the judges, Winnipeg is a funny city. Often the locals jest that it’s a dry funny, much like our cold. But even though we knew it was a funny city, we were surprised when our Winnipeg’s Gone Wacky contest drew more than 50 entrants. We asked contestants to upload a three-minute video of their comedy routines to our website. Fifty-four of them did. Then we set up a voting process and invited readers, who logged on by the score, to vote for the Top 10. Those comics performed at a local venue to a packed house for fame, glory and a $1,000 grand prize as well as a guest spot on our media partner Hot 103’s morning show. Ace Burpee – a radio personality who blogs for us – hosted the contest and the final performances. Here’s what his landing page looked like mid-contest: http://stage.www.winnipegfreepress.com/ace/gone-wacky/ . We aimed to attract a younger audience with Winnipeg’s Gone Wacky and the crowd at the finalists’ performance definitely suggested we had done that. Proceeds from that evening went to the Manitoba Mood Disorder Association. And just to further put our mark on the event, judges were Ace and our own TV writer Brad Oswald and humour columnist Doug Speirs. We think our Winnipeg’s Gone Wacky promotion is a Great Idea. We hope you do, too. Thank you. results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) More than 50 local wannabe comics submitted videos online. Scores of readers voted, and we packed the house at a local concert hall for the Top 10's performance. To donate by VISA, MasterCard or AMEX, call 416-869-4847. Online: www.thestar.com/santaclausfund Or, complete this form and make cheque payable to: The Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund, One Yonge St., ON M5E 1E6 Enclosed is my cheque or money order for $................... Name I would like my contribution published as follows: Example 1: In memory of Mrs. Smith Example 2: Anonymous Example 3: In lieu of Xmas gift to clients of Smith & Co. Address City/Town Province Postal code Telephone number SCF-Girl0884-8405 Great Ideas IDÉES DE GéNIE 03 S pecial Sections/ Cahiers thématiques S P O R T S D2 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009 ■ Great Ideas SPORTS EDITOR: STU COWAN, SCOWAN @ THEGAZETTE.CANWEST.COM eNtrY FOrM 1 st eR Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ❍ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ ❍ Digital Innovation ✔ Special Sections ❍ ❍ Magazines comPany Canwest name The Montreal Gazette c/o Carlos Madruga address 1010 Ste-Catherine St. West suite 200 city Montreal e-mail [email protected] ProV Quebec Pc H3B 5L1 PHone 514-987-2309 name of Promotion Hockey Inside Out exPlanation and imPlementation Due to the popularity of hockey in Montreal and the large fan base for the Canadiens, The Gazette launched an online micro-site in 2008 called Habs Inside Out. The overwhelming success generated by this site created a reverse publishing product... and the Hockey Inside tabloid was launched. Seven stand-alone sections were published (some as large as 30 pages) throughout 2009, featuring hockey editorial and related advertising, mirroring and possibly surpassing the success rate of its online forefather. COVER AND PHOTOS: JOHN MAHONEY THE GAZETTE Canadiens goalies Carey Price and Jaroslav Halak flex their muscles in shot contest during public practice on Nov. 8. FOCUS ON CH GOALIE GREATS Check out our list of Canadiens Vézina Trophy winners, including Jacques Plante Page D14 HOCKEY HISTORY LESSON Jacques Plante biography RED FISHER D3 ONE-ON-ONE D6 MIKE BOONE D8 PAT HICKEY D17 DAVE STUBBS D19 WHERE ARE THEY NOW? D24 CALENDAR D26 chronicles the changing face of the NHL game. Page D12 results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) KIDS’ CORNER Check out our colouring page for kids and find out how a drawing of your favourite Hab could be published in the next Hockey Inside/Out. Page D23 NEXT PUBLICATION Look for the next edition of Hockey Inside/Out on Dec. 10 HOCKEY INSIDE/OUT: SPORTS EDITOR STU COWAN, COPY EDITOR DAVE PETERS, DESIGN EDITOR/ILLUSTRATOR KIM CHUTE Generated over $354,000 in print revenue throughout 2009. Each week, The Gazette is read by 294,300 adults (Source: NADbank 2008, 4 + issues in a month). The total online advertising revenue for 2009 was over $215K. The website, Habs Inside Out, received on average 66, 000 unique monthly visitors and counted a total of 2.4 million monthly page views. (Sources: comScoremediaMetrix, Total Canada (2+), All locations, October to December, 2009 (average); Google Analytics, October to December, 2009 (average)) Great Ideas eNtrY FOrM 2 nd e Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ❍ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ comPany Hamilton Spectator name Kelly Montague address 44 Frid city Hamilton e-mail [email protected] ❍ Digital Innovation ✔ Special Sections ❍ ❍ Magazines ProV ON Pc L8N 3G3 PHone 905-526-3545 name of Promotion Celebrate Hamilton- Stories That Shaped our City C E L E B R AT E HAMILTON our city exPlanation and imPlementation This feature was a cross-paper product for our editorial and advertising departments. We produced a 56 page broadsheet section packed with local stories about our great city and packed with advertising supporting this message. The feature had four sections that were themed: local news, entertainment, sports and business. See full copy sample. Stories that shaped A special section of The Hamilton Spectator, Oct. 28, 2009 results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) This feature was one of our most successful in-paper products boasting 60% profit. Our editor received several e-mails and calls saluting our efforts with this section. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ TOP, CLOCKWISE: Hamilton’s Centre Mall turns one, mobster moll Bessie Perri gunned down, Swine Flu Relief Hospital at Ballinahinch, Anne Jones is our Supermayor, the Royals visit. BOTTOM, CLOCKWISE: CHCH as broadcast pioneer, Tiger-Cats win Grey Cup at home, Billy Sherring wins Olympic marathon in Greece, first dispatch from Dieppe. Don’t miss the Reno Tax Credit! Ends soon. Look a little closer and you’ll see Green. Visit our Display Centre at 1217 King Road and find out what makes our windows “Green”. View the many design options available for your next renovation or new construction project and ask about professional installation. Call 905.633.7444 or 1.800.585.5561 R001530543 pollardwindows.com C M Y CALGARY HERALD GARDENING I N S P I R AT I O N • R E L A X AT I O N • I N N O VAT I O N EDITOR: YVONNE JEFFERY 403-235-8658 FAX: 403-235-7379 WWW.CALGARYHERALD.COM FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2009 Welcome to spring Welcome to Gardening! Our seasonal section devoted to helping gardeners get the most from the growing season launches today — and can be found here weekly throughout the spring and summer, as today’s daffodils give way to tomorrow’s roses. You’ll see familiar columnists, including local experts Donna Balzer and Nora Bryan, plus the ever-popular Q&A from the Calgary Horticultural Society. New this year, the Calgary Zoo will give us a peek at what’s blooming, beginning next week. So, whether you’re gardening on a balcony or an acreage, whether your first love is fruit, floral or veggie, you’ll always find useful, practical tips geared to our unique climate — along with plenty of inspiration. The season is short enough — don’t miss a single second of it . . . or a single gardening article. Watch for us here and at calgaryherald.com/life, and be sure to enter the Make the Most of Your Home & Garden contest at calgaryherald.com/makethemost. Make your garden an EARLY bloomer NORA “I BRYAN t’s a bit early for those, dear,” the pleasant elderly woman in the checkout behind me remarked, looking askance at my flats of pansies and other spring treasures. As if to underline her point, a gust of wet air followed another tuqued and gloved customer into the store. I couldn’t deny the rainy sky looked to have a sleety aspect to it. “Ah,” I answered, “Yes it is, but I have a plan!” She looked dubiously at my collection and I swear she said a silent prayer over it. But I do indeed have a plan. The conventional wisdom is to start bedding out plants outside no sooner than the May long weekend. Some gardeners even hold off until the end of May, when danger of frost is statistically low enough to appease even the most cautious soul. I ignore all of that. I get stuff as soon as I see it in stores. Winter has long overstayed its welcome. I want colour. But there is an even better reason to push the envelope now — for the health of your garden. Beneficial insects are waking from their winter sleep and making forays on warm days. What are cheerful blooms to you are life-giving nectar and pollen stations for your hungry hordes. As soon as the lobelia is out, I notice the first of the small hover flies, their tiny bodies shining in pools of sunlight as they search for flowers to visit. Hover flies will stick around to fulfil their purpose — to lay their eggs — if they are happy and healthy. Hover fly hatchlings are predators and their favourite food is often aphids. Of course, our risk of hard frosts can decimate your new eye candy. This is why I follow a clear plan, which progresses toward and beyond the May long weekend. ■ Get pansies as soon as you see them. Pansies can take snow and many degrees of frost. Put them in pots or in the ground. ■ Dusty Millers, Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus), Bachelor’s Button (Centaurea cyanus) and Snapdragons can also take some frost. ■ Harden off all new purchases before planting them. Even the tough guys have probably spent their youths coddled in the temperate environs of a greenhouse. They are not ready for a Calgary spring. Place the flats outside in a shady place out of wind for several days at least, if it is warm. If it is cool, a plastic-covered minigreenhouse is perfect. If it will freeze at night, put the flats in a cool garage. ■ Plant hanging baskets and small pots the weeks before the long weekend. Pots and baskets of petunias and geraniums can be put into a cool garage each night if frost threatens. I have installed hooks in my garden shed for hanging baskets. ■ Around the May long weekend, it’s safe to plant most of N O Rfavourites A our garden in larger pots, window boxes and also in the ground. Don’t forget to harden them off first. I insert bamboo stakes in the pots and keep a supply of old sheets or frost blankets handy just in case. ■ Toward the end of May, the nightly rituals of checking the forecast and shuffling the pots can be relaxed. ■ Real heat-loving divas like Begonias, Impatiens, Coleus, Ageratum and Portulaca can be planted around the end of May. That’s the plan! Sure, it’s a little more work, but you will be enjoying your flowerfilled patio when the cautious gardeners are just getting D10 DIG THIS make the most of your home & garden Today’s Tip CONTEST • As part of our Make the Most of Your Home & Garden contest (you could win an Ultimate Backyard Living package from Canadian Tire!), we’ll run a reader tip about homes and gardens daily until May 22. To enter the contest and to submit your tip (you’ll receive a $20 Canadian Tire gift certificate if the tip goes into print), go to calgaryherald.com/makethemost. Here’s a great tip from reader Rosalie Nimmo: “Get rid of the winter blues . . . when the first pots of primulas and pansies arrive at your favourite store . . . pick up several and put in pots and set out on your deck. I fill my window boxes full of these beautiful, colourful flowers — usually the 1st of April if not earlier. “When the warm weather sets in, you can add more tender bedding out plants — it grows with the weather.” Mulch with mushrooms COMPOST • All Seasons Mushrooms in Crossfield is again hosting Gardener Appreciation Week, which wraps up this weekend. The mushroom growers are giving away free spent mushroom substrate, a highly organic compost that helps lawns, shrubs, gardens and trees flourish in any soil. It’s ideal for breaking down clay soils, mulching, lawn dressing, tree planting and vegetable growing. Today and Sunday, substrate will be up for grabs to gardeners willing to load their own vehicle, either in bulk, bags or containers they supply themselves. Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All Seasons Mushrooms will have three loaders and one Bobcat present to help load substrate onto trucks up to one tonne in size, while supplies last. Gardeners can also come out and load their own containers. To get to the farm, take the Crossfield-Drumheller exit (Hwy. 72) east off Highway 2, drive 0.5 kilometres and turn right onto the service road south. Look for the Rol-Land Farms Limited-Essex Kent Mushrooms sign in the field. Call 403-946-4395 for more information. BRYAN started. Plus, your beneficial bugs will also be doing their good deeds in your garden. NORA BRYAN IS A GARDEN CONSULTANT AND CERTIFIED ARBORIST. SHE CAN BE REACHED AT [email protected], AND THROUGH HER GARDEN BUZZ BLOG AT CALGARYHERALD.COM/LIFE. Photos, courtesy, Nora Bryan. Illustration, Rachel Niebergal, Calgary Herald — Compiled by Lisa Kadane, Calgary Herald ift at G om Gre for M ng as ide ncludi ds r i a c gift Seed Tape Calgary’s Home & Garden Centre One of the fastest growing segments in today’s gardening environment THE EASY, HASSLE-FREE WAY TO PLANT A GARDEN. S E R V I N G Senior’s Days Tues & Wed. Receive 10% off most regular priced merchandise eNtrY FOrM 3 rd e Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ✔ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ comPany Calgary Herald name Monica Zurowski address 215 - 16th Street S.E. city Calgary e-mail [email protected] ❍ Digital Innovation ✔ Special Sections ❍ ❍ Magazines ProV AB. Pc T2E 7P5 PHone 403-235-7291 name of Promotion Make the Most of Your _____ (Money; Home & Garden; Summer) exPlanation and imPlementation When 2009 began, the economy was the subject at the top of everyone’s mind. People were losing their jobs, their businesses and their homes. As a newspaper, we talked about the projects the Herald could tackle that would matter to people. How could the newspaper stay relevant and how could we ensure we provided valuable information that people wanted to purchase, even when money was tight? The concept we decided to tackle became known as the “Make the Most of Your __” project. Throughout the first half of the year, we visited the concept three times in a series of special sections. Each time, the focus was different, resulting in Make the Most of Your Money, Make the Most of Your Home & Garden, and Make the Most of Your Summer. Publishing expert advice and helpful tips was important, as was creating a forum in which readers shared strategies for making it through financially challenging times. This was citizen journalism that was powerful and pragmatic. For each of the three installments, we published special sections (four to eight pages of content) within our Real Life section, focusing on news readers could use. We then opened up the discussion to readers, asking them how they make the most of their money (or home, or summer.) Each day for 30 days, we published a reader tip in the paper. If a reader’s tip was published, he or she won a $20 gift card for a grocery store, gas station or retail outlet. We also created a special web page for this project, which stored all readers’ tips, archived stories, bonus material, photo galleries and related video. The project was a joint initiative between our Editorial, Advertising, Marketing and Reader Sales teams, which meant its reach in the community was significant. During the Make the Most of Your Money segment, it included a $20,000 Free Money contest, and during the Make the Most of Your Home & Garden segment, readers could enter to win a $10,000 backyard living package. results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) Great Gardens start with McKenzie Seeds Truckloads of Plant Material Arriving Daily Great Ideas C A L G A R I A N S S I N C E 1 9 1 8 w w w. s u n n y s i d e h o m e a n d g a r d e n . c o m Corner of Sarcee Tr. & 34th Ave. N.W. 288-3006 9 AM - 9 PM Everyday Extended Hours Now In Effect P AT I O FURNITURE GALORE CALAA722906_1_1 The results were fantastic: * More than 2,000 readers shared tips and participated in the citizen journalism component of this project. * Our Reader Sales team ensured there were extra papers on the streets during these time frames, to ensure maximum exposure to the special sections. * More than 47,700 people interacted with the Herald to enter the Free Money contest, while 14,000 entered to win a backyard living package, connected with Make the Most of Your Home & Garden. * Our Advertising department generated revenue from a variety of clients, by selling adjacent ads in these special sections. During the Make the Most of Your Home & Garden installment, for example, the Ad department sold adjacencies to garner $25,000 in new revenue. * An additional, internal positive spinoff from these special sections was the team-forging and morale-building that occurred within the newspaper, as a variety of people from various departments worked together to produce this meaningful project. * We received numerous phone calls, e-mails and even thank-you notes from readers, who wanted to acknowledge their appreciation of this content. Hamilton WATERFALL GUIDE Your passport to some of the city’s most beautiful wonders! Great Ideas eNtrY FOrM Honourable Mention/ Mention honorable Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ❍ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ comPany Hamilton Spectator name Kelly Montague address 44 Frid city Hamilton e-mail [email protected] ❍ Digital Innovation ✔ Special Sections ❍ ❍ Magazines ProV ON Pc L8N 3G3 PHone 905-526-3545 name of Promotion Hamilton Waterfall Guide exPlanation and imPlementation Known as the city of Waterfalls, we produced a small mini digest format that showcased a number of popular waterfalls around the city. We sold banners at the bottom of each page and produced a 36 page booklet. See full copy sample. results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) 2009/2010 AN ADVERTISING FEATURE BY We were thrilled with the response to our Hamilton Waterfall Guide. This product was a huge hit with readers and advertisers. We had tremendous feedback about the format, receiving e-mails and calls to salute the handy format. Great Ideas eNtrY FOrM Honourable Mention/ Mention honorable Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ❍ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ ❍ Digital Innovation ✔ Special Sections ❍ ❍ Magazines comPany The Leader-Post name Aaron Hackel / Jim Krieger address 1964 Park Street city Regina e-mail [email protected] / [email protected] ProV Sask Pc S4N 7M5 PHone 306-781-5492 name of Promotion Mosaic Guide exPlanation and imPlementation The Leader-Post took the smaller Mosaic Guide to print off a larger event guide and distributed to Regina and Southern Saskatchewan. The Mosaic Guide published as a 24 page Tall Digest on June 1, 2009. The guide was filled with information on where the pavilions are located, what each one is going to include and much more. This section also had an online component of 25,000 impressions to be used by the client over a three-week period. results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) The Mosaic Guide went out to all Leader-Post subscribers and brought in a total revenue amount of $19,141. I N F O R MATION GUIDE Great Ideas IDÉES DE GéNIE 04 Magazines/Magazines Great Ideas eNtrY FOrM 1 st eR Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ❍ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ✔ Small Market (under 25,000) ❍ ❍ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ Digital Innovation ❍ Special Sections ✔ Magazines ❍ comPany Northumberland Publishers name Gordon Brewerton address 99 King Street West city Cobourg e-mail [email protected] ProV ON Pc K9A 2M4 PHone 905-372-0131 name of Promotion Behind This Door exPlanation and imPlementation This magazine was created to celebrate the historic architecture of Northumberland County. There is a plethora of well-preserved homes and public buildings, many built by United Empire Loyalists during the early years of the 19th century. Port Hope alone has 280 historically designated buildings. Branches of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario are located in both Cobourg and Port Hope. In a year when tax incentives were offered for home renovations, Behind This Door was an all-encompassing vehicle for our advertisers both for new and older home renovations. results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) 7,500 copies of the 40-page magazine were printed and distributed throughout Northumberland County. Very few copies remain as this immediately became a popular read. Remarkably, this magazine generated a 58% profit in it inaugural edition. Great Ideas hmm ... hamilton’s men’s magazine spring 2009 issue eNtrY FOrM 2 nd e Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ❍ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ comPany The Hamilton Spectator name Kelly Montague address 44 Frid city Hamilton e-mail [email protected] ❍ Digital Innovation ❍ Special Sections ✔ Magazines ❍ ProV on Pc L8N3G3 PHone 905-526-3545 name of Promotion transforming theticats Hamilton Mens’ Magazine exPlanation and imPlementation We recognized the value of producing a niche publication with controlled press run and focused target market. A men’s magazine in Hamilton was a unique idea that presented numerous opportunities- especially for non-traditional newspaper sales opportunities. See full copy sample and cover samples. what you should be eating powerfoods hamilton bands making it big rick campanelli fromhamiltontohollywood results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) The magazine was a success from the start with several non-newspaper advertisers embracing this glossy product. Readership and client feedback has been tremendous. the controlled circulation- 25K allowed increased profit. With four editions under our belt in 2009, we enjoyed increased revenue (and profit!) with each new edition produced Great Ideas K?<D8>8Q@E<F=K?<E8E8@DF;8@CPE<NJ eNtrY FOrM 3 rd e Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ❍ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ ✔ Digital Innovation ❍ ❍ Special Sections ❍ Magazines N@EK<I<;@K@FEs)''0 comPany Winnipeg Free Press name Julie Carl address 1355 Mountain Ave. city Winnipeg e-mail [email protected] ProV MB Pc R2X 3B6 PHone 204-697-7280 name of Promotion Winnipeg's Gone Wacky Make this your Christmas exPlanation and imPlementation To the judges, Winnipeg is a funny city. Often the locals jest that it’s a dry funny, much like our cold. But even though we knew it was a funny city, we were surprised when our Winnipeg’s Gone Wacky contest drew more than 50 entrants. We asked contestants to upload a three-minute video of their comedy routines to our website. Fifty-four of them did. Then we set up a voting process and invited readers, who logged on by the score, to vote for the Top 10. Those comics performed at a local venue to a packed house for fame, glory and a $1,000 grand prize as well as a guest spot on our media partner Hot 103’s morning show. Ace Burpee – a radio personality who blogs for us – hosted the contest and the final performances. Here’s what his landing page looked like mid-contest: http://stage.www.winnipegfreepress.com/ace/gone-wacky/ . We aimed to attract a younger audience with Winnipeg’s Gone Wacky and the crowd at the finalists’ performance definitely suggested we had done that. Proceeds from that evening went to the Manitoba Mood Disorder Association. And just to further put our mark on the event, judges were Ace and our own TV writer Brad Oswald and humour columnist Doug Speirs. We think our Winnipeg’s Gone Wacky promotion is a Great Idea. We hope you do, too. Thank you. You have the power to get the peaceful, joyful holiday you’ve always wanted results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) Avoid stress and save money Finally! Cook a moist turkey Unique holiday gift ideas Your complete event guide Also: Travel, Auto, Finance, How-To, Dining Guide More than 50 local wannabe comics submitted videos online. Scores of readers voted, and we packed the house at a local concert hall for the Top 10's performance. $3.50 ISSSUE NO. 1 Great Ideas OFFICIAL GREY CUP FESTIVAL GUIDE GET CALGARY HERALD THE PARTY eNtrY FOrM Honourable Mention/ Mention honorable Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ❍ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ comPany Calgary Herald name Tom Babin address 215 - 16th Street S.W. city Calgary e-mail [email protected] ❍ Digital Innovation ❍ Special Sections ✔ Magazines ❍ ProV Alberta Pc T2E7P5 PHone 403-235-7157 name of Promotion STARTED Get the Party Started: Official Calgary Herald Grey Cup Festival Guide exPlanation and imPlementation As plans developed for Calgary to host the biggest Grey Cup party in history last year, the Calgary Herald saw an opportunity to tap into something that goes far beyond football. With a revived parade, a city block dedicated to partying fans and a celebratory culture, we worked with the Canadian Football League, our advertisers and the Herald’s editorial team to create Get the Party Started: The Official Calgary Herald Grey Cup Festival Guide. The goal of the 44-page magazine was to blend the spirit of the Grey Cup party with an easy-to-use guide to the parties celebrating the big game. To meet those goals, we created lively editorial content that detailed all aspects of the festival, such as musical acts performing at the week-long event, a history of Grey Cup parties, and even a cheeky user’s guide to crashing team parties. There was a map pointing out the festival event sites and the parade route, and comprehensive listings of official and related festival events. For visitors to the city, we included a shopping and restaurant guide. The Herald’s advertising team also recognized a great moment to connect Herald readers with companies that might otherwise shy away from football. We looked for unique advertising opportunities that would target readers taking advantage of the cultural events that come along with the Grey Cup. To reach our readers, we inserted the magazine into the newspaper, and we distributed thousands of copies on Stephen Avenue Mall; also known as festival central. results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) JUST REMEMBER, The results convincingly demonstrated that the magazine was used and enjoyed in the Calgary marketplace. Not only was the magazine delivered to all Herald subscribers; our marketing department also distributed the product to thousands of Calgarians and visitors. CANCER. The magazine became a common site around town, as people used it to navigate their way to Grey Cup events and activities. Marketing promotions for Grey Cup prizes, which were advertised in this product, engaged thousands of readers and attracted 20,000 entries. WHEN YOU MESS WITH THEM, YOU MESS WITH US. We are the largest provider of information, support and free services to cancer patients and their families. Are you ready to join the fight? From a financial standpoint, the magazine was also a success. The Herald’s advertising department sold ads to about three dozen clients and raised more than $20,000 in incremental revenue. The product was also successful in cementing the newspaper’s reputation as the best source for information on big events, such as the Grey Cup, and in helping build and grow the relationship with one of the city’s largest sports organizations. FIGHTBACK.CA CALAA734760_1_1 2009 OCTOBER serving thunder bay & thirty-two northwestern ontario communities Great Ideas eNtrY FOrM Honourable Mention/ Mention honorable Please indicate category: Please indicate market size: ❍ Newspaper Marketing and Promotion ❍ Promotional Campaigns ❍ Advertising – Print ❍ Small Market (under 25,000) ✔ Large Market (over 25,000) ❍ ❍ Digital Innovation ❍ Special Sections ✔ Magazines ❍ comPany The Chronicle Journal name Steve Benoit - Advertising Manager, Clint Harris, Vice - President - Operations address 75 S. Cumberland Street city Thunder Bay e-mail [email protected] ProV ON Pc P7B 1A3 PHone 807-343-6277 name of Promotion New Horizons exPlanation and imPlementation New Horizons is a monthly publication that promotes a healthy and active lifestyle. It is read by people who make inspirational buying decisions about their lives. Articles are written by local authorities that aim to inform, inspire and keep readers up to date on Health Care; Fitness Wellness & Beauty; Financial, Estate & Life Planning; Legal Matters; Personal Security; Travel Dining & Entertaining. Local business stimulate our readers by offering products & services that will compliment their hearty & energetic lifestyle. Included in the Health Care segment of the publication are articles that are prepared by our Thunder Bay Regional Hospital Health Sciences Centre, the Thunder District Health Unit, the Northern Cancer Research Foundation - Breast Screening Program, the Alzheimer's Society, the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Kidney Foundation just to mention a few. This in itself makes the publication very attractive. Business advertisers are also given the opportunity at no charge to write articles about their products and services they sell. This initiative has proven very successful and has tripled revenues because of it. results (including circulation, financial, readership impact) New Horizons is circulated to Thunder Bay and 32 communities in Northwestern Ontario. Extremely well read because of its focus on everyday lifestyle, the publication is generating over $105,000 in annual revenue. ★ breast screening N W E ★ profile on john & tyler dolcetti ★ dining out on a diet ★ back to the tap ★ flu season: information ★ protecting your nest egg S