Original air date: November 20, 2024

Experienced Azbee Awards judges share what they look for in winning entries, how judging enriches their own newsroom experience, what it takes to be a judge, and more.

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Azbee Award judges have seen it all when it comes to B2B editorial and design awards. Hear from experienced Azbee Awards judges about what they look for in award-winning entries, how judging enriches their own newsroom experience, what it takes to be a judge, and more.

Whether you’re considering serving as a judge this year, or looking for inside tips on making your Azbee Award submissions the best they can be, our panelists share their best tips and takeaways, including:

• The value of serving as an Azbee Awards judge: Why volunteering to judge matters, and what do judges learn from the experience?
• What entries impress you the most, and what the key aspects are that make an entry stand out?
• What do judges learn about writing, editing, designing and more, and how do they share that with their team to create award-winning work?

Featured panelists:

• Amy Belice has been a print designer for 35 years. She has been an adjunct instructor at a local community college, and prior to freelancing, she was an external communications (magazine) designer at the University of Iowa. Belice has served as an Azbee Awards judge since 2016 and also is a judge for the Communicator Awards.
• Karla Monterrosa-Yancey is the award-winning editor-in-chief of ACAMS Today, leading the magazine to over 300 awards and expanding its global reach with digital editions in multiple languages. She also serves on the board of the Florida Magazine Association and the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative and was named as one of E&P magazine’s “Editors Extraordinaire Class of 2024.” Monterrosa-Yancey has served as an Azbee judge since 2018.
• Hilary Tuttle is managing editor of Risk Management magazine at the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS). She previously served as an editor at The Huffington Post, and has a wide range of journalism experience, including work that has been featured in Forbes, Eater.com, NBC Universal’s iVillage, Back Stage and Every Day with Rachael Ray. She has won several Azbee Awards for her work as both a journalist and editor, and has served as an Azbee judge since 2018.

This webinar was moderated by Hotel News Now Editorial Director, Stephanie Ricca.

This archived webinar is free for ASBPE members.