tED magazine is consistent in its quality of excellence, as is witnessed yearly by the recognition received by the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE).
Founded in 1964 as the American Society of Business Press Editors, ASBPE is the professional association for full-time and freelance editors, writers, art directors, and designers employed in the business, trade, and specialty press. The official name was changed to the American Society of Business Publication Editors in 1997 and to ASBPE in 2012.
ASPBE is widely known for its annual Awards of Excellence competition, which recognizes the best in editorial, design, and online achievement.
ASBPE’s Azbee Awards of Excellence program is one of the most competitive there is for business-to-business, trade, association, and professional publications. The awards recognize outstanding work by magazines, newsletters, and digital media — websites, e-newsletters, digital magazines, and blogs.
tED magazine, tEDmag.com, and lightEDmag.com have consistently received awards every year for print, design, and online excellence. We’ve won National and Regional awards, including esteemed awards such as Best New Website, Digital Magazine of the Year, Magazine of the Year, Overall Excellence, as well as countless design and editorial awards.
To get a feel for the thought process behind these, click on the “entry description” if available.
2023 awards
National Awards
- Named Digital Magazine of the Year > Overall Excellence: DMOY (entry description)
- National Silver Award: Design > Front Cover-Special Issue or Supplement > Central — “Q&A: Partner in Arms” (entry description)
- National Silver Award: All Content > Regular Column, Contributed > Central — Distributor’s Voice: “That Time I Ran a Pipe and Wire Sale” and “When Too Little Becomes Too Much” (entry descriptions)
Regional Awards
- Regional Gold Award: Design > Front Cover-Special Issue or Supplement > Central — “Q&A: Partner in Arms” (entry description)
- Regional Gold Award: All Content > Regular Column, Contributed > Central — Distributor’s Voice: “That Time I Ran a Pipe and Wire Sale” and “When Too Little Becomes Too Much” (entry descriptions)
- Regional Silver Award: All Content > Diversity, Equity and Inclusion > Central — “Diversity Builds Better Business” (entry description)
- Regional Silver Award: All Content > Overall Headline Writing > Central — tED Headlines (entry description)
- Regional Silver Award: Publication Design > Central — “Best of the Best“, “Meet the Challenge of Rising Costs” (entry descriptions)
- Regional Bronze Award: Opening Page/Spread Illustration > Central: “A Year of Opportunity & Challenge” (entry description)
- Regional Bronze Award: All Content > Enterprise News Story > Central — “Meet the Challenge of Rising Costs” (entry description)
2022 awards
National Awards
- Named Finalist for Website of the Year > Overall Excellence > Website of the Year — tEDmag.com (entry description)
- Bronze: Design > Front Cover–Special Issue or Supplement > Central — “Q&A: Word on the Street” (entry description)
- Honorable Mention: Overall Excellence > Multi-Platform Package of the Year (entry description)
- Honorable Mention: Overall Excellence > Digital Magazine of the Year — view library (entry description)
Regional Awards
- Gold: Design > Opening Page/Spread-Illustration > Central — “Is Your Price Right?” (entry description)
- Gold: Design > Front Cover–Special Issue or Supplement > Central — “Q&A: Word on the Street” (entry description)
- Bronze: Online > Podcast > Central — Podcast (entry description)
- Overall Excellence Finalist: Overall Excellence > Multi-Platform Package of the Year (entry description)
- Overall Excellence Finalist: Overall Excellence > Website of the Year — tEDmag.com (entry description)
- Overall Excellence Finalist: Overall Excellence > Digital Magazine of the Year — view library (entry description)
2021 awards
National Awards
- Silver: Design > Magazine/Newspaper Design — “Leadership Guide & How Do You Define Leadership in the Industry?” (entry description)
- Honorable Mention: Overall Excellence > Magazine of the Year > 10 or More Issues Per Year — “Overall Excellence” (entry description)
Regional Awards
- Silver: Design > Magazine/Newspaper Design — “Leadership Guide & How Do You Define Leadership in the Industry?” (entry description)
- Bronze: Online > E-Newsletter – General Excellence (entry description)
- Named Finalist for Overall Excellence > Magazine of the Year > 10 or More Issues Per Year — “Overall Excellence” (entry description)
For a list of earlier awards, contact tED magazine.