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).
Since 2014, tED magazine, tEDmag.com, our e-newsletters, and the DistributED with tED magazine podcast have received 184 National and Regional ASBPE awards. tED has been a National finalist for Magazine of the Year or Digital Magazine of the Year in seven of the last eight years. tED earned the Magazine of the Year award in 2019, and the Digital Magazine of the Year award in 2023 and 2025. tED magazine also earned the national E-Newsletter of the Year award in 2020, and was a finalist for the Multi-Platform Package of the Year (magazine, website, e-newsletters, podcast) in 2022.
ASBPE is the professional association for full-time and freelance editors, writers, art directors, and designers employed in the business, trade, and specialty press. 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.
To get a feel for the thought process behind these, click on the “entry descriptions” below.
2026 awards
National Awards
- Overall Excellence – Finalist: Digital Magazine of the Year (entry description)
- National Silver Award: Best Design for a Single Issue – “Promoting the Industry” (entry description)
- National Bronze Award: Opening Page Spread/Spread Design “Tech Can’t Do It All” (entry description)
Regional Awards
- Regional Gold Award: Front Cover Design – “Tech Can’t Do it All” (entry description)
- Regional Gold Award: Opening Page/Spread Design – “Tech Can’t Do It All” (entry description)
- Regional Silver Award: Best Design for a Single Issue – “Promoting the Industry” (entry description)
- Regional Bronze Award: Publication Design – “Best of the Best” and “Cracking The Talent Code” (entry descriptions)
- Regional Bronze Award: Podcast >“DistributED with tED magazine (entry description)
2025 awards
National Awards
- Overall Excellence: Digital Magazine of the Year (entry description)
- National Bronze Award: Opening Page/Spread > Photo/Typographical Illustration — “New Product Preview” (entry description)
- National Silver Award: Front Cover > Photo/Typographical Illustration — “New Product Preview” (entry description)
Regional Awards
- Regional Gold Award: Front Cover > Illustration — “Human vs. Machine: Finding A Balance” (entry description)
- Regional Silver Award: All Content > Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion — “Refocusing Efforts” (entry description)
- Regional Silver Award: All Content > Innovation Article — “Human vs. Machine: Finding A Balance” (entry description)
- Regional Silver Award: Front Cover –> Photo/Typographical Illustration — “New Product Preview” (entry description)
- Regional Silver Award: All Content > Regular Column — “Distributor’s Voice” (entry description)
- Regional Bronze Award: All Content > Sustainability Article — “A New Way for A New World” (entry description)
- Regional Bronze Award: Opening Page/Spread > Photo/Typographical Illustration — “New Product Preview” (entry description)
- Regional Bronze Award: Publication Design > “Navigating New Buying Patterns” and “A Stronger Voice For Independents” (entry descriptions)
2024 awards
Regional Awards
- Regional Gold Award: Front Cover > Photo — New Product Preview (entry description)
- Regional Silver Award: All Content > Diversity —“DEI Broadens Its Mission” (entry description)
- Regional Silver Award: Publication Design — (entry description)
- Regional Silver Award: Podcast > “DistributED with tED magazine” (entry description)
- Regional Bronze Award: Headlines > tED magazine — (entry description)
- Regional Bronze Award: All Content > Regular Column — “Distributor’s Voice” (entry description)
- Regional Bronze Award: All Content > Technology & Innovation Reporting — “Outside Sales Transforms” (entry description)
- Regional Bronze Award: Front Cover > Illustration — “The Value in Value-Added” (entry description)
- Regional Bronze Award: Opening Page/Spread> Illustration — “The Value in Value-Added” (entry description)
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.