Penton Brands Also Earn Honorable Mentions for Digital Excellence
NEW YORK, NY/APRIL 17, 2013 — Wardsauto.com was honored with min’s top honor for Premium Content at Monday’s “Best of the Web” awards. It’s the site’s fourth first place finish for content or editorial excellence in the annual judging since 2005.
Wardsauto.com, a service of Penton’s Transportation Group, also was recognized Monday with an Honorable Mention for “Best Relaunch” alongside Penton’s Food Group, which won Honorable Mention in the “Best Enewsletter” category for EatBeat, and Technology Group, whose “Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows” won Honorable Mention for “Best Redesign.”
The min “Best of the Web” awards “celebrate the finest people and digital initiatives in the consumer and b2b media industry.”
Min is the latest industry group to honor Penton’s digital leadership. Notably in March the company was awarded the prestigious Jesse H. Neal Award from American Business Media for Best Website (Nation’s Restaurant News’s nrn.com) and Best Blog (Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows).
“Premium content is the backbone of the wardsauto.com business, and our commitment to deliver that value is what drives our work every day,” said Penton Transportation Market Leader, Tom Duncan. “It’s extra gratifying to hear our industry peers recognize the premium value of our work, too.”
About Ward’s Automotive Group
Ward’s Automotive Group is a world-leading provider of auto industry news, data, and analysis, having served the industry’s information needs for more than 80 years. WardsAuto World is a monthly magazine serving automotive professionals. WardsAuto.com is an online subscription service delivering virtually all the industry news, data, and analysis compiled by WardsAuto. Ward’s also manages the annual WardsAuto Interiors Conference, to be held May 22, 2013 in Dearborn, MI. WardsAuto is a Penton business.
About Penton
For millions of business owners and decision-makers, Penton makes the difference every day. We engage our professional users by providing actionable ideas and insights, data and workflow tools, community and networking, both in person and virtually, all with deep relevance to their specific industries. We then activate this engagement by connecting users with tens of thousands of targeted providers of products and services to help drive business growth. Learn more about our company at www.penton.com.
Penton is a privately held company owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP.