CMP Media Wins Nine Circulation Excellence Awards, Dominating BtoB Space

PRNewswire-FirstCall
MANHASSET, N.Y.
Jun 25, 2004

CMP Media, a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the technology and healthcare industries, announced that its Audience Development department was recognized with nine Circulation Excellence awards by Circulation Management Magazine. The awards, presented at the Circulation Management Show in NYC, "honor outstanding achievement and innovation in magazine circulation." Of the thirteen business publications honored, six were CMP Media publications: CRN, Game Developer, InformationWeek, Network Computing, Optimize and VARBusiness.

CRN, InformationWeek, Network Computing, Optimize and VARBusiness received the Gold for "Best Use of the Internet." In addition, Game Developer won Gold for "Circulation Excellence" and CRN, InformationWeek and VARBusiness won Silver for "Circulation Excellence."

In an unprecedented decision, "Best Use of the Internet" was awarded across the CMP Media portfolio, including the brands of CRN, InformationWeek, Network Computing, Optimize and VARBusiness, in recognition of their collaboration, efficiency and innovation in the use of the Internet for audience development and customer service.

"The judges were very impressed with the way the CMP publications are using the newest technology to do circulation better, faster and cheaper," said Kristina Joukhadar, Managing Editor of Circulation Management Magazine. "They chose to give the B-to-B Internet Award to CMP Media because of the sophisticated functionality of the company's magazine-specific Web sites, the Web capabilities that span all of the publications, and the way in which all of the titles have worked together to create a unified circulation machine."

CMP Media's Audience Development department has won more than 20 awards in the past 4 years. Michael Zane and Shannon Aronson, Corporate Directors of Audience Development, commented, "CMP Media provides an environment that encourages innovation. Our company and our unique brands recognize that an investment in audience development, database management and customer service is a top priority, and this emphasis on quality makes awards like this possible."

About CMP Media

CMP Media LLC (http://www.cmp.com/) is a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, and custom publishing.

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