Buzz Magazine Win Awards

Buzz Magazine has successfully won three awards at the prestigious 2013 Magazine Publishers’ Awards. Against tough competition, Buzz was crowned winner for Best Magazine Design, Best Website/App and Overall Winner of the Best Community Magazine Awards 2013 as announced by Quay Systems.

A glorious glossy full-colour magazine, Buzz is a fantastic combination of excellent news pieces, local information, events, celebrity interviews, competitions and much more. Originally starting in 2010, publisher Jackie Osborne was keen to produce a magazine that would encourage local trade and bring people together. Buzz combines a vibrant and professional design with high quality editorial which delivers a dynamic package that captures the attention of the community.

Coralie Todd, Managing Director of Quay Systems commented, “Jackie’s nomination stood out for the judges in two main areas. For Best Magazine Design, it was felt that whilst it remained true to the feel of a community magazine, it had a house style that was innovative and consistent with well-balanced editorial and engaging cover lines. For Best Website/App category, the judges considered the website to be packed with information and features, easy to access and great looking.”
“Local Buzz was selected as the overall winner because Jackie has ensured that her branding and link to the local community is consistent across all her channels and she has given her magazine a bit of a twist that keeps it fresh and modern. Competition was incredibly fierce in this category – there are many well established magazines that are incredible at what they do – but it was felt that Jackie was a deserved winner because each area of her business that was visible to the judges was true to the ethics of our industry and each comes across as well polished.”

The initial publication started at four issues per year and has been successfully increased and developed by Jackie. Buzz is delivered to homes, businesses and has various collection points across West Berkshire and North Hampshire.
Buzz aims to help local businesses to thrive by offering competitive advertising solutions that ensures each advertiser gets the absolute maximum from their investment into the publication.
In addition to the magazine, Buzz also replicates their high quality branding on their website and app; enabling the community to discover the latest ‘buzz’ happening in the area. Determined that Buzz should represent the diversity of the area – its aim is both to bring the communities of West Berkshire and North Hampshire together and boost the economy.

Jackie comments, “In setting up Buzz we recognised that there was an absolute need for a stylish magazine that combined fantastic quality with excellent content. We are keen to focus on providing a great read for the community, which is why you will find interesting news pieces and celebrity interviews such as with Lord Sebastian Coe, Clare Balding and Chris Tarrant – incredibly rare for a local publication. When we set up Buzz, we were determined to have the look and feel of a national glossy in a regional publication and we are delighted to have achieved recognition through these fabulous awards. ”