SAN FRANCISCO — Marie Claire was crowned Magazine of the Year by Advertising Age, kicking off the American Magazine Conference’s powwow of top editors and publishers here in the heart of tech land.
Josh Tyrangiel, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg BusinessWeek, took home Editor of the Year after his overhaul of the business magazine.
“Bloomberg Business Week has really made itself a relevant business brand once again,” said Abbey Klaassen, editor of Advertising Age.
Hearst-owned Marie Claire’s publisher and chief revenue officer is Nancy Berger Cardone, who just three years ago was given her walking papers when Conde Nast pulled the plug on Gourmet.
Through October, Marie Claire’s ad pages were up 15 percent, to 1,311.64, while four issues in the past year, including the crucial September fashion issue, set ad-page records.
Last month, Marie Claire’s editor, Joanne Coles, was tapped to head Hearst’s most profitable magazine, Cosmopolitan.
For the first time in 14 years, the association that runs the conference, has a new executive at the helm. Mary Berner, the one-time CEO of Reader’s Digest, is succeeding Nina Link.
Laura Lang, CEO of Time Inc., the industry leader, was conspicuous in her absence, but a spokesperson said she had a prior commitment.
The association arranged for tours of the headquarters of Facebook and Twitter, but only Twitter allowed working press to accompany the industry executives inside.
Rounding out Ad Age’s top five are Harper’s Bazaar, Food Network Magazine, Architectural Digest, and In Style.