THE Daily Record and Sunday Mail newspapers were last night lauded for its publishing and business development strategy, at a ceremony celebrating the best in media sales in Scotland.
At the Scottish Media Awards, the Daily Record and Sunday Mail were chosen winners of the main, Grand Prix, prize, after picking up a variety of the other awards up for grabs. Meanwhile, rivals, News International, were also celebrating, after being chosen Media Sales Team of the Year.
This commercial win for the Daily Record and Sunday Mail follows the Record being recognised for its editorial quality, as Newspaper of the Year, at the Scottish Press Awards, held in April.
The Daily Record and Sunday Mail advertising director is Denise West.
The awards were hosted by the media and marketing magazine, The Drum.
The winners and nominations were:
Grand Prix
Daily Record and Sunday Mail
Chairman’s award
Get Glasgow Reading – Evening Times
Sales team of the year
News International
Sales person of the year
Winner: Marie Morton – Daily Record and Sunday Mail
Commended: Paul McMahon – News International – The Sun
Nominated: Ralph Ainsworth – Talk 107
Louise Jane McDonald – Newsquest (Herald & Times)
Tom Law – Newsquest (Herald & Times)
Angela Lindsay – News International – The Sun
Kevin McAuley – Real Radio
Maureen McGonigal – Daily Record and Sunday Mail
Victoria Paterson – Radio Clyde
Kathleen Sherry – Newsquest (Herald & Times) – Evening Times
Newcomer of the year
Winner: Allison Conway – Daily Record and Sunday Mail
Nominated: Ralph Ainsworth – Talk 107
National newspaper display team of the year
Winner: News International – The Scottish Sun – Display
Nominated: Daily Record and Sunday Mail – Agency Retail & Business Team
Newsquest (Herald & Times) – Feature & Supplements
Newsquest – The Herald, Evening Times, Sunday Herald
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