Help New Moon Teach Respect by Example

Long-time AEP member and former AEP Award winner New Moon Girls magazine and website is pushing to reach its goal of 500 new members before the end of the year. You can help by donating memberships, giving membership as a gift to a young girl in your life, or just helping spread the word. New Moon, the 2006 Periodicals Golden Lamp Winner, was featured in an AEP Awards profile, highlighting the organization’s innovations in product development and editorial practices.

New Moon Magazine: Teaching Girls Respect by Example

In 1992, Nancy Gruver saw her twin daughters approaching adolescence and sought out a way to help them make the transition to womanhood without losing “the girl within.” She was looking for more than just a source of advice; she wanted something that would teach them the larger lessons of responsibility, self-confidence, and respect for both themselves and others in the face of media and societal messages that dictate what a woman should be. She was disappointed to find that there were no such resources available, so Gruver decided to create her own. The result was New Moon, a magazine for girls that is written and published by girls.

Using Industry Awards to Effectively Grow Your Business

In the current market where anyone can “publish” instructional materials on a website, educational publishers need to find ways to separate their products from the market and highlight their commitment to quality content. In this blog post, reprinted with permission from VerticalResponse, CEO and founder Janine Popick discusses why small businesses should enter industry awards.

If you’re running a small business today, congratulations! You should be proud that you’re  keeping the economy going. You should also give yourself a huge pat on the back for surviving and thriving. One of the easiest and most inexpensive ways of giving yourself that pat on the back is to apply for industry awards that you could be eligible for.

Educational publishing’s top marketing products honored

AEP has announced the winners of the 2009 Beacon Awards for excellence in education marketing. This year’s winners were honored at a special luncheon held during the AEP Summit in Washington, DC, at the JW Marriott hotel. The featured speaker at the event was Joe Rospars, founding partner at Blue State Digital and New Media Director on Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.

AEP Honors Year’s Best Educational Products

AEP is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 AEP Awards, recognizing the year’s most outstanding materials in the field of teaching and learning. The winners of this year’s Distinguished Achievement and Golden Lamp Awards were honored at special gala event Friday night at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

AEP Awards Finalists Announced

AEP has announced the finalists for the 2009 AEP Awards. One of the largest and longest-running recognition programs in the industry, the AEP Awards give credit to the organizations who are leading the way in the field of educational resources and education marketing and set benchmarks to which the rest of the industry can aspire.