Custom publications are getting smarter, slicker, savvier.

There's no better proof of that than the entries for the ContentWise Magnum Opus Awards, which impress the judges more each year of the program. And competing in such a high-caliber field matters to you, too: In 2007, the Awards reached a milestone, officially doubling the number of entries from the inaugural year.

The ContentWise Magnum Opus Awards are the premier way for your outstanding custom publications and the staff who produced them to gain crucial industrywide recognition for strategic, editorial, and visual excellence. Whether you're producing printed marketing communications or your own intranet site, a magazine, a newsletter, or an annual report, if you're producing effective publications with consistent quality and impact, you deserve the recognition that only the Magnum Opus Awards can offer.

Brought to you in conjunction with the Missouri School of Journalism, the pioneering Magnum Opus Awards are the leading program dedicated exclusively to custom publishing. Winning one of these highly competitive awards—hundreds of entries are received each year, judged by a team of industry leaders—is a true achievement, one to leverage into ever greater results for your marketing communications.

The Magnum Opus Awards recognize excellence not only for entire publications but for the best elements of those publications, from design elements like illustrations, photography, and typography to content like editorials, CEO letters, and essays. There are separate categories for strategic effectiveness and for print and online publications, and—as always—every category will have winners for both external and internal publications. There are 201 categories in all, a testament to the fact that it takes great people producing both the best visuals and the best content to deliver the kinds of results that great publications achieve.

While other marketing communications categories languish, custom media is thriving. There's no better way to celebrate that fact than by being recognized for how effectively you share your vision with your customers, your stakeholders, and your employees with a Magnum Opus Award.

We look forward to your entries.

Best wishes to each of you.

Sincerely,

Wendalyn Nichols
Editor
ContentWise