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Pest Management Professional (PMP) nabbed two national and six regional Azbee Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE).
ASBPE recognizes editorial, design and online content excellence for business-to-business (B2B), trade, association and professional media. The organization’s annual Azbee Awards of Excellence competition is open to all U.S.-based publications.
At the 2026 Azbee Awards of Excellence held during the ASBPE’s virtual conference on May 14, PMP received:
Gold National Azbee Award — Design/Opening Spread for GAME ON: Get Ready to Take on Space-Invading Invasive Species
Gold National Azbee Award — Design/Front Cover, for PMP’s August 2025 GAME ON: Get Ready to Take on Space-Invading Invasive Species
PMP also received six Azbee Awards in the Heartland Region covering Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and West Virginia:
Gold Regional Azbee Award — Design / Front Cover, for PMP’s GAME ON: Get Ready to Take on Space-Invading Invasive Species
Gold Regional Azbee Award — Design / Opening Page / Spread, for GAME ON: Get Ready to Take on Space-Invading Invasive Species
Silver Regional Azbee Award — Print / State of the Industry, for PMP’s 2026 State of the Industry Report: Let the Good Times Roll (November 2025)
Silver Regional Azbee Award — Design / Front Cover, for What’s Next for Ant Control (July 2025).
Bronze Regional Azbee Award — Print / Single-Topic Coverage, for PMP’s GAME ON: Get Ready to Take on Space-Invading Invasive Species
Bronze Regional Azbee Award — Print / Article Design, for Tiny Pests, Enormous Risk (February 2025).
PMP staff recognized for their work include Art Director Tracie Martinez, Editor-in-Chief Heather Gooch, Senior Editor Diane Sofranec and VP of Content Marty Whitford.
Since being acquired by Cleveland-based North Coast Media, LLC (NCM) in 2012, PMP has earned more than 100 Azbee Awards of Excellence from ASBPE. Launched in 1964, the professional association’s members include full-time and freelance editors, writers, art directors and graphic designers who work for business, trade and specialty publications.
“PMP’s edit team possesses nearly 150 years of combined journalism experience, most covering pest control,” Whitford said. “Our can’t-resist content and graphic design is why PMP has attracted 1,500 more subscribers than its closest competitor. Advertisers, in turn, trust PMP because our audited audience of pest control buyers is second to none.”
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About Pest Management Professional (PMP)
Pest Management Professional (PMP) has served as pest control’s most trusted technical resource since 1933. PMP captivates its audience — via print, digital and social media, content marketing, custom media and exclusive buyer-seller networking events — with its unique brand of industry INFOtainment. PMP educates pest management professionals (PMPs) through species identification and control tips; updates on emerging business obstacles, opportunities and tools; and news regarding control technologies, techniques and regulations.
About North Coast Media (NCM)
North Coast Media, LLC (NCM) is a progressive business-to-business (B2B) media company headquartered in Cleveland. NCM’s flagship brands include Pest Management Professional (PMP), Golfdom, Landscape Management (LM), GPS World, LP Gas, Pit & Quarry and Portable Plants. Each NCM brand consists of multiple experiences that make powerful connections between the buyers and sellers in each marketplace served, including print, digital and social media, content marketing, custom media and exclusive buyer-seller networking events (Summits and Roundtables), Hall of Fame industry recognition banquets and industry leading educational webinars.
