Massage & Bodywork Named Finalist for Two Folio Awards

We’re excited to announce that two of our PAC publications, Massage & Bodywork and ASCP Skin Deep, were named finalists for the 2019 Folio awards.

Massage & Bodywork is a finalist for:
Overall Design Excellence
Overall Editorial Excellence

 

 

 

ASCP Skin Deep is a finalist for:
Overall Design Excellence

 

 

 

 

The winners will be announced October 30, 2019, in New York.

From Folio’s website:

For more than 25 years, the Eddie & Ozzie Awards have recognized excellence in uncompromising journalism and gorgeous design across all sectors of the publishing industry—and 2019 is no different! On October 30, 2019, 300+ media executives will gather at The Hilton Midtown in New York City to see who will take home gold across 33 categories.
This year’s short list features the crème de la crème of content creators and designers—a pool of roughly 1,100 finalists narrowed down from more than 2,500 entries.

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News

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Benefits

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