| Australia's Best are a set of four separate business | | | | BHP Biliton, Myer, McDonalds, Multiplex, Ford, Toyota |
| magazines published by Sydney-based media | | | | and FoodWorks are all companies that have been |
| company, Bean Media Group. They cover four | | | | accepted to appear in their relevant Australia's Best |
| industries, namely Retail, Manufacturing, Food and Drink, | | | | magazine. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty more |
| and Building, Construction and Mining. Competition in the | | | | companies that are in the magazines, but the scale |
| business magazine world is high, but Australia's Best | | | | and quality of these companies is definitely not small. |
| seem to be leading the way when it comes to | | | | Bean Media also run the Australia's Best awards for |
| providing a high-quality business title. It may be a bold | | | | companies that have demonstrated efficient supply |
| statement, but these business magazines continue to | | | | chain management. The awards are fast-becoming |
| impress. | | | | highly regarded in the supply chain world and Bean |
| By sniffing around Bean Media and the Australia's Best | | | | Media have noticed an uptake on companies applying |
| magazines, I have found that there has been some | | | | to be featured within Australia's Best. |
| very positive feedback about the magazines, and the | | | | If companies are accepted, they can expect an |
| readership and circulation is one of the best in the | | | | in-depth editorial feature on their company with added |
| country. Indeed, by the rate that Bean Media are | | | | exposure through both Google and Yahoo news. Bean |
| receiving subscription requests for Australia's Best, | | | | Media don't make any claims to add additional online |
| they will hold the title of biggest circulating business | | | | distribution channels, but we've seen company |
| magazines for each specific industry within a matter of | | | | features popping up on many international business |
| months. | | | | websites, including the International Business Times. |
| But, once you take a look into the Australia's Best | | | | Such exposure for companies is obviously highly |
| magazines themselves, you will discover that it's not | | | | valuable, especially so considering Bean Media don't |
| just a quality readership that adds immense value to | | | | charge for companies to be featured in the Australia's |
| Bean Media Group's portfolio of 'Australia's Best'. The | | | | Best magazines. |
| editorial content is very good, the quality of the | | | | The success Australia's Best seems to continue to |
| magazines themselves is very high and the angle that | | | | grow and the company is exhibiting at a number of |
| Bean Media take on highlighting specific companies | | | | major exhibitions in 2010 showing off it's impressive |
| that are accepted into Australia's Best is innovative. | | | | portfolio of magazines. Bean Media will be at National |
| Indeed, the advertisements and the editorial in | | | | Manufacturing Week, The Retail Expo, Design Build |
| Australia's Best in submitted to Google and Yahoo | | | | and Fine Food Australia. |
| news worldwide, so the company seem to be | | | | Another reason why they should be proud of their |
| providing a high quality online service as well as | | | | work with Australia's Best, is the approval from |
| delivering on their claim to be the best business | | | | numerous industry associations around the country. |
| magazines in Australia. | | | | These include SCLAA, CILTA, APICS, LAA and NRA. |
| What is also impressive about Bean Media's | | | | These partnerships that Bean Media have formed |
| magazines, are the quality of companies that appear | | | | adds a significant number of industry professionals to |
| within Australia's Best. The company has secured | | | | their subscriber database. As mentioned earlier, the |
| editorial features on major industry heavyweights that | | | | distribution is expected to climb throughout 2010 to be |
| adds a rubber stamp of approval to Australia's Best. | | | | the highest in the country for each industry magazine. |