Without advertising, TheBurg would not be able to publish.
Ads pay for our very existence as a community publication, so we can continue to bring you our daily news reporting, our monthly magazine and our other products and services—all for free.
At TheBurg, we try to make our ads as beautiful, eye-catching and compelling as our stories, so readers will linger over them and, hopefully, patronize our advertisers. It seems, we’re succeeding!
For the third straight year, TheBurg has won the “Sweepstakes” award for best performance in our category in the annual advertising contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Foundation. In all, TheBurg took home 22 contest awards.
“This is all to the credit of our amazing sales team,” said Lawrance Binda, publisher and editor of TheBurg. “Winning these awards is just more proof of their hard work, dedication and creativity.”
The sales staff consists of sales director Lauren Maurer and sales associate Natalie diSanto, with the help and support of creative director/designer Meg Caruso.
Please note that, while TheBurg published all of these award-winning ads, we designed many, but not all of them.
See below a list of all the awards TheBurg won in PNA’s 2025 advertising contest, along with examples of some of our winners.
Best Single Print Ad
First Place, Second Place and Honorable Mention (category sweep)
“Experience Art that Speaks,” First Place, Best Single Ad
“World Migratory Bird Day,” Second Place, Best Single Ad
Best Single Digital Ad
First Place, Second Place (category sweep)
Small Space Ad
Honorable Mention
Ad Campaign or Series
First Place
Multiple Advertiser Ad
Second Place
“Celebrating the Year of the Arts,” Second Place, Multiple Advertiser Ad
Ad Campaign Using Multiple Products
Second Place, Honorable Mention
Special Event/Vendor Support Idea
First Place
“20 in their 20s,” First Place, Special Event/Vendor Support Idea
Special Section/Niche Publication
Second Place
“Mural Map Brochure,” Second Place, Special Section/Niche Publication
Best Branded Content Advertising
First Place, Second Place
“TheBurg Junior,” First Place, Best Branded Content Advertising
Self-Promotion Advertising
First Place, Honorable Mention
Best Business-Building Idea
Second Place
“Friends of TheBurg,” Second Place, Best Business-Building Idea
Best Automotive/Transportation Ad
First Place
“Mecum Auctions,” First Place, Best Automotive/Transportation Ad
Real Estate/Builders/Renters Ad
Second Place
“Finding Home,” Second Place, Real Estate/Builders/Renters Ad
Best Recruitment or Commercial Ad
First Place
Wild Card Category
First Place
“TheBurg Pride Guide,” First Place, Wild Card Category
Click here for a full list of PNA Foundation advertising contest winners throughout Pennsylvania.
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