Hispanic PR Wire - El Clasificado and Al Borde Win 9 Awards Including “Best of Show’ at the 2006 AFCP Conference

“The Association of Free Community Papers (AFCP) honored El Clasificado and its sister publication, Al Borde, with the prestigious Best of Show award at its annual convention and awards competition celebrated in Miami, FL, from May 4 through May 7.

Over 4,000 entries were received for this year’s contest, making it the largest in AFCP history. El Clasificado, the nation’s largest free weekly Spanish publication, was awarded with Most Improved Publication, Self Promotion for Awards, Best Sales Presentation and Self Promotion in Other Media. Al Borde, an alternative entertainment guide for the Latino community, was recognized for its excellence in design and received Best Cover Design, Best Original Artwork and Best Internet Home Page. In addition, both El Clasificado and Al Borde received Best of Show awards in the “Demand Distribution Publications” category.

The fierce competition in this year’s contest evidences once again the incredible growth free publications are experiencing worldwide amidst declines in circulation of paid publications. Since 2005, El Clasificado has expanded its weekly circulation by 18% to 235,000 and Al Borde has expanded its bi-weekly circulation by 40% reaching 35,000. “

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