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Home Builders Association of Berks County’s At Home in Berks Wins Statewide Best Publication of the Year Award

 Lemoyne, Pa. – At Home in Berks, the official publication of the Home Builders Association of Berks County, published by Hoffmann Publishing Group, Inc., Reading, PA, was awarded the Pennsylvania Builder Association’s Best Local Newsletter/Publication award Friday, March 1, 2013, during the association’s President’s Installation and Gala Awards Banquet at the Wyndham, Gettysburg, PA.

At Home in Berks was recognized with the statewide award based on quality of content, visual appeal, and the overall success of the publication. More than 200 guests were on hand to applaud HBA Berks for this achievement.

At Home in Berks serves the home, business and community building needs of Greater Reading, Pennsylvania. It features issues and ideas relevant to the ethical, practical and necessary business of building homes, businesses, and structures within the community, while promoting fellowship and goodwill among its members. It promotes HBA members within the greater Berks County region, provides news and information about building projects and services within the community, delivers useful and practical ideas for construction, renovation and maintenance projects, offers building and maintenance services tips and tools for residential and business property owners, shares relevant national and regional commentary concerning the building industry, offers building trades management education content, and provides fellowship opportunities that impact the Berks County association and community.

About PBA

Chartered in 1952, the Pennsylvania Builders Association is a nonprofit professional trade organization representing nearly 6,000 member-companies from across the commonwealth. PBA members and their 200,000+ employees include builders, remodelers, material suppliers, subcontractors, consultants, lending institutions, utilities and others involved in the housing industry.

PBA serves its membership by providing proactive leadership on state regulatory and legislative issues and by offering products and services to its 38 local associations and chapters that enhance the effectiveness and professionalism of its members. PBA serves Pennsylvania communities and consumers through its steadfast efforts to protect homeownership rights and advocate for affordable housing options. PBA is affiliated with the National Association of Home Builders.

Publication development and management is the larger task of working with associations and organizations to evaluate and refine the purpose of their member communications vehicles. Many organizations produce newsletters, magazines and e-zines as a way to keep their membership informed. It’s often thought that an informed membership is an engaged membership. While that may be true, the first step is to get members to open the print and email communications, and that’s the largest hurdle for any organization.

As a society we’re inundated with a constant barrage of communications. We receive trade magazines, research journals, newspapers, newsletters, vendor news, emails and promotional literature almost daily. All promise to help us be more efficient, effective and profitable in our businesses, and all are competing for a little time from our busy schedules. As a rule, the most engaging pieces typically get the most attention regardless of source. We’re drawn to headlines that captivate, graphics that stimulate and offers that hit our pain points. The creation and delivery of compelling member magazines requires money, talent and time. Unfortunately for associations, limited financial and human resources continue to put a strain on their abilities to produce informative, graphically engaging member newsletters and magazines. Many associations have migrated away from print publications to broadcast email newsletters due to lack of resources, and now find less member engagement due to all the competition in their email inboxes.

Hoffmann Publishing looks at all facets of an organization’s publication development process. We help organizations and associations re-evaluate their magazines and newsletters, identifying opportunities to improve the content, the graphics, the process and, most importantly, the financial model. We welcome the opportunity to show you how we might be able to help you create more engaging member communications while reducing your association’s expenses. It might be the best half-hour investment of your day.

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Hoffmann Publishing Group reflects our direction toward multiplatform print and digital media development for organizations and associations. Our goal is to help organizations and associations build better communications and branding for member development and retention. We invite you to let us know if you’ve seen our work and whether we’ve helped you and your organization move member communications to the next level.

If you want to know whether we can help you and your organization just give us a call or drop us a line. We would be honored to help you explore your options.