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It’s not just Richard’s community that sings his praise, he has been recognised by industry-leading bodies by winning awards for his companies in their areas of specialism. Take a look at some highlights below.

IPG SPECIALIST CONSUMER PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020

How2Become is immensely proud to announce that it won the IPG Specialist Consumer Publisher of the Year Award in September 2020. Judges from all areas of the publishing industry awarded this to How2Become after a phenomenal year for the company, delivering more content than ever, and importantly seeing more success from our community in achieving career goals. Judges said “How2Become have really found their niche and gone for it at full speed… they know their customers and are as digitally astute as anyone”. Further IPG award details can be found on the IPG’s website.

PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR & DIGITAL PUBLISHING AWARD SHORTLIST 2020

Having won the IPG Specialist Consumer of the Year Award, How2Become is honoured to be shortlisted for two further IPG Awards in 2020. How2Become was shortlisted alongside 4 just other publishers as a contender for the Ingram Content Group’s Independent Publisher of the Year Award, as well as the IPG Digital Publishing Award due to our efforts to bring our resources to our consumers using modern platforms, “How2Become may be relatively small but they’re very focused on what people want and great at what they do,” the judges have said.

NIELSEN DIGITAL MARKETING AWARD 2018

How2Become wins this Award for a third year in a row. The large majority of its sales now come through its website, driven by focused email marketing, targeted paid-for click-throughs, a new CRM platform for social media and more than five million visits to its YouTube channel. “How2Become is so sophisticated in the way it approaches its digital marketing, and superb at analysing what’s working and what’s not,” judges said. You can find out more details about this award and the IPG here.

NIELSEN DIGITAL MARKETING AWARD 2017

RUTH KILLICK PUBLICITY YOUNG INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR 2017

How2Become secures this Award for a second successive year, having impressed again in 2016 with campaigns including YouTube videos and a new ‘customer funnelling’ strategy. It led to a steep rise in sales, more than half of which were made direct to consumers from its website. “A lot of big corporates could learn from how it segments audiences and uses non-traditional channels,” judges said. “For a company of its size the marketing is a massive achievement.”

IPG SPECIALIST CONSUMER PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR 2016

How2become Ltd is proud to announce that we have won the 2016 award for the IPG Specialist Consumer Publisher of the Year. How2Become wins this Award after being shortlisted for last two years. “It’s great at social media, great at getting publicity and great at selling direct to its users,” said the judges.

NIELSEN DIGITAL MARKETING AWARD 2016

THE IPG INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING AWARDS 2016

How2Become Ltd has once again been shortlisted for multiple IPG awards in 2016. For the first time, How2become has been nominated for three categoires, something only one other publsiher has managed to do in 2016. We have been nominated for the Nielsen Digital Marketing Award, as well as the IPG Specialist Consumer Publisher of the Year, and our operations director Joshua Brown is up for the IPG Young Independent Publisher of the Year. You can take a look at the full list of entires on the IPG Awards website.

THE BOOKSELLER INDUSTRY AWARDS 2015

How2Become Ltd is proud to announce that we have been listed for the prestigious Book Industry Awards (BIA).How2become Ltd has reached the shortlist for the Independent Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year award. We are looking forward to celebrating our publishing success with the industry’s leading publishers.

THE IPG INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING AWARDS 2015

How2Become Ltd has been shortlisted for this year’s Independent Publishing Award (IPA 2015) ceremony in two categories. We are proud to announce we have been nominated for both IPG Specialist Consumer Publisher of the Year and the Nielsen Digital Marketing Award. The judges said “How2Become is a breath of fresh air” and “How2Become has set itself some tough goals and made giant steps towards them”.

THE IPG INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING AWARDS 2014

How2Become Ltd was shortlisted for the third year running at the Independent Publishing Guild Awards. We are very proud of our shortlistings and continue to work hard to provide the UK’s best career books and resources.

THE IPG INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING AWARDS 2013

How2Become Ltd has been nominated for the second year running in the best newcomer category. The judges said:

“How2Become is shortlisted after achieving commercial success in a short time. It stood out for energetic publishing, sales and marketing, and for its recruitment of authors and use of search and social media in particular. Judges also liked its brand promotion via a giveaway of books into schools and universities. “How2Become has found a very good niche in the market, but is still diversifying and carving out new opportunities.”

THE IPG INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING AWARDS 2012

The Independent Publishers Guild is delighted to unveil the shortlists for the 2012 IPG Independent Publishing Awards, run in association with The Bookseller and The London Book Fair. The shortlists for the sixth annual awards feature some 20 different companies and four individuals. How2Become was short-listed in the Best Newcomer category on the back of rising print sales, downloads and web visits since launching. Judges admired the company’s achievement on limited resources and its testimonials from grateful readers. “How 2 Become has performed well with decent margins — and is helping people to get jobs in difficult times.”