PRide Awards set to leave comms firms shaken but not stirred
PR consultants and in-house communications teams from across the West Midlands are set to battle it out in this year’s CIPR Midlands PRide Awards.
The shortlisted firms will battle it out at a James Bond-themed ceremony at the Birmingham Metropole Hotel on November 2.
Within the Midlands, 95 entries submitted by 40 organisations have been shortlisted, featuring PR consultancies, in-house PR teams such as Snow Sport England, Midlands Co-operative Society and Marketing Birmingham, together with public sector organisations who include NHS UHCW, University of Birmingham and Staffordshire Fire & Rescue.
Battling to be crowned ‘Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy’ are Bright PR, HROC PR, McCann PR, Willoughby Public Relations and Wyatt International, whilst Derbyshire County Council, Marketing Birmingham, North East Derbyshire District Council and The University of Nottingham compete for ‘Outstanding In-house Public Relations team’.
Nigel Pipkin, chair of CIPR Midlands group, said: “This year’s competition has been tough with some great quality entries submitted, so it’s a real achievement for those who have made the shortlist.
“We look forward to paying tribute the winners, finalists and all who contribute to driving forward the reputation and profile of the PR industry.”
The judging process is rigorous with a national panel of industry experts assessing the shortlisted entries and choosing the winners. The 2012 CIPR PRide Awards Chairs of Judges, Gill Dandy FCIPR, Senior Consultant at The Centre for Strategy and Communication, and Chris Genasi FCIPR, Senior Consultant at APCO Worldwide, were on hand to ensure a fair and consistent judging process.
The 12 regions and nations taking part in the 2012 CIPR PRide Awards are: East Anglia; Home Counties South; Midlands; North East; North West; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Thames and Chiltern; Wales / Cymru; West of England; Wessex and Channel Islands: and Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
Ms Dandy said: “I would like to congratulate all of the individuals and teams that have been shortlisted across the 12 regions and nations in the UK. The standard of entries continues to improve year on year which demonstrates an increasingly vibrant public relations profession.
“The judging process remained as robust as ever in its goal to ensure recognition and reward are hard won. I am sincerely grateful for the dedication, commitment and expertise given freely by the all of this year’s CIPR PRide Awards judges.”
