The shortlist for the 2015 CIPR Excellence Awards, the public relations profession’s longest running and most prestigious awards scheme has been announced. This year’s awards attracted over 600 entries from a broad range of public relations sectors, with over 100 different organisations making the list. Over a third of all shortlisted entries were made by organisations and individuals based outside of London. PubAffairs is proud to be a Sponsor of the Awards. The CIPR Excellence Awards night will be held at Old Billingsgate, London, on Wednesday 3rd June 2015 and tickets are now available.
Creative public relations agencies Tin Man and Hope&Glory lead the way each receiving six shortlist nominations across multiple categories, with Tin Man making the shortlist for Outstanding Small Public Relations Consultancy. Competing to be recognised as the Outstanding Large Public Relations Consultancy will be Brands2Life, Hotwire, Lansons and Pegasus.
Shortlisted entrants from across the 28 categories will now be put through their paces by up to four expert category judges at panel interviews, hosted at the CIPR in London.
Presiding over a team of over 90 judges from across public relations, marketing, business and the creative industries, this year’s CIPR Excellence Awards Chairs of Judges are Paul Mylrea Chart.PR FCIPR, Past CIPR President and Director of Communications at the University of Cambridge, and Sandra Macleod FCIPR, Founder and CEO of Mindful Reputation.
Commenting on the shortlist announcement, Paul Mylrea said “Everyone who has made this year’s shortlist should feel extremely proud of getting this far. The standard of entries continues to improve year on year, demonstrating an increasingly vibrant public relations profession. It is the next stage of the process; the face-to-panel interviews that really sets the CIPR Excellence Awards as a standard-bearer, above any other international public relations awards”.
Full CIPR Excellence Awards 2015 shortlist
Public Affairs Campaign
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Campaign for Real Ale
CAMRA's Pubco Reform Campaign -
Cancer Research UK
Campaign for plain, standard packaging of tobacco products -
Freshwater and the League Against Cruel Sports
#WhatTheFox? -
ICG (Insight Consulting Group) in Partnership with Camden Town Unlimited
Securing Camden's Future -
R3
Personal insolvency solutions for 21st century debt -
Westbourne Communications
Justice Delayed Justice Denied
Corporate and Business Communications Campaign
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Astellas Pharma EMEA
2015 Astellas Innovation Debate -
Cohn & Wolfe
Scottish Widows: Centre for the Modern Family Putting Family at the Heart of Finance -
Lansons
Lansons for The Co-operative Bank: "Stabilisation and fightback" -
MRM / Lancashire County Cricket Club
Launch of the Lancashire County Cricket Club Cricket Bond -
onechocolate communications
Igniting a canned craft beer trend in the UK -
Translink
Translink Life's Better
Internal Communications Campaign
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Aircraft Carrier Alliance
One team delivering the nation's flagships -
Aviva with scarlettabbott
Aviva with scarlettabbott - The Big Koru Conversation -
Cisco
Our People Deal -
HEINEKEN
Act for Addaction -
Lowell Group
Lowell's FAIR Journey -
Synergy Creative
Engaging employees with a new vision, values and strategy
Consumer Relations Campaign
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Atomic
Having a #GreatWeekend with Budget -
Clarion Communications
Aunt Bessie's chicken v beef in the battle of the batter -
Hope&Glory
Barclaycard "Smart Ass" -
Manifest London
Hello My Name is Vladimir -
Shackleton PR
Diamond In The Sky -
Tin Man
The 'Real' Apple Store at Borough Market
Public Sector Campaign
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Borders Railway
New tracks, new journeys, new beginnings -
City of Lincoln Council
Say No To High Cost Borrowing Campaign -
Kirklees Council
Domestic Abuse Awareness: It's Never OK -
London Legacy Development Corporation
The opening of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park -
TMP
Coventry City Council Recruitment of Social Workers Campaign -
Yorkshire's local authorities
Yorkshire's Tour de France Grand Depart
Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign
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Cow
MORE TH>N Return of the Green Cross Code Man -
Hope&Glory
Happy Ending Fairytales -
Hope&Glory
Landing the Eagles in the Media -
M&C Saatchi PR
Ocado: Britain's Next Top Supplier - Best Corporate Social Responsibility campaign -
TVC Group
TVC Group launched Tesco's new CSR initiative, Tesco: Eat Happy, into a challenging media environment. -
Vodafone Group
Vodafone Foundation: Connected Women
Diversity and Inclusion in Communications Campaign
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Clarion Communications
Pride London's #FreedomTo Campaign -
HSBC
HSBC Ability Stories -
Purplefish
Launch of Represent - Promoting Change for the Future and Building an Inclusive Creative Sector
Not-for-Profit Campaign
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Alder Hey Children's Charity
The Land of Remarkable People -
Cow
Send a Cow: The Most Important Meal of Their Lives -
Surname & Surname
Dogs Trust - Microchipping Campaign -
Tin Man
The 'Real' Apple Store -
Unity
Swing The Vote by Unity for vInspired -
WaterAid
WaterAid's "It's no Joke" Campaign
Healthcare Campaign
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AXON Communciations
Make Sense Campaign 2014 -
British Heart Foundation
Nation of Lifesavers -
Cohn & Wolfe / Boehringer Ingelheim
Think. Act. Breathe. - Step out of the shadow of asthma -
JPR
Launching the Firefly Upsee -
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
CIPR Awards Healthcare Campaign - Look After Your Lungs -
St John Ambulance
St John Ambulance - The Chokeables
Integrated Campaign
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ICG (Insight Consulting Group) in Partnership with Camden Town Unlimited
Trainline Dot Gone -
iris
Launch of Robinsons SQUASH'D -
SSAFA
SSAFA's World War One commemoration 'Pack Up Your Troubles' -
St John Ambulance
St John Ambulance - The Chokeables -
Transport for London
Travel Behaviour Changes for Tour de France – Stage 3, Monday 7 July 2014 -
Unity
The Look To Die For? Unity for Liverpool City Council
Global Public Relations Campaign
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Atomic
Having a #GreatWeekend with Budget -
BT Global Services
The Art of Connecting Global Business -
MSLGROUP
Always #LikeAGirl -
Smarts Communicate
Bushmills Live -
Stein IAS
Trelleborg Marine Systems - The performance people -
Vodafone Group supported by Golden Goose PR
THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UK'S FIRST MOBILE PHONE CALL
Issues or Crisis Management
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Department of Health, NHS England, Public Health England
Ebola Health Communications -
DFID
Communicating the UK Government's response to the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone -
Lansons
Lansons for The Co-operative Bank: "Stabilisation and fightback" -
PLMR
Seizing the media narrative in response to BBC Panorama -
Red Consultancy
Where Is Your Line? -
Vodafone Group
VODAFONE LAW ENFORCEMENT DISCLOSURE REPORT
Automotive Campaign
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Brazil
INDEPENDENT WITNESS: Revolutionising the insurance industry -
Frank PR
Hotel VW California by Frank PR -
HPS Group
Bridgestone Presents: MotoGP Club 46 - meet the ultimate MotoGP champion -
iris
MINI FRONTIERS -
Performance Communications
Citroën #ParkingHero: An integrated campaign by Citroën bringing parking skills to life with Arsenal FC -
Tin Man
Unlock Christmas with Avis
Low Budget Campaign
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BOTTLE
BOTTLE launches beauty on a budget for Poundland -
British Gas
Beat The Meter Cheater -
Cherish PR
Go Crowdfund Britain -
Good Relations
B&Q: Dominating the headlines with Fifty Shades of Grey -
Hope&Glory
#phonies -
Shackleton PR
Diamond in the Sky
STEM Campaign
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Albion Drive
Launch of the Space: Hack the Space -
Elsevier
From Labs to Lives'; engaging a new generation in science -
Hope&Glory PR
Hands, Sands and Wristbands -
Pagefield
Lunar Mission One -
Proof Communication
Helping the Solar Cloth Company shine with £1 million crowdfunding success -
Queen Margaret University
Recipe for Success
Arts, Culture or Sport Campaign
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Bell Pottinger
Inala - launching a brand new international dance production -
Good Relations
Invictus Games – building support for our 'wounded warriors' -
PHA Media
Mast Walk Campaign -
Speed Communications
The Lucozade Sport Conditions Zone -
The British Library
Bringing together the four original surviving Magna Carta manuscripts -
Working Word & National Trust Wales
Special Places 2014
Best Use of Media Relations
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Brands2Life
Making Royal Ascot the front runner -
onechocolate communications
PLAYMOBIL: 40 Years Young -
Shackleton PR
Diamond in the Sky -
Smarts Communicate
Bushmills Live -
Story PR
Making waves in the media to break new ground in whisky PR -
Unity
#FollowTheFairies. Unity and Marks & Spencer (M&S)
Best Use of Digital
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Branded3
Transform: Brits, Boobs & Botox -
Dynamo
The Sweetest Mistake - Bathroomsweets.com -
Mischief PR
Farage Swings For Europe -
St John Ambulance
St John Ambulance - The Chokeables -
Unity
#FollowTheFairies. Unity and Marks & Spencer (M&S) -
Unity
Swing The Vote by Unity for vInspired
Best Use of Social Media
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Chester Zoo
Our Zoo -
Cow
#ThePussycatRiot: Cats Against Internet Censorship -
Diabetes UK
Diabetes Week 2014: i Can -
Fever
Face Fusion Challenge -
Ketchum
Gift Whisperer -
MSLGROUP
Always #LikeAGirl
Best Publication
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Compass Group UK & Ireland
Compass Group UK & Ireland - encompass -
Cow & Visit York
Smell York: The UK's First Scented Travel Guidebook -
Hanover Communications/Napp Pharmaceuticals
See Change: Think Pain Pain in people with dementia - a silent tragedy -
NEST
NEST insight 2014 -
Royal Bank of Scotland and beetroot
Outside>In -
University of Derby
Inspire, Innovate, Impact - The University of Derby Magazine
Best Event
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3 Monkeys Communications
The Jacob's #SnackHappy Savoury Ice Cream Parlour by 3 Monkeys -
Hope&Glory
O2 Eureka! Gallery -
PDSA
PDSA Dickin Medal presentation to 'Warrior' -
Tin Man
1,000 kisses light up Borough Market -
Tin Man
The 'Real' Apple Store -
TVC Group
Eurostar celebrates its 20th anniversary with the unveiling of its new e320 train
Outstanding Young Communicator
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Gemma Bell MCIPR
Diageo -
Jenna Henshaw MCIPR
Transport for London -
Lucy Willatt MCIPR
The PR Office -
Matt Dunn MCIPR
Alder Hey Children's Charity -
Stuart Mackenzie MCIPR
VisitScotland -
Valentina Kristensen MCIPR
Lansons
Outstanding Independent Practitioner
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Charlotte Rowland MCIPR
Ottobock -
Chris Love FCIPR
Love PR -
Hilary Berg MCIPR
Hilary Berg Consulting -
Karen Tippett-Lehane MCIPR
TippettPR -
Samantha Livingstone MCIPR
Rumour Mill PR -
Stuart Bruce FCIPR
Stuart Bruce Associates
CIPR IoD Public Relations Director of the Year
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Barbara Clark MCIPR
VisitScotland -
Bridget Aherne MCIPR
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service -
Ella Minty MCIPR
Independent Practitioner
Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Diabetes UK
- The City of Edinburgh Council
- VisitScotland
- Vodafone Group
- Western Power Distribution
Outstanding Small Public Relations Consultancy
- Cultural Communications
- Genesis PR
- Jargon PR
- Popcorn PR
- Smoking Gun PR
- Tin Man
Outstanding Mid-Sized Public Relations Consultancy
- Citypress
- Harvard
- M&C Saatchi PR
- Man Bites Dog
- Stripe Communications
- Tangerine
Outstanding Large Public Relations Consultancy
- Brands2Life
- Hotwire
- Lansons
- Pegasus