STRIPE Communications and West Dunbartonshire Council were among the big winners at a Scots public relations awards competition, which also saw among the winners allmediascotland.com media release posting clients, Holyrood Partnership and Muckle Media.
The PRide Awards, run by the Scots division of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, saw West Dunbartonshire taking three tiles, including best internal communications campaign and best public sector campaign.
Meanwhile, Stripe was named outstanding public relations consultancy, with the agency’s employee, Shaun Bell, chosen as outstanding young communicator.
Holyrood Partnership and Muckle Media each won two titles.
The awards ceremony took place last Thursday, as noted here, on allmediascotland.com.
The winners, silver, finalists’ list reads, as follows:
Corporate and Business Communications Campaign
GOLD
Muckle Media for Entrepreneurial Spark – Opportunity Knocks for Entrepreneurial Spark and partners; company incorporations at an all-time high
SILVER
Holyrood Partnership – Sodexo Prestige; The Right Ingredients for a Relaunch
FINALISTS
Citypress and Bank of Scotland – Bank of Scotland: Rising Fortunes and Appetite for Growth
Holyrood Partnership – Banks Renewables; Wind Power Without the Spin
Pagoda PR and First ScotRail in-house communications team – First Class Stakeholder Engagement
Weber Shandwick – Accoya Goes Global
Not-for-Profit Campaign
GOLD
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations – Poverty Storm
SILVER
Grayling Scotland – Carnegie International Legacy Week
FINALISTS
3×1 Public Relations – The Kelpies; Scotland’s new cultural landmark
Pagoda PR – Changing the face of social work in Scotland
Pagoda PR and Forestry Commission Scotland – The Commonwealth Woods: Creating a Lasting Legacy
Weber Shandwick – Making the case for social investment
Internal Communications Campaign
GOLD
West Dunbartonshire Council – Working Well Together Campaign
SILVER
VisitScotland – Brilliant Moment Maker
FINALISTS
Edinburgh Napier University – National Student Survey
Scottish Enterprise – Reward and Recognition in Scottish Enterprise
University of Glasgow – Campus Conversation
Community Relations Campaign
GOLD
Holyrood Partnership – Banks Renewables, Bandirran: Powering support
SILVER
Grayling Scotland – M&S Big Beach Clean-up
FINALISTS
Bank of Scotland and Material UK – Bank of Scotland Community Fund
Bank of Scotland and Material UK – Bank of Scotland Midnight League
Beattie Communications – Bin the Bedroom Tax
Pagoda PR and Forestry Commission Scotland – The Commonwealth Woods: Creating a Lasting Legacy
Public Sector Campaign
GOLD
West Dunbartonshire Council – Make a living. Make a difference.
SILVER
Stripe Communications & The Scottish Government Marketing – How PR saved lives on Country Roads
FINALISTS
Consolidated PR and The Scottish Government – A Wee Chat About Organ Donation
NHS Ayrshire & Arran – Bringing your NHS to you
Pagoda PR and Forestry Commission Scotland – The Commonwealth Woods; creating a lasting legacy
The City of Edinburgh Council – Countdown to the Edinburgh Tram Service
Low Budget Campaign
GOLD
Holyrood Partnership – Khushi’s: Back to 1947
SILVER
Beattie Communications – Bin the Bedroom Tax
FINALISTS
Muckle Media for Entrepreneurial Spark – Opportunity Knocks for Entrepreneurial Spark and partners; company incorporations at an all-time high
Palompo PR – Delectable recipes for every day cookbook launch
Tricker PR – The Choir of Davids; VisitAberdeen
Weber Shandwick – Raising a glass to Aldi’s Scottish Beer Festival
Best Sporting Campaign
GOLD
Holyrood Partnership – U.S. Kids Golf European Championship: Media Hooked On Golf
SILVER
Beattie Communications – Boxing Scotland 2014 Road to the Commonwealth
FINALIST
Smarts – Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Run 2013
Healthcare Campaign
GOLD
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde – ‘Smear’ Campaign
SILVER
Prostate Cancer UK – Quality Care. Everywhere.
Consumer Relations Campaign
GOLD
3×1 Public Relations – Forest Fairytales
SILVER
Stripe Communications – VELUX; Lovers of Light
FINALISTS
Grayling Scotland – Ryder Cup Tartan & Tweed
Perceptive Communicators – The Athletes’ Village: Countdown to Launch
Scottish Widows (Lloyds Banking Group) – Reinventing the Widow
Stripe Communications – IRN-BRU
Best Use of Media Relations
GOLD
Citypress /Seafish – Sea You Home Safe
SILVER
Holyrood Partnership – Scottish Business Resilience Centre; Faking Bad
FINALISTS
3×1 Public Relations – Championing British Fish and Chips
3×1 Public Relations – The Kelpies; Scotland’s new cultural landmark
Orbit Communications – My Life, My Death, My Choice; Support the Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill
Weber Shandwick – Back in the driving seat
Best Use of Social Media
GOLD
3×1 Public Relations – @hsfairytale
SILVER
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde – ‘Smear’ Campaign
FINALISTS
Consolidated PR and The Scottish Government – A Wee Chat About Organ Donation
Smarts – Border Biscuits #brilliantnotboring social media
The City of Edinburgh Council – Countdown to the launch of the Edinburgh tram project
VisitScotland – Whisky Flavoured Milk; VisitScotland’s April Fool
Best External Publication
GOLD
Falkirk Council – Tenant Talk
SILVER
Wheatley Group – The Key; For all GHA tenants
FINALISTS
APS Group Scotland – Scottish Scenic Routes
Think – Escape for First Great Western
VisitScotland – Delivering For
Best Internal Publication
GOLD
Edinburgh Napier University – Newsfeed Student Magazine
SILVER
Fife Council – Intouch… with Social Work
FINALISTS
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde – A staff magazine so good, news editors follow-up its content
Petrofac Offshore Projects & Operations – This is OPO
West Dunbartonshire Council – Talk newspaper
Best Event
GOLD
Spreng & Co – The Duke of Wellington Comes to Life for STV Glasgow
SILVER
Weber Shandwick Scotland/P4P Design – Goodbye Caltongate, Hello New Waverley
Public Affairs Campaign
GOLD
Pagoda PR – Improving housing choices for older Scots
SILVER
Pagoda PR and First ScotRail in-house communications team – First Class Stakeholder Engagement
FINALISTS
Grayling Scotland – Secure housing its rightful place in the Act to integrate health and social care
Prostate Cancer UK – Quality Care. Everywhere.
Scottish Public Sector Team of the Year
GOLD
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
SILVER
The City of Edinburgh Council
FINALISTS
Edinburgh Napier University
Fife Council
West Dunbartonshire Council
Outstanding Young Communicator
GOLD
Shaun Bell – Stripe Communications
FINALISTS
Emma Pollock MCIPR – Scottish Government
Glenda Rochead – VisitScotland
Hannah Blewett MCIPR – Fifth Ring
Jennifer Green ACIPR – Bread PR
Melissa Clark ACIPR – Holyrood Partnership
Outstanding Small Consultancy
GOLD
Muckle Media
Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team
GOLD
The City of Edinburgh Council
SILVER
Seafish
FINALISTS
Lloyds Banking Group
VisitScotland
Wheatley Group
Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy
GOLD
Stripe Communications
SILVER
Grayling Scotland
FINALISTS
3×1 Public Relations
Bread PR
Fifth Ring
Frasermedia
Best Use of Research, Planning, Measurement and Evaluation
GOLD
West Dunbartonshire Council – Make a living. Make a difference.
