AN annual awards competition, celebrating the best of public relations in Scotland, has announced its latest shortlist.
The PRide Awards – run by the Scots division of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations – is this year taking place on the October 8, in Glasgow.
The shortlist reads, as follows:
Corporate and business communications campaign
Golley Slater
Driving delivery of excellent customer service for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
Grayling
Grant Thornton: Digital First
Perceptive Communicators
Clyde Gateway – Scotland’s Newest Business District
The BIG Partnership
Tomorrow’s City Centre, Today
VisitScotland
Engaging Scotland’s tourism industry with a year like no other
Weber Shandwick
Creating a buzz about collaboration
Internal communications campaign
Edinburgh Napier University
Strategy 2020: Building Success
West Dunbartonshire Council
Be The Best
Wheatley Group
W.E. are Wheatley: Celebrating diversity in Wheatley Group
Consumer relations campaign
3×1 Public Relations and Quality Meat Scotland
Love Scotch Lamb
Holyrood PR
Wholly Trinity – The Sell Out Success
Stripe Communications
IRN-BRU ‘Born to Support’
Wire Media
Lotto Thanks – Celebrating Scotland’s Summer of Sport
Wire Media
Tennent’s Lager and Wire Media: Pint-Sized PR Stories
Wire Media
Whyte & Mackay – Taking Whisky to new heights
Public sector campaign
Consolidated PR and Children’s Hearings Scotland
Volunteer for Children’s Panel. It’s Life Changing
Grayling
Borders Railway: New tracks, new journeys, new beginnings
Perceptive Communicators
Clyde Gateway – Scotland’s Newest Business Destination
Skills Development Scotland (SDS)
Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2015
Weber Shandwick Scotland and Scottish Government Marketing
Eat Better Feel Better: Improving Scotland’s Diet
West Dunbartonshire Council
Do The Right Thing Litter Campaign
Community relations campaign
Grayling
Teeing Up the Locals
Pagoda Porter Novelli
Knockshinnoch Wind Farm: Generating community support
Weber Shandwick Scotland and Scottish Government Marketing
Eat Better Feel Better: Improving Scotland’s Diet
West Dunbartonshire Council
Do The Right Thing Litter Campaign
Wheatley Group
Commonwealth Games Furniture – a gift from the Games
Public affairs campaign
Indigo
Presumed Liability for Vulnerable Road Users
Orbit Communications
Millions for Mental Health in Scotland
Pagoda Porter Novelli
Knockshinnoch wind farm: Generating support
Prostate Cancer UK
Men United v Prostate Cancer: 5 Inequalities, 5 Solutions
Weber Shandwick
ScotlandVotes.com
Weber Shandwick
Tackling Tattie Targets
Not-for-profit campaign
British Heart Foundation Scotland
Creating a Nation of Lifesavers
Cran Communications
Cran Communications & SCCR – #StopTalkListen campaign
Orbit Communications
Millions for Mental Health in Scotland
Orbit Communications
The Annie Dow Heroism Award
Tricker PR
Whisky Heroes – Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival
Healthcare campaign
Consolidated PR and The Scottish Government
Don’t Get Scared, Get Checked
NHS 24
Be Health-Wise This Winter
Prostate Cancer UK
Men United v Prostate Cancer: 5 Inequalities, 5 Solutions
Weber Shandwick
Now hear me: it’s my right to speak
Integrated campaign
Grayling
Borders Railway: New tracks, new journeys, new beginnings
Muckle Media
Gett
Scottish Government
Winter is coming! – Scotland’s Winter Festivals
Seafish and Citypress
Omega-3 the Superfishoil Championing omega-3 awareness and seafood consumption
Smarts
Fit in ’14
Weber Shandwick Scotland and Scottish Government Marketing
Eat Better Feel Better: Improving Scotland’s Diet
Low budget campaign
Golley Slater
Launching Historic Scotland’s Engine Shed project
Orbit Communications
Millions for Mental Health in Scotland
Smarts
We love our gingers
Stripe Communications
A clever little PR Campaign
The BIG Partnership
Air Space Trampoline Park Launch
Wire Media
Ginger Discount: Aberdeen Union Square’s Red Hot Promotion
Arts, culture or sport campaign
Grayling
The 2014 Ryder Cup: The Best Ryder Cup Ever
Wire Media
Lotto Thanks – Celebrating Scotland’s Summer of Sport
Best use of media relations
3×1 Public Relations
Frying High! The National Fish & Chip Awards
Beattie Communications
Redefine | BDL Hotels – Groom Academy
Stripe Communications and Scottish Government Marketing
Bags of Coverage
VisitScotland
Scotland: The Land That Inspired Outlander
Weber Shandwick
Check, Switch, Insulate – Big Energy Saving Week
Wire Media
Tennent’s Lager and Wire Media: Pint-Sized PR Stories
Best use of social media
Citypress
Citypress & Fish is the Dish: Omega-3 Awareness Campaign
Consolidated PR, Story and The Scottish Government
Sharing Wishes, Saving Lives
Falkirk Council
Earn While You Learn
Shelter Scotland
Social Media Santa for Scotland’s homeless children
Smarts
We love our gingers
Weber Shandwick
Nessie – Our National Treasure!
Best use of photography or design
Falkirk Council
Time to Adopt – A Guide for Grown Ups
Holyrood PR
Making a Visual Impact – A Bank of Images
Muckle Media
Scotland’s Decision: Scotland September 18
Muckle Media
V&A Dundee: Design in Motion
Stripe Communications
Capturing Lovers of Light
Weber Shandwick
Awakening a Sleeping Giant
Best publication
Indigo in partnership with Fife Council Economic Development
Fife Business Matters
Seafish Industry Authority
Quay Issues
SGN and Scarlett Abbott
SGNmail
Think Publishing for the Royal Photographic Society
The RPS Journal
West Dunbartonshire Council
Talk Newspaper
Best event
Golley Slater
Launching Historic Scotland’s Engine Shed project
Grayling
The 2014 Ryder Cup Trophy Tour
Scottish Enterprise
Commonwealth Games Business Conference
ScottishPower Renewables
Opening West of Duddon Sands Offshore Windfarm
Seafish
The National Fish & Chip Awards
Outstanding young communicator
Julia Bryce MCIPR
Frasermedia
Ross Stebbing ACIPR
Holyrood PR
Outstanding independent practitioner
Lisa Palompo Dixon MCIPR
Palompo PR
Public sector team of the year
West Dunbartonshire Council
Outstanding in-house public relations team
Scotland TranServ
Seafish
VisitScotland
Wheatley Group
Outstanding small public relations consultancy
Frasermedia
Holyrood PR
Morrison Media Strategies
Muckle Media
Perceptive Communicators
Volpa
Outstanding public relations consultancy
3×1 Public Relations
Bread
Citypress
Grayling Scotland
Stripe Communications
Weber Shandwick Scotland