Media Awards: Shortlist for the 2014 CIPR Scotland PRide Awards

THE Edinburgh-based PR agency, Pagoda PR, has earned seven nominations in an annual competition recognising the best PR in Scotland.

Pagoda has been shortlisted in the 2014 CIPR Scotland PRide Awards, organised by the Scotland division of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.

The Holyrood Partnership has similarly earned itself seven nominations, while 3×1 has six.

The awards ceremony is taking place on October 9, in Edinburgh.

The full nominations list reads as follows:

Corporate and Business Communications Campaign

Citypress and Bank of Scotland – Bank of Scotland: Rising Fortunes and Appetite for Growth

Holyrood Partnership – Banks Renewables – Wind Power Without the Spin

Holyrood Partnership – Sodexo Prestige – The Right Ingredients for a Relaunch

Muckle Media for Entrepreneurial Spark – Opportunity Knocks for Entrepreneurial Spark and partners; company incorporations at an all-time high

Pagoda PR and First ScotRail in-house communications team – First Class Stakeholder Engagement

Weber Shandwick – Accoya Goes Global

Not-for-Profit Campaign

3×1 Public Relations – The Kelpies – Scotland’s new cultural landmark

Grayling Scotland – Carnegie International Legacy Week

Pagoda PR – Changing the face of social work in Scotland

Pagoda PR – The Commonwealth Woods: Creating a Lasting Legacy

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations – Poverty Storm

Weber Shandwick – Making the case for social investment

Internal Communications Campaign

Edinburgh Napier University – National Student Survey

Scottish Enterprise – Reward and Recognition in Scottish Enterprise

University of Glasgow -Campus Conversation

VisitScotland – Brilliant Moment Maker

West Dunbartonshire Council – Working Well Together Campaign

Community Relations Campaign

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

Grayling Scotland – M&S Big Beach Clean-up

Holyrood Partnership – Banks Renewables, Bandirran: Powering support

Pagoda PR – The Commonwealth Woods: Creating a Lasting Legacy

Public Sector Campaign

Consolidated PR and The Scottish Government – A Wee Chat About Organ Donation

NHS Ayrshire & Arran – Bringing your NHS to you

Pagoda PR – The Commonwealth Woods – creating a lasting legacy

Stripe Communications and The Scottish Government Marketing – How PR saved lives on Country Roads

The City of Edinburgh Council – Countdown to the Edinburgh Tram Service

West Dunbartonshire Council – Make a living. Make a difference.

Low Budget Campaign

Beattie Communications – Bin the Bedroom Tax

Holyrood Partnership – Khushi’s: Back to 1947

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; Festive Aberdeen

Weber Shandwick – Raising a glass to Aldi’s Scottish Beer Festival

Best Sporting Campaign

Beattie Communications – Boxing Scotland 2014 Road to the Commonwealth

Holyrood Partnership – U.S. Kids Golf European Championship: Media Hooked On Golf

Smarts – Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Run 2013

Healthcare Campaign

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde – ‘Smear’ Campaign

Prostate Cancer UK – Quality Care. Everywhere.

Consumer Relations Campaign

3×1 Public Relations – Forest Fairytales

Grayling Scotland – Ryder Cup Tartan and Tweed

Perceptive Communicators – The Athletes’ Village: Countdown to Launch

Scottish Widows (Lloyds Banking Group) – Reinventing the Widow

Stripe Communications – IRN-BRU

Stripe Communications – VELUX- Lovers of Light

Best Use of Media Relations

3×1 Public Relations – Championing British Fish and Chips

3×1 Public Relations = The Kelpies – Scotland’s new cultural landmark

Citypress/Seafish – Sea You Home Safe

Holyrood Partnership – Scottish Business Resilience Centre; Faking Bad

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

3×1 Public Relations – @hsfairytale

Consolidated PR and The Scottish Government – A Wee Chat About Organ Donation

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde – ‘Smear’ Campaign

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

APS Group Scotland – Scottish Scenic Routes

Falkirk Council – Tenant Talk

Think – Escape for First Great Western

VisitScotland – Delivering For

Wheatley Group – The Key; For all GHA tenants

Best Internal Publication

Edinburgh Napier University – Newsfeed Student Magazine

Fife Council – Intouch… with Social Work

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

Spreng & Co – The Duke of Wellington Comes to Life for STV Glasgow

Weber Shandwick Scotland / P4P Design – Goodbye Caltongate – Hello New Waverley

Public Affairs Campaign

Grayling Scotland – Secure housing its rightful place in the Act to integrate health and social care

Pagoda PR – Improving housing choices for older Scots

Pagoda PR and First ScotRail in-house communications team – First Class Stakeholder Engagement

Prostate Cancer UK – Quality Care. Everywhere.

Scottish Public Sector Team of the Year

Edinburgh Napier University

Fife Council

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

The City of Edinburgh Council

West Dunbartonshire Council

Outstanding Young Communicator

Emma Pollock MCIPR – Scottish Government

Glenda Rochead – VisitScotland

Hannah Blewett MCIPR – Fifth Ring

Jennifer Green ACIPR -Bread PR

Melissa Clark ACIPR – Holyrood Partnership

Shaun Bell – Stripe Communications

Outstanding Small Consultancy

Muckle Media

Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team

Lloyds Banking Group

Seafish

The City of Edinburgh Council

VisitScotland

Wheatley Group

Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy

3×1 Public Relations

Bread PR

Fifth Ring

Frasermedia

Grayling Scotland

Stripe Communications