The Public Affairs News Awards – the professional and social highlight of the industry’s calendar – are upon us once again.
The awards are now in their seventh year and constitute the only awards programme dedicated to recognising excellence in your profession. As showcased here, the potential winners in almost all the categories have now been decided by our 24-strong judging panel.
The winners in six of the categories – ‘Rising Star – Individual (In-House)’, ‘Rising Star – Individual (Agency)’, ‘Best Agency to Work For’, ‘In-House Team of the Year’, ‘Consultant of the Year’ and ‘Consultancy of the Year’ – will be decided with the help of inperson presentations on 9 September at Dods’ offices in Westminster.
Winners in most of the remaining categories will be decided by the judging panel based on written submissions, although ‘live’ voting is planned during the awards dinner for two of the categories: ‘Party Conference Innovation 2011’ and ‘Political Tweeter of the Year’.
The economic climate continues to be challenging, so everyone involved with Public Affairs News is very grateful to those giving commercial support to the awards.
Also, thank you to our judging panel, who have spent time whittling down the entries. In particular, thanks (in advance) to those judges who will spend 9 September with us for the presentations.
Last but not least, thank you to everyone who entered – and a hearty ‘well done’ to all those who have made the shortlist.
I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 16 November at the ceremony.
Ian Hall, Chairman of Public Affairs News Awards judges; and editor, Public Affairs News
Rising Star – Individual (Agency) |
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| Chris Bose Lansons Communications |
Tamara Jackson Burson-Marsteller |
Elin Twigge PLMR |
Rising Star – Individual (In-House) |
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| Emma Boon TaxPayers’ Alliance |
Chloe Forbes Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy |
Daniel Hamilton Big Brother Watch |
Mike Webb Freight Transport Association |
Specialist Consultancy of the Year |
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| Helen Johnson Consulting |
Curtin & Co | Cicero Consulting |
Freelancer of the Year |
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| Rhoda Macdonald | Kevin Lee | Lionel Zetter |
Trade Body of the Year |
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| ABTA | EEF | R3 |
Best Agency to Work For |
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| APCO | MHP Communications | Open Road |
Innovative Campaign of the Year |
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| Breakthrough Breast Cancer Touch Look Check |
Cancer Research UK Parliament Day |
RSPCA Fairer Fillings campaign |
Campaign of the Year – Devolved Administrations |
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| 'Placing the Voice of the Child at the Heart of Children’s Hearings' | FSB Scotland 2011 Scottish Parliament elections campaign |
Scottish Retail Consortium 'Halt Large Retailer Levy' campaign |
Campaign of the Year – Voluntary Sector |
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| Macmillan Cancer Support Vote Cancer Support campaign |
Royal British Legion 'Write the Principles of the Military Covenant into Law' campaign |
Which? Stop 'Rip Off' Charges campaign |
Campaign of the Year – Private Sector |
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'A Fair Tax on Flying' campaign |
BioIndustry Association R&D tax credit campaign |
The Durand Academy, PLMR 'Shine a Light on Opportunity' campaign |
Political Tweeter of the Year |
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| Kerry McCarthy MP @KerryMP |
John Rentoul @JohnRentoul |
Mark Pack @markpack |
Consultant of the Year |
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| Ben Stafford Cicero Consulting |
Kevin Craig PLMR |
Terry McErlane Resolute Public Affairs |
Party Conference Innovation 2011 |
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Who Wants to Save a Million? Institution of Occupational Safety and Health |
The London Lounge iNHouse PR |
The Open Road Party Conference Running Club Open Road |
Whizz-Kidz MP interviews Whizz-Kidz |
Outstanding Contribution |
| The recipient will be revealed on awards night |
In-House Team of the Year |
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| Keep Britain Tidy | Macmillan Cancer Support | MS Society | Scottish Power |
Consultancy of the Year |
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| Hanover | Insight Public Affairs | Interel | PLMR |