The cream of Bristol’s public relations industry will go head to head later this month at this year’s hotly-contested 2013 CIPR South West PRide Awards.
The awards, which this year celebrate their 10th anniversary, showcase the best work from the region’s public relations agencies, in-house teams, individuals and campaigns. They are widely regarded as the most prestigious and rigorous awards of their kind. 
Commenting on the PRide shortlist, chair of CIPR South West Sarah Pinch said: “The CIPR South West PRide Awards celebrate the very best in public relations from across our region. We were delighted to receive an increase in entries and they were all of an incredibly high standard. The entries highlighted the industry leading work that is taking place and we should be proud of the work of our colleagues in PR and communications. I offer my congratulations to all of those who have been shortlisted for an award; their success demonstrates their exemplary achievements in such a thriving profession.”
The top award, for Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy, is a four-way fight between Bristol firms Inside Media, PamLloyds PR and Octane and Cheltenham’s Camargue. Inside Media is also in the running for Outstanding Small Consultancy.
The awards take place on November 22 at the The Bristol Hotel, Harbourside, Bristol.
The full South West PRide Awards shortlist 2013 is:
Corporate and Business Communications Campaign
- Camargue
Rebuilding Britain - Grayling
Frazer-Nash Consultancy - Geometry PR
Creating a local hero - Inside Media
Refreshing Cider, Refreshing Aston Manor Cider - Plymouth University
The Plymouth University 150th anniversary campaign - Target PR
Magnetic PR attracts sales for ADEY
Not-For-Profit Campaign
- JBP PR & Parliamentary Affairs
Empower: Access to Medicine campaign - Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Moving a Hospital: The Royal Eye Infirmary
Internal Communications Campaign
- Cornwall Council
Moving to ERP - Gloucestershire County Council
Think Customer - Octane
Fridoids for TGI Friday's - UNITE Group
Our Five Year Plan
Community Relations Campaign
- Camargue
The T-pylon project - EDF Energy
EDF Energy's Openness and Transparency campaign - Grayling
The Big Beach Clean-up 2013 - JBP PR & Parliamentary Affairs
Coyte Farm: using social media in a planning application
Public Sector Campaign
- NHS Devon, Plymouth & Torbay
Heading-off the A&E crisis in Devon: Choose Well - Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Moving a Hospital: The Royal Eye Infirmary
Low Budget Campaign
- Barefoot Media
Christmas comes early to Padstow - Bully-Banks Ordinary People in Business
Justice for small businesses over bank mis-selling - Grayling
The St David's student lock-in 2012 - Highlight PR
PR for Norland College - Inside Media
Putting Arran on the Map - PamLloyd PR
Like Wasabi? Love it Fresh
Consumer Relations Campaign
- Royal Mail South West
Royal Mail's Golden Olympics - PurpleFish PR
NUK Mum's Guilt - Inside Media
Whisky Galore
Best Use of Media Relations
- Barefoot Media
Veuve Clicquot Polo on the Beach 2012 - Brandon Hill Communications
Launch the Goodwin Sands as a site for a new London airport - Media Safari / Ottobock
Passion for Paralympics: One event, 10 days, 59 media briefings - Octane
Colourology with Rainbow Club - PamLloyd PR
British Asparagus – Best of British - PamLloyd PR
So You Think You Know Beetroot?
Integrated Campaign
- Barefoot Media & Watergate Bay Hotel
Polo on the Beach 2013 - Firegrass Communications
Cornwall Business Show - MPAD
Ice Skate Truro - Plum Communications & PR
Love Weston Winter Wonderland - PurpleFish PR
Bang on with BILLY
Best Use of Social Media
- Grayling
The St David’s Student Lock-In - Inside Media
Tantrums & Tyres: Driving Continental's Social Media - JBP PR & Parliamentary Affairs
Best use of Social Media – Hotcha - Octane
Dr Marten's Stomp West - PamLloyd PR
Pink Lady The Sociable Apple - PurpleFish PR
Spontex UK
Best External Publication
- Selwood Housing
Working Together magazine - Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Horizon - Inside Media
Cider Made Simple - Stagecoach South West (Astley Media)
Hop - Wendy Best Journalist
Rescue Our Ruins – Glastonbury Abbey
Best Internal Publication
- First Great Western/Proteus
WesternLines - The Hills Group
intouch magazine
Best Event
- Airbus in the UK
Aerospace Technology Institute Announcement - Brandon Hill Communications
British Expertise International Awards 2013 - Octane
Dr Marten's Stomp West - Target PR
ADEY Media Day
Issues and Crisis Management
- Bully-Banks Ordinary People in Business
Securing justice for small businesses for bank mis-selling - MPAD
St Michael's Catholic School - PurpleFish PR
Axminster Carpets
Best Use of Photography or Design
- Cornwall Council
Cornwall Council Benefits are changing booklet - PamLloyd PR
Sweet Eve Strawberry - Wild Card
Cornwall's Spring Story - Inside Media
Cider Made Simple - UNITE Group
Our Five Year Plan
Regional Campaign of the Year
- Geometry PR
Building Confidence in the Bid - McCann Bristol PR
Redrow South West - Inside Media
Graze Expectations
Outstanding Freelance Practitioner
- Shelley Fletcher-Bryant MCIPR
Firegrass Communications
Outstanding Young Communicator
- Amy Bullen
Inside (Media) Track - Amy Thompson
JBP PR & Parliamentary Affairs - Charlotte Merryfield
Gloucestershire County Council - Kelly Moralee
Cornwall Council - Laura Hicks MCIPR
Wild Card - Lisa Hale
JBP PR & Parliamentary Affairs - Simon Gill
Camargue PR - Sophie Cottrell
Octane - Sophie Quartley MCIPR
Aster Group
Outstanding Small Consultancy
- Barefoot Media
- Inside Media
- Leapfrog PR
- MPAD
- Plum Communications & PR
Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team
- Gloucestershire County Council
GCC’s Communications Team
Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy
- Camargue
- Inside Media
- Octane
- PamLloyd PR
