PR Awards 2017

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Our award winning PR agency scoops another gold PR award – while slugging it out with the big boys

HOLYROOD PR enjoyed a hugely successful night at the CIPR Scotland PRide Awads 2017.

After earning a record 10 shortlist nominations, our award winning PR agency claimed a clutch of gold and silvers at CIPR Scotland 2017 PR awards

 />A GOLD-winning streak which started in 2011 continued into 2017 as Holyrood PR scooped yet another title at the annual CIPR Scotland PR awards.</strong></p>
<p>Our team collected the top prize in the Best Community Relations Campaign category, for a major project we carried out on behalf of housebuilder, CALA Homes.</p>
<p>Another highlight was our silver award in the Outstanding Agency of the Year, the most prestigious award on the night – an amazing achievement in the first year we qualified for the category.</p>
<p>In total Holryood PR was shortlisted for awards in <em><strong>TEN</strong></em> separate categories. Here’s a rundown of our awards success:</p>
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<li><strong><em>Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy – Holyrood PR. </em>SILVER</strong></li>
<li><strong><em>Community Relations Campaign – CALA Homes: Building Communities in East Lothian </em>GOLD</strong></li>
<li><strong><em>Low Budget Campaign – Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust: Piping Up For Scotland </em>SILVER</strong></li>
<li><strong><em>Corporate and Business Communications Campaign – Scottish Business Resilience Centre: Establishing Scotland’s Cyber Champions </em>SILVER</strong></li>
<li><strong><em>Best Use of Social Media – Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity: New Name, Same Aim </em>FINALIST</strong></li>
<li><strong><em>Best Event – Scottish Business Resilience Centre: Scottish Cyber Awards FINALIST</em></strong></li>
<li><strong><em>Outstanding Young Communicator – Stuart Milne ACIPR FINALIST</em></strong></li>
<li><strong><em>Consumer Relations Campaign – Mackie’s of Scotland: Mackie’s Churns 30 in Style FINALIST</em></strong></li>
<li><strong><em>Not-for-Profit Campaign – Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity: New Name, Same Aim FINALIST</em></strong></li>
<li><strong><em>Best Use of Media Relations – Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity: New Name, Same Aim FINALIST</em></strong></li>
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We scooped the Silver prize for Outstanding Agency of the Year, the most prestigious award on the night – an amazing achievement that saw us beating a number of the industry’s so-called big hitters.

And to round off a night of many triumphs, we also walked away with one Gold and two Silvers for our creative work for clients – as well as collecting finalist awards in six other categories.

It means that Holyrood PR has been on a hot streak of Gold wins in the PRide Awards – the PR industry’s Oscars – since 2011.

Co-Director and founder Raymond Notarangelo said: “We have a lot to celebrate and feel proud about.

“This year we scored a perfect 10 – our ten award submissions all made the shortlist of finalists at the PRide Awards – a record for Holyrood PR.

“It also means we have continued our amazing run of golden success in the awards – picking up Gold accolades every year since 2011.

“Winning awards is so important on three levels. Firstly it’s recognition from our peers on the quality of our work; secondly, it provides solid reinforcement to our ever-growing client base that we produce amazing campaigns that deliver results that bring demonstrable success to them; last, but not least,  it energises our staff and sparks them into continuing the deliver some of the best creative work in Scotland.”

Staff at award-winning PR agency celebrate at PR Awards ceremony in 2017

Check out this gallery of images of our team letting down their hair and celebrating during our big night at the  Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow


Here’s a rundown of our awards success:

  • Community Relations Campaign – CALA Homes: Building Communities in East Lothian GOLD
  • Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy – Holyrood PR. SILVER
  • Low Budget Campaign – Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust: Piping Up For Scotland SILVER
  • Corporate and Business Communications Campaign – Scottish Business Resilience Centre: Establishing Scotland’s Cyber Champions SILVER
  • Best Use of Social Media – Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity: New Name, Same Aim FINALIST
  • Best Event – Scottish Business Resilience Centre: Scottish Cyber Awards FINALIST
  • Outstanding Young Communicator – Stuart Milne ACIPR FINALIST
  • Consumer Relations Campaign – Mackie’s of Scotland: Mackie’s Churns 30 in Style FINALIST
  • Not-for-Profit Campaign – Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity: New Name, Same Aim FINALIST
  • Best Use of Media Relations – Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity: New Name, Same Aim FINALIST

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