The need to maintain public confidence and to present a positive face has, however, never been greater. Our PRWeek Awards winners show just how wonderfully the industry has risen to these challenges.
I have been massively energised to read the submissions of all those who have undoubtedly made a difference this year. They truly demonstrate that the best public relations campaigns add substantial value to any marketing or communications activity.
High-quality creative thinking and measurable success have been in evidence across the categories. My fellow judges and I were fascinated by the sheer variety of tasks undertaken and the solutions provided. We welcomed the fact that entries came from the biggest and the smallest, the newest and the most established, PR agencies and in-house staff.
We congratulate all the winners and for those who weren't successful - there's always next year.
THE JUDGES
Charles Anson Director,
Cubitt Consulting PR
Alan Biggar
CEO,
Burson-Marsteller
Colin Byrne
Joint CEO UK & Ireland, Weber Shandwick Worldwide
Scott Clark
Managing Director, Fleishman-Hillard UK
Charles Cook
Chairman, Grandfield
Jackie Cooper
Founding Partner, Jackie Cooper PR
Tony Davis
Managing Director, bmi baby
Colin Douglas
Director of Communications, Audit Commission
Dick Fedorcio
Director of Public Affairs, Metropolitan Police Service
Gloria Gibbons
Chief Executive, Shire Health Group
Antony Good
Chairman, Flagship Group
John Grounds
Director of Communications, NSPCC
Will Harris
Vice-President of Marketing, mmO2
Laura Hastings
Managing Director, Lansons Communications
James Herring
Managing Director, Taylor Herring Communications
Julia Hobsbawm
Founder & Chief Executive, HMC - Hobsbawm Media + Marketing
Communications
Dr Steve John (First Round)
Managing Director, DLA Upstream
Mark Johnson
Associate Editor - Features,
PRWeek
Bill Jones
Consultant Chairman,
Lexis PR
Tim Clement-Jones (Second Round)
Chairman, DLA Upstream
Frank Kane
Business Editor,
The Observer
Nicole Lander
Head of Communications, Woolworths Group
Andrew Laurence
Deputy Chairman, Hill & Knowlton UK
Blake Lee-Harwood
Media Director, Greenpeace
Richard Ley
Head of Media Relations, ABPI
Andrew Millward
Assistant Director, External Relations, Department of Health
Kate Nicholas
Editor,
PRWeek
Bill Quirke
Managing Director, Synopsis Alix Robson
Manager Director, Aurelia PR Peter Rodgers
Head of Public Relations, Bank of England
Jan Shawe
Director of Corporate Relations, J Sainsbury
Jonathan Shore
Managing Director, Cohn & Wolfe
Jonathan Simnett
Vice-Chairman, Brodeur Worldwide
Martin Sixsmith
Journalist and former Communications Director for Stephen Byers
Philip Smith
Editor, Revolution
John Stonborough
Media Adviser,
House of Commons Commission
Simon Walker
Communications Secretary, Buckingham Palace
Miles Webber
Head of Public Affairs, Merrill Lynch & Co.
Carl Welham
Head of PR, Sheffield Council
Adrian Wheeler
CEO, GCI UK
Jacquie Wilson
Head of Consumer PR, Camelot Group
Michael Wilson
Business Editor, Sky News BSkyB
