A NOTE FROM PRWEEK'S EDITOR
"After a fantastic debut in 2024, PRWeek is delighted to announce the return of the Corporate Affairs Awards for a second year.
The awards will honour outstanding achievements across key areas including corporate and financial comms, public affairs, pharma and healthcare PR, and more. They reflect the growing importance of corporate affairs within businesses and the multitude of disciplines and specialisms that sit under the remit of the modern in-house corporate affairs or communications director."
John Harrington, Editor, PRWeek
WHY ENTER?
BE THE FIRST PICK WITH TALENT
You know your organisation is the best, but how will others know? Prove to new and existing talent that you are the best company they can work for.
CELEBRATE YOUR SUCCESSES
Celebrate your teams hard work over the past year. Boost employee morale and show them they have what it takes to be award winning.
BECOME AN INDUSTRY LEADER
PRWeek award winners are industry leaders. Being an award winning company opens up new business opportunities and contributes to the future of corporate affairs.
NATIONWIDE RECOGNITION
Finalists are announced across all PRWeek channels including X, Linkedin and PRWeek website.
Categories
Campaign Categories
Best pharmaceutical and/or healthcare product launch
Recognises the most effective launch of a pharmaceutical product, including both over-the-counter and prescription-only drugs and/or a healthcare product, such as products linked to improving health, including vitamin products and products designed to tackle, for example, obesity, cigarette or alcohol addiction, or mental ill-health.
Best public health awareness campaign
Recognises the best campaign to manage or promote awareness of a particular disease or condition. It can be aimed at the wider general public or at a more specific, targeted group.
Best pro-active lobbying campaign on an issue or cause
Recognises the best pro-active lobbying campaign with a specific public affairs objective related to a cause or an issue; eg: introducing a new law or policy.
Best handling of an IPO
Recognises the best handling of a company’s stock market flotation from a communications perspective.
Best corporate internal comms or employee engagement campaign
Recognises the most effective campaign for a corporation that engages internal stakeholders such as managers, employees, and trade unions.
Best crisis or Issues Management
Recognises the most effective management of an issue or crisis by a consultancy or corporate in-house team, or a combination of both.
Best use of media relations
• For Corporate and/or City
• For Pharma and/or Healthcare
Recognises the best use of media relations as part
of a campaign.
Best use of social media and/or influencers
• For Corporate and/or City
• For Pharma and/or Healthcare
Recognises the best use of social media or social
media ‘influencers’ as part of a campaign by, or
on behalf of, a corporation.
Best use of content
• For Corporate and/or City
• For Pharma and/or Healthcare
This award will be given for the most effective use
of content as part of a campaign.
Best handling of a de/merger or acquisition deal
Recognises the best handling of a de/merger or acquisition deal from a communications perspective.
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Agency and Team Categories
Best agency
• For Corporate and/or City
• For Public Affairs
• For Pharma and/or Healthcare
New consultancy of the year
For Corporate and/or City
• For Public Affairs
• For Pharma and/or Healthcare
This award is open to any consultancy that has
been trading for up to 24 months.
Best integrated agency
This category is open to any consultancy that offers two or more services and excels at integrated work covering multiple disciplines “for example: corporate comms, public affairs, healthcare comms, digital comms.
Best in-house comms team
Open to any in-house comms team.
Best in-house public affairs team
Open to any in-house public affairs team.
People Categories
Newcomer of the year
• For Corporate and/or City
• For Public Affairs
• For Pharma and/or Healthcare
Open to PR professionals who have worked in the sector for no more than three years.
Professional of the year - Agency
• For Corporate and/or City
• For Public Affairs
• For Pharma and/or Healthcare
This award will go to the agency-side professional
in a leadership role who is judged to have achieved
the most in one of the sectors outlined below
in the past 12 months. Judges will be looking
for evidence of exceptional client handling, use
of innovative ideas and techniques, successful
execution of projects and/or campaigns, and strong
leadership qualities.
Professional of the Year - In-house
• For Corporate and/or City
• For Public Affairs
• For Pharma and/or Healthcare
This award will go to the in-house professional in a
senior role who is judged to have achieved the most
in one of the sectors outlined below in the past
12 months. Judges will be looking for evidence of
successful execution of projects and/or campaigns,
use of innovative ideas and techniques, and strong
leadership qualities.
MEET OUR CO-CHAIRS
Syeda Hasnain
Head of Communications, UKIE , Merck Healthcare
Syeda is an experienced healthcare communications leader currently working at Merck Healthcare, delivering impactful campaigns across oncology, fertility, neurology and immunology. Prior to her role in the industry, Syeda worked in public sector communications for over a decade. Her roles included Head of Communications at an NHS Academic Health Sciences Centre, King's Health Partners, and leading a press team at the UK Department of Health and Social Care, in addition to other NHS England and government communications roles. Syeda originally qualified in law and has a post-graduate in public relations.
Clare Moore-Bridger
Director of Corporate Affairs, IAG
IAG is a leading European airline group and parent company to Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Level and Vueling. As director of corporate affairs for IAG, Clare is accountable for supporting the reputation, policy and regulatory environment for the Group, focusing on IAG's home markets of the U.K., Spain and Ireland. Key priorities are sharing IAG's financial and business performance and supporting its ESG commitments, particularly to engage policymakers to support sustainable aviation fuels. This role includes financial communications for IAG, listed on the FTSE and IBEX
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