London, 21 September 2011 - The PRCA today announced the shortlists for the 2011 PRCA Awards. The leading contender for consultancy awards is Weber Shandwick who have been shortlisted for ten awards. The in-house team at Action for Children have been nominated for three awards. Over 100 judges were involved in the short-listing process.
PRCA Chief Executive, Francis Ingham, commented “A tremendous amount of hard work has gone into making this year’s PRCA Awards bigger and more competitive than ever. We are up on entries from last year –clearly demonstrating the credence and prestige associated with our awards.
I would like to thank everyone who has been involved in the Awards so far, including the judges for compiling the shortlists and all of the entrants for submitting so many pieces of excellent work.”
The PRCA Awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday 15 November at the London Hilton, Park Lane, with a black tie ceremony.
Tickets can be bought here.
The shortlists can be found here.
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Notes to Editors
For media enquiries please contact Aeneas Tole - aeneas.tole@prca.org.uk
For any questions about the PRCA Awards please contact Katie Goodrum - katie.goodrum@prca.org.uk
About the PRCA
Who we are: Founded in 1969, the PRCA is the professional body that represents UK PR consultancies, in-house communications teams and PR freelancers. The PRCA promotes all aspects of public relations and internal communications work, helping teams and individuals maximise the value they deliver to clients and organisations.
What we do: The Association exists to raise standards in PR and communications, providing members with industry data, facilitating the sharing of communications best practice and creating networking opportunities.
How we do it and make a difference: All PRCA members are bound by a professional charter and codes of conduct, and benefit from exceptional training. The Association also works for the greater benefit of the industry, sharing best practice and lobbying on the industry's behalf e.g. fighting the NLA's digital licence.
Who we represent: The PRCA represents many of the major consultancies in the UK, and currently has more than 250 agency members from around the world including the majority of the top 100 UK consultancies. We also represent around 70 in-house communications teams from multinationals, UK charities and leading UK public sector organisations.

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