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PRIA WA Recognises 12 Campaigns At PR State Awards

Neil OSullivan MPRIA 2
Published on: 28th September 2015 at 10:52 AM
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Last Thursday saw Western Australia present their 2015 Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) State Awards for Excellence Awards at the West Australian Ballet Centre in Maylands. With over 80 guests attending the cocktail evening in celebration of this year’s most innovative PR campaigns and professionals, the night was one to be remembered.

On the night, four winning, three highly commended, and five commended campaigns were recognised across seven categories.

Last night’s awards also included a category unique to Western Australia: the WW Mitchell Student of the Year Award. This year’s winner was Karen Russell from Edith Cowan University, with Khoon (Michelle) Tran from Curtin University being awarded Highly Commended.

The WA Division President and Director to the National Board, Renae Desai, said, “This year’s entries were outstanding. The public relations industry in Western Australia continues to produce high quality communication strategies with dedication, professionalism and creativity.

The short list of finalists was of a very high calibre and those who walked away with an award last night represent the continuing levels of excellence that our members achieve year-after-year.”

PRIA congratulates all the award recipients on achieving one of the most prestigious public relations and communication industry accolades. Participation in the awards is restricted to PRIA members who created or led public relations campaigns that were concluded and evaluated by 30 June 2015.

Category Title of Entry Company Entrant Result
Community Relations City of Armadale to Get to know #TheDale Clarity Communications Kellie Hasluck Winner
Community Relations Child and Parent Centres: The communications challenge for an innovative new community services model Department of Education Jane Machin-Everill Commended
Experiential Hide and Sneakers HBF Jodie Leishman Winner
Experiential LWP Property Group: Bringing Communities to Life Hola PR Lorelei Campbell Commended
Experiential Big Bethanie Bake Off Devahasdin Sandra Devahasdin Commended
Health Organisations HBF Run for a Reason PR Campaign HBF

Jodie Leishman

Highly Commended
Integrated Marketing and Communication Campaign Strategy #heartofgold Campaign for WA gold miners Cannings Purple Casey Hockey Winner
Integrated Marketing and Communication Campaign Strategy Celebrate WA-WA Day Campaign 2015 Clarity Communications Kellie Hasluck Commended
Integrated Marketing and Communication Campaign Strategy Momentum HBF Shae Slater Highly Commended
Integrated Marketing and Communication Campaign Strategy Closing the ED door, avoiding a disaster WA Department of Health Sheryl Fewster Commended
Internal/Change Management Engaging Events HBF Fleur Wylie Highly Commended
2015 In-house PR Team of the Year HBF Media & Communications Team HBF Andrew Walton Winner
WW Mitchell Student of the Year Karen Russell Edith Cowan University Winner

 

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By Neil OSullivan MPRIA 2
PR is notorious for not PR'ing itself, so let me tell you my story and why I'm passionate about communicating stories and impacting social change. My journey started off - like most - with an internship where I was able to move internally into a permanent role. After four fantastic years working to enhance the lives of people with an intellectual disability, I made the best decision of my life to come to Australia.Since then I have in some amazing brand cultures; Special Olympics Australia, Oxfam Australia, and the Public Relations Institute of Australia. Leading marketing and communications activities is all about storytelling, and delivering your message through dynamic strategies to achieve strategic outcomes. My marcomms skills have transferred across various industries; sport, NFP, NGO, PR, industry bodies and membership organisations. What are my USPs? • Exemplary knowledge of social; strategy, customer engagement, brand storytelling, personas, advertising, marketing and events; • Direct management in social; community management, monitoring, social listening, content calendars, content creation (using tools like Piktochart and Hootsuite) monitoring posts and preparing analytical reports. • Managed multiple small and medium sized teams as well as various national volunteer councils and committees. Wealth of experience on variety of boards; • Marcomms expertise; copywriting, blogging, press coverage, media relations, social, video production, website management, CRM system management, EDMs and freelance ghost-writing; • Come with a creative eye with experience across creative design; • A strategic thinker, with experience as a 2IC role; and • History of continual professional development across social, content, leadership, strategic and media relations. ★ Additional specialties: internal/external communications, sponsorship and relationship management, thought leadership, stakeholder and community engagement, budget and issue/crisis management. ★

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