Shooting Star is the PRide of Lincolnshire
PR and marketing specialist Shooting Star represented Lincolnshire at last night’s CIPR PRide Awards in Leeds and went home with two awards.
The agency was the only business from Lincolnshire to be shortlisted for the PRide Awards for the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region at the black-tie event at Aspire in Leeds on Thursday 26th November.
The seven-strong team, based in Lincoln, secured the silver award in the Community Relations Campaign category for their work on the Freshtime Fun Club before being crowned winners in the STEM Campaign category for its work with onlincolnshire.
Director of Shooting Star Kate Strawson said: “We’re absolutely delighted to have been recognised with two CIPR Pride awards, especially the gold in the STEM Campaign category. I’m pleased for the whole team, whose hard work and enthusiasm has really paid off.
“It’s been a big year for Shooting Star – we’ve celebrated our ninth birthday and seen the team grow from five to seven, so these awards are the perfect way to round off 2015.”
Shooting Star works for public and private sector clients across a wide range of industries including the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Beatson Clark in Rotherham, Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln and Fennies, which runs eight children’s nurseries across the south-east.
The agency offers a wide range of services including news releases, copywriting, crisis management, online marketing and advertising.
Director Jez Ashberry added: “Shooting Star works for clients across the UK but we never forget our roots and we’re proud to have represented Lincolnshire at the CIPR PRide Awards.”
To find out how good PR and marketing can benefit your business contact Shooting Star PR on 01522 528540 or email hello@weareshootingstar.co.uk
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Notes to Editors:
About CIPR PRide Awards 2015
• There are nine regions taking part – Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Anglia, South East, Midlands, North East, North West, Thames and Chiltern, and Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
• Only the highest calibre of experts, drawn from the very top of their fields are selected to judge the awards.
• Winners are presented at UK-wide awards events which are major calendar highlights for the regions and nations involved.
About Shooting Star
• Shooting Star was founded in 2006 by Kate Strawson and Jez Ashberry and became incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 2007.
• Formerly known as Shooting Star PR, the company has changed its name to Shooting Star in recognition of the wide range of PR, marketing and digital services to offers.
• Based in Lincoln, Shooting Star works for local and national public and private sector clients across a wide range of industries including education, property, retail and finance.
For further information please contact:
Kerri Saxby
Shooting Star
01522 528520
kerri@weareshootingstar.co.uk
@ShootingStarPR
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