Lincoln-based public relations agency, Shooting Star PR has been announced as a finalist at this year’s CIPR PRide Awards.

Shooting Star PR has been shortlisted for an award in the Outstanding Small Consultancy category within the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region at the CIPR PRide Awards 2014.This category recognises the achievements, performance and excellent work of small consultancies with five employees or less.

Shooting Star PR is the only Lincolnshire-based consultancy to be shortlisted for a CIPR PRide award.

Director of Shooting Star PR Kate Strawson said: “We’re delighted to have been shortlisted in the category of Outstanding Small Consultancy for the fourth time. I’m hoping that this year we’ll come out on top!”

Shooting Star PR 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 and Freshtime based in Boston.

The agency offers a wide range of services including press releases, copywriting, media relations, social media and crisis management. Marketing Manager Charley Sowden joined the team earlier this year, having previously worked within advertising agencies and held in-house marketing director roles, further broadening the team’s capabilities.

“To be the only Lincolnshire-based agency to reach the finals is a great honour in itself,” explained Charley.

“Being shortlisted for such a prestigious award is a fantastic achievement and recognition of all the hard work we’ve put in to raising the profile of our clients locally and nationally during the past year.”

CIPR Chief Executive, Alastair McCapra added: “This is a special year for the CIPR PRide Awards after making some important changes to enhance the Awards’ integrity through merging some of our smaller regions into bigger and better competitions. As a result, we have seen an even higher standard of entries across the board in all categories.

“I look forward to celebrating the best that British public relations has to offer at our awards evenings this autumn.”

The winners of the 2014 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire CIPR PRide Awards will be announced at a black-tie dinner on 27^th November 2014 at The Queens hotel in Leeds.

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 2014

• There were around 1,100 entries to this year’s CIPR PRide awards.
• 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.

About Shooting Star PR

• Shooting Star PR was founded in 2006 by Kate Strawson and Jez Ashberry and became incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 2007.
• Based in Lincoln, Shooting Star PR 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:
Shey Osibowale
Shooting Star PR
01522 528540
07538 674832
shey@weareshootingstar.co.uk
@ShootingStarPR