TWO dozen companies have been shortlisted for the Wessex round of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations PRide Awards.

One of the finalists in the Not for Profit category is The Churches of Winchester who are hoping that their publicity campaign for the Winchester Passion will bring them an industry "Oscar".

The Remarkable Group, also from Winchester, was named Outstanding Agency of the Year in 2007 and has again been shortlisted for the title. It has also been nominated in the categories for Integrated Communications, which it won last year, Crisis Communications, Business & Trade and Community Relations.

Footprint Communications, of Alresford, has reached the final in two categories, Outstanding Small Consultancy and Community Relations, while staff member, Yiannaki Loizou, is hoping to win Outstanding Young Communicator.

Last year's awards ceremony was in Brighton: this year's is at The Botleigh Grange Hotel on November 12 and the winners will go forward to the national final.

"The awards are a reminder of the highquality PR work being carried out in Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight in all kinds of companies and diverse markets," said Wessex committee chairman, Mike Kean.

"This year, I was really pleased to see more smaller, newer companies represented as well as the better- known brands.

"The awards are not a reflection of how big the company is or the size of the budget, but how well key messages were communicated to audiences and what impact or effect they created."

12:07pm Friday 5th September 2008

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