Finalists revealed for inaugural 2013 PR and communications industry CommsCon Awards

The finalists shortlisted for the inaugural 2013 PR and communications industry CommsCon Awards can today be revealed.

The work is being judged over a two stage process by a panel of around 20 jurors from PR agencies, internal communications leaders and independent consultants, under the chairmanship of Commonwealth Bank CMO Andy Lark (pictured).

The winners will be announced in Sydney on the evening of March 14th at the CommsCon awards dinner, which follows the CommsCon conference. Details of the conference are available here.

Comedian Bob Downe is the master of ceremonies.

The shortlist:

Most innovative use of social media:

Hamilton Island’s Ultimate Instameet – Hamilton Island

SMIDSY – Maurice Blackburn

The Human Brochure – The Works

PwC Value Exchange – Two Social

Who Gives A Crap – Help Get Simon Off The Loo Naked Communications

B2C campaign:

M.J.Bale – Grazed On Greatness Eleven PR

Hamilton Island’s Ultimate Instameet – Hamilton Island

LEGO Festival of Play – One Green Bean

Virgin Mobile: Fair Go Bro – One Green Bean

ghd air launch – Stellar* Concepts

Perisher resort – Winter 2012 Magnum PR

B2B campaign:

Shaping the workplace of the future – CallidusPR

Good health is good for business – icon.pr

GE Capital Mid-Market Insights Campaign –  n2n communications

Unilever Good Fork Week – Professional Public Relations

PwC Value Exchange – Two Social

B2C launch / event

The launch of Need For Speed Most Wanted – Frank PR

Arnott’s – Truly, Madly Tim Tam Orchard – Mango Communications

Weight Watchers Innovation – One Green Bean

Bulleit Whiskey Speak Easy Series – One Green Bean

B2B launch / event

beautydirectory 2012 Star Awards – beautydirectory

National Telework Week – Professional Public Relations

Best campaign by small team or agency

Victor – A Pig’s Tale – BLACK Communications

Landcare for Singles – Landcare Australia

Harry’s Ice Cream Co. – Porter Novelli

The Australian Ballet 50th Anniversary – The Australian Ballet

ASCA – Blue Knot Day – Launch Management Group

Best reporting and use of measurement

GSK – Maxus

Targeted media analysis for Suncorp PI-  The Mediaverse

ASCA – Blue Knot Day – Launch Management Group

How we showed Evocities was worth $48 million – SenateSHJ

Havaianas 2013 Australia Day Thong Challenge – Klick Communication

Best use of research and insights

Spirit of Tasmania – Maxus

GE Capital Mid-Market Insights Campaign – n2n communications

Weight Watchers: Plate of our Nation – One Green Bean

A Snapshot of Australia’s Digital Future to 2050 – Text100

Corporate social responsibility

Embedding mental health on the corporate agenda CallidusPR

NAB Schools First Javelin Australia

RUOK?Day Liquid Ideas

Facebook Australia Be Bold Stop Bullying campaign n2n communications

Government Relations campaign

Restoring shareholders rights to vote on executive remuneration – CallidusPR

Respect the Risk – Essential Media Communications

Australians Deserve To Age Well – Essential Media Communications

Road to Respect – icon.pr

Atlas Point Department Store for Bunbury – Riley Mathewson Public Relations

Internal Communications / change management

AG&P Re-branding Project and Employee Communication program – Burson-Marsteller

Eastenwell – engaging a geographically dispersed workforce – P4 Group

The Dumb Things Election – NAB Wealth

Transformation of OPSM super brand – Sefiani Communications Group

Investor / Community Relations campaign

Osprey Medical IPO – Buchan Consulting

Every Australian Counts: The campaign for the National Disability Insurance Scheme – Essential Media Communications

FESTofALL – Porter Novelli

Who Gives A Crap – Help Get Simon Off The Loo – Naked Communications

Issues / crisis management

McDonald’s Gets Grilled – Mango Communications

Patton’s Big Gun – Cole Lawson Communications

PR Leader of the year

Marguerite Julian – director, Stellar Concepts

Rob Lowe – managing director, Eleven PR

Gabriel McDowell – managing director, Res Publica

Elly Hargreaves – managing director, Mango Melbourne

Louise Pogmore – head of PR, The Hallway

Emerging PR professional

Amy Bradshaw -account manager, Hill+Knowlton Strategies

Tara Brooks – senior account manager, Mango Communications

Mandy Griffiths – account manager & social media strategist, Porter Novelli

Sophie Harley account director, PR Edge

Patrick MacDonald – senior account executive, Cole Lawson Communications

Shortlisted companies will be contacted later today with information on how to book tables via a discount for finalists.

Tickets to the conference and awards are still available.