Planned and executed effective relationship strengthening community relations leveraging PR strategies which yielded demonstrable results within 2023/2024. Was recognised for a PR campaign that helped engage a community in some specific way.
Showed leadership in a situation perilous to an individual, cause or corporate brand within 2023/2024; effectively executed a carefully calibrated plan to engage key stakeholders and positively influenced the narrative; ensured a mutually satisfactory resolution and used the situation to enhance a (corporate) reputation.
Planned and executed effective relationship strengthening communications with PR strategies which yielded demonstrable results within 2023/2024.
A single best event in terms of planning, execution and follow-through to promote an organisation, product or cause within 2023/2024.
Effectively used cutting edge technology to achieve PR objectives in a cost efficient and high impact manner within 2023/2024.
Effectively used an integrated communications and engagement approach within 2023/2024 to garner stakeholder buy-in on climate and environmental change issues and drive ESG and sustainability performance. Triggered actions on safeguarding the environment by convincing a hitherto skeptical or apathetic public of the reality of climate change
Best PR campaigns on social media within 2023/2024.
This award recognises organisations that have implemented comprehensive communications programmes duringwithin 2023/2024 and have demonstrated exceptional skill in enhancing their organisations’ reputation and business performance while building mutually beneficial stakeholder relationships through strategic, integrated communications approaches. The winning entry will showcase excellence in reputation management, impactful social impact programmes, creative media integration, and stakeholder engagement across multiple channels.
Recognises the effectiveness of PR strategies employed in a campaign in support of a major initiative in Ghana within 2023/2024. The design and delivery of the campaigns projected the strategy and effectively promoted a product/service, an Organisation and its brand or a public figure.
The submission demonstrated how Public Relations/Communications can be employed as tools for generating knowledge and mobilising relevant stakeholders for action. It presented a problem and the journey to managing the problem through PR, showing clear results.
Demonstrated leadership; applied current best PR practice; innovative, and the most effective in Public Sector Communications within 2023/2024.
Demonstrated leadership; applied current best PR practices; innovative and the most effective in Financial Services Communications within 2023/2024.
This award will measure how the use of effective Public Relations strategies and principles, built awareness, enhanced company image and generated adequate business for a telecommunications company (Mobile Network Operators) within 2023/2024.
This award will measure how the use of effective Public Relations strategies and principles, built awareness, enhanced company image, and generated adequate business for telecommunications, allied, and support services companies within 2023/2024.
The award will measure how the use of effective Public Relations strategies and principles, built awareness, enhanced company image, and generated increased business for a profit-making (commercial) company within 2023/2024.
This award will measure how the use of effective Public Relations strategies and principles, built awareness, enhanced company image and generated increased business of a manufacturing and industrial company within 2023/2024.
The award will measure how the use of effective Public Relations strategies and principles, built awareness, enhanced company image and generated more community acceptance and increased business of the company in the extractive sector within 2023/2024.
For PR campaigns undertaken in the energy, oil, or utilities sector within 2023/2024.
For PR campaigns undertaken in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry within 2023/2024.
Planned and implemented high results PR programmes and activities built on carefully considered strategies within 2023/2024; extended the frontiers of PR practice and knowledge in Ghana; provided thought leadership; entrenched the application of relevant metrics and demonstrated a clear link between PR and value creation.
This is awarded to the academic institution that has demonstratedexceptional leadership in advancing the public relations and communications profession in Ghana and beyond. This category recognises excellence in curriculum development, impactful training, pioneering research and thought leadership that drives innovation and elevates professional practice. Eligible contributions must have been made during 2023-2024.
Demonstrate high impact on student members, activities undertaken and outcomes.
A registered practitioner with less than 5 years’ experience who has demonstrated ability, capacity and showed tremendous professional development. Recognised and respected by Public Relations Professionals and key stakeholders.
Offered leadership that drove excellent internal engagement, leveraging effective PR strategies; provided quality guidance and counsel to management, respected and considered an important asset to the organisation; used cutting-edge technology for effective internal communications; maintained effective and vibrant internal communications channels. Innovative and results oriented professional who delivered relevant, quality, and quantifiable value that protected and/or added to the bottom line.
All registered members are eligible to nominate one person only. The PR Lifetime Achievement Award recognises an individual who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the practice and profession of Public Relations in Ghana.
The eligibility criteria for this PR Lifetime Achievement award are as follows:
Additional Guidelines:
Open to registered members who are lecturing either full-time or as adjuncts in an accredited Tertiary institution in Ghana. S/He must submit a motivation statement as well as any academic publications in the year under review. Must also submit an impact statement and a letter from the Institution of Instruction.
All registered members are eligible to nominate one person only. The PR Practitioner of the Year Award celebrates an outstanding individual who has demonstrated exceptional skill, innovation, and impact in the practice of Public Relations within the year under review.
The eligibility criteria for this prestigious award are as follows:
Nomination Guidelines:
Supporting documents such as campaign reports, testimonials or media coverage are encouraged.
Every year, the Institute of Public Relations (IPR) Ghana Excellence Awards celebrates the best of the best of Ghana’s public relations (PR) and communications industry. The Awards are open to all parties involved in the practice and use of PR and Communications: PR Consultancies, Freelancers, in-house communications departments of Government and Non-Governmental agencies. IPR Ghana invites entries for the upcoming PR & Communications Excellence Awards.