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Since 1998, my teams have won 65 Heist Awards (22 Gold) including Marketing Team of the Year three times - at NTU, Loughborough and Nottingham.

2022 - Gold for Marketing Team of the Year, Best Use of Data/Insight and Best Low Budget, Silver for Best Brand Campaign, Bronze for Best Recruitment Campaign and Best Use of Content. Highly Commended in Rising Star (Aneurin Lau) category.

2021 - Silver in Best Brand/Reputation Campaign and Rising Star (Emily Oakden) categories… Show more

Since 1998, my teams have won 65 Heist Awards (22 Gold) including Marketing Team of the Year three times - at NTU, Loughborough and Nottingham.

2022 - Gold for Marketing Team of the Year, Best Use of Data/Insight and Best Low Budget, Silver for Best Brand Campaign, Bronze for Best Recruitment Campaign and Best Use of Content. Highly Commended in Rising Star (Aneurin Lau) category.

2021 - Silver in Best Brand/Reputation Campaign and Rising Star (Emily Oakden) categories.

2019 - Silver for Best Use of Content, Best Use of Innovation in Education Marketing, and Best PR/Communications categories and Bronze for Best Alumni, Development or Fundraising, Best Low Budget and Marketing Team of the Year.

2018 - Gold for in the Best Alumni, Development or Fundraising Initiative, Silver for Best Use of Innovation in Education Marketing and Best Community/Business Engagement Campaign, and Bronze for Best Marketing Initiative to Promote Research Excellence and Best Low Budget Initiative categories.

2017 - Gold in Marketing Team of the Year and Best Undergraduate Prospectus categories, Silver for Best Postgraduate Prospectus, Best Undergraduate Student Recruitment Initiative, Best Alumni, Development or Fundraising Initiative, Most Effective Use Of Social Media and Best Employer Marketing Initiative. Bronze for Best Low Budget category.

2016 - Gold for Best Postgraduate Student Recruitment Initiative, Best Postgraduate Prospectus and Best Alumni, Development or Fundraising Initiative categories with Silver awards in the Best Employer Marketing Initiative and The Student Voice categories.

2015 - Bronze for Best Student Recruitment Campaign, Best Corporate Campaign or Initiative and Marketing Department of the Year categories and Highly Commended in the Best Communications or PR Campaign and Best Digital/Social Initiative categories.

Thirteen additional Gold, seven Silver and eight Bronze Awards won in various categories whilst working for other universities. Show less

Gold Award, Engagement, Student Engagement Category (2022) - Nottingham Trent University
Platinum Award, Best Practices in Communications and Marketing Category, Gold in Strategic Communications: Public Relations and Community Relations Projects, Silver in Special Events: Single Day Category (2019) - Loughborough University
Grand Gold, Multimedia Campaigns Category (2017) - Loughborough University
Bronze Award, Public Relations and Marketing, Best Uses of Social Media (2017) -… Show more

Gold Award, Engagement, Student Engagement Category (2022) - Nottingham Trent University
Platinum Award, Best Practices in Communications and Marketing Category, Gold in Strategic Communications: Public Relations and Community Relations Projects, Silver in Special Events: Single Day Category (2019) - Loughborough University
Grand Gold, Multimedia Campaigns Category (2017) - Loughborough University
Bronze Award, Public Relations and Marketing, Best Uses of Social Media (2017) - Loughborough University
Silver Award, Digital Communications, Public Relations and Marketing Best Use of Social Media (2015) - Loughborough University
Gold Award, Visual Identity Systems Category (2012) - University of Nottingham
Gold Award, Other Uses of Social Media Category (2011) - University of Nottingham Show less

Winner - Marketing and Communications Team of the Year 2019
Short-listed for Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year 2018

Winners of the Marketing Collateral category for Loughborough's A level results lanyard (2019)
Winners of the Multi-Channel Communication category for #LboroFamily’s Golden Ticket (2017)

Highly Commended in the Student Engagement Category for #SpitHappens

Silver winner Best Use of Content 2022
Gold winner Internal Communications Campaign, Silver for Best Use of Content and Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team 2019
Gold winner Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team, Silver for Internal Communciations CIPR PRide Midlands 2018
Four Golds and a Silver for the 2017 CIPR PRide Midlands Awards (Best Use of Social Media, Low Budget Campaign, Education Communications Campaign, Best Event and Silver for Best Publication)… Show more

Silver winner Best Use of Content 2022
Gold winner Internal Communications Campaign, Silver for Best Use of Content and Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team 2019
Gold winner Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team, Silver for Internal Communciations CIPR PRide Midlands 2018
Four Golds and a Silver for the 2017 CIPR PRide Midlands Awards (Best Use of Social Media, Low Budget Campaign, Education Communications Campaign, Best Event and Silver for Best Publication)
Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team - Winner and Finalist in Internal Communications category (2012)
Crisis Communications and Best Publication categories - Finalist (2007)
Best Use of Photography, Design or New Media - Finalist (2006) Show less

Winners of Best In-House Design and Best In-House Innovation categories and Highly commended for Best In-House Photography and Best In-House Printed Product (2019)

Highly commended for Best In-House Design, Best In-House Photography and Best In-House Wide Format (2017)

Our Creative and Print Services team won the overall Print Service of the Year award and silver in the Best In-house Finished Product category (2015)

2019 Awards of Excellence winners in the Best Campaign and Employee Event of the Year categories.

2018 Class Winner for Stand-Out Communication, Awards of Excellence for Best In-House Team, Success on a Shoestring and IOIC Central and North Communicator of the Year (me!) plus Merit Awards in the Success on a Shoestring and Best Campaign categories.

My team at Loughborough won Best Social Media and Best Multi-Channel Campaign at the IoIC Central and North Awards 2014 for #IAMIN… Show more

2019 Awards of Excellence winners in the Best Campaign and Employee Event of the Year categories.

2018 Class Winner for Stand-Out Communication, Awards of Excellence for Best In-House Team, Success on a Shoestring and IOIC Central and North Communicator of the Year (me!) plus Merit Awards in the Success on a Shoestring and Best Campaign categories.

My team at Loughborough won Best Social Media and Best Multi-Channel Campaign at the IoIC Central and North Awards 2014 for #IAMIN.

I was awarded IoIC Internal Communicator of the Year and two of my team at Nottingham made IoIC's 30 under 30 in 2012.

Nottingham were Award of Excellence winners for Best Single Campaign and Best In-house Team (2012 National Awards) and Award of Excellence winners in the Most Innovative Use of Media and Best In-house Team categories (2013 National Awards)

The Nottingham team won the Success on a Shoestring and Special Publications categories at the IoIC Central Region Awards 2012, with Awards of Excellence in the Writing, News Best Editor and Magazine Categories. We were Class winners for Multi-Channel Campaign and Writing Award categories and Award of Excellence winners for Editor of the Year and Special Publication 2011 Central Region Awards.

Nottingham claimed four IoIC North Region Awards 2012, winning In-house Team of the Year and Strategy/Campaign of the Year, with Awards of Excellence in both the Writing and Excellence in Photography categories. Show less

Best Low Cost Communications for Subject in a Box (2018)
Best Internal Communications for #Heart2Heart (2018)
Highly Commended for Best Use of Research and Evaluation (2018)
Best Collaboration for #SpitHappens (2017)

Education Communications - Winner (2018) and Best Event - Winner (2018), Mark of Excellence for Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign, Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team - Finalist.

Education Communications - Winner (2017)
Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team - Finalist (2012)
Best Low Budget - Finalist (2012)
Best Website - Finalist (2007)

Winner of Best Multi-Channel Campaign (2018)
Winner of Best Multi-Channel Campaign (2017)
Winner of Best Cross Media Campaign (2015)

Finalist in the Outstanding Marketing and Communications Team category 2018.

Finalist in the Outstanding Marketing and Communications Team category 2017 and previously Finalist 2016 (Loughborough), Finalist 2015 and 2012 and Winner 2011 (The University of Nottingham), Finalist 2009 (Manchester Metropolitan University)

Shortlisted for Subject in a Box.

Finalist - Best Marketing and Comms Campaign 2018
Winner - Best Marketing and Comms Campaign 2015

Best Use of User Generated Content (winner), Best News Coverage (highly commended).

Subject in a Box - Winner (2018) for Loughborough University
#IAMIN - Runner Up (2015) for Loughborough University
Vines, videos and vknontakte - Runner Up (2014) for The University of Nottingham
A Fresh Start - Runner Up (2013) for The University of Nottingham

Recruiter of the Year 2017 - The Loughborough team's #SpitHappens Campaign broke the record for the most stem cell donors recruited in one day (Loughborough University/Loughborough Students' Union/Rik Basra Leukaemia Campaign)

In-house Professional (individual award) and In-house Consumer Campaign winner

Best event for a member/stakeholder audience - Spit Happens - Institute of Internal Communication National Awards

Short-listed for Marketing Campaign of the Year

Winners of four PRCA DARE Awards (Midlands Region) for work at Loughborough University. Best Internal Communications Campaign, Rising Star (Liam Ross), Industry Leader (me!) and Best In-House Team.

Overall Winner for #IAMIN for Loughborough University (2015)

Best Numeric Communication (Digital Advent Calendar) for The University of Nottingham (2012)

The Nottingham team won In-house Team of the Year against a short-list that included Debenhams, Experian, McDonald's, and Santander amongst other big names.

Finalists in the International Communications category.

Winners of the Best University Campaign and finalists in the Best Prospectus categories

Winner, Best Low Budget campaign

Winner, Best Low Budget campaign

For expertly orchestrating and executing an award-winning brand strategy and for outstanding dedication and leadership in the advancement of brand marketing in higher education.

This prestigious award recognises excellence in reputation management and communications expertise.

Best Use of Broadband

Best Innovation in Media Silver Award

Yorkshire Winner

Awarded to the woman achieving the most outstanding results in the national CAM PR Diploma examinations

Tourism Event of the Year for the Railway Children Event

Winner, Best Website with Honorable Mentions in both Student Prospectuses and Fundraising categories (2012)
Winner, Best Prospectus (2011)

Quadruple finalists including two projects in the Education category, Team of the Year and Marketer of the Year categories (2012)

Best Corporate Team (2007)
Award of Excellence for Best New or Redesigned Publication and Best Video/Dvd (2007)
Gold Award for Best Web Skills (2006)
Class Winner for Best Website (2006)
Class Winner for Best Use of Animation/Imagery (2006)
Award of Excellence for Best Website (2006)
Award of Excellence for Best Writing for the Web (2006)
Class Winner in the North Region Awards for Electronic and Video (2005)
Award of Excellence for Best Student Publication… Show more

Best Corporate Team (2007)
Award of Excellence for Best New or Redesigned Publication and Best Video/Dvd (2007)
Gold Award for Best Web Skills (2006)
Class Winner for Best Website (2006)
Class Winner for Best Use of Animation/Imagery (2006)
Award of Excellence for Best Website (2006)
Award of Excellence for Best Writing for the Web (2006)
Class Winner in the North Region Awards for Electronic and Video (2005)
Award of Excellence for Best Student Publication (2004)
Award of Excellence for Skills Design (2003)
Award of Excellence for Picture Editing and Imagery (2002)
Award of Excellence for Printing (2002)


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Best Crisis Management - Winner (2007)
The short-list for this award included British Airways and Tesco.

Winner of Marketer of the Year, Winner of Student of the Year (team member), Highly Commended for Best Online Strategy and Finalist in the Emerging Marketer of the Year (team member) - (2007)

Best Low Budget Campaign (2010)

Best Innovation in Media (2002)
Best Magazine/Newsletter (1998)
Best Brochure/Leaflet (1997)