ENTRIES FOR THIS CATEGORY ARE CLOSED - PR ENTRIES CLOSED AT 11PM FRIDAY 31 JANUARY 2025.

The prestigious trophy for PR Professional of the Year will be awarded to the best financial PR Professional (in-house or agency) of 2024. 

Winning this trophy is a huge boost to the career of any PR and comms individual, as following an initial round of judging and shortlisting, the winner will be decided exclusively by votes from financial journalists.

Entering is a great way to raise your profile and highlight your personal achievements.

Judges will be looking for evidence that you were the best PR/communications professional (in-house or agency), working in the financial services industry in 2024. 

Did you create or lead successful press campaigns? Did you drive new strategies to increase exposure for your organisation/clients? Have you revamped your organisation’s social media approach? Generally improved relationships with the financial press?

How did these or any other undertakings result in positive outcomes/exposure?

Entries will close at 11pm on Friday 31 January 2025 for the journalist categories. Please note, for the 2025 awards, entries will NOT be accepted after the entry deadline due to a limited judging time frame.

You'll need to submit:

• A short supporting statement (maximum 300 words) explaining why you should be considered for this award and why your submission deserves to win
• A 50-word summary of your entry, for use on the Awards website during the journalist vote (should your entry be shortlisted)
• (Optional) Two attachments to supplement your entry, clippings, data, etc
• A photograph of yourself for use in relevant Awards collateral, and on the night at the Headlinemoney Awards ceremony itself

Judges refer extensively to supporting statements during their deliberations, so be sure to include:

• A summary of your media relations strengths and achievements over the past year
• A clear explanation of your communications expertise when it comes to working with the financial press
• Details on the success of stories/campaigns produced for your organisation/clients
• Any strategies you led/developed to increase coverage
• Examples and data to prove your communications expertise when it comes to working with the financial press
• Evidence of your dedication, professionalism, reputation for efficiency
• Use the opportunity to supplement your entry with up to two files - reports, data, clippings etc to support your statement

Past winners:

• 2024 Andy Pearce, Schroders
• 2023 Adrian Lowery, Evelyn Partners 
• 2022 Matt Hepburn, TSB
• 2021 Jemma Jackson interactive investor
• 2020 Kathleen Gallagher, Quilter

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Entries can be made using this form – select your categories and create an account to submit an entry.

Entries will close at 11pm on Friday 31 January 2025 for the PR categories.

Category shortlists will be announced in March 2025 followed by a vote by financial journalists to decide on the winners.

Good luck and we look forward to receiving your entries!

Contacts

Event enquiries
Vicky Finch
vicky.finch@emap.com

Entry enquiries
Claire Beard
claire.desilva@headlinemoney.co.uk