Bulgarian Association of PR Agencies (BAPRA) announces the start for application submission at the fifth anniversary edition of the prestigious PR contest BAPRA Bright Awards 2014. The application should be submitted at www.bapra.bg/2014 in a period of 3 weeks, till March 28, 2014. All PR agencies and internal PR departments can take part in the competition preparing their entries in both Bulgarian and English languages, no more than 2 pages. Campaigns must be implemented in the period March 2013 – February 2014.
The Chairman of the International Jury Committee 2014 is Mr. David Gallagher, President of the International Communications Consultancies Organization (ICCO). Traditionally, the members of the honorable Jury Committee of the Bright Awards are prominent international PR experts, with a great worldwide expertise in the communications field. Among the remarkable jury members this year are: Christophe Ginisty, an international public relations guru and a specialist of social media, reputation management and crisis communications in the digital age, founder of the non-profit organization – WebDiversity; Loula Zaklama, PR and marketing expert with 50-years of experience in the communication sector in Egypt; Yanina Dubeykovskaya, PhD, co-Chair of the WCFDavos Committee and Content Director of the World Communication Forum Davos, Switzerland; Dr. Zehra Güngör, The 2014 President of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA); Alexandre Cordeiro, a Board member of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA), Francis Ingham, Chief Executive of the International Communication Consultancy Organization (ICCO) and others. Meet the outstanding jury members here: http://www.bapra.bg/2014/bg/jury/
The contest’s categories are seven: Sustainable Development Campaign, Special Event of the Year, Innovative Campaign of the Year, Campaign, implemented by Internal PR Department, Communication Campaign of the Year, Communication Campaign in the Public Sector, and Agency of the Year.
Detailed information for the contest, deadline, fees and documents can be found here: www.bapra.bg/2014. For latest information check our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BAPRABrightAwards.
The official partnering organizations of BAPRA Bright Awards 2014 are the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum (BBLF), the Italian Chamber of Commerce (Camera di Commercio Italiana in Bulgaria) and the Hellenic Business Council in Bulgaria (HBCB).
Media partners of the contest are: Manager Magazine, SeeNews, actualno.bg, expert.bg, dir.bg, PR&Media News, news.bg, bulgariautre.bg, mkt360.eu, bgreklama.bg, csr.bg, econ.bg, b2bmagazine.bg.
Sponsors of the project are: Kempinski Hotel Zografski Sofia, Protechnica, Brangaba, Tekama and Gettyimages.
For any questions towards the contest or to join as a partner, please send your inquire to: office@bapra.bg.
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BAPRA Bright Awards
BAPRA Bright Awards BAPRA Bright Awards was established in 2010 and was quickly recognized as the only forum where Bulgarian PR professionals are enabling to compare their achievements with the best PR practices worldwide. Each year the fully international judging committee evaluates the most successful PR campaigns in Bulgaria. All its members are worldwide recognized and outstanding PR and communication experts. Every jury member evaluates the submitted entries in particular category absolutely confidentially and independently apart. The record number of application – more than 80, participated in the contest
BAPRA
Bulgarian Association of PR Agencies (BAPRA) is established in 2001 as an independent non-profit organization to support and strength PR as an activity, working in favor of the modern society development. BAPRA aspires to improve partnership between PR business and the state, even more to build relations with local authorities in Bulgaria, academic circles, business, civil organizations and media. BAPRA aims to promote quality and ethical standards guaranteed through self regulation, regarding to transparent, respectable and socially responsible PR business in Bulgaria. BAPRA is the voice of the Bulgarian PR business.
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Web-site: www.bapra.bg
For additional information:
Iliana Dzhambazova
BAPRA
Tel. +359 2 43 40 781
Mobile: +359 896 786 735
E-mail: i.djambazova@bapra.bg
