Six shortlists for Viva at PRCA DARE Awards 2024, including Medium Consultancy of the Year
Viva has been shortlisted for six awards, including Medium Consultancy of the Year, at the PRCA DARE Awards North West 2024.
The agency’s work with Eurofighter on its ground-breaking YouTube series The Fighter Show has been shortlisted twice – for the Consumer Relations and Digital and Social Media Award.
In the first episode of the Fighter Show, presenter Flo travelled to RAF Coningsby to talk to Flight Lieutenant Matt Brighty, the RAF’s Typhoon display pilot for 2023.
While the support Viva provided to East Lancashire baby loss charity Friends of Serenity (FoS) has also been recognised by judges and shortlisted for two awards.
This campaign was supported pro bono by our 13-strong team as our charity of the year, each donating their 16 hours’ volunteering time.
Our main objective was to support FoS’ mission to install a tree sculpture, including the names of babies gone too soon, within the garden courtyard at Lancashire Women & Newborn Centre (LWNC) at Burnley General Hospital.
Viva’s six shortlists:
Charity/Not for Profit Award – The Tree of Life, Friends of Serenity
Consumer Relations Award – The Fighter Show, Eurofighter
Digital and Social Media Award – The Fighter Show, Eurofighter | It’s a yes! Blackburn BID
Low Budget Campaign Award – The Tree of Life, Friends of Serenity
Medium Consultancy of the Year
(l-r) Lisa Woodhouse, Alan Simpson and Jac Jordan at last year’s ceremony – Viva won the Public Sector and Integrated Campaign of the Year awards
Lisa Woodhouse, Viva Director, said:
“The team at Viva continues to produce incredible work. It’s work that delivers real impact for our clients and these award nominations underscore their professionalism and consistency.
“The work we did on behalf of Friends of Serenity is particularly special because it was a whole agency campaign – we all gave something to make it a success. It was important to us as individuals because the charity supported a member of our team through baby loss, and we really wanted to give something back.
“It’s special being on the shortlist for the Medium Consultancy of the Year award too – it’s recognition for the team in the year we became an Employee Owned business. We were Highly Commended in this category last year so we’re hoping we can go one better this time.”
2024 is turning into quite a year for Viva, with the agency also being shortlisted for:
- Small PR Consultancy of the Year at the international CIPR Excellence Awards
- PR Agency of the Year at the Prolific North Champions Awards
- Boutique Agency of the Year at the PRmoment Awards North
The PRCA DARE Awards North West take place at Hotel Brooklyn in Manchester on Wednesday 12th June – the full list of finalists is available here.
Viva named the UK’s Small PR Consultancy of the Year for second successive year
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Viva named PR Agency of the Year at Prolific North Champions Awards 2026
