The CIPR Excellence Awards has announced its shortlist for 2014. Brands2Life has secured the highest amount of shortlisted entries with nine across multiple campaign categories.

The next stage of the rigorous judging process will see shortlisted entrants attending face-to-face interviews with a team of over 90 industry experts. The overall winners will be announced at a black tie dinner held in Old Billingsgate, London on Tuesday 17 June.

One of the award’s most popular categories, ‘Outstanding young communicator’, has shortlisted the following individuals: Charlotte Bayley from The Corner Shop PR, Christopher Morrow from Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce, Rachel Trayner from Teach First, Rory Cronin from Pagefield, Sally Aston from Diabetes UK, and Steven Murgatroyd from Transport for London.

Blue Rubicon, the winner of last year’s ‘Outstanding public relations consultancy’ award are shortlisted for the same title in 2014.

The Excellence Awards have been running for 30 years and feature 29 separate categories.