Cicada has been shortlisted for two prestigious industry awards.

In November, we will go head-to-head with other regional agencies and in-house teams in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) PRide Awards Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

We’ve been shortlisted in the Not-For-Profit category for National Insect Week 2008 ‘The Buzz is Back!’. The event was launched by Chris Packham and the campaign achieved national and regional media coverage. Hundreds of educational workshops and events were held throughout the UK.

Our team is also in the running for the Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy award.

Di Burton, managing director of Cicada Communications, said: “We are really pleased that our creativity and commitment has been recognised by our industry peers. Being shortlisted for the regional awards follows our success in the national CIPR Excellence Awards earlier this year.”

Cicada Communications was founded by Di Burton in 1987 and works regionally and nationally with a range of clients including Grant Thornton, Halliwells and Welcome to Yorkshire.

The agency has recently been appointed by Tyne and Wear-based EMU Systems and York-based CPP.