Edinburgh City Council and Smarts Communicate were the big winners at the PRCA Scotland and Northern Ireland awards tonight.

The city council was named in-house team of the year, while Smarts received the award for consultancy of the year along with two other awards.

It was also announced that Clare Smith of the Scottish government marketing department will be the new chairman of the PRCA Scotland, confirming a report earlier in Daily Business. She was unable to attend the conference held earlier or the awards event as she was on holiday.

Winners included:

Campaign Challenges: Consolidated PR and the Scottish Government for Don’t Get Scared, Get Checked

Corporate, Financial and Stakeholder Relations: Scottish Widows for Centre for the Modern Family

Digital and social strategy: Citypress for Omega-3 Awareness Campaign

Live, launched and loud: Smarts Communicate for Bushmills Live

Media, Marketing and Measurement: Smarts Communicate for Bushmills Live

Public Sector and Third Sector: Grayling for Borders Railway

Technology, Trade and B2B: Citypress for Hudson UK: the great generational shift

Consultancy of the year: Smarts Communicate

In-house team of the year: City of Edinburgh Council (pictured)

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