You heard it here first (possibly) - CIPD Awards - the twit from the twit

OK - Head hurts. Quite a bit. Great night though. Don't know if anyone tined in for teh live event, but as promised here are the twits as they happened.

Crap start. What part of 4pm today is "hopefully by 5.30" for shoe repairers?!

On course again. Now to find @jamieasleonard - whatever state!

Hooked up. Big group. All very respectable. So far. :-)

A gorgeous evening. Last time @ Billingsgate was similar. Infamous Jimmy Carr that night. Here's hoping.

Jamie's secret is out. Clip on tie with one for later to drape. I just feel old - tie tied 1st time :-(

@jamieasleonard is onto his draped bow tie already.is this a good sign?!

Jackie Orme - she says economic slow down is the time for us and business to step up. Hear hear aka bring it on!

Oh dear -8.15 and already terms like "bring it on" are spilling forth. Gonna be a long night!   

Starter - roasted pepper, some houmus and goats cheese. I'm welsh but goats have never done it for me - not a good starter here :-(   

Tables around - monster; mediacomm1; tmp3; tmp4;mediacomm1 - flippin nora - I'm in an enclave!   

Complaint from work employees - not ANY eligible males there. Ask Graeme if this is intentional - difficult question it would seem.   

Beth Rowley backing track for the night. No complaints here.   

Hmm. Hard core twitterring can be bad for your immediate environment - fact. We've only broken the table!   

More breaking industry news. Graeme Wright has never been to the Griffin. That's not an advertising career - it's an existence!   

Steak for main - after table change! - pretty tough, which was a shame. Lewis from Reed vanished. Word is julian clarey is the turn.   

Lewis - he back. Rich choclate mouse for desert. Compact & bijou Maustin - compact & bijou. Nice enough tho.   

Sooooooo. Mark beavan - bristol person locked in the toilet last week. Good networking-.   

And the turn is - - - Shappi Khorsandi. ?? Doing good tho. Tough crowd. - but winning them over.   
"you gonna circumcise your son?" "only if he's really bad" :-D   

And she's done. Short and sweet, but very good. And now - we get . . . . . David Mitchell.   

He's championing the loser - genius! 2/3rds of us tonight will effectively be losers. :-D   

Best general ad - it's claire's Accessories (33). Well that's positive for my last employers :-)   

Best written ad - tmp worldwide - pa to the md.   

Graduate award - qinetiq & aia. One a piece for the awards big names   

Art direction - RBS & TMP (supercar)   

Outdoor award goes to - shell &jwt - can you see through obstacles? I'm thinking I can increasingly   

Digital award - drum roll - Herts Constabulary & Hodes - specials campaign on fish4. Well done media on that particularly   

Literature - paul and 'andsome - More bread mailer. No idea?!   

Best website- ohhhh-- drum roll again - Audit Commission & 33. Well that's nice. Am thinking how different RADS are on evaluating work   

Best campaign - royal opera house & aia.   

Best employer brand - Orange and Wilding Mcardle Wilson   

Best effectiveness - astra zeneca and applied works   

Best diversity - brighton and hove and lawton ware. Nearly there - but quick comment - guess they didn't see the abomination that was the HR campaign for these guys!

And the grand prix is   

Claire's accessories and Bo Selector. Well done 33 and a client who clearly trusted the agency.   

So here's where the Dj kicks in and I check out. Geez it' a tedious undertaking, but as Chrstina plays it's been a interesting experience   

Good night. God bless. Well done 33. Well done CIPD Guardian. And big personal thanks to www.mylonglunch.com

Comments

[Matt]

Well done Alex! Despite everything stacked against you you managed to deliver and interesting and very readable stream. Makes much more insightful reading the day after than the official reviews and endless gloating press releases will when they come out!

Matt

[Jamie]

Alex, thanks a million for last night. I know it was'nt the easiest table to Twit from (abuse, throwing food, flicking business cards, general drunkeness) but you did a great job and glad we could be part of a first. This is as much as I can be bother to type right now as I have a MASSIVE hangover. Keep an eye out for the newsletter this week for all the gossip from the night...definatly worth a look.