A picture paints a thousand words, or so they say. Our animated gallery of images from the Thursday evening's festivities should make about a book's worth then.
In this 18-minute audio Podcast, recorded at the annual conference in Newcastle, we find out why conference is such an important date in the communications calendar
We also talk to ex-Olympic athlete and now TV sports broadcaster Steve Cram about his career.
Alternatively, you can listen to it via iTunes (see below).
The programme was produced by Steve Nichols of InfoTech Communications. If you would like to find out more visit InfoTech's website.
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Above: Steve Cram - find out what awards mean to him.
Want to find out what you missed at conference, or perhaps see if you can spot yourself? Sweet Pictures have produced a short video that highlights what conference is all about.
Two very different ways of tackling diversity came under the spotlight at the CiB conference in Newcastle today with representatives of a top London law firm and the UK military discussing the issues.
Stuart Morrison, internal communications manager with Allen & Overy, told delegates how his company set about encouraging and nurturing youngsters from primary school age, through secondary education and, ultimately, university, so that it could tap into a graduate talent pool that was as diverse as possible.
Michael Frankenburg, Ogilvy's head of employee engagement and internal communications focused on 'the big idea' - the ideas that internal communicators inherently know and deal with every day - but that external marketers may miss.
In establishing IC's case for more time, thought and investment from the CEO, he highlighted the dangers marketing faces if it focuses only on providing commodity services rather than establishing its value as an 'ideas factory'.
It's tough taking the early morning slot on day two of Conference. Facing a quiet and bleary-eyed group of communicators sure ain't easy - but John Abulafia from the Craft of Communication soon had the audience sitting up straight and paying attention to the visible and aural benefits of high status speaking.
New research unveiled at the CiB conference today (24.05.07) challenges top teams and senior decision makers to recognise the potential of internal communications (IC) to drive up the cohesion and performance of organisations.
When you accomplish your business goal how do you move on to the next phase?
That was the challenge facing Parcelforce after it accomplished its goal for moving from a £200 million loss to break even point. The answer was to use the power of story telling to engage employees across the business.
The 2007 CiB Conference was held at the luxurious and brand new Hilton Newcastle Gateshead on the banks of the River Tyne on 24-25 May 2007.
