It’s Christmas party time, this year it’ Speed Budapest’. Normally the question on everyone’s lips after a few glasses of vino is “if you had to, who would it be…?” But being a refined PR agency, the question on our lips this festive season is: who is your favourite Speed MD – Earl or Wadds? It’s time to cast your vote people, so in true Twilight style – are you Team Earl or are you Team Wadds?
Anything can sway your vote – it might be one of their blog posts that inspired you (or made you choke on your morning latte), contributions to social media and PR, or just general gobbiness. Here are some vital stats and pics of our lovely MDs to jog your memories:
Wadds – vital stats:
1. @Wadds Twitter: 7,341 followers. 16,561 tweets
2. Social media and PR guru
3. Member of @CIPR_UK Council
4. Northern eater of pies and eco-warrior
5. Early adopter of everything
6. Geo-caching expert
7. Lover of the great outdoors (check out his outdoor swimming)
8. Makes tea & coffee for his pod (and neighbouring pod)
9. Highest read blog of the year: Campaigns spotlight broadband access issues in Northumberland
10. Co-Author of soon to be launched book Brand Anarchy
Earl – vital stats:
1. @mynameisearl Twitter: 1,177 followers. 3,842 tweets
2. Social media and PR guru
3. Athletic prowess: Cycled from London to Paris – a 300-mile trip saw him raise more than £3,500 for Great Ormond Street Hospital and the Alzheimer’s Society.
4. PR Whisperer: Time sheet, punctuality and grammar expert
5. Vegetarian and wine connoisseur
6. PR heart of gold who doesn’t like to blow his own trumpet: pro bono work for Phil Packer, BRIT
7. Holds the world record for heart-attack inducing sneezing
8. Never makes tea & coffee for his pod, or neighbouring pod
9. Highest read blog of the year: Little pain in the Arras
10. Co-Author of soon to be launched book Brand Anarchy
To cast your vote, please comment on this blog using #speedbudapest, stating your preference and tweet the following:
I vote @Wadds #speedbudapest
I vote @mynameisearl #speedbudapest
Whoever gets the most votes on the blog wins! The winner gets a prize. The loser a booby prize. Both to be awarded during our Christmas meal in Budapest on Friday evening – pics will follow.
We’re in Budapest, Hungary, for our annual company meeting which involves a one-day Speed Budapest digital training challenge.
I vote: team Earl #speedbudapest
By a smidgen it’s going to be @wadds for me #speedbudapest
I cant possibly chose!
I vote @Wadds #speedbudapest
I vote @mynameisearl #speedbudapest
I vote @mynameisearl #speedbudapest URL
I vote @mynameisearl #speedbudapest
I have to go for my mentor – voting Steve Earl
I vote for @wadds for his great coffee making skills… And his occasional on point office banter.
I’m Team Wadds – you can be Northerners
I vote @mynameisearl – the man can cook goddamnit
Tough very tough, but has to go to Steve Earl, for taking me to lunch at the Gaucho (had no idea he was a vegetarian!)
I vote @mynameearl #speedbudapest
I vote @Wadds
Team Earl all the way
Close call, but I go for…
I vote @Wadds #speedbudapest
Only because I know him and don’t really know Earl!!
Enjoy guys
@DanPurvis
@Wadds #speedbudapest URL
Earl you should be ashamed for not making tea/coffee for your pod
Any grammar expert gets my vote – @mynameisearl #speedbudapest!
Most of the ‘points’ in your vital stats lists are unproven, not to mention riddled with spelling and stylistic transgressions. But that aside, the real Wadds vs Earl battle was a strategic one at the spa this morning, during our planning meeting – see this steamy snap: yfrog.com/ntpi5rxj
See you ladies at the finish line. We’ll be the smug ones looking needlessly over our shoulders as we coast to victory.
I vote @Wadds #speedbudapest URL
TeamEarl! #speedbudapest
…..TEAMEARL!!!! #speedbudapest……..
@Wadds #speedbudapest (if you’re wondering, a little bird told me – I believe there may be a wager involved) – sorry Steve E, but we’ve not met
TEAM Wadds. Simply due to :
Earl 8. Never makes tea & coffee for his pod, or neighbouring pod
I vote @Wadds #speedbudapest URL
Because you make tea!!
I don’t know if I could possibly pick only one but Nicole Hudspith told me I have to pick @wadds – so I’m doing as I’m told!!