I feel like social media for business is a double-edged sword
As Richard Blanford increases his use of social media for business he’s learnt the benefits of a controversial post and perils of social engineering.
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Business messaging People only ?get it” after seven attempts
Not someone who whose natural skills set lends itself to business messaging, Richard Blanford has been canvassing opinion for a new strategy.
Turning vision and values into practical actions an entrepreneur’s account
A year after his article on developing company vision and values, Richard Blanford explains how they have been distilled into key behaviours that all Fordway staff are asked to exhibit.
Cutting through IT complexity means stepping back
Richard Blanford reflects on IT complexity and why tech infrastructure is like plumbing it must support the services required in the locations desired.
Why the summer holidays are a good time to sell
It may be counter-intuitive but entrepreneur Richard Blanford finds that the summer holidays are a good time to sell but you have to know products.
Improving customer focus actually means more business
Every organisation talks about the importance of customer focus, but how do you put this into practice Richard Blanford and his team at Fordway are seeing results from a series of changes across the organisation.
The business innovation challenge: A case of Perspiration vs. inspiration
An article caused Richard Blanford to reflect on the importance of business innovation and hard work, and why getting your processes right is so vital.
Don?t give up too early: You may be ahead of the mainstream
Richard Blanford is a tech entrepreneur building a cloud service business, but has realised the importance of not blindly thinking innovation is mainstream.
Spending time on the right public sector tenders
With over 50 per cent of his business coming through public sector tenders, Richard Blanford reflects on why he’s been successful in getting work this way.
Looking back on 25 years in business and forward to new opportunities
While it’s a quarter of a century since Richard Blanford set up Fordway, he reflects on new opportunities and why he’s in business for the same reasons.