The world is flat and computers are Microsoft Do you know there are still people who think the world is flat? Yes and there are also those who think the world will always be defined by Microsoft. Quite how both types are able to deny the obvious bemuses me. In thirty years of struggling with computers I’ve learned one thing which most haven’t. No market leader ever survives a fundamental change in technology. Before you attack my sanity let me explain I remember when computers... Read Full Story

Here’s a series of quotes from a real thought leader – every one of which resonates with me. I’ll keep this page and refer back to it every time doubts about my ability to succeed creep in. This isn’t self motivational stuff. Just a reminder there’s always somebody who will piss down our neck while telling us it’s raining. Hugh Macleod is the originator of the phrase Global Microbrand (ref Brian Clark).  We’ll use it a lot from now on. Good ... Read Full Story

Announcing the next development in our drive to help FOB users exploit the Internet. The centre piece of our strategy for Front Office Box is a combination of resources helping users exploit the Internet. We haven’t talked about this much because quite what the starting point would be, and which tools we might use, hasn’t been that clear. But in the background we have been working hard at figuring it all out. Now we’re ready to explain what this means for our users, how i... Read Full Story

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In a year of having my head permanently stuck in the Internet I’ve signed up for a couple of newsletters but never actually read any of them. Not until I came across Copyblogger. Now the daily update from Brian Clark and friends is the ONLY post I read every day. I’m sure there are other great thought leaders out there. I just never came across anybody I wanted to pay that much attention to. Which is why I’ve included Brian’s .pdf Creative Entrepreneurs in our Downlo... Read Full Story

We’ve just published details of our transition plan for moving to FOB3. Its on a page in Knowledgebase – Transitioning to FOB3 and Open for Business. This includes a list of the new functions in the software and also a description of our new Premium Account services. Everybody registered with a Front Office Box when we make the transition will be entitled to a free Premium Account forever but we will be moving to charging new registrations in the near future .   Copyr... Read Full Story

As far back as I can remember selling has always been a combination of information and entertainment – with different emphasis on each depending on the circumstances. Back in the 70’s sales reps would have a cigarette allowance. They were expected to provide the “social glue” during meetings and expensed the cost. Later, in the 80’s and 90’s lunch was the big deal. Depending on the account this would be a pint and sandwich in the pub, or even three co... Read Full Story

The Concept The promotional videos had caught our interest, especially with the mixture of messaging and conversation, and embedded media. There just had to be some interesting ways it could be used by smaller businesses to do more at lower cost. – Google Wave How would we be able to incorporate it – helping our users to stay on top of plans, schedules and relationships.? That’s the question we’ve been busting to answer – and that answer is “it’s ... Read Full Story

Voicemail can be a big help  - recording messages when we’re busy, or when we just need a little peace.  But it’s a problem too!  Inevitably transferring information from phone to computer, or paper notes is a pain in the rear – an extra step when we need to get on with responding. Now there’s an elegant and seamless solution connecting the voice message with what we know and plan to do. Ribbit is an exciting new service, currently in restricted Beta, which replaces ty... Read Full Story