This is what we've been up to in August...
Wayne
August has historically been our quietest month due to holidays, but it's been a great opportunity to get caught up with the workload and therefore we've managed to get a few websites finished and live. We received a great testimonial form a new client earlier this month: "A great team to work with. Everything completed to time and budget". Thank you, Ian.Mid-Week Treat
We introduced ‘Mid-Week Treat’ at the beginning of August which is a bit of downtime every Wednesday morning to have a break from the computers and bond over something which isn’t strictly work related. We’ve started off by playing Monopoly and it’s already clear what drives some members of the team!
I encourage any small business with a team do this because it’s proving a brilliant way to further understand how each person works. From the way the banker counts money out to those who skip along their squares without counting, you can see similar traits in how people work day-to-day.
Vanity Awards
It’s that time of year again. Twilo has been nominated for a ‘prestigious’ award that claims to recognise small to medium companies that have had a positive impact on their customers in ‘one of England’s most instrumental economic regions’. While I believe that Twilo HAS made a big difference to the region; improving the standard of websites, increasing the turnover of local businesses through digital marketing and earning a ‘black badge’ (said to be worth £250,000 to the local community) in a short stint at BNI, there’s no evidence at all as to why we are nominated or where that nomination came from.
One month later, the results are in. Twilo Creative Limited has been awarded ‘Most Innovative Web Design Company 2018 – West Yorkshire’.
WOOHOO! WE WON!
…On the back of not returning any emails, no contact between us and anyone on the awards committee or even a phone call to our business. We’re sent an email with a price list featuring different tiers of promotion in their online publication. You can buy a trophy, a full page editorial and add some clout to your website, but at what cost?
Don’t tarnish your hard work with false praise. Earn it!
