Someone hit me with a monkey wrench.

I’ve worked hard to earn my reputation as an, “extremely organized person.” I’ve “traffic” in my blood. Even when I was a child, I organized my toys, straightened the bookcase…

More flies with honey than vinegar.

Have you ever heard the saying, “You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar?” The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy interprets the adage as meaning, “You…

"You're so anal-retentive!"

As a Traffic Manger, I've often been described as, "anal-retentive." I've always accepted this to simply mean that I'm "overly attentive to detail,” in a good way. A quick on…

"Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary"

If ever there were a BLOG headline that set Spellcheck on its head, this is it. "Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: Or Why Can't Anybody Spell?" by Vivian Cook is…

A breath of fresh air.

I recently attended Second Wind Network's "Agency Operations" seminar in downtown Chicago, IL. The Network, founded by former agency owner Tony Mikes (based in the quaint little town of Reading,…

Traffic Managers unite!

Around the globe, ad agencies continue to appear, grow, disappear, re-appear, and everything in between. The 2002 US Census, under category 5418 (Advertising & Related Services) sites 38,058 establishments. Wow...…

Workflow = 36,200,000 results

Why isn’t there more ad agency traffic (aka “workflow”) information out there? It’s simple, really -- Traffic Managers are too busy putting out fires to write anything down! Don’t get…

Traffic who?

Traffic who? I'm troubled by the lack of "traffic" information on the Net. I'm not talking about stoplights or how many people walk the frozen foods aisle versus greeting cards.…

"BLOG 6!"

When our CTO, Anthony Bouvier, and the programmers on his team start throwing "1s & 0s" around the room, I predictably chime - "BLOG 6!" ["BLOG" because it's just plain…

Whoa, six years already?

Happy anniversary to us, Happy anniversary to us, Happy anniversary, deeaarrr Developwaaare. Happy anniversary to us! I can't believe it… six years ago, today, a little company called Developware was…