Time to Organize Your Business

The New Year is upon us, which means it’s time to sit down, evaluate old practices, analyze the good and the bad of 2017, and make a commitment to shape…

What’s the Best Way to Track Time?

First and foremost, it should be noted that “best” is a relative term. The best way for you might not be the best way for someone else. You’ll need to…

The Importance of Team Building and how to do it Right

Team building is a valuable investment for any company — and it’s an important part of making a Traffic Manager’s job easy. Why? Because high morale and camaraderie between employees…

Traffic Managers: Half Human, Half Machine.

An excellent Traffic Manager can’t exist without an excellent traffic management system. And an excellent traffic management system doesn’t work without an excellent Traffic Manager. The two must go hand-in-hand.…

Traffic Manager or Project Manager?

Traffic Managers and Project Managers They both manage people and deadlines, right? True, but there's a distinct and important difference between the two. On the surface level, it seems that…

Creative Agencies & Retainers: 4 Mistakes To Avoid

On paper, retainer agreements between clients and creative agencies seem like a win-win. The client can more easily plan their marketing budget, and the agency has a guaranteed steady source…

How to Motivate Employees to Fill Out Time Sheets

As a Traffic Manager, employees who are reluctant to fill out Time Sheets likely boggle your mind. Time Sheets allow agencies to bill clients. And if the agency doesn’t get…

Making the Case for Traffic Management

Change is difficult for most people. If you’ve been trying to establish a traffic management position or integrate ad agency software in your office, you may be fighting an uphill…

5 GIFs You’ll Understand If You’re A Traffic Manager

Traffic Managers are type-A personalities, and we get invested in our jobs. Because if it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right. Sometimes we feel a little (and a lot) overwhelmed.…

7 Signs You’d Make a Great Traffic Manager

It takes a unique soul to be a good Traffic Manager. You’ve got to be an excellent self-starter, and it helps to have a strong type-A personality. Sound like you?…

Six Questions to Ask Yourself When Creating an Estimate

Production Estimates. Love them or hate them, they’re an important part of a job’s lifecycle. If you’ll recall, a Production Estimate is a detailed breakdown of the production costs associated…

Traffic Patterns Post #100 and Counting!

What better way to celebrate our 100th "Traffic Patterns" blog post than to look back on a few of our favorites? Please, by all means, share your thoughts as you…