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…
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…
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…
Is the role of Traffic Manager disappearing?
Not long ago, I attended a Second Wind seminar in Chicago, IL. The seminar was geared toward account service people and the question was posed, “Do you think the role…
“Be so good they can’t ignore you.”
Steve Martin summed it up quite well, in my opinion — “Be so good they can’t ignore you.” I think this applies to the role of the Traffic Manager. Think about it…
Empower Your Traffic Manager
Lisa Schardein, guest blogger Our Traffic Manager is a VIP in our business culture. She keeps all the projects moving toward the finish line and coordinates everyone’s workload. That’s a…
It’s 2015.
Where did 2014 go? If you’re like me, you made a list of resolutions, at the end of last year, that you fully intended to stick with throughout 2015. It’s…
Have you Submitted your Time Sheet yet?
How can you, as an employee, expect to be paid when the agency isn’t being paid? That’s what that value of Time Sheets boils down to, in my opinion. Time…
It’s time to change.
Change is hard. I’ll be the first to admit it. For weeks, months, even years, you grow accustomed to a certain way of doing things, whether at home or work,…