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…
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…
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…
How effective is your communication process?
While recently cleaning out the archives on our server, I came across a blog post that, unfortunately, hadn’t yet found its way online. It’s never too late to share your…
Hello? Is anyone out there?
Do you ever feel like you’re alone in the advertising world? Like you’re constantly reinventing the wheel? If so, you may want to consider joining an industry-specific trade group. Belonging…
Workflow and Employee Turnover
“Susan is leaving the agency. Her last day is Friday.” As a Traffic Manager, these words send shivers down my spine. [Even worse is a phrase like, “We regret to…
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…
“Pssst… Did you hear?”
Gossip. Nothing can undermine the culture of an organization more quickly than gossip. Merriam-Webster defines it as: 1gos·sip noun ˈgä-səp : information about the behavior and personal lives of other…
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…