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…
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…
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?…
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…
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…