• Member Benefits Deliver Measurable Results

    January 19, 2015

    • by IHAF Staff

    There are a host of reasons to become a member of IHAF—access to our benchmarking data, participation in our national events, being part of our connected community, and one benefit that we don’t talk about nearly enough: the IHAF Performance Evaluator.

    The IHAF Performance Evaluator is a …

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  • Time for “Fitness” Training

    January 12, 2015

    • by Sarah Cavicchi, IHAF

    How many of you made a new year’s resolution to join a gym and get fit? It’s a common theme this time of year. Unfortunately, simply joining a gym isn’t enough (I wish). You have put in the time and do the work. Well, your IHAF membership is the same. In order to get the most out of it, you have to …

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  • Prove Your Value—Promote Your Team

    December 08, 2014

    Happy holidays! The IHAF community is busy making the mad, final sprint to the 2014 finish line. And while this time of year can be crazy—finalizing budgets, writing performance reviews, strat-planning for 2015—it also allows us a chance to look back, take stock and think about how we can do things …

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  • Does Your Team Measure Up?

    October 22, 2014

    • by IHAF Staff

    Measuring your in-house agency’s performance is critical. To deliver ongoing value to the businesses you support, you must understand and be able to quantify your team’s effectiveness and your clients’ satisfaction. It’s also essential to know how your team is progressing over time and how they …

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  • Are We There Yet?

    October 06, 2014

    How many times have we heard that question, repeated over and over and over again from the back seat? Despite our best efforts to silence the question with a satisfactory response, it seems we never get there ourselves. Can the same be said for your in-house agency?

    This month at IHAF, we’re …

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  • Member Satisfaction Matters

    January 15, 2014

    • by IHAF Staff

    At the end of each year, we survey our members to find out what’s working and what more to consider to advance IHAF’s program and service offerings.

    Most recently, we received an overwhelming response to our year-end satisfaction surveys—so much so that we decided to share a few member responses …

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  • How to Build Lasting Partnerships

    October 07, 2013

    When I began my career some time ago, as an eager “go get ‘em” account guy in the world of NYC advertising agencies, building a partnership with my client was the last thing on my mind. Don’t get me wrong, I wanted to be liked, but describing my interactions with clients as “partnership”? Not so …

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