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How Mature is Your Marketing Work Management Model?
January 23, 2023
What’s the status of your in-house agency tech stack? How are your people, processes, and technologies performing? How intentional and customer-focused is your organization?
Whether you’re mired in manual minutia, contemplating Adobe Workfront, or have a work management solution in place, a long- …
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How to Handle One-Off Design Requests
July 25, 2022
One-off requests from field-based affiliates (franchisees, resellers, dealers, etc.) can be a thorn in the paw of an in-house agency. These projects often come with quick turnaround times, elevated visibility with leadership (particularly when the requestor is a significant source of revenue), and …
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Getting Your Priorities Straight
May 30, 2022
It’s the best and worst time to be a marketing leader. So many options and opportunities. And, on the flip side, more pressure than ever to deliver results—and do it fast.
For most of us, the demands of the day-to-day are relentless. The fact that you’re reading this means you are likely ready to …
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Raising Your Team's Email Creation Capabilities
July 05, 2021
Most Email Service Providers come equipped with templates which offer limited design flexibility. As an in-house agency, you might consider an Email Creation Platform that brings increased creative control along with efficiency and agility to your overall email marketing process.
There’s an …
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Tools & Technology: Your Creative Advantage
December 21, 2020
Due to the ongoing pandemic, many in-house agencies have faced reduced resources, budgets and timelines. It’s unclear what the “new normal” post-COVID will mean for our teams, but what’s certain is the requirement to be more relevant and effective for our partners and the business overall. …
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Is a Virtual Model Right for Your Team?
February 11, 2019
With work-from-home policies becoming more and more common, in-house agency leaders want to know what it takes to make a virtual workforce work. According to PwC’s corporate creative agency, making use of readily available technology, building a culture of flexibility and instilling a strong sense …
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Hiring for Talent, Not Location
October 29, 2018
When asked why he robbed banks, legend has it that Willie Sutton replied, “Because that’s where the money is.” Get any group of internal agency leaders together and the talk quickly turns to talent. Where to find it. How to keep it. And, what motivates morale.
If your in-house agency is located in …
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Supporting Sponsors Who Support You
October 22, 2018
If you’ve ever attended the IHAF Conference & Awards Show, you’ve come to expect inspiring keynotes, informative breakouts and ample opportunities to network. What you may not realize is that a keystone of our event is the participation of a dedicated group of sponsors. Without their support, the …
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Outsourcing While In-Housing—Keep Control While Gaining Scale & Speed
October 01, 2018
According to the 2018 IHAF State-of-The-Industry Report, 67% of respondents across various industries said they don’t think their in-house agency is adequately staffed.
Similarly, in a March 2018 blog post, Forrester’s Jay Pattisall noted that while “in-house agencies are possible replacements for …
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Are You Agile-Inclined?
July 16, 2018
In-house agency leaders are advancing from a Waterfall mindset to incorporate Agile in the way they work. Why? Because Agile can help them provide timely, personalized experiences that attract customers at scale.
Over 37% of marketing organizations are moving to Agile, making them 3x more likely …
