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Proving the Value of Your In-House Agency
September 18, 2017
One of the challenges internal agencies face is proving their value, particularly when it comes to dated stereotypes in relation to external agencies. Not only are in-house agencies contributing creative ideas, they’re contributing to the bottom line—resulting in a value equation that outside …
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The Road to Employee Engagement
August 21, 2017
There is a lot of buzz these days about employee engagement, though it is often confused with employee satisfaction. True engagement centers on an employee’s level of psychological investment in the organization—how connected they feel to the company and its mission. For many in-house agencies, …
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A Look Back at Hilton’s Year on Top
August 15, 2017
It’s been nearly a year since [D³], the internal digital creative agency for Hilton Worldwide was named the 2016 In-House Agency of the Year. We caught up with the folks at [D³] to find out what first attracted them to the competition and what impact the win has had on their team.
IHAF: What …
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Designing a Human Space
May 22, 2017
“What’s the vision?” That is the question my CEO asked when our move team shared the initial floor plans for our new corporate office space. Sure, we’d visited tech giants around the globe and had seen trendy offices with hot desks, graphics, beanbag chairs, and nooks for employees to work. And our …
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Meet an Ambassador: Andrew Dawson
October 31, 2016
Our Ambassador Network is comprised of a dozen or so in-house agency leaders from various companies, industries, geographies and team sizes who are actively engaged in spreading the word about IHAF. As we continue our monthly feature on those in the group, we couldn’t let October go by without …
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Helping Clients Appreciate Big Ideas
August 15, 2016
After brainstorming concepts for one of your business lines, the deadline is up and the day is here—client presentation time. You deliver an inimitable body of work that’s sure to blow them away except the client responds with a nonchalant, “Hmm…is that it?”
If this sounds like déjà vu, the …
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What’s Your Story?
August 01, 2016
The unique contributions internal agencies and creative teams make deserves recognition, wouldn’t you agree? Well, how does winning the In-House Agency of the Year Award sound? I bet it would sound pretty good to your team; imagine how great it would sound to your clients! (I’ll give you a moment …
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Lessons from Four Harmonious Friends
August 10, 2015
When we were younger, team building happened all the time—without us even realizing it. As children, we learned how to get along in the sandbox, to share and play nicely with other kids. I’m reminded of an old folktale: The Four Harmonious Friends—Bird plants a seed; Rabbit waters it; Monkey …
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Showing Off for Clients (and Mom & Dad)
July 27, 2015
If your in-house agency is anything like ours then you’re constantly asking yourself, “How do we gain recognition for what we do at our company?” We can conduct informational meetings and pass out all the team-branded swag we want, but at Team IDEA, the in-house creative services and events agency …
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Give Your Clients What They Want
July 15, 2015
Does the title of this blog frighten you? Don’t worry. I’m not going to tell you to make the logo bigger or to infuse neon green into your corporate brand palette. Beyond hearing “yes” to the sometimes-random requests they make, do you know what clients really want? They want to know that the in- …
