How do you create long-term relationships with clients? You want to provide enough value to keep clients coming back for more, but this is tough when you don't know if the client will stick around. That’s why many agencies use retainer agreements: to ensure reliable relationships and revenue. But (like everything else in the business world), retainer agreements come with both benefits and drawbacks.

Time and materials. Abstract time and materials. Flat fees. Value-based pricing. With such a dizzying array of pricing models available today, it can be tricky to know which one is right for your agency. If you’re feeling confused by it all, then read on. We recently brought together the brains of three pricing experts for our monthly webinar series – and we think you’ll be surprised (and even inspired) by what they had to say.

You see them on Instagram or Tik Tok, laptop perched on a table in a café overlooking the beach in some dream holiday destination. They usually caption it with something like “Today’s office” to make all their friends stuck in a dreary downtown cubicle jealous. They’re the digital nomads. Kids in their twenties living the dream, armed with just a laptop, a decent education, and a sense of adventure. Except they’re not in their 20s anymore.

When you oversee large hybrid or remote teams, you need a reliable solution for monitoring and improving employee productivity. Yet you’ve likely found that most tracking tools fall short when it comes to enterprise-level needs, such as: In this guide, we’ll cover the best employee productivity tracking platforms for enterprise users so you can invest in the right software for your team and budget.

To lead a remote team successfully, you need a tech stack that lets you manage projects, communicate with employees, and deliver resources efficiently. If you’re relying on a mix of email, spreadsheets, and synchronous meetings, you’re probably: With the right remote work software, you can automate most team management tasks and work on leveling up your employees instead.

Do you find yourself juggling multiple tasks and projects, feeling swamped, and not knowing where to start? Tight deadlines, looming tasks, and heavy workloads can be intimidating. They leave you overwhelmed and stuck, unable to figure out where to begin and ultimately derailing your productivity. But fret not! Prioritization is a powerful skill that will help you take control of your workflow and optimize productivity.

Mention the word “timesheets” to someone who has worked at an agency and it’ll probably send shivers down their spine and have them running for the hills. It’ll conjure up memories of frantically going through emails and to-do lists on a Friday, and somehow making things add up to 40 hours for the week. We’ve all been there! For an industry so dependent on good time management for success, it can be difficult to explain why most agencies struggle to do it effectively.