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Testimonials
"TimeFox is awesome – I'm very pleased with the ease of use, the number of ways to review the data, and mostly the service – your follow-up and assistance has been exceptional."
Oren Switzer-Tal
Marshall Fenn Communications
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"Best of all, our business is going to improve because of it, and as we grow the system will easily grow with us. Thank you."
Ronnie Roper
ONE DESIGN
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"I just wanted to let you know how much my staff and I have appreciated your product. After working in two public relations firms that struggled with Time Slips software for a number of years, I had no idea that time reporting could be so easy and so intuitive until we tried TimeFox."
Catherine Marenghi
Emerge PR
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FunctionFox is committed to helping smaller creative companies improve their business. TimeFox, our web-based time and project-tracking tool, is designed to help smaller advertising, design, marketing and PR firms manage their business, and do more with their valuable time.
This month Career Coach Michael Bungay Stanier shares his thoughts on how to have more fun at work, while Freelance PR Specialist Brendon Shank shares his perspective on delivering big while staying small using TimeFox. For those of you interested in Adobe's Creative Suite 2, be sure to check out this month's Advertising and Design News.
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Feature Article: The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun
Customer Profile: Every Day Is a Deliverable
Advertising and Design News
FunctionFox Referral Program
Contact FunctionFox
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The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun
by Michael Bungay Stanier
Are you having fun?
For many of us, work is not a fun experience.
It's tolerable. It might be exciting at times. And it pays the bills (or some of them at least).
But it's not fun.
I could show you statistics and studies that demonstrate how having fun helps "the bottom line". I could tell you stories about leading organizations that work hard to build fun into their corporate culture.
But you already know in your heart that it's important to have fun at work. Not necessarily to improve the bottom line, but simply because you spend so much of your life there.
Great Work? Or Good Work?
By fun, I'm not talking about bringing in balloons to work or hanging up signs that say "you don't have to be crazy to work here ... but it helps." I'm talking about connecting to work that's important and fantastic – and then letting nothing get in your way to do it.
One way to consider this is to divide everything you do at work into these three categories: Bad Work, Good Work and Great Work.
More...
© Michael Bungay Stanier 2005-2006
This article has been provided by Michael Bungay Stanier, Author and Principal of
Box of Crayons,
a company that enables organizations to do more great work.
If you have an article that you would like to share, please contact us at 1.866.369.8463 or email
info@functionfox.com.
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Every Day Is a Deliverable
A Customer Perspective by Brendon Shank
On the second day of my new business venture, I stared at a blank Excel spreadsheet for 15 minutes, trying to figure out a way to track my time that was easy and comprehensive at the same time.
Then I emailed FunctionFox to learn about their TimeFox demo package. Fifteen minutes later, a real, live person called me to walk me through the demo and the TimeFox features. He was patient and friendly – explaining TimeFox, not selling it (I don't know whether to attribute this to the company or its Canadian roots). Months later, I'm still sold.
Why I Called
As an independent communications and PR specialist, my time is more than my money. It is my clients' money.
That's why it is so important for me to track and balance my time as closely as possible. For my clients, I monitor for return on their investment. For my business, I monitor for profitability and efficiency. But those are only the foundation of a solid PR business model. I turned to an online timesheet application for its flexibility, transparency, metrics and cost-effectiveness.
Flexibility
One of the key attributes of working with a one-person shop is flexibility.
More...
This article has been provided by Brendon Shank, Strategic Communications Specialist. Contact Brendon at
brendon.shank@gmail.com
for more information.
If you would like your company to be featured in a TimeFox newsletter,
on our website or in our promotional package,
please send your request to
info@functionfox.com.
For more articles and resources, see www.functionfox.com/resources.html.
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AIGA Boot Camp + Expo
September 30, Chapman University, Orange, California
The fight for artistic freedom will get a major boost at the AIGA Boot Camp + Expo on Saturday, September 30, 2006, at Chapman University in Orange, California. This all-day event, presented by AIGA's Orange County chapter and powered by Adobe, starts with the Boot Camp, a workshop on Adobe's Creative Suite 2 workflows (for intermediate to advanced users).
The Expo, which follows the Boot Camp, will showcase the event's sponsoring partners, as well as the winning designs from the 19th annual HOW Self-Promotion Awards. For information on ticket pricing and reservations, go to AIGA Orange County's Web site at
<http://orangecounty.aiga.org/events/bootcamp>.
In-HOWse Designer Conference
October 29-31 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago
HOW Magazine presents the In-HOWse Designer Conference geared towards in-house creative managers.
The agenda this year is packed with helpful tips-from balancing peak efficiency and creative excellence to building, managing, and nourishing the design team.
As a subscriber of FunctionFox's About Time Newsletter, you're entitled to receive $50 off the registration fee. Just use the coupon code FF76 to take advantage of the discounted rate.
For complete information, visit the
In-HOWse Designer Conference
website.
All prices are in US Dollars, unless otherwise noted. This special discount cannot be combined with any other discount offers.
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If you refer someone to FunctionFox, and they purchase a TimeFox subscription,
we'll give you a month's subscription to TimeFox! Refer 12 new customers,
you'll get a whole year's subscription on us!
Don't miss this chance to pass the word and realize considerable savings!
Here's how: Ask the person you refer to enter your name/company under 'Referral (Client or Friend)'
when they sign up for a demo at
www.functionfox.com/demo
or tell a friend at
www.functionfox.com/referral_program.
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For a TimeFox Demo, go to:
www.functionfox.com/demo
To arrange a guided tour of TimeFox, please send your request to:
info@functionfox.com
To order a TimeFox subscription, go to:
www.functionfox.com/purchase
If you would like your company to be featured in a TimeFox
newsletter, on our website or in our promotional package,
please send your request to:
info@functionfox.com
You can opt out of the About Time Newsletter at:
www.functionfox.com/newsletter/no_thanks.asp
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