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Testimonials
"TimeFox has made our entire staff more efficient, has increased our productivity and profits and made us more accountable to our clients. It has been a win-win situation for everyone involved!"
Ken Jurina
Top Draw Inc.
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"I'm now making business decisions about estimating, billing, and human
resources based on fact instead of hunch. It solved the problem of tracking
time without adding a whole lot of time for one person to key in everybody's
manual time sheets and collate the results. We were using the well known
'fly by the seat of your pants' system prior to this, and it's a vast
improvement!!"
Carol Vincent
Redbird
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"Everything is going great. We're working more closely with our executive team to prioritize our workload by showing the amount of time we take on specific projects , how limited our resources are, etc.
TimeFox is our ticket to actually showing productivity, our limitations (time as a finite resource), and hopefully that leads to growing the department and adding additional resources. We've got people talking, and that's good."
Sean Sullivan
C. H. Robinson Worldwide
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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 we're focusing on you. Being successful at work, finding out if you're in the right career and position and giving you the resources to help you get to where you want to be. Get inspired about where you are and where you are going. And sometimes you're right where you wanna be.
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Feature Article: The Key to Success at Work? Identify Who's Next in Line
Career Quiz: How Fit is Your Career?
Advertising and Design News
Creative Resources
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The Key to Success at Work? Identify Who's Next in Line
by The Creative Group
Between fielding client calls, managing a team of eight and strategizing on your firm's new advertising campaign, you barely have time to accomplish your day-to-day work, much less consider your replacement. Doing so, however, is key to your long-term success. In a nationwide survey by our company, 100% of executives polled said it is valuable for a manager to identify and groom a successor at work. The majority—72%—said they're currently training someone to take their place.
Grooming a successor today will help you avoid headaches tomorrow. You'll avoid last-minute training sessions or other distractions and ensure you've got the best person for the job.
Even if you plan on staying in your current position for the time being, an up-and-coming employee can fill in for you while you're out of the office or relieve you of some of the lower-priority, day-to-day responsibilities that may be overcrowding your to-do list. This will allow you to focus on bigger-picture initiatives and give you peace of mind.
Identify the right person. The best choice won't necessarily be the next highest-ranking employee or the most creative person in your department. Instead, you want to look for someone with a solid background in your area, whether it's copy writing or graphic design, who is—or has the potential to be—an excellent leader and communicator. Keep in mind that some abilities can be learned, while others cannot. For instance, an individual who's known for being difficult to work with may never develop the people skills required to be an effective leader, even if he or she is brilliant at the job. The person you choose should also plan on staying with your company long-term and have the skills necessary to meet changing business demands. Carefully evaluate an individual's abilities before finalizing your decision.
Ask if he or she wants the job. Once you've made your decision, let the person know. You don't want to waste a year grooming someone who is ultimately planning on leaving for graduate school or who doesn't want the job. If the answer is yes,
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This article has been provided by The Creative Group. For more information, please visit their website at
http://www.creativegroup.com.
For additional resources please visit our Resources at
http://www.functionfox.com/resources.html.
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How Fit is Your Career?
Are you pumping iron when you should be pumping up your job satisfaction? Are your abs better defined than your career goals? It's only natural to focus on your physical health during Spring Training season, but don't overlook your professional well being, too. Take this month's quiz to measure your career-fitness level.
http://www.creativegroup.com/TCG/CareerQuizzes
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ReCourses, Inc. Seminar
June 18
Nashville, TN
ReCourses, Inc., is holding a unique seminar in Nashville, TN, on June 18, to address resourcing issues within creative services firms. FunctionFox is proud attend and support this unique seminar that shows how resourcing can be the key to profitability. Resourcing, their name for the nerve center of the firm, includes estimating/pricing, traffic, production management, quality control, yield management, profitability, resource allocation, deadline management, etc.
This course, unlike any other available, will look at workflow, roles, procedures, software, staffing, and systems. The foundation is built on the ReCourses Functional Model (RFM) and their system for a Profit Based Management Environment (PBME). Research underpinning the RFM began in 1998 with a careful identification of which functions are needed in a creative environment, how much of each function is necessary, how they can and cannot be safely combined, and what nine principles maintain the purity of the system. They've recently completed an additional study on which profiles match which positions.
While resourcing isn't taught in preparation for a career in the creative services field, it's a critical foundation for doing work that is effective and profitable, and this seminar is meant to bridge that gap. It is a full day long (8:30a-4:30p) seminar held in Nashville, TN.
For more information, a brochure, and full registration information, go to
ReCourses.com
> Events > Seminars and
download the PDF.
Space is limited.
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2007 Salary Guide & Tools of the Trade
The Creative Group Salary Guide supplies average starting salaries for more than 85 creative and communications positions, as well as information on hiring trends and skills in demand within the industry. It also includes a formula for localizing salary levels for your specific market, as well as a handy 'Tools of the Trade' section featuring InDesign, toolbox shortcuts and more.
Contact The Creative Group at 1.888.846.1668 to request your free resource or visit
http://www.creativegroup.com/FreeResources
for more details.
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A to Z Business Etiquette Guide
Are you unsure about how to navigate complicated cutlery? Looking for tips on how to provide appropriate year-end gifts to clients? The Creative Group provides a guide to business etiquette can answer all of your questions, enabling you to build rapport with colleagues and impress your business contacts.
Contact The Creative Group at 1.888.846.1668 to request your free resource or visit
http://www.creativegroup.com/FreeResources
for more details.
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