Every agency has that one client from hell. The one who monopolizes your time, frustrates the entire staff, and makes unreasonable demands. If you've got more than one, you probably spend three out of four weekends in office. If we apply the Pareto principle (or 80:20 rule) to the agency-client relationship, 80% of an agency's resources are utilized in managing 20% of its … [Read more...]
How Managers Are Killing Productivity With Useless Meetings That Cost $37 Billion/Year
Every year, more than $37 billion is spent on unproductive meetings according to research compiled by online meeting service provider Fuze. Executives consider more than 67% of meetings to be failures, yet there are 25 million meetings per day in the U.S. alone. This infographic explains the causes and offers tips to improve workplace productivity. … [Read more...]
Designer’s Guide To What Clients Really Mean When Providing Feedback
Designers, we salute you. No one takes more client crap than you (except coders). Every day in office is an anger management exercise for you. Everyone knows Photoshop is just as easy as MS Word and all it takes is 2 clicks to create the next Mona Lisa. Not everyone can become a writer but everyone has an inborn desire to design, specially the clients. In times like these, we … [Read more...]
The Different Types Of People In Every Agency And Their Funny Habits
They're as common as rice and potatoes - the annoying co-workers bent on ruining that perfect day at work. We've all got nicknames for them but the funny folks at New York-based digital agency Mizaplas just turned up the heat with Workwankers, a hilarious set of posters dedicated to the scum of the work universe. … [Read more...]
Things That Drive Creative People Nuts
We all have phobias - spiders, heights, clowns - but creative types see things differently. Their fears stem from stretched type, bad packaging, internet outages and hovering bosses. … [Read more...]
This Is How The Account Guys Catch Creatives Trying To Leave Early On A Friday
If you've ever worked in the creative department of an ad agency and wanted to leave early on Friday, you'll identify with this video. … [Read more...]
A Closer Look At Agency People And Their Funny Habits
If you've ever worked in a creative agency, you will relate to this hilarious infographic that examines a few of their 'species' and draws some arbitrary (but fairly accurate) conclusions. A must view for everyone in the business or anyone planning to step into the crazy agency environment. … [Read more...]
Why The Best Ideas Come To You Where You’re Alone And Not In Group Meetings
Do you snore your way through the brainstormings in your office while others try and hog the limelight? Do you believe that these group sessions actually hinder the ideation process? Do you look forward to going back to your workstation so you can brainstorm alone and share your ideas with the team later? Well, here's confirmation that you're not wrong in your approach. … [Read more...]
Why Copywriters Have The Best Job In The World (Infographic)
In the past, we've shared infographics dedicated to clients, agencies, designers, and developers, which made our copywriter friends a little uncomfortable. Sometime back we received a mail saying how much they thought our copy stank (hell, don't we know that, it's written by designers) and how we need to share more articles on writing and content creation. … [Read more...]