Results for Tags: "managing" (10 results found)

October 18, 2012

Use of Flexible Workforce Key for Marketing & Creative Orgs

Our research shows that hiring managers need to strategically determine how best to proactively balance workloads and bring technical expertise to their teams. To accomplish those goals, the flexible workforce is being looked to more and more as a vital external resource. More

tagged: digital, creative, white paper, survey, contracting, blog, mobile, managing, staffing

September 06, 2012

Don’t Forget Your Creative Brief!

A creative brief is key when you hire freelance writers for your projects. Knowing the following information helps these writers deliver the specific content you need to bring your campaign to life. More

tagged: copywriting, blog, managing, content

July 26, 2012

Getting the Best Work From Your Temporary Workforce

Finding ways to maximize employee performance is important - and it may be even more important when you’ve engaged contractors on short-term assignments. The key is to make sure that you’re providing feedback on their performance and helping them feel like part of the team. More

tagged: talent, contracting, hiring, freelance, blog, managing, staffing

November 03, 2011

Seven Tips for Keeping your Best Creative Talent

Your creative staff is critical to your success. The economy has kept many of these talented people in their current roles, either due to lack of opportunities or not wanting to switch jobs during a volatile economy. As things turn around, how do you keep this talent engaged and happy? Here are seven tips for keeping y... More

tagged: creative, hiring, freelance, managing

August 28, 2009

10 Tips For Booking Freelancers

If your desk area has started to resemble a small dysfunctional recycling plant, complete with its own ecosystem growing from a well used coffee mug it might be time to face the fact you need an extra pair of hands to lighten the work load. More

tagged: creative, hiring, freelance, managing, staffing

August 03, 2009

Three Things Managers Should Do More Often

No matter who you're managing or what those people do, good people management has some common themes. More

tagged: hiring, managing

March 17, 2009

Working a Nine-Day Fortnight... Taking Flexible Working Hours to the Next Level

Up to half of the companies within STW Communications Group’s stable may introduce a nine day fortnight for staff in a cost cutting measure. This type of initiative could prevent hundreds of staff cuts in these tough times. More

tagged: hiring, managing

October 01, 2008

Q & A: What Are The 5 Disciplines of Marketing?

In my recent webcast on marketing careers I spoke about the rise of marketing operations as an important development in the field. More

tagged: managing

July 30, 2008

101 Unusual Things You Can Do To Save The Earth

101 Unusual Things You Can Do To Save The Earth More

tagged: creative, managing

June 12, 2008

Scott Berkun on Hiring and Managing Project Managers

Scott Berkun may not have written THE book on project management, but he did write a best seller on the subject back in 2005, The Art of Project Management, which has now been updated and reissued under the title, Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management. More recently, Scott published a rather thought-provok... More

tagged: managing