Work Life: Stories & strategies

If we had to sum up agency teams in a word, “resilient” seems like the best fit. From securing business and retaining clients, to working against tough deadlines–the pace is often intense, and the predictability… less…

In 2024, AdAge reported that “budgets are down across the board, because there’s so much pressure with the economy and inflation.” If you work agency-side, you probably feel this every day. With less money to work…

Running a successful agency isn’t just about delivering great work—it’s about knowing how to measure your success. Agency key performance indicators (KPIs) are the handpicked metrics that facilitate that. They give you the insight you need…

Ad Age’s annual Revenue Report shows agencies in the U.S. saw 9.9% revenue growth in 2022. Worldwide, agencies reported a 7.5% uptick. But, times have changed. 2023 saw layoffs, restructures, and mergers following more pressure from…

We’ve shaken up the Schedule to make it more flexible and customizable than ever. Share views, pin people and resources, color by activity type, and more.

Ever wanted to filter out low priority projects in Reports? Group your team by seniority in the Schedule? Or sort them by location? Now you can with flexible filter, sort, and grouping options for custom fields.

We’ve returned from our annual Guru Gathering in Porto—an incredible few days spent together as a team. Huge thanks to Meredith, our in-house event (and talent, and people ops…) maestro for making this gathering so memorable.…

Drill deeper into every project by using activity types to categorize and track different types of work. Add an extra layer of detail to your scheduling and gain new insights into every hour logged to timesheets.

I spent a large part of my third week at Resource Guru sharing my take on the company strategy with its co-founders. And I’m just a content writer. How? With the help of our annual employee…

Tracking data about billable time can, ironically, feel time-consuming. To lighten the load a little, we’ve designed this approachable, free billable hours calculator to help check one item off your list faster.  This calculator’s designed for…

Add and track project milestones to keep everyone focused on the most important dates and when deliverables are due.

Projects running off track? You can now add start and end dates to projects and see them in the Schedule, so everyone stays aligned on key dates and deadlines.

For a lot of businesses, paying their employees on a biweekly basis is standard practice. But that also means staying on top of billable hours to make sure payroll is accurate. One of the easiest (and…

Want to drive more revenue? Well, then there’s one metric you want to keep a close eye on: billable utilization. Understanding how your team spends their time is crucial for any business that’s aiming to boost…