Administrative

The modern agency workplace didn’t just change during the pandemic—it reset. And for many organizations, the aftershocks are still playing out in meeting rooms and video calls where engagement is low, decisions stall, and employees quietly check out. Janet Kendall White, CEO of Berkshire Group, believes that’s no coincidence. In her new...

Trade-offs are a natural part of life, and business, but asking employees to make sacrifices could lead to resentment and long-term troubles for your company. That’s the advice of Proactive Worldwide president David Kalinowski in his book The Sacrifice Paradox: How To Navigate Life’s Choices And Trade-Offs. “The best leaders understand that...

PR agency owner Raquel Figlo, dubbed “Orange County’s Rock N’ Roll Publicist” by the publication OC Weekly, will be a featured speaker at the Inspired Women’s Summit May 21 and 22, 2025 at the Hotel Maya in Long Beach, California. “This year’s summit is designed to be a transformative experience for all attendees,” says Figlo.“The summit is an...

Editors note: Sue will be a panelist at the Agency Rainmaker Forum this coming February 28-March 1 at the University of California San Diego. We’ve all done it. Whether in our personal lives or with employees, we ignore or downplay negative traits until they pile up to the point of it being a crisis. Giving people the benefit of the doubt is an...

Startling statistic: Nearly 43% of cyberattacks are on small businesses like advertising and marketing agencies because they lack the financial investment, time, and awareness to employ security measures. That’s why small businesses are ideal targets for cybercriminals, according to Accenture's Cybercrime Study. To help agency owners be...

How are savvy small agency owners using flexible and cost-effective staffing options to thrive in the digital age? And if you do not choose to go global, will your agency be at a competitive disadvantage? Staffing thought leader Pranav Dalal, CEO of Office Beacon and an advisor to the Harvard Business Review, will address those questions in his...

When it comes to personal branding, LA Rams quarterback Roman Gabriel Jr. was a man ahead of his time. “After my dad's death on April 20 of this year, I wanted to do something for his legacy,” said Roman Gabriel III, who points out that in the 1960s his father and Joe Namath were the first two NFL quarterbacks to create what is commonly referred...

Running a growing agency is both exciting and challenging. The rapid pace, increased client load, and expanding teams often make it difficult to maintain the efficient workflows you once had—and still find time to work on business strategy or simply get out of the office. In my chat with Henry DeVries, CEO of Indie Books International and host of...

Our country and countries around the world seem to be infected by a new pandemic following in the footsteps of COVID-19. One author in Australia has created a new pseudo-diagnosis to describe this infection: PCRS (Post COVID Rudeness Syndrome). Unlike COVID-19, this infection seems to be growing stronger day by day and there is no vaccine...