March 02, 2015
Professional development is an important part of increasing the contribution of your in-house team. That’s why IHAF’s online seminar series is focused on programming that can boost your effectiveness by teaching new skills. Over the next few months, IHAF is offering three professional development …
February 23, 2015
While outside agencies host a revolving door of clients, we are perfectly happy with one. And it’s a big one. In fact, we have the coolest customer on the planet—The Boeing Company, designer and builder of some of the most important aerospace products in history.
We are Creative & Information …
February 16, 2015
One of the beauties of being an in-house creative agency is that you interact with your clients every day, even after a project is over. Building those relationships outside of a work product gives clients the opportunity to provide informal feedback on a daily basis, whether you’re meeting about …
February 11, 2015
Every workday, in-house agency teams are focused on tasks to punch their lists, complete their projects and move the needle. With dwindling resources and burgeoning workloads, it’s easy to get caught in the deadline-driven grind. Skilled management can elevate morale and keep employees motivated by …
February 09, 2015
IHAF is taking vision and mission one step further with this week’s webinar on proving the value of your in-house agency. The dawn of in-house agencies was prompted in large part by a desire for cost containment in the development of marketing communications. In recent years, business impact and …
February 02, 2015
A little over a year ago, Forbes published an article entitled “Can In-House Agencies Ever Be Great?” Now, I’m not one to obsess over things (or maybe I am…), but that question and the assortment of editorials that followed debating both sides really stuck with me.
One of the things I see in-house …
January 26, 2015
Last Friday, the IHAF Board of Directorsgathered to formally kick-off our 2015 program and to begin laying the groundwork for 2016. Now, I know what you must be thinking, “You’re focusing on 2016 already?” Well no, actually, we’re focusing on YOU. You see, at the close of each year, we survey our …
January 21, 2015
Being a member of IHAF means you have access to a long list of benefits including participation in our events (bonus: most are free for members to attend). What types of events do we host here at IHAF, you ask? From monthly webinars to networking breakfasts to regional discussion groups to the IHAF …
January 19, 2015
There are a host of reasons to become a member of IHAF—access to our benchmarking data, participation in our national events, being part of our connected community, and one benefit that we don’t talk about nearly enough: the IHAF Performance Evaluator.
The IHAF Performance Evaluator is a …
January 12, 2015
How many of you made a new year’s resolution to join a gym and get fit? It’s a common theme this time of year. Unfortunately, simply joining a gym isn’t enough (I wish). You have put in the time and do the work. Well, your IHAF membership is the same. In order to get the most out of it, you have to …