Case Study

Your In-House Advantage

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What you will learn

The Stay Creative Series is a collaborative compilation of articles, providing resources and perspectives for creative businesses from leaders in the industry.

  • Building a Better In-House Creative Team (By The Creative Group)
  • The In-House Advantage (By The Creative Group)
  • Flight Center’s In-House Team (with Cambie Sidhu)
  • Tracking Hours Is Not Only For Chargeback Organizations (By Jackie Schaffer)

Managing an in-house creative team presents unique challenges, but with the right approach, you can keep your team motivated, engaged, and producing their best work. This eBook offers valuable insights into fostering creativity and growth within your in-house department.

Learn how to retain top talent by offering career development paths, fostering a collaborative environment, and providing the support your team needs to stay inspired.

From recognizing employee achievements to creating a comfortable work atmosphere, this guide will equip you with strategies to build a creative team that thrives in any business environment.

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FunctionFox’s Results

Blackbox

Absolutely love the tech and the team at FunctionFox. They go above and beyond to make sure it’s doing exactly what you need it to do. Our org manages over 400 projects a year and there’s NO WAY we could do it without our FunctionFox!

Melissa Elliott
PR Works

A good time-tracking system will make you money, not cost you money. I run a small PR company. I’ve been using FunctionFox for nearly 11 years and have been extremely pleased. It’s invaluable for client reports.

Joseph Feeks
Darnauer Group, LLC

I’ve been using FunctionFox’s time tracking and reporting system for my boutique PR Agency for nearly 20 years. It’s an impressive platform and I’ve been very happy with the performance and the customer service.

Jeanette Darnauer
Zoup Creative

I have been very impressed with the FunctionFox staff and their project management software from the very beginning of the process. The sales rep. was very knowledgeable and explained the features and benefits very clearly.

Claude Benoit
Beauly Station Ltd

Great product. My partner had used FunctionFox in a previous company and found it useful. We found it much easier to use than alternative products we used elsewhere so returned to Function Fox as soon as we had the opportunity.

Jane Cumming
Norton Engineering Consultants Inc.

This software has helped us stay on top of billable time & streamlined our billing process as well as helped with keeping on top of budgets.

Donna Vizzuso
Memorial Health System

The best thing about FunctionFox is how it has transformed our previously chaotic process into an organized one, and made it quick and easy to retrieve data all while helping us track our time and ensure we are completing each request.

Amy Hockenbrocht
Glue Inc.

Very easy to pull reports of timesheets and associated fees in order to understand actuals, and use these in preparing invoices. FunctionFox is so much easier than doing timesheets manually!

Tim Morawetz
Senpai Consulting Kft.

Best choice for marketing agencies. We are using almost every part of the software. FunctionFox is perfect for agencies, their staff, and their contractors. CEOs can easily see through the global situation and details of each client.

Nebojsa Damjanovich
OddOnes Interactive + Design

FunctionFox has allowed my company to track and invoice for hourly work that “slipped through the cracks” in the past; my billable hours have nearly doubled since I started using the product. FunctionFox helps you get paid for your work. All of it.

Shauna Stafford
Iris Creative

Early adopter – ongoing lover. Its easy to learn and use. Its perfect for our needs. There’s really nothing I don’t like. This company has had stellar customer service since day one.

Beth Brodovsky
Cazayoux Creative

When deciding on project management and time tracking software a few years ago, I did a ton (I mean hours) of research and and FunctionFox has been perfect for our needs.

Kylee Lewis
Ashton Design

It won’t make you lunch, but it does everything else. The reporting gives us insight into areas we need to improve or quote differently. FF provides us with a big picture view of our workload along with the granular data for digging into the details.

Ashton Design
Genesco Sports Enterprises

Our company has 125 employees who use this to track time against retainers and projects. One employee has used several different systems on various projects and remarked this is by far the best one she’s used “it makes life so much easier”

Doug Lynch
EXL Media

The biggest benefit we have realized over the years is when we are spending too much time on an account or project, if we need to raise our fees we have reports we can provide to clients to show how much time we are spending on their account, etc.

Aera Neumann
TriAd Inc

FunctionFox is a project Management software that is simple to use and is straightforward. It offers excellent reporting capabilities and we’ve never had difficulty using this tool. We highly suggest this system.

Elliott Benzle
Cloud 9 Design LLC

FunctionFox has revolutionized my time tracking and billing process. It has become such a vital part of my work process that I have it open all day, every day as I work to track my work time and review project priorities for the day/week.

Ashley Grisham
Designworks Group Pty Ltd

Best time tracking software by far! Super easy to use. You just start using it, simple. Great reporting features. CEO desktop provides a great snapshot of all customers and project status.

Warren Schroder
Holy Cow Communication Design

Couldn’t do without this product. Easy to use, tier access to functionalities, quick and trackable time, job costs and invoicing. FunctionFox has been part of our business for over 20 years.

Julie Coward
Elevate Consulting

Smooth and simple! It is friction-free and fast when logging in, has an intuitive dashboard that only took a few minutes to master, and is reliable and available in the cloud. Works equally well on mobile devices and my desktop, too. FunctionFox is an amazing product to use as a consultant- tracking and reporting my hours is so much smoother and simpler than the other products I’ve had to use previously!

Kate Fagan Taylor
Paper Investigator Inc

What a great product, it’s simple, it works well, and has never failed to do what we need. I felt taken-care of the entire onboarding process. I highly recommend this for time-tracking.

Jaydra Perfetti
Lukas Byorth

The product is easy to use, with a lot of features. Was easy to learn due to the responsiveness of the team members and built in support. Couldn’t recommend it more.

Lukas Byorth
Cleveland Design

We have used FunctionFox for over 12 years, so that basically says it all. They have always been responsive to suggestions to better the product, and implemented change or fixes in a timely fashion.

Lynn McNamee
Scope Architectural Consulting, PLLC

We’ve tried Trello, ASANA, and a few other programs that are out there, however, FF has been hands down a better option with greater utility and functionality. I’d give them 10 stars if it were an option.

Jimmy Pitsiniagas
Tom, Dick & Harry Creative Co

Great! The customer service alone is worth the price we pay, we are always treated so well, and the team goes above and beyond to solve any questions/issues we run across!

Margaret Maxstadt
Communication Infrastructure Group, LLC

We’ve Used FunctionFox for Years! Honestly, we couldn’t function well without it!

Terri Atmore
SkyLine Studio

I’ve been with FunctionFox for almost 20 years, which should speak for itself. It’s a great software with nearly 100% uptime. They also have excellent customer service.

Jim DeMicco

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SkyeLine Studio

Skyeline Studios is a Connecticut-based digital marketing and web design agency that has grown through referrals and long-term client relationships. With a lean team of five managing roughly 50 active clients, their success depends on one critical factor: knowing exactly where time is going.

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22 Years. 10 Clients. Zero Wasted Hours Since they Found FunctionFox!

O’Bayley Communications

O’Bayley Communications built a 22-year reputation in Palm Springs on one principle: clients should always understand exactly what they’re paying for. Here’s how accurate time tracking turned that p
romise into a practice they could keep — every single month.

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Case Study

2024 Creative Industry Report

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What you will learn

The services that are most likely to grow – and some that may stagnate – in 2024.

  • The secret to creating value-based pricing that delivers value to your agency as well as your clients.
  • What is the #1 strategy that helped agencies increase revenue throughout 2023?
  • Why clients leave agencies and what you can do to prevent that from happening.
  • How all-in-one tools make a positive impact on agencies that over-service their clients.
  • The #1 barrier to on-time project completion.
  • The true impact that AI is having on small and medium-sized creative agencies.

Following a challenging economic year for many agencies, we surveyed over 180 people who own – or work for – small and medium-sized creative, digital marketing and advertising agencies to figure out what trends we can expect as we move into 2024. The results of this survey provide helpful benchmarks for agencies that wish to see how similar companies are surviving – and even excelling – during difficult times.

The data reveals how many agencies have taken the leap to increase prices as inflation rises – and the effects that price increases have on revenue. You’ll also discover the processes that small and medium-sized agencies put in place to ensure they maximize the value achieved by each member of their team.

Check out our industry report for creative, marketing and advertising agencies to dig into the trends that drove the creative industries in 2023. You’ll discover unique insights into how the financial, client-based, productivity, and technological aspects of our industry changed throughout the year that help you plot a course into 2024.

Check out
FunctionFox’s Results

Blackbox

Absolutely love the tech and the team at FunctionFox. They go above and beyond to make sure it’s doing exactly what you need it to do. Our org manages over 400 projects a year and there’s NO WAY we could do it without our FunctionFox!

Melissa Elliott
PR Works

A good time-tracking system will make you money, not cost you money. I run a small PR company. I’ve been using FunctionFox for nearly 11 years and have been extremely pleased. It’s invaluable for client reports.

Joseph Feeks
Darnauer Group, LLC

I’ve been using FunctionFox’s time tracking and reporting system for my boutique PR Agency for nearly 20 years. It’s an impressive platform and I’ve been very happy with the performance and the customer service.

Jeanette Darnauer
Zoup Creative

I have been very impressed with the FunctionFox staff and their project management software from the very beginning of the process. The sales rep. was very knowledgeable and explained the features and benefits very clearly.

Claude Benoit
Beauly Station Ltd

Great product. My partner had used FunctionFox in a previous company and found it useful. We found it much easier to use than alternative products we used elsewhere so returned to Function Fox as soon as we had the opportunity.

Jane Cumming
Norton Engineering Consultants Inc.

This software has helped us stay on top of billable time & streamlined our billing process as well as helped with keeping on top of budgets.

Donna Vizzuso
Memorial Health System

The best thing about FunctionFox is how it has transformed our previously chaotic process into an organized one, and made it quick and easy to retrieve data all while helping us track our time and ensure we are completing each request.

Amy Hockenbrocht
Glue Inc.

Very easy to pull reports of timesheets and associated fees in order to understand actuals, and use these in preparing invoices. FunctionFox is so much easier than doing timesheets manually!

Tim Morawetz
Senpai Consulting Kft.

Best choice for marketing agencies. We are using almost every part of the software. FunctionFox is perfect for agencies, their staff, and their contractors. CEOs can easily see through the global situation and details of each client.

Nebojsa Damjanovich
OddOnes Interactive + Design

FunctionFox has allowed my company to track and invoice for hourly work that “slipped through the cracks” in the past; my billable hours have nearly doubled since I started using the product. FunctionFox helps you get paid for your work. All of it.

Shauna Stafford
Iris Creative

Early adopter – ongoing lover. Its easy to learn and use. Its perfect for our needs. There’s really nothing I don’t like. This company has had stellar customer service since day one.

Beth Brodovsky
Cazayoux Creative

When deciding on project management and time tracking software a few years ago, I did a ton (I mean hours) of research and and FunctionFox has been perfect for our needs.

Kylee Lewis
Ashton Design

It won’t make you lunch, but it does everything else. The reporting gives us insight into areas we need to improve or quote differently. FF provides us with a big picture view of our workload along with the granular data for digging into the details.

Ashton Design
Genesco Sports Enterprises

Our company has 125 employees who use this to track time against retainers and projects. One employee has used several different systems on various projects and remarked this is by far the best one she’s used “it makes life so much easier”

Doug Lynch
EXL Media

The biggest benefit we have realized over the years is when we are spending too much time on an account or project, if we need to raise our fees we have reports we can provide to clients to show how much time we are spending on their account, etc.

Aera Neumann
TriAd Inc

FunctionFox is a project Management software that is simple to use and is straightforward. It offers excellent reporting capabilities and we’ve never had difficulty using this tool. We highly suggest this system.

Elliott Benzle
Cloud 9 Design LLC

FunctionFox has revolutionized my time tracking and billing process. It has become such a vital part of my work process that I have it open all day, every day as I work to track my work time and review project priorities for the day/week.

Ashley Grisham
Designworks Group Pty Ltd

Best time tracking software by far! Super easy to use. You just start using it, simple. Great reporting features. CEO desktop provides a great snapshot of all customers and project status.

Warren Schroder
Holy Cow Communication Design

Couldn’t do without this product. Easy to use, tier access to functionalities, quick and trackable time, job costs and invoicing. FunctionFox has been part of our business for over 20 years.

Julie Coward
Elevate Consulting

Smooth and simple! It is friction-free and fast when logging in, has an intuitive dashboard that only took a few minutes to master, and is reliable and available in the cloud. Works equally well on mobile devices and my desktop, too. FunctionFox is an amazing product to use as a consultant- tracking and reporting my hours is so much smoother and simpler than the other products I’ve had to use previously!

Kate Fagan Taylor
Paper Investigator Inc

What a great product, it’s simple, it works well, and has never failed to do what we need. I felt taken-care of the entire onboarding process. I highly recommend this for time-tracking.

Jaydra Perfetti
Lukas Byorth

The product is easy to use, with a lot of features. Was easy to learn due to the responsiveness of the team members and built in support. Couldn’t recommend it more.

Lukas Byorth
Cleveland Design

We have used FunctionFox for over 12 years, so that basically says it all. They have always been responsive to suggestions to better the product, and implemented change or fixes in a timely fashion.

Lynn McNamee
Scope Architectural Consulting, PLLC

We’ve tried Trello, ASANA, and a few other programs that are out there, however, FF has been hands down a better option with greater utility and functionality. I’d give them 10 stars if it were an option.

Jimmy Pitsiniagas
Tom, Dick & Harry Creative Co

Great! The customer service alone is worth the price we pay, we are always treated so well, and the team goes above and beyond to solve any questions/issues we run across!

Margaret Maxstadt
Communication Infrastructure Group, LLC

We’ve Used FunctionFox for Years! Honestly, we couldn’t function well without it!

Terri Atmore
SkyLine Studio

I’ve been with FunctionFox for almost 20 years, which should speak for itself. It’s a great software with nearly 100% uptime. They also have excellent customer service.

Jim DeMicco

Other Case Studies

20 Years. Never Looking Back.

Snack

Snack is a boutique creative agency based in Toronto, Ontario, with over 25 years of experience and a team of eight. They work across branding and identity, print, infographics, environmental installations, digital, and internal communications — serving clients in pharmaceutical, finance, private education, transportation, and non-profits.

Read Success Story
20 Years. Never Looking Back.

SkyeLine Studio

Skyeline Studios is a Connecticut-based digital marketing and web design agency that has grown through referrals and long-term client relationships. With a lean team of five managing roughly 50 active clients, their success depends on one critical factor: knowing exactly where time is going.

Read Success Story
22 Years. 10 Clients. Zero Wasted Hours Since they Found FunctionFox!

O’Bayley Communications

O’Bayley Communications built a 22-year reputation in Palm Springs on one principle: clients should always understand exactly what they’re paying for. Here’s how accurate time tracking turned that p
romise into a practice they could keep — every single month.

Read Success Story

Ready to upgrade your team's potential?

Book a demo