PPP Round 2: More Than Just Payroll
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By now, you’ve likely heard about the SBA’s second round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) being open to businesses…but did you know that this second round of PPP, which...
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Adweek Webinar: From Defense to Offense
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Portland, OR, June 18, 2020 — Vanessa has been invited to speak at an Adweek event, co-hosted by Deltek, to share her experiences helping Agency leadership through the most difficult...
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Part 3: COVID-19 – Managing Your Agency in Crisis
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In the third and final part of the COVID-19 series, Vanessa focuses specifically on agencies that enjoyed a solid financial position prior to COVID-19.  She contends that these agencies are...
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Part 2: COVID-19 – Managing Your Agency in Crisis
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In the second part of this series, Vanessa takes a deep dive into how COVID-19 is impacting our industry and wreaking havoc in the global economy.  She contends that the...
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Part 1: COVID-19 – Managing Your Agency in Crisis
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In this series, Vanessa takes a deep dive into how COVID-19 is impacting our industry and wreaking havoc in the global economy.  She contends that the next 30 day period...
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The Real Reason Why PM & PMO’s Fail in Agencies
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For the last decade, my team and I have helped over a hundred agencies and in-house, through complex organizational change, deploy integrated agency management systems, onboard PM-PMO and adopt business...
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Part 3: Preparing Your Agency for a 2020 Recession
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Part 3 of “Preparing your Agency for a 2020 Recession” Vanessa Vollum explores what Agency leadership should be focusing on as the current economic cycle ends. In this third installment,...
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AgencyStory® – BI Solution for Agency Leadership
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Introducing AgencyStory® a patent pending business intelligence solution designed specifically for the marketing services industry. Developed by Creative Performance Inc. (CPI), a leading consultancy in the industry, the solution is...
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Global Recession Coming Sooner Than Thought
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Portland, OR, August 15, 2019 – On Tuesday, equity markets across the globe jumped at the news that the Trump administration would delay some of the new tariffs on China...
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Predicting the next U.S. recession
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Portland, OR, August 13, 2019 — A protracted trade war between China and the United States, the world’s largest economies, and a deteriorating global growth outlook has left investors apprehensive...
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