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The Pricing Model Your Agency Should Consider w/ Amanda Moriuchi

Many peers & consultants have said she's crazy for committing to this pricing model as a software development agency, but Amanda Moriuchi, CEO of AppIt Ventures, says the only crazy thing is to think any structure for your agency will be challenge free. Amanda & her team have made a name for themselves in Colorado & beyond, not only for doing great app development work for their clients, but also by committing to a pricing & delivery model of Fixed Bid project pricing when most other agencies of their type are consistently sticking with a Time & Materials approach.

Digital Experience Monitoring for macOS

In this overview video, we'll be walking you through Service Watch Desktop for macOS. We'll cover the benefits of utilizing Service Watch for macOS and the configuration and deployment process. We'll then review the data being collected by Service Watch and some additional functionality in Active Tests, Device Groups, and Alarms.

What is customer experience? How to use AI (and more!) to boost customer loyalty | Zendesk

Discover the critical importance of customer experience and how it shapes the impression customers have of your business. Learn how to deliver good CX by heightening satisfaction and fostering long-term connections. Our 5 essential tips will help you kickstart an effective CX strategy that cultivates customer loyalty, driving lasting success and brand advocacy.

Manish Kapur: Optimize these 4 areas to grow your agency

Forget about revenue for a moment. Consider how much more profitable your agency would be if you optimized your team’s time and improved utilization. If you could reduce hiring costs by keeping staff for longer. If you understood the leaky buckets in your outgoings and reduced losses like over-servicing through improved best practice. Manish Kapur, who has over 25 years of experience in creative ops, explains how he streamlines agency operations and boost profit within agencies of all sizes.

How to Prepare Your Agency for an Acquisition w/ Karl Heasman

Many agency owners don't begin with the end in mind. Did you? If you answer questions like "How much do we need to make?" with "I don't know...more!" or "When will I be able to retire?" with "Not now!"... ...you're not alone. Seasoned agency owner, Karl Heasman, Founder of Greycott Consultancy has had his own successful exits and now helps other agency owners prepare for acquisition--by beginning with the end in mind.

Optimize Field Service Operations | Workstatus

Struggling with inefficient field operations? Get your dispersed teams working like a well-oiled machine with Workstatus's Field Service Management software. In this video, learn how Workstatus gives you pinpoint control over field teams through real-time mapping, movement tracking, and more. Optimize schedules, verify work, prevent payroll fraud, and keep projects on budget. Gain the visibility you need to manage dispersed teams and remote workers effectively.

When Your Agency Has TOO MUCH New Business w/ Joe Sullivan

Many agencies--just like yours--are echoing this common refrain: Either it’s feast or famine right now. In today's episode, Joe Sullivan shares how his agency, Gorilla 76, is experiencing a "feast" season where demand is exceeding supply. They’re having to tell clients they can’t start working with them for several months–even if they’re ready to sign & start today. It’s a good problem to have, but one that they’ve still got to solve. An aim for what Joe refers to as “managed growth.”

Managing Incidents in Jira | The Developer's Edge | Atlassian

Explore how developers can manage incidents in Jira Software using the new incidents tab. The incidents tab pulls relevant incidents from Jira Service Management and other third-party tools, into Jira Software so developers can focus on incidents impacting software components they’re responsible for in the same tool where their development backlog lives. For more about Incidents in Jira check out these articles.