Blog Posts - Author: Rebecca Czarobski

As much as I’ve tried to avoid writing my blog on anything relating to COVID-19, here we are. I struggled at first with knowing what advice I could give that was helpful and not wanting to dwell on what’s going on. Then I realized somewhere along the way that the things we’ve been doing every day for our clients for the last month are real life “how to adapt your marketing strategy during unusual times” tips. So, based on what I’ve been doing and seeing over the last month, here are

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending Texas Camp with the web team here at Texas Creative. Texas Camp is a day of curated sessions and panel conversations, and is hosted by volunteers from the regional Drupal community. I know what you’re thinking, why would an Account Manager go to a day-long session about web development? Well, 1. Websites are secretly (probably not-so secret to some of my co-workers) my favorite projects to work on and 2. I personally think that it benefits every

Account Managers generally spend a lot of time in reactive mode. We are always prepared to “jump” when our clients tell us to. So, how do we stay on top of our day-to-day tasks and manage the urgent requests at the same time? My answer is by having good time management skills. Below are a few time management tips to help improve your ability to function more effectively throughout your work day. Tip 1: Prioritize Wisely I think it’s fairly obvious to get your most urgent tasks done first,

The idea of conducting market research can seem overwhelming and expensive. I recently had the privilege of helping conduct market research for one of my clients and it has been an extremely educational and eye-opening experience for myself, my internal team and my client. Because market research has been a huge part of my daily life lately, I thought I would share with you the three reasons why you, as a brand, should invest in market research. Market research bases your communications strategy

An Account Manager writing a blog on something web related... it sounds scary, I know. But technically, I speak client, and I also really enjoy the web/digital side of my job. So, what I want to translate into non-technical speak for you is why your Content Management System (CMS in agency lingo) choice matters. There are so many CMS options to choose from today, WordPress, Joomla, Typo3, ExpressionEngine, Drupal…. I can keep going... but not all CMS are created equal. In the process of buildi

One of the many things I enjoy about my job is that, not only do I get to work with awesome local clients, but I also manage several clients in all different cities and states. Committing to long distance means adding another layer to the client-agency relationship. And I’ll admit, it’s a lot harder to establish solid relationships with the ones that I can’t sit down with face-to-face. So, how can you build good working relationships with people you’ve never met? Here are my four tips fo