January 11, 2016
The arrival of 2016 marks the start of something new for us all. For you, this year may be about professional development or reorganizing your team or engaging further with the in-house community. At IHAF, we’re starting the year by unveiling an assortment of new offerings. As the internal agency …
December 28, 2015
“If you want to achieve some really big and interesting goals, you have to learn to fall in love with hard work.” –Steve Pavlina, personal-development blogger, book author, and motivational speaker
Falling in love with hard work isn’t hard to do at IHAF—and boy, have we accomplished much in the …
December 07, 2015
Our friends at Lunchpail Productions have done it again with their fun-filled video in honor of the 10th Anniversary of IHAF. Highlighting our growth over the years, as well as how the in-house model itself has evolved, the video celebrates us all.
With nearly 250 member companies, we are thrilled …
November 23, 2015
If you weren’t with us in Boston the week before last, IHAF held its biggest event of the year—the IHAF Annual Conference & Awards Show. With over 250 attendees enjoying keynotes, breakouts, roundtables, and our ever-popular awards, IHAF celebrated its 10th anniversary in style.
In addition to my …
October 19, 2015
We have all undoubtedly experienced a mixed bag of client/agency relationships over the years—from the rich, rewarding experiences we fondly remember to those indifferent, demotivating relationships. There may even be one or two we would rather forget. It’s the glue that bonds us to our clients and …
October 05, 2015
You heard that right, theIHAF Annual Conference is coming—to the Revere Hotel Boston Common. The Revere offers us a unique, innovative and versatile event space, which will be completely taken over by our conference, awards show and attendees. A brand new venue for IHAF and one we’re excited to …
September 21, 2015
In-house agency account management organizations that adopt top-down, iterative planning processes greatly increase their ability to optimize staffing and plan for the capabilities needed by internal clients.
How? These processes assure agency leaders and account managers not only get the input …
September 14, 2015
Most of us are stretched too thin—we fight a million deadlines and are sometimes guilty of missing the forest for the trees. We can get lost in the weeds of responding to day-to-day requests and creating assets without stopping to examine the bigger picture. When I find that my team is overly …
September 09, 2015
31 Categories. 664 Entries. 13 Judges. 93 Winners. And 1 Best of Show. The annual IHAF Awards Show is just around the bend which means every submission has been touched, watched, heard, poured over, and ultimately scored by our panel of experts. All that’s left to do now is announce the winners! …
September 04, 2015
Living and working in New England, I always head into September hoping for that burst of Indian summer—dreaming of fall beach days and warm nights outdoors. With the last bastion of summer right around the corner, it's easy for us to yearn for something new to look forward to. Lucky for you, IHAF …