Admin & Operations
Resource Guide
Agency operations are changing in concert with rapidly evolving technology and accelerating client marketing expectations. The 4As provides members with the tools needed to manage that evolution and keep ahead of the curve.
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Employee Benefits
The 4As produces a series of surveys called “About Employee Benefits Series: Prevailing Benefits in Agencies.” We update them as needed to reflect the ever-changing landscape of agency employee benefits. The series includes:
- Employee Benefits Overview
- Retirement Plans
- Health Plans
- Training in Agencies
- Approaches to Employee Bonus Compensation
- Holiday, Leave, Parental Benefits
Want more information about these reports? Get in touch with Helen Miranda.
4As Benefits
4As Benefits, a subsidiary of the 4As, has been offering business insurance, long-term savings programs, employee medical insurance, and other benefits to member agencies for more than 60 years. Because of our scale, we can, in many cases, offer better, more comprehensive benefits, at a more attractive price than you could obtain otherwise. We understand the advertising industry and make sure our benefits programs fit your specialized needs.
Get in touch for a free consultation, and read more here.
Other Human Resources-Related Information & Resources
4As Legal Consultation Program
Members may call upon some of the country’s leading advertising and marketing communications law firms for answers to advertising-related questions, at no cost. All of the firms are highly regarded in the
advertising field and have established, long-term relationships with the 4As and our members. The questions must be specific, straight-forward and require no research by the attorney or the firm. If more lengthy, detailed analysis beyond the parameters of the 4As program is needed, you can make arrangements with the providers for a fee-based service.
For an updated list of contacts, please reach out to Sal Conte.
Custom Consultations
Contracts and Related Provisions
Agency must-haves to protect your business and your employees.
MSA Guidance
Agency operations are changing in concert with the rapidly evolving technology and accelerating client marketing expectations. The 4As Agency-Client MSA Provision Guidance Series includes information on important provisions of agency-client agreement provisions.
Recommended Resources
The Analysis of Agency Costs Survey Report
A highly confidential 4As study intended to assist senior management in overseeing the operations of their agencies. The survey breaks down the different costs within an agency as a percent of gross income.
If you want to know more, get in touch with Helen Miranda.
Digital Horizons Series: Agency Technology Infrastructure and Investment Guide
A members-only guide for agencies on industry trends in technology that offers guidance toward informed infrastructure planning and design. The latest in our Digital Horizons Series can be accessed here.
Check out Creative Technologies & Innovation for more Digital Horizons publications and more.
Project Management
Including Best Practice Guidance, Operations, Softwares, and more.
Agency Job Descriptions
The 4As maintains a large collection of standardized agency job descriptions, representing roles common within our industry.
To better find the right talent to fill key agency positions, the 4As makes available to our members detailed agency job descriptions, organized by department/discipline. These descriptions have been compiled from actual member employment offerings, and have been modified to remove specific organizational references.
We also have additional job descriptions beyond those posted here. For additional information or requests for sample job descriptions, please contact the 4As Management Services team at [email protected].
Talent and Human Resources
The success of your business is only as good as your people. The 4As has development programs that can help. Visit the Managing Your Talent Resource Guide for the latest concerning Talent Equity & Inclusion.
Agency Benchmarking, Surveys & Reports
We incorporate member feedback to identify surveys across multiple areas, including 4 new surveys covering Search Consultants, Auditors, CCPA Cost Compliance, and Project Management Software Tools. 4As surveys address Salaries, Benefits, Financial Management Benchmarks, New Business, and Project Management, and so much more.
Available to 4As members only. Please reach out to Helen Miranda for more.
4As Member Perks
The new, members-only 4As Member Perks Program connects your company to partners offering services that support your daily business needs across operations and services.
These benefits and discounts span market research, media research, new business, workforce support, real estate and more.
Available to 4As members only.
Join the Member Community
The 4As oversees 30+ committees across all industry disciplines, from Professional & Organizational Development to Human Resources to Project Management and everything in between. These committees meet nationally & regionally. In addition to meeting to discuss their business interests, 4As committee members help program regional & national events, author industry guidance, and provide their expertise to other members. Learn more here.
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