Tool Sprawl Risk Audit — Marketing and Creative Agencies

Find out how much spreadsheet and SaaS sprawl is costing Marketing and Creative Agencies — and where a purpose-built internal tool pays off.

Signs of tool sprawl in Marketing and Creative Agencies

Scope creep is the #1 margin killer — every project ends up 30-60% over the original SOW and the difference comes out of agency margin.
Hours leakage is structural — creatives forget to log time, account leads under-report client calls, and timesheets close two weeks after the work is done.
Utilization targets are missed every quarter, but no one can pinpoint whether the problem is staffing, pipeline, or the way work flows through the studio.
Generative AI is rewriting client expectations on turnaround and price — clients are asking why a campaign concept costs $80K when 'ChatGPT can do it.'

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Source of Truth

Whether your operational data lives in one place or is scattered across tools.

1.Where does your core operational data live?

2.How many tools/spreadsheets hold 'the truth' for one workflow?

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