Why AI Is Ushering In A New Era Of Pricing
A version of this post appeared in an article in Innovation in Business Magazine in Spring 2024. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly prevalent. While it’s not yet doing the stuff of sci-fi, its applications are many and varied, from the purely process-driven to the generative, carving a space within all business sectors. And it’s […]
We’ve launched a new feature: Scope by Timeline
Scope by Timeline is an alternative way to visualize and build out a Scope of Work based on Gantt chart views. Take a look at our explainer video below to see what it’s all about. https://www.scopebetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SCOPE-by-TIMELINE_1.mp4 Key benefits of Scope by Timeline: Milestone Tracking Clearly define key project milestones within the Gantt view, ensuring critical […]
Release Notes | June 2024
Cost and Margin added to Fixed Fee Components We have added cost to fixed fee components. This allows users to calculate margin across fixed fees, meaning financials are more accurate across the scope. All the component uploaders have been updated to be able to speedily facilitate the seamless updating of existing components. Changes to the […]
Quantifying accountancy pricing in the dawn of AI
A version of this post appeared in Accountancy Daily in May 2024. Artificial intelligence (AI) is creeping in everywhere. It’s being used almost across the board in accountancy, from data analysis and financial reporting to compliance and fraud detection, making processes faster, easier, and cheaper to complete, while increasing accuracy. But while this is undoubtedly […]
Reflections from this week’s ANA Advertising Financial Management Conference
This week I was at the ANAs Financial Management Conference with Caroline and Scott from my team. As always, the ANA deserve a big hand for putting on a superb event. A job well done! Thinking back to the event…. what happens when you get hundreds of Agency leaders in one place? A LOT of […]
Release Notes | April 2024
Updates to Permissions This month we released a new and improved UI for managing and assigning permissions on the product. This has improved both the permission profile and the members page. Users can now administer client specific permissions in a quicker and smoother way. They can now also set and edit permissions on the brand level, […]
Why AI means change for marketing agency pricing
This article first appeared in New Digital Age Magazine. If you run an ad agency, you already know that artificial intelligence (AI) is changing everything. Business processes, data analysis, and creative practices. Generative AI can be used for copywriting, image creation, and editing. It makes things faster, cheaper, and easier. But it also means that […]
Re-evaluating consultancy pricing in the age of AI
This article was first published in Consultancy.uk Think of your consultancy’s pricing structure. What does it look like? I’m going to bet that it has something to do with hourly rates – the effort you put in for your clients. And why wouldn’t you do this? It’s what every other consultancy firm does—what they’ve always […]
Release Notes | March 2024
Over the course of March, as well as releasing several bug fixes, we also deployed two major releases. ‘Angular Release’ In the beginning of March we deployed our ‘Angular Release’ which you can read more about in depth on our dedicated page here. ‘Cost Plus Release’ On 22nd March we put our ‘Cost Plus Release’ […]
The Power of Automation: Transforming Scope of Work Documents with CPQ
In service businesses, scope of work documents play a crucial role in defining project requirements, deliverables, and expectations for clients. However, the traditional manual processes involved in creating and managing these documents can be time-consuming and prone to errors. This is where Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) services come into play. By automating and digitising document […]
