<\/a>\n<\/p>\nThe core team at Vaughn Media<\/a> includes: Matt <\/span>Prested, producer; Cari Vaughn, director of business development; and <\/span>Joe Vaughn, photographer and director.<\/span><\/p>\n Joe Vaughn’s images have graced the pages of Vanity Fair<\/em>, GQ<\/em>, NY Times magazine<\/em>, <\/span>Fast Company<\/em> and Sports Illustrated<\/em>. He specializes in portrait, food, travel, and <\/span>lifestyle photography.<\/span><\/p>\n Like most modern companies, their Michigan-based office is often on-the-go, with an international<\/span> client list. The team appreciates Producteev’s mobility and relies <\/span>on the app to decrease time wasted with email.<\/span><\/p>\n How do you use Producteev? When I was looking for a work solution, Producteev was definitely a contender. I liked its <\/span>aggressive approach to tackling the problem and how the developers seemed to work <\/span>hard towards making their web application better. I got on board while the company was <\/span>still in beta and have been satisfied ever since.<\/span><\/p>\n Matt:<\/strong> In addition to our regular clients, over the course of a year we may have anywhere <\/span>between 40-50 one-time jobs. When not working on a photo shoot, we put less <\/strong><\/span>emphasis on a calendar-based approach and really rely on the app as a task manager.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Privacy settings have made a big difference, especially with our photography and <\/span>design interns. Also, any given shoot can have a peripheral team of 3-15 freelancers. <\/span>We’re more selective with what we let them see, but Producteev helps us eliminate <\/span>some of the guesswork.<\/span><\/p>\n For our interns, however, logging onto Producteev is usually the first thing they do when <\/span>coming into work. The system’s been handy with assigning them tasks, like updating <\/span>our website, and has helped coordinate their irregular office hours.<\/span><\/p>\n Cari:<\/strong> Without Producteev, we wouldn’t get anything done! The three of us stay <\/span>connected with the iPhone app and stay on task with notification reminders.<\/span><\/p>\n We use labels extensively to keep things organized. Joe may have as many as 50 <\/strong><\/span>active tasks, which we label by client and our own unique ticketing system to maintain <\/span>order. We also label according to status, for instance, we have a label titled “invoice” to <\/span>manage our invoicing.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Joe:<\/strong> The search function’s great, too. If I ever need anything from a completed job, I can <\/span>easily search for and find projects from several months back and retrieve files, links and <\/span>documents from those tasks as needed.<\/span><\/p>\n Describe your experience with Producteev. Matt:<\/strong> I oversee the administration of client needs and filter through the email trails to <\/span>help Joe with priorities. We use creative briefs to record pertinent information and attach <\/span>them as PDFs to tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n Joe:<\/strong> As a result, we have a much more manageable jobs list, and all I have to do is click <\/span>on a task to see everything related to that assignment. This is a dramatic improvement <\/span>from excessive email chains.<\/span><\/p>\n For more information about Joe Vaughn and Vaughn Media, visit www.joevaughn.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Put Producteev’s <\/span>priority features <\/span>to work, s<\/span>pend less time scheduling and <\/span>get things done without relying on a calendar.<\/span><\/p>\n Find out more in Support<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/span>Joe:<\/strong> Before Producteev, I would just use email for my workflow, but I found that after <\/span>about a week, tasks were not getting done. It was difficult for me to keep up with emails, <\/span>and constantly going back to read old messages was inefficient.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>Joe:<\/strong> Some of the more involved photo shoots have multiple art directors, an art buyer, <\/span>and others within the ad agency. Email conversations could go in circles, without any <\/span>final decisions being made. The system alleviates email trailing, with Producteev acting <\/strong><\/span>as a hub.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n