Time tracking for public relations agencies

PR agencies lose revenue when billable hours go untracked. ClickTime gives your team the visibility to protect margins and bill clients with confidence.

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Recover lost billable hours

Surface the revenue hiding in misclassified or unlogged time entries across client accounts

Know your margins before you invoice

Track project costs in real time so overruns never surprise you or your clients

Staff accounts with real data

See who has capacity and who's overloaded—before you commit to a new engagement

"After implementing ClickTime, we were able to more closely track the exact amount of time and the nature of the time that our Public Relations specialists were dedicating to their clients. ClickTime allowed us to provide incredible detail to our clientele about where their dollars were being put to use. In summary, it has allowed AMP3 Public Relations to become more organized, our clients more informed, and has streamlined our workflow. We can't imagine how we worked without it!"
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Stop losing revenue to untracked time

  • Capture every billable hour with flexible time tracking that fits how PR teams actually work—by client, campaign, retainer, or billing code
  • Identify revenue leakage by comparing billable vs. non-billable hours across accounts, teams, and time periods
  • Use the utilization calculator to see the dollar impact of even a 2–3% improvement in billable time
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Staff smarter with real-time capacity data

  • See team availability at a glance with resource planning—know who can take on a new client account and who's at risk of burnout
  • Compare planned hours against actuals to spot staffing mismatches before they affect delivery or margins
  • Make confident hiring and contractor decisions backed by historical utilization data, not gut estimates

Give finance and account teams one shared view of project costs

  • Track budgets in real time with budget management tools that flag overruns before they hit the invoice
  • Build custom reports by client, campaign, department, or billing rate—structured for how your agency operates
  • Deliver finance-ready data that eliminates the back-and-forth between account managers and the finance team
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Purpose-built for accurate time data capture

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Every entry includes approval workflows, complete change history, and instant reporting. Whether it's R&D tax credits, client billing disputes, or grant compliance, you have defensible records without scrambling through spreadsheets or Jira logs.

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Solution FAQs

How does time tracking help digital agencies increase profitability?

Most digital agencies lose revenue because billable work goes unlogged, miscategorized, or buried in non-billable tasks. Accurate time tracking gives you visibility into where hours actually go—so you can recover billable time, catch project overruns early, and make staffing decisions based on real utilization data. Even a small improvement in utilization can add hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual revenue. Use our utilization calculator to see the impact for your agency.

What should a digital agency look for in time tracking software?

Look for software that ties every hour to a client, project, and billing code at the point of entry—not after the fact. The best tools for agencies also provide real-time budget tracking, utilization reporting, and resource planning so you can staff projects based on actual capacity. Integration with your accounting and project management tools is critical to avoid double entry and keep data accurate across systems.

How can digital agencies improve employee utilization rates?

Start by measuring utilization accurately—most agencies overestimate because they rely on incomplete time data. ClickTime's utilization tracking shows you real-time and historical performance by employee, team, and client. With that visibility, you can redistribute workloads, reduce time spent on non-billable tasks, and staff new engagements based on who actually has capacity.

How does time tracking help public relations agencies protect margins?

PR agencies often lose revenue when billable hours go unlogged or are misclassified as non-billable work. Time tracking gives agency leaders visibility into how hours are actually spent across client accounts, campaigns, and retainers. With accurate data, you can spot revenue leakage early, compare actual costs against budgets, and invoice clients with confidence—protecting margins on every engagement.

What features should PR agencies look for in time tracking software?

PR agencies should prioritize software that tracks time by client, campaign, and billing code—matching how agency work is actually structured. Look for real-time budget tracking, custom reporting by account or department, and utilization visibility so you can staff projects based on actual capacity. Integration with your accounting and billing tools is also critical to avoid double entry and keep financial data accurate.

How can PR agencies improve billable utilization rates?

The first step is measuring where time actually goes. Most PR agencies find that a significant portion of billable work is either unlogged or misclassified. By tracking hours consistently and comparing billable vs. non-billable time across teams and accounts, agencies can identify patterns—like excessive internal meetings or admin tasks—and recover hours that should be billed. Even a 2–3% improvement in utilization can have a meaningful impact on annual revenue.

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