85% of retainer

Time tracking software for marketing agencies

Most agencies find out a client went over hours after the month is gone. Verbial paces every hour against what the client pays for and warns your account manager in time to bill the overage.

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Why it matters

A timer shows how long the work took, not whether the client is paying for it.

Hear about it at 85%, not month end.

Your account manager is warned while there is still time to act.

Timesheets you can bill from.

Weekly approvals and reminders get hours in on time. No chasing.

Your team sees hours. You see money.

Nobody on delivery sees a rate or a cost. Leadership sees both.

Add invoicing and approved hours become invoice lines for hourly clients and usage statements for retainers.

What you get

Easy for the team to log

People log time the way that suits them, so hours actually get logged.

Catch over-servicing early

See which clients are running hot while you can still act.

Hours you can stand behind

Approved timesheets mean no surprises at billing time.

Everyone sees what they need

The team sees hours. Leadership sees the money.

Hire at the right time

See who is stretched and who has room before it becomes a problem.

Bill every hour you worked

Approved time flows into invoices and margin with no extra step.

Compared

Time tracking in Verbial vs Harvest

Harvest measures how long the work took. That is a different question from whether the client is paying for it, which is the only version that protects your margin.

CapabilityVerbialHarvest
What an hour is measured againstThe client's monthly allocation, by departmentA project and a task
Warning before you overrunAt 85% of the allocation, with days left in the monthNone, you read a report
Who sees rates and costAdmins only. Members see hoursBroadly visible by default
Approvals and locked periodsWeekly approvals, auto-locking, audit trailApprovals only
Feeds the invoiceApproved hours become invoice lines directlyExport, or a paid integration
Feeds profitabilityAgainst real salary costAgainst an hourly rate you type in
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Plans

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Works with

Better together, and nothing falls between them.

Paid · $26,000InvoicingAdd time tracking and hourly invoices pull from approved entries. Deleted lines return to unbilled.See invoicing →38.2% marginProfitabilityAdd the CRM and each client's margin sits beside the deal that sold it.See profitability →3 deals won todayCRMAdd proposals and a won deal becomes an accepted proposal and first invoice. Nothing falls between.See the CRM →

By discipline

time tracking framed for your kind of agency.

SEO agenciesHours logged to one SEO bucket cannot answer what month three actually bought.Read more →

Common questions

What is the best way to track time in a marketing agency?

Track time against a client project and a department, so every hour is paced against the monthly allocation. Approve weekly, lock periods after 30 days, and let approved hours drive invoices and profitability.

Can team members see billing rates?

No. Members and managers see hours only. Account managers, directors and admins see rates, revenue and margins. Only admins see compensation.

Does it import from Harvest, Toggl or Clockify?

Yes. Clients, projects, tasks and time entries import from Harvest, Toggl Track, Clockify, Everhour and Productive.io, with people matched by email.

What happens when a retainer is used up?

The account manager gets a burn alert first. If more work is needed, the client pre-pays an overage and the cap rises for that period only.

Start with time tracking. Add the rest when it earns its place.

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