Case Study: Tartan Group achieves accurate billing, smarter estimates and more billable hours with FunctionFox

How Tartan Pr Used Web-Based Timesheets To Fine-Tune Their Business Practices

Tartan Public Relations, a three‑partner firm launched shortly after 2000, faced growing pains despite strong client work: time-consuming invoicing and reporting, inaccurate project estimates due to no historical records, unbilled retainers, and partners unknowingly exceeding retainer limits. These system gaps were preventing the partners from scaling their business and focusing on billable work.

They adopted FunctionFox’s web‑based timesheets after trying a free demo and trial—an inexpensive solution ($35/month versus costly alternatives) that was set up and used company‑wide within two days. The system delivered accurate time-tracking and historical data for better estimates and billing, alerted them to retainer thresholds so they could renegotiate, revealed excess administrative load (leading to hiring an assistant who paid for itself by month two), and increased client transparency and profitability.

Tartan Group

Deirdre Campbell

Partner at Tartan