We're here to help 1-866-640-6397

All Press Releases for August 4, 2004

Subscribe to this News Feed

Creative Manager Pro, Web-based Ad Agency Software for the Creative and Design industries, announced today the upcoming release of Creative Media Manager, its new Media Buying module.

Lakewood NJ-based Creative Manager, Inc., provider of Creative Manager Pro, Ad Agency Software for the Creative and Design industries, announced today the upcoming release of Creative Media Manager, it's new Media Buying module as part of improvements in its new version 7.1 due out in Mid August. With the new functionality, Creative Manager Pro completes its goal of being the only complete end to end product for running an ad agency. Several ad agency systems deal with media management and job cost through billing and accounting. Others focus only on operational needs such as Digital Asset Management, Project Management, CRM, and client extranet. Creative Manager Pro is now the first and only ad agency software that addresses the needs of all of the areas that an ad agency requires.

Lakewood, NJ (PRWEB) August 4, 2004 -- Creative Manager, Inc., provider of Creative Manager Pro, Ad Agency Software for the Creative and Design industries, announced today the upcoming release of Creative Media Manager, it's new Media Buying module as part of improvements in its new version 7.1 due out in Mid August.

With the new functionality, Creative Manager Pro completes its goal of being the only complete end to end product for running an ad agency. Several ad agency systems deal with media management and job cost through billing and accounting. Others focus only on operational needs such as Digital Asset Management, Project Management, CRM, and client extranet. Creative Manager Pro is now the first and only ad agency software that addresses the needs of all of the areas that an ad agency requires.

No installation or conversion will be necessary, and the functions of Creative Media Manager are free to all users of Creative Project Manager and Creative Manager Pro.

Ron Ause, Director of Marketing for Creative Manager, Inc., said "Our new Media Buying Module is being implemented on the heels of the new interface enhancements that were released just last month. Our growing client list is getting used to a monthly dose of updates and we're not about to disappoint them, as we continue to invest in our clients, by improving the system, month after month."

Dubbed Creative Media Manager, the Media Buying Module will accommodate insertion orders, broadcast orders, media estimates, media schedule views and the billing and pre-billing of media among other enhancements. Integration with Strata Marketing's media systems is planned for the next version of Creative Media Manager.

When asked about the new features, Ause said "Ad agency software has never been better! Our clients, prospects, even industry consultants have said that this is the Best Ad Agency Software they've ever seen. We're taking the market by storm, and our clients keep benefiting from constant improvement. We continue to take clients away from Clients and Profits, Adman, Advantage and others. And it's fun to be the leader!"

Creative Manager Pro goes beyond costing to offer full Project Management, CRM, Digital Asset Management, billing and accounting, and Extranet capabilities.

Creative Manager Pro (at http://www.Creative-Manager.com), is the leading Project Management Software for the Creative Design industry, produced for design firms, ad agencies, in-house creative/MarCom departments, and creative service firms. It is a web-based integrated project management software and job tracking solution which streamlines the entire firm, from developing new business, to staffing, managing, and executing projects through to accounting and financial reporting.

Creative Manager Pro is a full-featured, intuitive system which makes project and agency management a breeze. Creative Manager Pro supports Customer Relationship Management, Document Management, Shared Calendaring, Accounting and much more. Because it is web- based, there is nothing to install and it can be set up in a single day. It works with both PC and Macintosh from any location over any connection. It may also be installed locally on the client's own servers. All options include training and support to ensure that clients are up and running quickly.

Among the many features of Creative Manager Pro:

Graphically view your firm's metrics - manage your firm by the numbers.
Manage Contacts and Leads
Create Project Schedules, Calendars and Manage Tasks
Take your contacts and calendar on the road with iCal, AddressBook & Outlook
Approve Timesheets, Purchasing, Billing and Budgets
Review and Approve Artwork Online
Store and Manage Digital Assets
Manage and Balance the Books
Free client and vendor access to streamline workflow.
Quick startup/import from Clients & Profits, Adman and other systems
Full-featured CRM (Client Relationship Management)
Extranet capabilities.
Charting of important industry metrics and firm statistics

Take a test drive at http://www.Creative-Manager.com

The team members at Creative Manager, Inc. have been leaders in project management software for the creative industry and on the Mac OS for over 26 years. They provide their clients with two major offerings: Creative Project Manager and Creative Manager Pro. Both programs work seamlessly with the Mac OS and Windows.

Creative Manager, Inc. is based in Lakewood NJ, with offices at
111 Madison Avenue
Lakewood NJ 08701
800.203.7684
http://www.Creative-Manager.com

Contact Info:
Ron Ause rona@Creative-Manager.com
Creative Manager, Inc.
800.203.7684 x3051

communicate. collaborate. control.

# # #

OPTIONS


	Printer Friendly Version
	Email this story to a colleague

CONTACT INFORMATION


Ron Ause
CREATIVE MANAGER, INC.
800.203.7684
Email us Here

ATTACHED FILES

The extranet feature provides clients with critical project management information such as project calendars and Gantt charts
Creative Manager Pro has everything you will need to effectively manage projects and resources. A typical project plan including phases, tasks, dependencies, assignments, Gantt charts, and calendars will be created in minutes. The schedule view displays the entire plan on one screen making it easy to set up, monitor, and adjust your project. The project outline can be as simple or detailed as you need to accommodate every size job. Assigning tasks is easy with Creative Manager Pro. The system even tracks the workload or each staff persons and presents a real time staff availability view. The staff availability view gives lets you plan ahead and keep the entire team productive. Weekly production meetings are complete in half the time by using the "my tasks" or the staff calendar views to update status of tasks. This feature keeps everyone on the team on the same page with the client. Any delays recorded in dependent tasks will affect the schedule instantly alerting the entire team (via a red light) in the Active Projects List displayed on the dashboard. The free extranet feature impresses clients with 24/7 access to the status of their jobs. This feature also frees up your account executives to spend more time selling new accounts since they spend less time discussing job status with clients. The extranet feature provides clients with critical project management information such as project calendars and Gantt charts.

ABOUT PRESS RELEASES

If you have any questions regarding information in these press releases please contact the company listed in the press release. Please do not contact PRWeb. We will be unable to assist you with your inquiry. PRWeb disclaims any content contained in these release. Our complete disclaimer appears here.