| Research analysis |
- Goal import via Excel®
- Email notifications to buyers upon goal entry/modification
- Comprehensive Arbitron and Nielsen research data, easily exportable to Excel and Adobe Acrobat® PDF
- Agency or User defined displays for Trending, Ranking and Composition options
- Cost Per Point (CPP) Database
- Interactive graphs and charts
- Flexible "drill down" functionality on historical data, based on various criteria (market, stations, daypart, demo, etc.)
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| Pre-buy analysis |
- XML-based import of cable proposals/schedules
- Estimate "spill in" ratings
- Multiple share and HUT/PUT projections
- Re-Rate demographics "on the fly"
- Conditional formatting for buying guideline adherence
- Pool Buying Functionality
- Dual Costing (client/vendor) capability
- Create multiple snapshots of "what if" scenarios
- Ability to view up to 10 demographics
- Multiple user preferences
- All inclusive research in worksheet
- Multiple Reach/Frequency displays
- Identify unique non-air time charges using Item Type functionality
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| Place, monitor and maintain orders |
- Seamless "free trade" EDI using Order Valet
- Orders and revisions delivered via email (PDF attachment) or fax, based on agency managed vendor contact records
- Electronic makegood capability - vendor initiates makegood offer; buyer acceptance updates worksheet automatically
- Track order/makegood status electronically with complete audit trail
- Single location to enter and maintain buys
- View billing/paying activity on a buy line basis from inside worksheet
- Easy-to-understand indicators and color scheme marry makegoods to missed spots
- Dashboard supervisor tool allows high level view of all facets of campaign and status of workflow
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| Bill clients |
- Draft billing review available prior to live bill release
- AOR Billing scenarios
- Electronic billing supported
- Multi-office or centralized bill/pay functionality
- Online inquiry of client payment status
- Powerful online tool to "drill down" to billed, ordered or paid data based on various criteria (client, product, month, station, etc.)
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| Match invoices/pay vendors |
- Electronic (EDI) invoice matching
- Mass change feature to facilitate quick entry of invoice details from paper invoice
- Customizable user interface
- Ability to view and match discrepant invoices from inside the worksheet
- Confirmation pay feature to restrict payment until cash received from client
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| Post analysis |
- Comprehensive TV, Radio and Cable posting with ability to save to Excel or PDF
- Post using NSI Metered Market weekly data as well as NSI Local People Meter data
- Cable syscode posting enabled
- Item Type/Spot Length "Equivalizing" feature
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| Ad hoc reporting |
- Simple easy to use interface to create and modify reports
- English language data objects; no need to learn system code
- Comprehensive reporting, with ability to save to PDF and Excel
- Conditional formatting and filtering capability as well as easy to create calculations
- User and Agency wide report libraries
- PDF customization with ability to insert picture files
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