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This article is from September 29, 2005, and is no longer current.

Creative Manager Pro Improves Traffic Management and Support for Safari 2

Creative Manager, Inc., (https://www.CreativeManagerPro.com) provider of Creative Project Manager and Creative Manager Pro, has released version 8.0, with improvements to traffic management. This month’s list of enhancements is focused squarely on enhancements requested by users of the company’s flagship products.
With its version 8.0, Creative Manager Pro has added a new screen to the traffic management tool that now shows task deadlines across multiple projects in an easy to read grid view. Traffic Managers will more easily be able to adjust schedules, reassign work, and stay on track with multiple projects.
No installation or conversion will be necessary, and the update is free to all users of Creative Project Manager and Creative Manager Pro. All client logins and vendor logins are free.
Creative Manager Pro’s media module has been greatly enhanced with a new and easier way to track and bill orders. Media orders no longer have to be tied to a job or task for billing. The invoice format options have also been modified to offer every conceivable way to group and report media bills to clients.
Setting up Creative Manager Pro has never been easier. Set up screens have been organized into multiple areas guiding new users to ten simple screens needed for basic setup. The default data set has been improved and the firm continues to expand on the library of on-demand flash training videos. To accompany these changes is a new implementation guide to step help get new users up and running quickly.
Ron Ause, Director of Marketing for Creative Manager, Inc., said "Our clients came to us with their list of requests, and today’s release is our answer to them. Over 65 enhancements just for them. We’re Always Listening!"
Creative Manager Pro continues to invest, adding new features which work with Apple’s latest Tiger Mac OS X Unix-based Operating System and Microsoft Windows. Further details of the update may be found at https://CreativeManagerPro.com/PressRls_050923a.asp.
Accounting functionality in Creative Manager Pro also continues to improve with the addition of reversing journal entries, credit card processing, and new expended hierarchy of reporting by Parent Company > Client > Division > Product. Income statements can now be run by a range of classes, and the mass billing function can now automatically generate one invoice for multiple projects.
When asked about the new upgrade, Ause said "When it comes to accounting for the numbers in a creative firm, we continue to pour our resources into helping our clients grow. When they are able to view their numbers, ratios and metrics as they grow, planning for growth becomes second nature."
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 https://www.CreativeManagerPro.com), is the only Ad Agency software and Project Management Software for the Creative Design industry, created exclusively 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 ad 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
  • Manage media with an interface to the Strata Media Buying systems
  • Charting of important industry metrics and firm statistics

The team members at Creative Manager, Inc. have been leaders in ad agency software and project management software for the creative industry and on the Mac OS for over 26 years. They provide their creative clients with two major offerings: Creative Project Manager and Creative Manager Pro. Both programs work seamlessly with the Mac OS and Windows.
Take a test drive at https://www.CreativeManagerPro.com

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