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(<a href="http://www.CreativeManagerPro.com" title="http://www.CreativeManagerPro.com">http://www.CreativeManagerPro.com</a>) provider of Creative Manager Pro and<br />
Creative Project Manager, has announced the upcoming release of version 8.2<br />
of its flagship product, with improvements based on the advice of Ad Agency<br />
consultant Tony Mikes of Second Wind Network.</p>
<p>Ad Agency expert Tony Mikes of Second Wind Network, is noted as saying that<br />
the turnaround time of Billing Worksheets is one the top three issues that<br />
affect the financial success of an ad agency. Faster and easier billing<br />
means less invoicing disputes, lower cost of billing, and dramatic<br />
improvements to cash flow. For the financial success of any company, Cash<br />
Is King!</p>
<p>As a result, Creative Manager Pro has announced a redesign of Billing<br />
Worksheets which will electronically route themselves to Account Executives<br />
for online review and commenting. Account Execs will be able to<br />
electronically mark up these forms and quickly re-route them back to<br />
accounting for final review and billing. And since the process is entirely<br />
online, Account Execs can make their comments from any location (even while<br />
on the road). AE's can print billing worksheets to a PDF file or paper on<br />
demand when needed. Accounting no longer has to retype the comments made by<br />
AE's and will have an electronic backup to why items were billed, written<br />
off, etc - creating even more efficiency.</p>
<p>No installation or conversion will be necessary, and the update is free to<br />
all users of Creative Manager Pro and Creative Project Manager. All client<br />
logins and vendor logins are always free.</p>
<p>Printing, routing, and marking up manual billing worksheets has been an<br />
arduous task that Ad Agencies have gone through for decades. The large<br />
reams of paper dropped on the Account Execs desk at billing time are<br />
daunting and Account Execs cringe at the very thought of having to wade<br />
through these volumes and drag them back to accounting - often just in time<br />
to receive a new boatload of worksheets for the next round of billing.</p>
<p>Ron Ause, Director of Marketing for Creative Manager, Inc., said "It amazes<br />
us how long the Account Executives waited in the dark ages for software to<br />
actually make their lives easier. When our Ad Agency clients tell us how<br />
important issues like this are to them, we jump to get it done. We're<br />
Always Listening!"</p>
<p>Creative Manager Pro continues to invest, adding new features which work<br />
with Apple's latest Tiger Mac OS X Unix-based Operating System and<br />
Microsoft Windows. This is but the latest in a series of monthly upgrades.</p>
<p>The electronic billing worksheet is only one of many revolutionary billing<br />
enhancements included in this release. The entire billing process has been<br />
streamlined - creating efficiencies at every step of the way. Many billing<br />
methods such as time and materials, retainer, and progress billing to<br />
estimate have been streamlined to the point where they can almost be<br />
generated automatically. Billing rules can now be set up by client and<br />
project, eliminating human error and tedious review of the contract and<br />
custom billing arrangements at the time of billing.</p>
<p>When asked about the new upgrade, Ause said "Other Ad Agency management<br />
systems have an annual meeting where they invite their clients to vote on<br />
new features, where everyone gets one vote. Then they work on these<br />
features for a full year and roll out about sixty new features. By<br />
contrast, we release an average of sixty enhancements EACH MONTH. All based<br />
on user input. Now you know that We're Always Listening!"</p>
<p>Ause added, "Other ad agency management systems are busy playing catch-up<br />
to follow the eleven-year lead that Creative Manager Pro has in web<br />
technology. In the meantime, Creative Manager Pro continues to raise the<br />
bar by revolutionizing the way key business processes are accomplished.<br />
Leveraging technology to achieve efficiency and to make life easier."</p>
<p>Creative Manager Pro goes beyond costing to offer full Project Management,<br />
CRM, Digital Asset Management, billing and accounting, and Extranet<br />
capabilities.</p>
<p>Creative Manager Pro (at <a href="http://www.CreativeManagerPro.com" title="http://www.CreativeManagerPro.com">http://www.CreativeManagerPro.com</a>), is the only Ad<br />
Agency software and Project Management Software for the Creative Design<br />
industry, created exclusively for design firms, ad agencies, in-house<br />
creative/MarCom departments, and creative service firms. It is a web-based<br />
integrated project management software and job tracking solution which<br />
streamlines the entire firm, from developing new business, to staffing,<br />
managing, and executing projects through to accounting and financial<br />
reporting.</p>
<p>Creative Manager Pro is a full-featured, intuitive system which makes<br />
project and ad agency management a breeze. Creative Manager Pro supports<br />
- Manage media with an interface with Strata<br />
- Charting of important industry metrics and firm statistics</p>
<p>Take a test drive at <a href="http://www.CreativeManagerPro.com" title="http://www.CreativeManagerPro.com">http://www.CreativeManagerPro.com</a></p>
<p>The team members at Creative Manager, Inc. have been leaders in ad agency<br />
software and project management software for the creative industry and on<br />
the Mac OS for over 26 years. They provide their creative clients with two<br />
major offerings: Creative Project Manager and Creative Manager Pro. Both<br />
programs work seamlessly with the Mac OS and Windows.</p>
<p>Creative Manager, Inc. is based in Lakewood NJ, with offices at:</p>
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