Keep all information about every project at your ad agency in one place. Find Jobs quickly using text search or filter. Customize pages to suite individual needs.
Electronic job folders can be a reality at your ad agency; Aero's Job dashboard links directly to all Job information. Start projects fast with Job Templates. Track Job-related discussion and notes. Track Critical Dates. Set automatic reminders. Display calendars. Things change: reschedule an entire job with one click; Aero immediately alerts the entire team via email or text message. Store all the files related to each Job. Save detailed job specifications. Make a Creative Brief for each Job. Log all Job-related email. Assign the Job to team; restrict access if you need/want to. Automatically send alerts when new Jobs are assigned or updated.
Store, review, mark-up and manage all creative files and documents including Word, Excel, InDesign, PDF, Quark, audio and video files. Access files from anywhere. Aero automatically thumbnails single and multi-page files so you can see each page looks like. Use text search to find needed files. Open files in Aero, edit them and save them without having to upload or download them. Work with files stored in Aero as if they were on your desktop. You can even drag-and-drop files and folders from your PC or Mac to/from Aero. Send files via e-mail as attachments. Automatically notify subscribers when a file is changed or commented upon. Aero automatically creates folders for every Job, Client, etc. Archive gigabytes of unused files and retrieve them with a few clicks.
Track time spent at your ad agency on each Client and Job. Track estimated vs. actual time. Bill time quickly and easily. Store different rates for different Jobs, staff members, activity or client.
Aero provides powerful integrated estimating features. Eliminate all those spreadsheets. Email estimates to clients. Output estimates in Excel format. Create estimates without opening a Job. Link approved estimates to Jobs. Estimates are linked to each client's dashboard. Keep each user's estimates separate. Prevent unauthorized access or updates with built-in security functions. Create client quotes with 1-click. Estimate costs, prices and time. Create invoices from estimates with a single click. Link estimates to invoices; easily compare them. Annotate estimates with notes. Attach related documentation including contracts, emails, faxes, mockups, PDFs, etc. Track estimate versus actual; match services and expenses. Create estimate templates - avoid re-keying common estimates; avoid mistakes caused by missed items.
Aero includes a complete acrrual-based ad agency general ledger accounting system. Everything is integrated - there is no rekeying of financial information. Accruals, Accounts Payable, Receivables, Balance Sheets, Banking, Checks, Credit Card processing, Deposits, General Ledger, Invoicing, Income Statements, Journal Entries, Payroll, Purchasing, Refunds/Credits, Reports, Reconciliation, Retainers, Sales Tax, Statements, Time Billing and much more.
Your ad agency's clients and prospects are valuable and represent critical assets to your agency. Shouldn't you treat them as such? Aero's provides powerful integrated CRM features to help your team manage relationships and develop new ones.Save time and eliminate re keying the same data again and again. Get a 'holistic' view of your relationship with each client and prospect including correspondence, proposals, pitches, billing, spending, jobs, etc.
