Ideas to BOOst Halloween revenue

Increase 4th Quarter Revenue with Metro's 2023 Holiday Advertising Service

Planning & Promotions Calendar - Find monthly, weekly and daily events for promotional and advertiser tie-ins

Plus Business - Metro's networking resource for industry success stories

Native Advertising & Social Media - Use Metro editorial features to develop and expand native advertising and social network content

Animated Web Ads - How to easily create an Animated Web Ad

04/20/23 Webinar: BEST OF THE BEST REVENUE IDEAS

02/16/23 Webinar: SUPPORT & STRATEGY FOR CREATIVE PROS (full video)

02/16/23 Webinar Excerpt: Illustrations & Image Manipulation

02/16/23 Webinar Excerpt: Tips for Writing Compelling Ads

02/16/23 Webinar Excerpt: Designing Attention-Getting Ads

10/21/21 Webinar: LET'S TALK ABOUT SPECS

08/25/21 Webinar: SALE AFTER SALE AFTER SALE - HOW TO OPEN THE DOOR & CLOSE THE SALE WITH ADVERTISERS

06/24/21 Webinar: SALES CALL $TRATEGIES for CLOSING up to 90%

04/15/21 Webinar: DESIGNING KICK-A$$ CAMPAIGNS

03/06/21 Webinar: DESIGNING KICK-A$$ ADS

09/28/23 Webinar: UNLOCKING EVENT COMMERCE OPPORTUNITIES WITH EVVNT & METRO

08/31/23 Webinar: TEAMING UP TO GROW REVENUE

08/10/2023 Webinar: THE POWER OF SPEC ADS (Metro's Laura Koch and the Iowa Newspaper Foundation)

05/02/23 Webinar: SPECIAL SECTIONS: REVIEW and IDEAS (2023 New England Newspaper Convention)

04/20/23 Webinar: BEST OF THE BEST REVENUE IDEAS

02/16/23 Webinar: SUPPORT & STRATEGY FOR CREATIVE PROS (full video)

02/16/23 Webinar Excerpt: Illustrations & Image Manipulation

02/16/23 Webinar Excerpt: Tips for Writing Compelling Ads

02/16/23 Webinar Excerpt: Designing Attention-Getting Ads

01/19/23 Webinar: EVERY BENEFIT YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD: 30 MINUTES TO MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR METRO SUBSCRIPTION!

10/20/22 Webinar - STRATEGIC SPECIAL SECTION PROGRAM PLANNING FOR 2023 (full video)

10/20/22 Webinar Excerpt: What's New for 2023

10/20/22 Webinar Excerpt: Anatomy of Metro's Themed Special Sections

10/20/22 Webinar Excerpt: Customize, Localize & Sell!

09/22/22 Webinar - Q4 SELLING WORKSHOP

02/17/22 Webinar: "SHOP LOCAL" STRATEGIES FOR AD REVENUE & READER ENGAGEMENT

01/13/22 Webinar: GET SALES RESULTS YOU'LL LOVE WITH THE WIZARD

10/28/21 Webinar: HOLIDAY SALES WORKSHOP

10/21/21 Webinar: LET'S TALK ABOUT SPECS

10/07/21 Webinar: GUARANTEED Q4 $ALES BLUEPRINT

09/23/21 Webinar: DIGITAL SUCCE$$ TOOLS & TACTICS

08/25/21 Webinar: SALE AFTER SALE AFTER SALE - HOW TO OPEN THE DOOR & CLOSE THE SALE WITH ADVERTISERS

06/24/21 Webinar: SALES CALL $TRATEGIES for CLOSING up to 90%

06/17/21 Webinar: DIGITAL SUCCE$$ TOOLS & TACTICS

05/13/21 Webinar: DIGITAL SUCCE$$ TOOLS & TACTICS

04/15/21 Webinar: DESIGNING KICK-A$$ CAMPAIGNS

03/06/21 Webinar: DESIGNING KICK-A$$ ADS

Want to Learn More? - See what the 2023 Holiday Advertising Service is all about

Holiday Marketing to Make Your Business Stand Out!

Holiday "How-To" - Everything you need to know to access Holiday content - SearchBook, Images, Ads, MiAD Wizard, Themed Special Sections

Creative Library - search for and download ad and cover templates (InDesign & Quark) and images from your Holiday Advertising Service

Themed Special Sections - Find, preview & download Metro's ready-to-sell Themed Special Sections (TSS); FREE with your Holiday Advertising Service

MiAD Wizard - quickly create customized spec ads from your Holiday Advertising Service to close more sales

MiAD Wizard - Adding a logo to your ad

Production tips for the Holiday Advertisng Service - download images and ads/covers (InDesign or Quark) from the Creative Library or customize ads then download camera-ready PDFs in MiAD Wizard.

Using the Lightbox Tool - Save content for future reference or batch downloading

Using the Project Organizer - Create folders to save and organize content and even share it with co-workers

9/22/22 Webinar - Q4 Selling Workshop. Unwrap the latest planning, sales, editorial and creative tools your Metro subscription provides to grow-ho-ho fourth-quarter revenue.

• Overview - How your sales team can instantly create personalized spec ads to close more sales

1/13/22 Webinar: Get Sales Results You'll Love With the Wizard

• What's new? - Take a glance at the new features we've added to the Wizard (June 2021)

• Adding a logo to your ad

• Sharing with designers - Once an ad sells, here are some ways to let your designer know what Metro template(s) to use.

• Wizard & Pulse join forces - add more value to your Pulse presentations with a personalized spec ad from the Wizard

• Wizard and Pulse Connection - If you're subscribing to both services, learn how they are connected to help increase your selling power. This is a quick overview and assumes you are familiar with using both services.

• All About Ads - Metro makes it easy for you to always have the spec ads you need to close a sale

• Sales tab - One place for everything you need to plan, prospect and sell - now includes search and download of images, spec ads and covers, too!

• Present/Print/Share - a printable spec ad presentation, personalized with your name and area for notes

• MiAD Wizard - How your sales team can instantly create personalized spec ads to close more sales

• Planning & Promotions Calendar - Find monthly, weekly and daily events for promotional and advertiser tie-ins

• Plus Business - Metro's networking resource for industry success stories

• Themed Event Packages - Plan and publicize profitable special pages and sections

• Using the Lightbox Tool - Save content for future reference or batch downloading

• Using the Project Organizer - Create folders to save and organize content and even share it with co-workers

• About - Find out what ADS On Demand - Metro's custom print and digital ad solution - can do for you

• Procedure Overview - The basic steps to get you started

• Order Monitor - Learn how to navigate the AOD Home page

• Order Manager - Manage individual orders

• Create an Order - Detailed instructions for sending us a job request (Print)

• Create an Order for a Digital Ad

• Review & Share - Preview your proof and share it with your client (Print)

• Review & Share your Digital Ad (JPG/GIF)

• Revise - Have changes to make to your job? Learn how to send them to us (Print & Digital)

• Approve - Release the job to request a high-resolution PDF (Print)

• Approve and Download your Digital Ad

• Download - Retrieve the final, high-resolution PDF (Print)

• Production Issues - How to respond when the designers have a question regarding your order

• Pick up an Order - Start with a finished AOD job and request minor changes for another press run

• Create a Campaign - Request multiple versions of an order

• Production Files - Request and download an InDesign package for your job

• Logging Into MCC - Log in so you have full access to your subscription

• Account Info - View your My Account page to see what Services are included in your subscription, and others you may want to learn more about.

• Contact information - So you can call or email Metro's top-rated Client Services Team

• Preferences - Setting up personal preferences adjusts how search results will appear on your screen

• Filenames - Making sense of our file naming system

• Overview - Preview the latest content by service, get ideas and inspiration, and link directly to what you see on each page

• Access - Here are all the places you can find the SearchBooks

• Hover links - Connect to special online features and expanded content

• Link to Content - Click any page within a SearchBook to link directly to content in MCC

• Larger Viewing - Use the SearchBook Zoom option for larger viewing

• View by Page - Go directly to your page of choice using the View by Page option

• PDFs - Download a SearchBook as a PDF to preview or print

• Archive - How to access the SearchBook archive

• Sharing - How to share a SearchBook internally or with your advertisers

• Searching - Optimize your search experience and results using keyword and search filter options

• Sorting - Options to sort by Best Match, Most Popular or Most Recent

• Archive - Expand search years to find more Images and Spec Ads

• Color/Black & White - how to find the color version of black-and-white file (and vice versa)

• Preferences - Setting up personal preferences adjusts how search results will appear on your screen

• Requests - Need an image, ad or story that we don't have? Here's how to submit a request.

• Finding Covid-19 images and ads - How to locate COVID-19 images, ads, designs, features and special section, plus games, puzzles and recipes in Metro’s libraries.

• Finding images - Find the images you need for engaging ads & designs (vectors, photos, icons, borders, backgrounds, headings, etc.) in the Creative Library.

• Searching - Optimize your search experience and results using keyword and search filter options

• Sorting - Options to sort by Best Match, Most Popular or Most Recent

• Download - Download color, black & white and high resolution versions

• High-res Photos - Find and download 300 dpi high-resolution photos

• Image Hovers - What Image hover windows display to give you quick-click options

• More Options Window - Options to download, preview, save, share and link to expanded content

• Image Types - Finding images based on style or category

• Archive - Expand search years to find more Images and Spec Ads

• Using the Lightbox Tool - Save content for future reference or batch downloading

• Using the Project Organizer - Create folders to save and organize content and even share it with co-workers

• Coloring Activities - panels, pages and contests

• Spec Ads - Where to access ready-made ad templates

• Searching - Optimize your search experience and results using keyword and search filter options

• Sorting - Options to sort by Best Match, Most Popular or Most Recent

• Download - Download Quark or InDesign file packages

• Spec Ad Hovers - What Spec Ad hover windows display to give you quick-click options

• More Options Window - Options to download, preview, save, share and link to expanded content

• Present/Print/Share - a printable spec ad presentation, personalized with your name and area for notes

• Covers - Find and download dynamic covers for specialty publications

• Ad Types - Benefits of searching by specific ad types (ie. Infographics)

• Web & Mobile Ads - Find, print and download web and mobile ad versions

• Archive - Expand search years to find more Images and Spec Ads

• Religious/Spiritual Ads - Share faith-based messages with your readers

• Themed Event Packages - Plan and publicize profitable special pages and sections

• Using the Lightbox Tool - Save content for future reference or batch downloading

• Using the Project Organizer - Create folders to save and organize content and even share it with co-workers

• Animated Web Ads - How to easily create an Animated Web Ad

• Coloring Activities - panels, pages and contests

• Web & Mobile Ads - Find, print and download web and mobile ad versions

• Animated Web Ads - How to easily create an Animated Web Ad

• Themed Websites & Directories - In only five minutes, see the ease and profitability of Themed Websites

• 05/02/23 Webinar: SPECIAL SECTIONS: REVIEW and IDEAS (2023 New England Newspaper Convention)

• Copyright-free Features - Find, preview and download individual features & related images

• Native Advertising & Social Media - Use Metro editorial features to develop and expand native advertising and social network content

• Covers - Find and download dynamic covers for specialty publications

• Puzzles, Games & Recipes - Search games, puzzles, horoscopes kids' features & recipes

• Kids Corner - puzzles and games for kids

• Themed Event Packages - Plan and publicize profitable special pages and sections

• Templated Special Sections for Print - Find, preview & download Metro's ready-to-sell Templated Special Sections (TSS)

• Promotional Ads & Rate Cards - Find collateral material to help promote and sell your Templated Special Sections

• Themed Websites & Directories - In only five minutes, see the ease and profitability of Themed Websites

• Using the Lightbox Tool - Save content for future reference or batch downloading

• Using the Project Organizer - Create folders to save and organize content and even share it with co-workers

• More Options Window - Options to download, preview, save, share and link to expanded content

• Using the Lightbox Tool - Save content for future reference or batch downloading

• Using the Project Organizer - Create folders to save and organize content and even share it with co-workers

• Overview - Find, preview and download individual features & related images

• Native Advertising & Social Media - Use Metro editorial features to develop and expand native advertising and social network content

• Overview - Search games, puzzles, horoscopes kids' features & recipes

• Kids Corner - puzzles and games for kids

• Coloring Activities - panels, pages and contests

• 05/02/23 Webinar: SPECIAL SECTIONS: REVIEW and IDEAS (2023 New England Newspaper Convention)

• Overview - Find, preview & download Metro's ready-to-sell Templated Special Sections (TSS)

• 10/20/22 Webinar - Strategic Special Section Program Planning for 2023

• What's New for 2023 - Metro's Senior Designer discusses all of the great new TSS features you can look forward to in 2023.

• Anatomy of Metro's Themed Special Sections - Metro's Senior Designer breaks down all of the features of our Themed Special Sections

• Customize, Localize & Sell! - Metro's Senior Designer discusses different ways to customize our sections to make them your own.

• Promotional Ads & Rate Cards - Find collateral material to help promote and sell your sections

• More Options Window - Options to download, preview, save, share and link to expanded content

• Overview - In only five minutes, see the ease and profitability of Themed Websites

Digital Succe$$ Tools & Tactics Webinar

• March 25th Webinar:  Growing Digital Revenue With Themed Websites & Directories

• Images & Videos - Learn how to access and search for Metro/Getty Premier Freedom images & videos

• Account Status - View your quota details and download history

• Overview - Quick search tips for the Auto Photo Library

• Overview - Access thousands of company logos & trademarks

• Overview - Quick search tips for accessing mouthwatering images in the Food & Dining Library

• Overview - Find monthly, weekly and daily events for promotional and advertiser tie-ins