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Holiday Advertising Service

• Overview - Everything you need to know to access Holiday content

Sales Tools

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

Digital

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

Video Tutorials

• Overview - Everything you need to know to access Holiday content

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

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

• 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

• Production Tips - How to generate and work with a PDF

• 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

• MetroMoneymakers SearchBook - Preview the latest sales ideas, ad layouts and image highlights

• 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

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

• 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!

• MetroMoneymakers SearchBook - Preview the latest sales ideas, ad layouts and image highlights

• 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

• 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

• 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 Information 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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Overview - 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 sections

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

• 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 - Quick search tips for accessing images in the Stylized Auto Library

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

• Access - Where to find MiAD Wizard on metrocreativeconnection.com (MCC)

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

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