For more information concerning Ad Giants and our ONE System for marketing brand management, simply select from this menu of frequently asked questions and we’ll be happy to provide you the answers.
A. Ad Giants is a recognized leader in the field of online marketing products and services designed to helps today’s business professionals more effectively achieve their marketing goals. Ad Giants online systems include: The ONE System for large corporate marketers; MODsocket, for small to medium-size businesses; and PitchRocket, for field-marketing professionals.
Q. What make the Ad Giants ONE System different?
A. You do. It all starts with the user experience. You can never underestimate the critical value of having an intuitive and simple user interface. With the Ad Giants ONE System, there is simply none better. We also pride ourselves on being much more than just a tool for viewing and ordering marketing materials. Ad Giants can be the one stop for many of your marketing related needs, including public relations, training, lead generation and more. With the ONE System, you get the tools you’ll need to be successful, all contained in one easy-to-use environment.
Q. What other ways can I use the system for marketing?
A. There are a variety of ways in which you can use it. The ONE System has special areas that you can use to house customized information about public relations, lead generation, training, even human resources. All of the components of your marketing platform can be pulled together into one centralized application.
Q. What kind of ROI can we expect from your system?
A. The potential here is huge. Ad Giants provides countless efficiencies throughout the ONE System. Significantly fewer phone calls for orders, better order accuracy, fewer production resources, and dramatically shortened delivery timelines. All of these contribute towards a positive return on your investment.
Q. How do we get started with Ad Giants?
A. We begin with a "Discovery" meeting. At that meeting, we address your current marketing process in order to determine how to best configure the system and maximize the efficient operation of your marketing efforts. We then implement the system to fit your needs.
Q. How long does it take to get up and running?
A. Not as long as you may think. Timelines vary by client, and these usually depend upon how many initial assets you need loaded in the system. Generally speaking, however, the average timeline is approximately 45-60 days.
Q. What is your pricing?
A. Our structure is simple. We will provide you a straightforward and easy-to-understand pricing chart with options to select from based on your needs. Our goal is to give you the most powerful and most affordable system you can find today, one that can grow with your company’s needs. Our sales reps can cover this with you, just call us.
Q. Will Ad Giants continue to develop new functionality for its ONE system?
A. Absolutely. It’s what we love to do. Ad Giants has invested significantly in the ongoing development of products and functionality that will continue to keep us at the head of the pack. We add new features and updates to the system on a regular basis. Our mission is to provide the industry standard for the deployment of corporate marketing. And we’re fast on the way to meeting and exceeding that goal.
Q. How many clients do you have?
A. We love our clients, and we have literally thousands of happy system users that turn to Ad Giants to meet their individual and corporate marketing goals. If you’d like a list of client references, we’re glad to share that with you.
Q. How long has Ad Giants been in business?
A. Since 2001. Starting out, we spent the first two years researching, planning, designing and building our system, applying for patents and targeting our sales. The dedication to our system from our team has truly paid off. We stand today with a solid and reliable ASP model that is challenging all comers. If you haven’t seen the Ad Giants system in action, schedule a fifteen-minute WebEx demonstration. You’ll be glad you did.
Q. Can we load our own materials and how long does it take?
A. You bet you can. Anything you want. Because you can administer your own system, loading marketing assets is under your control and can be easily done from your desktop. Our content administration interface allows you to manage all of your assets within the system.
Q. Can we upload images to the system?
A. Yes, definitely. Just as easy as you please, Image file formats such as .jpg, .gif, .eps and .tiff can be loaded into the system. Users can also upload image files to the system for use in ad customization.
Q. How do you localize materials?
A. The Ad Giants ONE System will contain your customizable templates, designed and approved by you. Your system’s users can access these templates in order to manipulate, order, route or fulfill their own localized marketing materials without risk of violating your corporate guidelines.
Q. Does the system generate ‘finished print files’ that can be delivered to the end fulfillment destination for publication?
A. Yes, the ONE System forwards all completed print work in it’s final form for publication.
Q. Where are those localized materials sent?
A. Localized materials are downloaded by the user or sent to the vendor you designate. You control that aspect of the ONE System.
Q. Where are the files sent?
A. The system delivers the files electronically. You can also be notified of specific activity within the system related to files and orders.
Q. Can I route all materials through our legal department?
A. You certainly can. With the Ad Giants ONE System, you can specify approval points prior to fulfillment or completion of the order.
Q. How do I save an asset?
A. Any customized materials can be saved within the system for future use, or saved as a PDF file to your desktop for e-mailing or printing.
Q. How do you print an asset?
A. Simply select the print icon on the toolbar, then print from Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Q. Can we set promotional windows or marketing initiatives into the system and link those to specific campaigns?
A. Not only can you manage your own marketing calendar with the ONE System, you can directly link specific marketing materials to each promotion or campaign. Access to promotions and promotion information can also be restricted to users in specific markets to ensure only those that need to see the information have access.
Q. Does the ONE System handle reporting?
A. That’s one of the beauties of the system. Reporting is included. Login information, order status, and asset ranking are all reported.
Q. Is there any contact management in the system?
A. You bet. You can manage internal, external and personal contact information with the ONE System. Not only that, you can establish groups that you frequently communicate with in order to expedite the routing of materials you circulate through your organization.
Q. How many assets can the system handle?
A. How many do you need it to handle? There is no specific limit to what the system can hold. It simply comes down to storage space, and that is not an expensive proposition these days.
Q. Can the system handle broadcast materials?
A. Not only broadcast, but any video or audio. Add to that, all forms of print as well as web-specific elements like GIFF files for banner advertising. You can even store PowerPoint, Word documents, and Excel documents.
Q. What print formats can the system handle?
A. You can store and view many different print formats in the system. The repository allows numerous file formats and can be searched quickly and easily.
Q. How difficult is it to locate assets in your system?
A. There are a variety of ways in which users can locate assets in the system. In addition to keyword searches, users can search based on category and subcategory designations; valid or available dates; saved favorites; or entire libraries of materials.
Q. Can I bookmark certain assets if I use them frequently so I don’t have to go through the entire process again?
A. You can bookmark individual assets, photos, documents, you name it.
Q. Can I time stamp certain files that will eventually not be used to make sure no one uses them past a certain point?
A. Within the system, you can establish expiration dates at which point a file cannot be viewed or accessed.
Q. Can I mark certain assets for viewing so that some users can see them but some cannot?
A. Yes, you can. Assets can be grouped by Market so that only users within a given Market have access to view or order those assets.
Q. What level of support do we get from Ad Giants?
A. Currently, our technical help desk is available from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Central Time, Monday through Friday. Our support desk is closed on holidays.
Q. How much training is involved with your system?
A. Our system is very easy to use. So much so, that only a minimal amount of training is required. Our unique approach to navigating users through the whole experience has proven to be an effective part of our system roll-out and implementation. We do, however, offer custom-implementation packages that include varying levels of training.
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Q. Does further involvement cost more?
A. In most cases, no. But if you have special needs that go beyond what we include in our launch package, it might. We offer a variety of professional services to meet your needs. The point is, when you use Ad Giants, you get much more than a new system. You get a partner that will help guarantee your success.
Q. Do we need any special software to run Ad Giants?
A. The only things you’ll want to install are free software such as the Flash and QuickTime players and Acrobat Reader. Other than that since the system is browser-based, all you need is a computer and a web browser. In addition, we do have suggested guidelines that relate to our performance standards, but these days, most computers are in complete compliance.
Q. What should I set my screen resolution to?
A. 1024 x 768 is optimum. Otherwise, you will need to scroll in order to see the full interface.
Q. Do I need to logout?
A. It sure helps. The system will keep better track of your activity when you logout. Otherwise, you are faced with a session timeout.
ONE System supports these industry standard applications:
