Spectra OX Courses

OX Spot
OX Network
OX Print
OX Digital
Finance Cross Systems
Direct Response
Production

Spectra DS Courses

Digital Media
Net Media
Print Media
Spot Media

Prisma Courses

Digital Media

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Spectra OX courses

OX Spot

Course Name	Course Description	Webinar Duration	Classroom Duration	Documentation Available	Elearning Available	Recording Available	Applicable Roles
Spot Master Files	Creating and maintaining core files and records at the location level Master file programs include: Spot Client Profile, Invoice Matching Profile, Setting up Market Groups, Dayparts and Daypart Menus	1.5	3.0				Administrator
Spot Estimates & Goals	Spot workflow introduction Estimate entry Goal entry Goal upload Hard-coded (canned) reports	1.5	2.0				Planners
Research for Planners	Reporting Nielsen, Arbitron and other data types Customizing reports and saving templates On-line research	1.0	1.5				Planners
Spot Pre-Buy	Working in Spot Pre-Buy Uploading avails Pre-Buy reporting	2.0	3.0				Buyers
Spot Buy Maintenance	Entering and maintaining schedules Viewing buy history Maintaining buys Entering manual makegood	1.0	2.0				Buyers
Spot Ordering	Sending and receiving station orders electronically Maintaining buys and makegoods electronically	1.0	1.5				Buyers
Spot Discrepancy Resolution	Matching vendor invoices to schedules Best practice methods for resolving discrepancies Invoice control report Match report	1.5	2.0				Buyers
Spot Posting	Working with post reports Working with sweep and brand performance reports	1.0	2.0				Buyers
Spot Research for Buyers	Reporting Nielsen, Arbitron and other data types Customizing and saving reports On-line research	1.5	2.0				Buyers
Spot Reporter	Basic design elements Creating custom reports Recalling and saving templates	1.0	2.0				Buyers, Planners, Finance
Spot Reports	Requesting standard (canned) reports Working with Brand Time, Brand Performance, and Brand Media Plan report Recalling and saving report requests	1.0	2.0				Buyers, Planners
Spot Traffic	Working within the Traffic Hotlist Generating Traffic letters and shipping lists Faxing/ECN Sending instructions	1.5	2.5				Traffic

OX Network

Course Name	Course Description	Webinar Duration	Classroom Duration	Documentation Available	Elearning Available	Recording Available	Applicable Roles
Network Master Files	Creating and maintaining core files and records at the location level Master file programs include Network Client Profile, Invoice Matching Profile, Setting up Dayparts, Seed Profiles	1.5	2.0				Administrator
Network Research	Analyzing NTI, NSS, NAD & additional data types in reports Program Inventory: Creating and maintaining program records	1.0	2.0				Research
Network Pre-Buy	Creating schedules by reviewing plans Comparing proposals and historical data	1.0	2.0				Buyers
Network Buy Maintenance	Entering and maintaining estimates, packages, schedules	1.5	2.0				Buyers
Network EDI Contracts	Working with EDI contracts to review, analyze, and upload into Buy Maintenance program	1.0	1.0				Buyers
Network Goals/Allocations	Entering, uploading, and maintaining goals Reporting on brand allocations	1.0	2.0				Buyers
Network Discrepancy Resolution	Matching vendor invoices to schedules	1.0	1.5				Buyers
Network Posting	Generating Seed Report Analyzing post reports and options	1.0	1.0				Buyers
Network Reporter	Working with basic design elements, creating custom reports, recalling and saving templates	1.0	2.0				Buyers, Research, Finance
Network Traffic	Working with Traffic Hotlist Generating traffic reports Faxing records Sending instructions	1.0	2.0				Traffic

OX Print

Course Name	Course Description	Webinar Duration	Classroom Duration	Documentation Available	Elearning Available	Recording Available	Applicable Roles
Print Master Files	Creating and maintaining core files and records at the location level Master file programs include General Profile, Client Billing Profile, Estimate Profile, Pub File Maintenance, Space Codes, Cost Codes, Where Codes, Insertion Order Footer Text	1.0	2.0				Administrator
Print Buying	Working with estimates Creating & maintaining buys Issuing Insertion Orders Generating Space Reservations	1.5	3.0				Buyers
Contracts/Standard Buy List	Entering and maintaining contracts Adding rates Working with Auto Rate Adjustment functions Creating and maintaining Standard Buy Lists	1.0	1.5				Buyers
Discrepancy Resolution	Reviewing best practices methods for resolving discrepancies	1.0	1.0				Buyers
Print Reports	Requesting hard-coded reports, recalling and saving report requests	1.0	2.0				Buyers

OX Digital

Course Name	Course Description	Webinar Duration	Classroom Duration	Documentation Available	Elearning Available	Recording Available	Applicable Roles
Digital Master Files	Creating and maintaining core files and records at the location level Master file programs include Client Profiles, User Access Profiles and Site Records	1.0	2.0				Administrator
Digital Buying	Setting up Estimates, BA, and Campaigns Generating and creating placement templates Entering and executing buys Generating Insertion Orders Review Digital Dashboard	1.5	3.0				Buyers
Digital Pending Revisions/ Reporting	Revising Insertion Orders Requesting, recalling and saving reports	1.0	2.0				Buyers
Digital Discrepancy Resolution	RFI Cost Audit Process	1.0	1.0				Buyers
Digital Vendor Portal	Enter placements Revise live Insertion Orders	1.0	1.0				Buyers, Publishers

Finance Cross Systems

Course Name	Course Description	Webinar Duration	Classroom Duration	Documentation Available	Elearning Available	Recording Available	Applicable Roles
Finance Cross Systems Finance Master Files	Creating and maintaining core files and records at the location level Master file programs include Billing Profiles, Invoice Matching Profiles, Address and Terms, Client Reference Setup	1.5	3.0				Finance Administrator
Billing	Generating Client Billing Reviewing and reporting on billing history	1.5	3.0				Billing
Paying	Paying Vendor Invoices Reviewing and reporting on payment history	1.5	2.5				Payers
AR	Entering and maintaining Client Cash Receivables Managing and reporting on Client Invoice Payment Collections Run AR Financial Inquiry to view open & paid items online AR reporting	1.5	2.5				Account Receivable
AP	Accounts Payable overview Run AP Financial Inquiry to view open & paid items online Write checks AP reporting	1.5	2.5				Account Receivable

Direct Response

Course Name	Course Description	Webinar Duration	Classroom Duration	Documentation Available	Elearning Available	Recording Available	Applicable Roles
Direct Response Master Files	Creating and maintaining telemarketing company and profiles master files	1.5	3.0				Administrator
DR Profiles	Client Profile Maintenance Telemarketing Profile / Cross Reference Zip/DMA Override Maintenance Telemarketing Comments Telemarketing Hotlist, Uploads (ZIP/XREF) Maintaining TMK Files –Deleting, Reprocessing (as well as Mass Delete and Reprocessing) Station and Market Group Setup/Maintenance Telemarketing Reports TMK Profile Report	1.5	3.0				Operations
Broadcast Spot Planning	Estimate entry Goal entry Goal upload Hard-coded reports	2.0	2.5				DR Planner
Broadcast Pre-Buy Maintenance	Working in Spot Pre-Buy Uploading Avails Pre-Buy reporting	1.5	3.0				DR Buyer
Broadcast Buy Maintenance	Entering and maintaining schedules Viewing buy history	1.5	2.0				DR Buyer
DR Manager	DR Manager BVS upload/entry (Exact times) Automatic and Manual Telemarketing Tracking BVS Hotlist TMK Hotlist Discrepancy Resolution	1.5	3.0				DR Buyer
DR Reporting	Requesting hard-coded reports Recalling and saving report requests	1	1.0				DR Buyer
Broadcast Traffic: Spot Traffic	Working within Traffic Hotlist Generating traffic reports Faxing records Sending instructions	1.5	2.0				DR Traffic
Broadcast Traffic: Network Traffic	Working with Traffic Hotlist Generating traffic reports Faxing records Sending instructions	1.5	2.0				DR Traffic

Production

Course Name	Course Description	Webinar Duration	Classroom Duration	Documentation Available	Elearning Available	Recording Available	Applicable Roles
Production Master Files	Job Type Maintenance Line of Business Maintenance JL (Category Code) Maintenance	1.0	2.0				Administrator
Account Services	Production Desktop AE Job Openings Production Job Reporting	1.0	1.5				Account
Traffic/ Production	Production Desktop Live job openings Working with estimates Purchase orders Production job reporting	1.5	3.0				Account

Prisma courses

Digital Media

Course Name	Course Description	Webinar Duration	Classroom Duration	Documentation Available	Elearning Available	Recording Available	Applicable Roles
Prisma Campaign Management – Functionality Overview	High level overview of the Prisma Campaign Management digital buying system	1	1				Buyer, Planner
Prisma Campaign Management – Introduction to digital campaign management (Class 1 of 2)	Introduction to Prisma Campaign Management and interactive workflow Working in the Home page Setting up campaigns inPrisma Campaign Management Proposal management Adding placements and packages Sending and managing insertion orders Sending and managing ad server updates Estimated billing UI features	2	2				Buyer, Planner
Prisma Campaign Management – campaign optimization and financial reconciliation (Class 2 of 2)	Optimizing existing placements Optimizing existing campaigns Updating financial information usingPrisma Campaign Management Actualization of a media plan Resolving discrepancies using Prisma Campaign Management Reconciliation	2	2				Buyer, Planner

Spectra DS courses

Net Media

Course Name	Course Description	Webinar Duration	Classroom Duration	Documentation Available	Elearning Available	Recording Available	Applicable Roles
Audience Estimator – creating program estimates	Viewing and selecting data Working with program records in Audience Estimator Maintaining program records Working with broadcast, syndication and cable demographics Customizing Audience Estimator	2	2
Managing goals in Net Toolkit (Formerly Netpak)	Setting up basic records and understanding Netpak file structure Entering goals	1	1
Net Research Writer – creating and requesting research reports	Agency workflow Introduction to Net ResearchWriter Understanding Writer components	1.5	2
FrontRunner – evaluating plans	Working with demographic records Creating a new plan Adding programs Demographics/guarantees Customizing the worksheet Uploading plans to Netpak Reporting Troubleshooting	1.5	2.5
National Buy Toolkit (Formerly Steward) – managing network schedules	Introduction to National Buy Toolkit Maintaining packages Maintaining buy inventory Customizing the worksheet and reporting Steward workspaces and support	1.5	2.5
Electronic cable orders and changes National Buy Toolkit (Steward) and PC Netpak – Receive initial cable schedules electronically	Introduction to electronic cable orders –Netpak Logging on to Steward and Netpak Package actions Package header report Verify uploaded units Printing reports Common upload errors	1	2
National Buy Toolkit (Formerly Steward) – Upload Original Electronic Deals	Introduction to electronic cable orders – National Buy Toolkit Package actions Upload original deal file	1.5	1.5
National Buy Toolkit (Formerly Steward) – Process Electronic Cable Revisions	Introduction to electronic cable changes Analyzing EDI revisions Resolving units in the Net Toolkit (Formerly Netpak) inventory pane Resolving units in the network revisions pane Uploading changes to Net Toolkit (Formerly Netpak) Email Notice of Change report Working with non-serialized TECC files	1.5	1.5
Reporting net media – designing and requesting custom reports	NetWriter overview Requesting Writer reports Viewing, printing and saving reports	1.5	1.5
Allocating network schedules – allocation and brand ownership	Setting up for Brand Allocation Requesting Brand Allocation reports Working in Brand Ownership	1.5	1.5
MatchMaker for net – resolving discrepancies	Preparing for Invoice Matching Working with the Invoice Matching report Using MatchMaker	1.0	1.5
Posting broadcast schedules	Network, Syndication, or Cable posting Running posting reports	1.5	1.5
Trafficking network activity	Preparing for net traffic Determining What needs to be trafficked Assigning commercials to units in Netpak Requesting instructions	2.5	2.5

Print Media

Course Name	Course Description	Webinar Duration	Classroom Duration	Documentation Available	Elearning Available	Recording Available	Applicable Roles
Print Buy Toolkit (Formerly AdBuyer) – buying and maintaining print media	Setting up estimate records Entering and storing insertions Managing insertions Saving your work and exiting	2	3				Buyer
Print Buy Toolkit (Formerly AdBuyer) – buying and maintaining interactive print media	Setting up estimate records Entering and storing insertions Managing insertions Saving your work and exiting	2.5	2.5				Buyer
Print Buy Toolkit (Formerly AdBuyer) – managing enhanced insertion orders (EIOs)	Determining what EIOs to create Generating and sending EIOs Revising, resending and canceling EIOs Tracking EIOs	1.5	2				Buyer
Print Buy Toolkit (Formerly AdBuyer)– managing enhanced space reservations (ESRs)	Determining what ESRs to create Generating and sending ESRs Revising, resending and canceling ESRs Tracking ESRs	2	2				Buyer
Print Buy Toolkit (Formerly AdBuyer) – resolving discrepancies	Resolving discrepant invoices Using discrepancy resolution reports	1	1				Buyer
Reporting print media – designing and requesting custom and Printpak reports	PrintWriter overview Designing Writer reports Requesting Writer reports Requesting reports in Print Toolkit (Formerly Printpak)	2	2				Buyer
Managing contracts in Printpak and Print Buy Toolkit (Formerly AdBuyer)	Entering and changing contracts Linking comments to contracts Creating contracts buys in Print Buy Toolkit (Formerly AdBuyer) Using contract analysis tools	2	2				Buyer

Spot Media

Course Name	Course Description	Webinar Duration	Classroom Duration	Documentation Available	Elearning Available	Recording Available	Applicable Roles
Managing Goals in Spotpak	Entering goals Recalling and changing goals Viewing goals in MIS Viewing, printing and saving reports	1	2				Planner
Dem32 – Research in Spotpak	Creating a basic request Working with report options Formatting the report Listing what’s online Saving and retrieving requests and reports Frequently asked questions	1	1				Planner, Buyer
Spot Desktop – TV Prebuy 1 – working with avails	Adding avails Working with revised proposals Researching and evaluating	2.0	2.5				Buyer
Spot Desktop – TV Prebuy 2 – building a schedule	Using the worksheet to put together schedules Reporting Customizing Spot Desktop Frequently Asked Questions	2.0	2.5				Buyer
Spot Desktop – Radio Prebuy	Using Radio Research Tools Creating Worksheets Adding avails Researching and evaluating Assembling schedules in the Worksheet Reporting Working with spill	2.5	2.5				Buyer
Spot Desktop – radio research	Adding a new radio research project Updating an existing radio research project Radio research tools Adding avails Using the worksheet to build the radio schedule	2.5	2.5				Buyer, Planner
Spot Desktop –TV and radio buy management 1 – maintaining buys and sending orders	Getting started in the Buysheet Using the Buysheet Sending Orders Electronically Tracking orders Revising and Managing Orders Personal Directories	1.5	2.5				Buyer
Spot Desktop – TV and radio buy management 2 – makegoods and revisions	Subscriptions and My Orders/My Offers Receiving makegood offers Maintaining Schedules in the Buysheet Reporting Revisions	2.0	2.5				Buyer
Reporting spot media – designing and requesting custom and Spotpak reports	Introduction to Writer SpotWriter Overview Designing and changing Writer reports Requesting Writer reports Viewing, printing and saving reports Working with Writer options	2.5	2.5				Buyer, Planner
MatchMaker for spot – resolving discrepancies	Introduction to MatchMaker Preparing for invoice matching Resolving discrepancies with MatchMaker	1	2				Buyer
Posting local broadcast	Requesting posting reports Viewing, printing and saving reports Requesting lock-in reports	1.5	1.5				Buyer
SuperDesk – managing the buy process	Introduction to SuperDesk	1	1				Buyer
The supervisor’s function	Adding an authorization Editing and revising authorizations Approving and rejecting buys Monitoring buys Working with completed buys	1.5	1.5				Supervisor
The planner’s functions	Adding an authorization Editing and revising authorizations Working with completed buys	1.5	1.5				Planner
The buyer’s functions	Working with authorizations Marking buys complete Monitoring your buys Working with completed buys	1.5	1.5				Buyer
Trafficking local broadcast	Setting up files to traffic local broadcast Determining what needs to be trafficked Requesting instructions Reporting traffic information	2.5	2.5				Traffic

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