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We have been the market leader for media buying and management software in Austria and Switzerland for more than 30 years. Why? It's partly because of our unbeatable support team and partly because of the extensive range of functions that LEADING Media covers.
Here you have the opportunity to read in detail how LEADING Media can support you in media planning and buying in your media agency or marketing department.
1. Basic data
1.1 Client's basic data
Validity, company name, address, payment conditions, contact information, language, currency, invoice processing/invoice layout, PO numbers, FNA numbers, delcredere, media fees at media group level, print/PDF/Excel various condition lists, document management (attaching/displaying external documents)
1.2 Product's basic data
Validity, product name, accounting details, VAT, invoice currency, PO numbers, delcredere, media fee at media group level, subjects, default insertion texts for advertising orders, print/PDF/Excel various condition lists, document management (attaching/displaying external documents)
1.3 Budgets
per customer and product, year, media type
1.4 Discount agreements
Volume and special discounts for customers/customer discount groups, print media/print media discount groups, TV/radio stations/broadcasting groups, advertising media, contract unit, term, quantity, discount rate
1.5 Invoice issuer
Validity, company name, address, payment conditions, commission, advertising levy/digital tax, contact information, currency, FNA numbers, bonuses, OOH formats, online websites, print/PDF/Excel various condition lists, document management (attaching/displaying external documents)
1.6 Print media tariffs
Contacts, title name, rate validity, publisher/creditor, media group, currency, category, title language, publication type, distribution, commission, advertising levy, rates for page sections, rates for mm adverts, rates for words/lines, rates for supplements/inserts/glued inserts, surcharges/discounts, formats, usable widths, publication dates, printing and advertising deadlines, printing technology, discount scales, document management (attaching/displaying external documents)
1.7 TV/radio tariffs
Contacts, broadcaster/station name, tariff validity, creditor, media group, currency, commission, advertising levy, tariff groups/prices per second, surcharges/discounts, advertising blocks, programme schedules, discount scales, document management (attaching/displaying external documents)
1.8 Import Programmumfelder
for TV (edi-files)
1.9 Discount circles
Customer level, print media level, TV and radio station level
1.10 Collision circle TV/Radio
1.11 System basic data agencies
Name, address, contact information, language, currency, financial accounting period
1.12 System basic data invoice recipient
Company name, address, contact information, country, currency, FNA number
1.13 System basic data corporations
Company name, address, contact information, country, currency
1.14 System basic data currencies
Name, print code, exchange rate
1.15 System basic data countries
Name, iso alpha, EU-identifier
1.16 System basic data languages
Name
1.17 System basic data media groups
Name, affiliation media category
1.18 System basic data order types
Name, type (tariff/freespace), media type indicator
1.19 System basic data value added tax
Name, validity, percentage
1.20 System basic data number ranges
for advertising orders and invoices
1.21 Attributes dispos
Name, characteristics
2. Planning/Dispo
2.1 Campaign management
Selection of client, product, campaign (name, reporting code, PO numbers, budget incl. display used/remaining budget per media type, validity indicator), media type, document management (attach/display external documents)
2.2 Print campaigns
Create/modify/delete print schedules incl. insertion dates (title, format, colour, bleed, gross price, free space indicator, free space gross, surcharges/discounts, quantity discount, special discount, commission, advertising fee, fee - automatic calculation of all subsequent values for net, net/net, N/N/N, final customer price incl. free space values), creation with default values from master data with manual override option for prices/conditions, assignment of subject and order type as well as attributes and insertion texts for orders. free space values), creation with default values from master data with manual override option for prices/conditions, assignment of subject and order type as well as attributes and insertion texts for orders, copy function from dispositions to other campaigns, document management (attaching external documents/display of these) incl. Display of incoming invoice documents, display of status/history of each disposition, listbox of dispositions as print or PDF and Excel export, creation and cancellation of advertising orders as print or PDF and direct mail dispatch, creation of production plans as print or PDF and Excel export from listbox, creation of scatter plans as print or PDF (optional with direct mail dispatch), creation of media plans as print or PDF (optional with direct mail dispatch), creation of order status list as print or PDF and Excel export from listbox, assignment of supplier invoices incl. cost control, creation of advance payment invoices, creation of invoices, creation of advance fee payments, creation of fee invoices
2.3 TV/radio campaigns
Create/edit/delete/import (CSV files) spots (station, spot length, advertising block, gross price, free indicator, freespace gross, dates, surcharges/discounts, quantity discount, special discount, commission, advertising fee, fee - automatic calculation of all subsequent values for net, net/net, N/N/N, final customer price incl. freespace values), creation with default values from master data with manual override option, assignment of subject/conditions and order type as well as attributes and insertion texts for orders. free space values), creation with default values from master data with manual override option for prices/conditions, assignment of subject and order type as well as attributes and insertion texts for orders, entry of GRPs, placement, position, setting of allocation indicator, copy function from spots to other campaigns, document management (attaching/displaying external documents) incl. Display supplier invoice documents, display status/history of each spot, list box of spots as print or PDF as well as Excel export, create and cancel orders as print or PDF as well as direct mail dispatch, create programme environment lists (TV) as print or PDF as well as Excel export from list box, create scatter plans as print or PDF (optional with direct mail dispatch), create media plans as print or PDF (optional with direct mail dispatch), create order status list as print or PDF as well as Excel export from list box, assignment of supplier invoices incl. cost control, creation of advance payment invoices, creation of invoices, creation of advance fee payments, creation of fee invoices
2.4 OOH campaigns
Create/modify/delete/optional import (CSV files) OOH scheduling (media group, advertising medium, time period, description text, format, gross price, free space gross, surcharges/discounts, quantity discount, special discount, commission, advertising fee, fee - automatic calculation of all subsequent values for net, net/net, N/N/N, final customer price incl. free space values, assignment of subject and order type as well as attributes and insertion texts for orders, copy function for schedules to other campaigns, document management (attaching/displaying external documents incl. display of free space values). Freespace values, assignment of subject and order type as well as attributes and insertion texts for orders, copy function from dispositions to other campaigns, document management (attach/display external documents) incl. display supplier invoice documents, display status/history of each disposition, monthly split for splitting period dispositions to individual months incl. automatic price adjustment, list box of dispositions as print or PDF as well as Excel export, creation and cancellation of advertising orders as print or PDF as well as direct mail dispatch, creation of scatter plans as print or PDF (optional with direct mail dispatch), creation of media plans as print or PDF (optional with direct mail dispatch), creation of order status list as print or PDF as well as Excel export from list box, assignment of supplier invoices incl. cost control, creation of advance payment invoices, creation of invoices, creation of advance fee payments, creation of fee invoices
2.5 Other campaigns
Create/modify/delete/optionally import (CSV files) other dispositions (media group, advertising medium, time period, description text, gross price, free space gross, surcharges/discounts, quantity discount, special discount, commission, advertising fee, fee - automatic calculation of all subsequent values for net, net/net, N/N/N, final customer price incl. free space values, assignment of subject and order type as well as attributes and insertion texts for orders, copy function of dispositions to other campaigns, document management (attach/display external documents incl. display of free space values). Freespace values, assignment of subject and order type as well as attributes and insertion texts for orders, copy function from dispositions to other campaigns, document management (attach/display external documents) incl. display supplier invoice documents, display status/history of each disposition, monthly split for splitting period dispositions to individual months incl. automatic price adjustment, list box of dispositions as print or PDF as well as Excel export, creation and cancellation of advertising orders as print or PDF as well as direct mail dispatch, creation of scatter plans as print or PDF (optional with direct mail dispatch), creation of media plans as print or PDF (optional with direct mail dispatch), creation of order status list as print or PDF as well as Excel export from list box, assignment of supplier invoices incl. cost control, creation of advance payment invoices, creation of invoices, creation of advance fee payments, creation of fee invoices
2.6 Cinema campaigns
Create/edit/delete/optional import (CSV files) cinema schedules (media group, advertising medium, time period, description text, gross price, free space gross, surcharges/discounts, quantity discount, special discount, commission, advertising fee, fee - automatic calculation of all subsequent values for net, net/net, N/N/N, final customer price incl. free space values, assignment of subject and order type as well as attributes and insertion texts for orders, copy function of schedules to other campaigns, document management (attach/display external documents incl. display of free space values). Freespace values, assignment of subject and order type as well as attributes and insertion texts for orders, copy function from dispositions to other campaigns, document management (attach/display external documents) incl. display supplier invoice documents, display status/history of each disposition, monthly split for splitting period dispositions to individual months incl. automatic price adjustment, list box of dispositions as print or PDF as well as Excel export, creation and cancellation of advertising orders as print or PDF as well as direct mail dispatch, creation of scatter plans as print or PDF (optional with direct mail dispatch), creation of media plans as print or PDF (optional with direct mail dispatch), creation of order status list as print or PDF as well as Excel export from list box, assignment of supplier invoices incl. cost control, creation of advance payment invoices, creation of invoices, creation of advance fee payments, creation of fee invoices
2.7 Online campaigns
Create/edit/delete/optional import (CSV files) Online dispositions (media group, secondary media group, advertising medium, secondary advertising medium, website, ad form, performance type, performance volume, placement, ad impressions, clicks, arrivals, post clicks, view time, visibility rate, views, plan performance, Marketer performance, ad server performance, CPM, CPC, CPX, CPV, period, description text, gross price, free space indicator, freespace gross, surcharges/discounts, volume discount, special discount, commission, advertising fee, fee - automatic calculation of all subsequent values for net, net/net, N/N/N, final customer price incl. Freespace values, assignment of subject and order type as well as attributes and insertion texts for orders, copy function from dispos to other campaigns, document management (attaching/displaying external documents) incl. display supplier invoice documents, display status/history of each disposition, monthly split for splitting period dispositions to individual months incl. automatic price adjustment, list box of dispositions as print or PDF as well as Excel export, creation and cancellation of advertising orders as print or PDF as well as direct mail dispatch, creation of scatter plans as print or PDF (optional with direct mail dispatch), creation of media plans as print or PDF (optional with direct mail dispatch), creation of order status list as print or PDF as well as Excel export from list box, assignment of supplier invoices incl. cost control, creation of advance payment invoices, creation of invoices, creation of advance fee payments, creation of fee invoices
2.8 Order management
Create, edit and print order proposals and orders - optionally as PDF or printout and optionally with direct mail dispatch; various selection criteria for creation (attributes, clients, products, campaigns, media types, titles, broadcasters, advertising media, language, dates from/to); possibility of redo printing and order cancellation incl. partial cancellations; possibility of printing an order log with various selection criteria (clients, customers, products, campaigns, media types, titles, broadcasters, advertising media, number from/to, dates from/to); possibility of printing an order log with various selection criteria (clients, customers, products, campaigns, media types, titles, broadcasters, advertising media, number from/to, dates from/to). partial cancellations; possibility of printing an order log with various selection criteria (agencies, clients, products, campaigns, media types, titles, broadcasters, advertising media, number from/to, period from/to, type)
2.9 Production plans
Creation of production plans for print media dispositions - optionally as PDF or printout as well as Excel export from Listbox; various selection criteria for creation (attributes, clients, products, campaigns, subjects, titles, dates from/to, campaign validity, language)
2.10 Media schedule
Creation of media schedules - either as PDF or printout and optionally with direct mail dispatch; various selection criteria for creation (attributes, type, clients, products, campaigns, suppliers, subjects, titles, channels, campaign validity, mode, language, media types, dates from/to, currency, prices, detailing)
2.11 Cost schedule
Creation of cost schedules - either as PDF or printout and optionally with direct mail dispatch; various selection criteria for creation (attributes, type, clients, products, campaigns, suppliers, subjects, titles, channels, media groups, language, media types, dates from/to, currency, prices, layout)
2.12 Order status list
Creation of order status lists - optionally as PDF or printout as well as Excel export from list box and optionally as export from report database; Various selection criteria for creation (attributes, groups, agencies, clients, products, campaigns, suppliers, titles, stations, media groups, media types, dates from/to, time from/to TV/radio spots, currency, prices, campaign validity, invoice block indicator, client invoice printed Y/N/equal, advance payments printed Y/N/equal, supplier invoice entered Y/N/equal, order printed Y/N/equal, production plan printed Y/N/equal and various other queries)
2.13 Programme environment list
Creation of programme environment lists for TV as print or PDF as well as Excel export from Listbox (programme environments are imported by the agency via edi files from the broadcasters); various selection criteria for creation (attributes, groups, agencies, clients, products, campaigns, suppliers, broadcasters, dates from/to, time from/to, currency, campaign validity)
2.14 Copy TV/radio adverts
Possibility to copy TV and radio adverts from various campaigns to new campaigns and time periods; various selection criteria (agencies, clients, products, campaigns, target campaigns, broadcasters, campaign validity, dates from/to)
2.15 Search receipt no.
Possibility to search for a specific receipt number in the system for orders, client invoices, supplier invoices
2.16 Final inspection
List of incomplete dispositions - i.e. either missing client invoices or missing supplier invoices - as print or PDF as well as Excel export from list box; various selection criteria (agencies, clients, products, campaigns, media types, years)
3. Supplier invoice verification
3.1 Manage supplier invoices
Entry of incoming invoices or cancellation of already entered incoming invoices with assignment of the corresponding dispositions and cost comparison; document management - attachment of external receipts as PDF, sending of internal e-mail messages, option to call up associated client invoices, various entry and selection criteria (internal number, date, order number, external number, FNA posting month, value date, due date, supplier, media type, mode (first invoice, correction invoice), dates and deadlines). Selection criteria (internal number, date, order number, external number, FNA booking month, value date, due date, supplier, media type, mode (first invoice, correction invoice), dates from/to, clients, products, campaigns, title, sender, MRP assignment, any foreign currency exchange rate), status (opened/unclear/checked with user selection for unclear status and automatic mail dispatch to check user)
3.2 Supplier invoice log
Creation of supplier invoice logs - optionally as PDF or printout as well as Excel export from list box; various selection criteria for creation (agencies, clients, suppliers, number from/to, date from/to, financial accounting period from/to, media types, currency, statuses, test user)
4. Invoicing
4.1 General invoicing
Create, edit and print invoice proposals and invoices - optionally as PDF or printout and optionally with direct mail dispatch; various selection criteria for creation (attributes, clients, products, campaigns, media types, subjects, dates from/to, any foreign currency exchange rate, total invoice Y/N); assignment of footer texts, option of redo printing and invoice cancellation with specification of a cancellation text, option of calling up associated client invoices for printed client invoices
4.2 Invoice types
- Advance payments: optional possibility of advance invoices for dispositions - dispositions can still be changed or deleted, advance invoices are deducted from the final invoices
- Final invoices: final invoice for dispositions - dispositions can no longer be changed or deleted afterwards, any advance invoices are deducted
- Advance fee payments: optional possibility of separate advance invoices for fees only (based on previous advance payments for dispositions), advance invoices are deducted from the final invoices
- Fee invoices: final fee invoice - optional - only for fees (based on previous final invoices for dispositions), any advance invoices are deducted
4.3 Manual credit notes/ subsequent debits/ advance invoices
Recording and invoicing of costs and credit notes as well as prepayment amounts independent of dispositions; various recording criteria (client, product, campaign, media type, title, broadcaster, invoice issuer, media group, order type, date, description text, basis (gross, discount, commission, advertising tax/digital tax, fee), attributes, amount); possibility of assigning a supplier invoice for credit notes and subsequent debits; advance invoices for a lump sum are deducted from the final invoices for dispositions
4.4 Automatic credit notes/ subsequent debits/ difference log
Listing of any amount differences on a disposition basis between incoming and outgoing invoices with various selection criteria (clients, products, campaigns, media types, year); items that were saved as automatic credit/debit notes with the corresponding selection when supplier invoices were released are automatically taken into account in the next billing run (in the event that dispositions were already billed before supplier invoices were entered and there is a difference to the incoming invoice values)
4.5 Client invoice log
Creation of client invoice logs - optionally as PDF or printout as well as Excel export from list box; various selection criteria for creation (agencies, clients, products, campaigns, number from/to, date from/to, financial accounting period from/to, currency)
5. Statistics
5.1 Supplier statistics
Create supplier sales statistics - optionally as PDF or printout as well as Excel export from Listbox; various selection criteria for creation (attributes, clients, customers, products, campaigns, suppliers, titles, broadcasters, media types, dates from/to, currency, prices, dates, campaign validity)
5.2 Supplier bonus list
Creation of supplier bonus lists - either as PDF or printout; various selection criteria for creation (attributes, clients, customers, suppliers, media types, campaign validity, currency, year)
5.3 Customer statistics
Create customer sales statistics - optionally as PDF or printout as well as Excel export from Listbox; various selection criteria for creation (attributes, groups, clients, customers, products, campaigns, titles, broadcasters, media types, dates from/to, currency, prices, dates, campaign validity)
5.4 Budget statistics
Create budget statistics - either as PDF or printout; various selection criteria for creation (attributes, groups, clients, products, media types, year, currency)
5.5 Media statistics
Create media statistics - optionally as PDF or printout; various selection criteria for creation (attributes, agencies, media types, dates, prices, dates from/to), currency
5.6 Document management
Recording of various document information for print disposals (incoming documents Y/N with date, document info, placement, defects, environment, competition, filing); document management (attaching/displaying external documents)
6. Agencies
Selection of the corresponding agency (incl. entry/editing option)
7. Add-ons
7.1 Financial accounting transfer
Optional possibility of transferring incoming and outgoing invoices to the financial accounting system
7.2 ORF
Creation of the annual initial booking files for ORF TV and radio disposals including corresponding allocation
8. User/access management
Recording and administration of all users (name, telephone, e-mail address, password) as well as administration of access rights for users (clients, programme areas)
9. Languages
Setting the screen language - German or English
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