Desktop and Mobile ToolsThe Webvantage “Desktop” is a user-defined, browser-based dashboard that displays key information you need throughout your workday. Instantly access quick snapshots of information as of "now" without searching for a report or entering criteria! Desktop tools such as Alerts, In/Out Board, Tasks Lists, Project Viewpoint, Budget Viewpoint, Hours Viewpoint, Agency Links, Executive Links, Billable Hours Goal, PTO Status, Agency Builder and Financial & Management Metrics place key information at the fingertips of every staff member in any role.

"Alerts" are fully integrated with daily your activities. They automate all communications and collaboration internally and with your clients. Advantage even uses 'push technology' that notifies you via a popup when a new alert has been received. Use Alerts to move tasks or issues from one state or staff member to another, keeping a history of all events that have occurred. This amazing tool helps to keep any type of project on-task, from concept to billing.

Stay connected at all times with Webvantage Mobile where you can access Alerts, Approval Requests, Task Lists, Time Sheets and Expense Reports through hand-held devices such as iPhone, Blackberry and Pocket PC !

Electronic Job JacketImagine a single source for tracking everything from the creative process to job specifications, work orders, change orders, cost estimates, scheduling calendars, workload availability, team alerts and events, associated documents and more. Advantage eliminates multiple manual systems and brings important time-saving information to the fingertips of every staff member. It all starts with the user-definable Electronic Job Jacket which defines and triggers workflow events for every member of the team.

“Project Viewpoint” allows you to view and access electronic job jackets in a whole new way. From a single online Desktop Object, see a consolidated view of just ‘your’ projects and related information including production and media budget and hours data.

Estimating, Vendor Quotes & Purchase OrdersAdvantage Estimating is one of the most comprehensive quoting tools you'll ever use. It consists of an easy-to-use application packed with special features to completely automate and improve the estimating, vendor quoting and purchasing processes from A to Z. Create Estimates independently of jobs or 'from' jobs, pulling key specification data for a head start. Use our custom vendor quote "wizard" to generate vendor bid requests as needed. Pull approved information onto Purchase Orders automatically. Track both internal and client approvals.

Schedules & Resource ManagementBring the benefits of automated project scheduling to every staff member and instantly determine if you have enough resources to complete projects or have under-utilized resources elsewhere. Create Project Schedules using unique tools that speed-up schedule development and maintenance. Information in the form of alerts, desktop objects and reports is available to team members and clients immediately.

Tasks Lists and Hot Lists are available on the Desktop for individual team members and managers in real time. Customize objects and reports with user-defined options or simply view a list of past due items and what needs to be started today. Drill down to details, mark tasks complete and add time.

The interactive Calendar provides the “big picture” view of tasks by employee, for the entire agency, and by role. It includes holidays, appointments and days off which need to be considered when reviewing workload. Visually edit schedules using drag and drop features. Drill down to details by week or day, enter time and mark tasks complete. Export events and tasks to Outlook, Entourage and other calendars.

Time & ExpensesAchieve effortless time entry from anywhere – with a few clicks in your web browser. Instantly spot missing time sheets, budget variances and more. And enter expenses online for timely reimbursement and billing - eliminate manual data entry and improve accuracy. We make it easy to track your most important asset. You can enter your time daily or weekly using your weekly template or your task list. Automatic features and defaults cut down on clicks and ensure accurate and timely results. Time is immediately posted to your job or fee account and compared to budget or project estimate. Variances are reported to account executives immediately! Advantage tracks missing time and sends e-mail reminders to keep you on schedule, and unapproved time is reported before it becomes a problem.

Expense Reports are entered online for billable or non-billable expenses, cash reimbursement and even expenses associated with a company credit card. View the status of your expense submissions any time.

Document and Digital Asset ManagementCentral filing of client and project-related documents and digital assets is crucial in order to fulfill internal and client requests for information. Without an intelligent system and search tool, valuable items and creative work could be difficult to locate or even lost. Even if you’re using a centralized server and folder system, it’s a manual process with many potential flaws. Advantage includes a built-in and fully integrated document and digital asset manager. You can now upload and track documents or creative assets by simply linking to key levels within Advantage. A folder system is created and maintained automatically. Metadata is created and attached to each document, making it searchable as well as exportable. Search for all assets by client, product, campaign, job, etc. Additionally, a complete audit trail of document transactions by job illustrates why it may have gone over budget!

Security may be applied to protect confidential documents such as contracts, so that all information can be safely stored in the system.