DIRECTORY MANAGEMENT
The Directory Management module allows publishers of trade publications, association listings and buyer's guides to easily manage print & web content.
Create listings, layouts, placement and more--all in one program. Manage your information, revise as often necessary---the software updates all instances across the data stream, reducing redundant operations and increasing throughput.
Maximize your directory sales with instant access to all hierarchy levels. Control placement and priority.
Simplify the management of your data--increasing the value of it's content--and its value to your client base.
Directory Management Overview:
- Handle paid & free listings and all types of content including charts
- Flows directly into popular page layout programs, e.g. Quark, Pagemaker, InDesign & HTML
- Five levels of data hierarchy for complex product sets
- Ability to sell customization of display by your criteria (color/logo/bold, etc.) with ability to sequence layout of preferences
- Can cross directory boundaries enabling you to publish multiple directories
Main features of this module include:
Directory Content
- Totally User-defined
- Unlimited categories
- Categories multi-tiered
Content Manipulation
- Unlimited sortation options
- Include or supress content as needed
Content Update
- Can generate questionnaires to listees
- On-line updates through the web
Content Output - Print
- Selectable categories & subcategories
- Can include typesetting encoding
- Sort for category types such as geography, demographic, product type or manufacturer
Content Output - Web
- Can output selected content to your website
- Allows web site visitor to search by various categories, subcategories
- Can allow visitor print or download privileges
- Can offer pay-per-view option using e-commerce module (in planning)
- Allow listing companies self-service update capability
Product Strategy
- Allows publisher to deliver selected content to any audience
- Allows for paid advertising or paid visitor billing models
- Publisher-maintained tables allow for easy modification to content & category sorts
Technology
- Uses Microsoft .NET and SQL Server
- Interacts readily with the business database
The best way to know if we're right for you is to see a demo. Call 1-800-234-4674 or email us: sales@msgl.com and we'll set up an online or onsite demo of the latest release.