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January 2021 E-News: What's Happening at Matrix

Written by Team Matrix | January 28, 2021

We are already a few weeks into the New Year and full swing ahead with everything New! New workflows, New candid conversations, a New Superhero Sales Success contest, not to mention New Open Learning Sessions!

Dive and check-out all that is New in the January eNews below... and in the meantime a very Happy (and belated) New Year to you! 

In the News

Matrix Deploys National Media Ad Sales Workflow

Matrix announces a new workflow now available within their Monarch media ad sales platform for national media ad sellers. Eliminating the need to piece together information, the national workflow auto aggregates and delivers the information needed from multiple sources across the sales ecosystem, allowing for increased efficiency in projecting future ad buys based on correct and real-time information. In turn, this creates more reliable planning and forecast accuracy for the national sellers’ portfolio.

Read the full article HERE.
 
 

Discover More with Monarch

New! Open Learning Sessions

With a New Year comes a new batch of Open Learning Sessions to help you stay current on the latest best practices and workflows to capitalize on within Monarch. These Instructor Led Training Sessions, available to Matrix Monarch users, play a pertinent role in helping users better navigate to and capitalize on the features and functionality of the system, all designed to empower users to sell smarter, faster, and more efficiently! See the list below to register for an upcoming session.

If you're a Premium user, we have you covered too! Check out our available on-demand learning sessions HERE that cover an array of topics from list building and CRM, to reporting, forecasting, and more!

  
You Could Be 2021's First Matrix Sales Superhero!
 
The Matrix Superhero Sales Success Quarterly Contest has a great new look, but you can be rest assured that it’s the same great contest you look forward to every quarter! Even better, the window is open for your chance to be the first Matrix Sales Superhero of 2021. If you want the chance to win $250, have your sales win shared by Matrix, and also get a free registration to the next in-person Media Ad Sales Summit, share your Matrix Sales Success story with us today!
 
Check out the Matrix Success page for recent winners and inspiration! Share your Matrix sales success story with us HERE.

 
Maximize Success with the Matrix Kiosk
 
The Matrix Kiosk is a go-to resource, available for both Monarch and Premium users. The Matrix Kiosk gives you access to product updates, the latest news and announcements, tips, tools, trainings, and more! 

Look for the icon in the bottom right corner of your screen for instant access to the Matrix Kiosk. Learn more about the Matrix Kiosk HERE.

 
Subscribe to Receive Matrix Quarterly Insights
 
Subscribe to the Matrix Quarterly Insights emails so you can have the latest Media Ad Sales trends, Matrix news, and details on the next Media Ad Sales Summit sent right to your inbox! 

Click HERE to subscribe.

 

Media Ad Sales Summit Candid Conversations Series

The Media Ad Sales Summit Candid Conversations Series launched in September 2020 in place of our 2021 in-person Media Ad Sales Summit (postponed to January 2022), to bring you the most up to date, vital, industry topics. If you missed our previous conversations, you can catch them all HERE, or listen to the podcast versions HERE. In the meantime, check out the next Candid Conversation details below:

FEBRUARY CANDID CONVERSATION:
What Local Media Advertisers Want
February 16, 2021 2PM EST

In our next Media Ad Sales Summit Candid Conversation, we heat up two seats from the buy-side of the aisle and tee up conversation with some of local media's leading ad spenders to find out what's working, what's not - and what lies ahead.

REGISTER HERE to join us for our February 2021 Candid Conversation as Brenda Hetrick, CRO of Matrix, moderates this anticipated conversation with Kathy Doyle (EVP, Local Investment, MAGNA Global) and Jennifer Hungerbuhler (EVP/MD, Local Video & Audio Investment, Dentsu Aegis).

 

JANUARY CANDID CONVERSATION:
LOCAL TV'S (HAPPY?) NEW YEAR: VIEWS FROM THE TOP

We kicked off the New Year with an executive-level view from top leaders of some of the most influential media companies today, discussing what's ahead for the local broadcast television business in 2021. Access the on-demand webinar HERE or listen to the podcast HERE.

 

Until next time, Happy Selling!