Listings – Advertising Text
This area allows you to enter the Advertising Text for various media formats. If you have entered Advertising Text into the Properties > Advertising Text area, you will be able to append the various texts into the Advertising Items for this Listing. Alternatively, if you have not entered Advertising Text into the Properties database for this Listing you may still do this “on the fly” in this area. Should you wish to return to the Properties database to enter this information however, please see instructions for Setup Advertising Text (if not already setup).
Setup Advertising Text (if not already setup)
Ensure the Advertising Text has been setup in the Properties > Advertising Text area, use this area to store default Advertising Text for this property, you may create multiple styles of ads for various media types, e.g.: Window Cards, Brochures, and Newspapers etc. Up to three alternate styles of text can be created so that once the property is converted into an Appraisal or Listing, the Advertising Text can be updated as well. For example, the Advertising Text you might use for a Window Card could be different to the Advertising Text you may use for a newspaper, this area allows you to customise the style of ad for each media type as you wish, to do this:
1. Select the Properties Menu/Function button.
2. Select the Properties Option Button.
3. Ensure the appropriate Department is displayed/selected from the Department Drop Down
List. I.e.: Residential. Commercial etc.
4. Locate the Property and double click to display its details in the Active Window
5. Click on the Advertising Text tab.
6. Use the Advertising style default Drop Down list. E.g.: Window Card
7. Select the Listing type from the Drop Down list if applicable.
8. Enter a Catchphrase and Description.
9. Click on Save and Close to save the information entered, alternatively click on the X at the
top right corner of the Active screen, a message will appear “Do you want to save changes?” Select Yes, No or Cancel accordingly.
To add Advertising text to a Listing
1. Click on the Properties Function/Menu button.
search for a Listing using any of the Address fields, for example 12 Middlegate Street, Sydney. You may enter, 12 or Middlegate or Street or Sydney. Note: You are also permitted to enter abbreviations such as “Mid” or part of the word contents such as “gate”.
4. Click on the Find Now button.
5. The system will display all results in the List of records area below.
8. Select the Advertising Text tab.
9. A list of all your Advertising Items will be displayed in the Advertising Item column, select the
appropriate item and link it to the Property default style from the drop down list. For example, if you selected Window Card from the Advertising Item column, you may also select Window Card from the Property default style drop down list, the Catchphrase and Description will automatically be selected if you entered it in the Properties > Advertising Text area, alternatively enter a Catchphrase and Description.
Hint: Use the Copy & Paste buttons at the bottom of this window to save re-entry for similar items
Hint: Use the Copy & Paste buttons at the bottom of this window to save re-entry for similar items
10. Repeat this process for all required Advertising Items. Use the Copy from Web button to
insert text that has previously been entered into the Properties > Listing > Advertising > Web Details area.
11. Click on Save and Close to save the information entered, alternatively click on the X at the top
right corner of the Active Window, a message will appear “Do you want to save changes?” Select Yes, No or Cancel accordingly.