Metro Creative Connection

Revenue Development Services From Metro®

An Overview of Creative, Editorial & Ad Sales Resources for Subscribers

Metro Newspaper Service Subscriber Benefits

Revenue Development Services From Metro®

An Overview of Creative, Editorial & Ad Sales Resources for Subscribers

Identify and capture every available revenue opportunity for your publication with creative, editorial and ad development solutions from Metro. A Metro subscription gives your entire team access to an unparalleled selection of professional spec ads, high-quality images, copyright-free articles, page layouts, digital solutions, special section content, games, puzzles, ideas and more to support your publication in print, online and in social media – with unlimited downloads for an unlimited number of users.

Here’s how to access, and make the most of, your subscription’s tools, resources and benefits:

Creative Library Spec Ads & Images

  • Spec ads for every event, holiday and advertiser category
  • Stock-quality photos, including hi-res files
  • Vectored art, retro art, backgrounds, headings and icon sets
  • Unlimited downloads for an unlimited number of users
  • Ads in QuarkXPress® and InDesign® formats
  • Corresponding web ads for top advertisers
  • New content added weekly

Access December SearchBook | Free Trial Access

Spec Ads

Photos, Art & Headings

Web Ads

Shop Local

Contest Ideas

Social Media

Cover Designs

Backgrounds

Coloring Panels

Pages & Directories

Food & Grocery

Infographics

Editorial Library Features

  • Copyright-free, non-branded articles
  • Use in print and online sections, pages and native advertising
  • Popular topics including home improvement, car care, health and wellness, pets, holidays and cooking
  • Social media messaging for every article
  • Sponsor-ready games, puzzles and horoscopes

Editorial Features

Crosswords

Kids' Corner

Recipes

Word Search

Word Scramble

Crypto Fun

Horoscopes

Sudoku

Guess Who?

Included With All of Metro’s Revenue Resources

Selling & Planning Tools

Client Services

  • Available at 800-223-1600 or
    service@metro-email.com
  • Monday-Friday, 8:45 am - 5:45 pm EST
  • Help with ad, image and editorial content searches
  • Custom content requests
  • Personalized demos and walk-throughs
  • Technical and account support
  • Password updates

Use Everything for PRINT & DIGITAL PUBLISHING

Additional Revenue Expansion Resources

Contact 800.223.1600 or service@metro-email.com for more information, or use the free trial links below.

Campaigns & Classified

  • Self-promotion ideas to build circulation and advertising
  • Real estate, recruitment and auto sales coverage
  • Print ad layouts, images, web ads and campaigns

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Wizard Spec Ad Library

  • Spec ads based on top advertising themes
  • All ads can be instantly customized in Wizard to present
  • Ads coordinate with Themed Special Section titles
  • Campaign and web ad selections

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Themed Special Sections (TSS)

  • Professionally designed, fully templated sections
  • Ready to present, sell and print
  • Promotional ads and customizable sales sheets included
  • Titles for key topics like weddings, pets, wellness, the school year and more
  • Coordinated with Themed Websites and Directories for cross-platform ad sales

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Themed Websites & Online Directories

  • Ready to go live and sell
  • No HTML knowledge needed
  • Titles for key topics like weddings, pets, wellness, the school year and more
  • Coordinated with Themed Special Sections (TSS) for cross-platform ad sales
  • Goodbye, old-fashioned section PDFs. Hello, new online revenue!

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Holiday Advertising Service

  • Hundreds of fresh greeting ads annually
  • New holiday art, photos, covers and headings
  • Four fully templated special sections
  • Wizard included to quickly personalize spec ads
  • Archive of more than 10,000 holiday ads and images
  • Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year

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MiAD® Wizard

  • Instantly personalize print and digital spec ads and presentations for every sales call
  • Share ads and presentations from your laptop or mobile device, print and present, or email
  • All you need is internet access and a web browser
  • Achieve close rates up to 70 percent or more!

Learn More | Free Trial Access

Automotive Photo Library

  • Auto images from 2000 to present
  • Multiple, consistently lit views of each vehicle
  • Color views for every manufacturer color
  • Three interior shots of each vehicle
  • Location backgrounds for use with any model

Automotive Photo Library

Food & Dining Library

  • Bonus collection of professionally styled photos
  • New content added monthly
  • Grocery, dining, takeout, catering, cooking, baking and beverage coverage

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ADS On Demand (AOD)

When you need a custom print or digital ad or campaign, AOD delivers with overnight turnaround, low-cost per-ad pricing, no minimums, and no long-term contracts. With a convenient online ordering system to submit, track, view and revise orders, and personalized support from the Metro team, you’ll never risk missing a sales opportunity again. Receive up to five print and five digital ads at no charge when you set up a free two-week trial here!

Grow revenue all year with Themed Special Sections that are ready to present, sell and publish! 

Maximize sales and minimize production with 24 fully written and designed special sections with ad spots in place. Download top-performing themes like health and wellness, home and garden, dining, seniors and more, all featuring 100% unsponsored, copyright-free content with coordinated websites and online directories available for every title.

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