Join an upcoming DCM or DFA training webinar

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With the recent DoubleClick Campaign Manager announcement, now is a great time to learn the about the basics in our DCM Fundamentals webinar.  For those who have already started the move, we also have a webinar focused on helping you prepare for upgrading to DCM.

Take a look at our upcoming DCM and DFA webinars and enroll through the Training page in our Help Center (sign-in required).


DCM Fundamentals - 10/23, 11/20, and 12/11
This webinar is intended for new users to DoubleClick Campaign Manager (DCM). It will provide an introduction to the fundamentals of DCM (Trafficking) and offer best practices for beginners.


DFA6 to DCM for Existing Users - 10/9, 10/17, 11/6, and 12/3
This webinar will focus on the differences between DFA6 and DCM functionality (i.e. what to watch out for when your account is upgraded). Ideal for clients that have been using DFA and will be upgrading to DCM (DoubleClick Campaign Manager) soon.


Reporting: Report Builder - 10/31 and 12/5
Learn how to run reports in Report Builder, and slice and dice data in the Summary tab (dashboard view). This session is designed for users with a basic knowledge of DFA6 or DCM.

If you’re not familiar with DCM or DFA, attend the Fundamentals webinar session first.


Reporting: Attribution - 10/17, 11/14, and 12/19
In this session, you’ll get a deep dive on the Attribution tab in DFA Reporting. Get a look at uses for Multi-channel funnels, Attribution, and Modeling. This session is also helpful for those upgrading from DFA to DCM to expand knowledge of what the Reporting tool offers.

If you’re not familiar with Report Builder, we suggest attending the Report Builder webinar first.


DFA Fundamentals - 10/16, 10/30, 11/13, 12/4, and 12/18
Learn the basics of trafficking in DFA6. The bulk of the session focuses on ad trafficking, but touches briefly on Floodlight tags and DFA Reporting. DFA Fundamentals is the first step if you’re new to third-party ad serving and DFA.


MediaVisor Fundamentals - 10/15, 11/19, and 12/17
Learn the most common uses of MediaVisor, including how to plan and create campaigns, advertisers, and site placements. You’ll also learn how to send RFPs and IOs, as well as how to traffic placements from MediaVisor to DFA.

Some sessions mention prerequisites where we recommend background knowledge. Please take note of these to ensure you get the most out of each session. Lastly, be aware of any regional time differences before enrolling in any of the live sessions.

Excited about a webinar but running into a scheduling conflict? Be sure to check out pre-recorded webinars in the DCM Help Center as well as the DFA Help Center – you might be able to find a session already recorded and ready to watch.

Still on DFA6? Get trained online with our DFA Fundamentals eLearning (also available in Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, and Swedish!) and live webinar sessions.

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Posted by Jessica Osborne, DFA Product Trainer
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SDC119: ATC's

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Sam is our hostess this week and here's her challenge to us:

"I love making ATC's the 2.5 x 3.5 inch size is perfect for any media you wish to use and you can squeeze in lots of details and layers in a small space or keep it quite plain and simple. ATC's can be dramatic or just plain fun so I can't wait to see yours!"

**Please read new rule instituted with this challenge-we will no longer be accepting digi stamp creations as part of our challenges.  Stampotique is a red rubber stamp company and we prefer to see creations with stamps versus those with digital creations.  These entries will be deleted and will not be eligible for the prize.  Thank you for understanding.**

IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Please read ALL RULES on the linkz page before linking your creation.
If you didn't follow the rules posted, you may have been deleted.  
Feel free to relink your creation with the correct information for a chance to win.
*No digi stamp creations please*


Guest Designer: Sam Butler





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We are so appreciative of all those who threw their hat in the ring for the design team.  We are busy checking out all the entries and we will hopefully be making selections in the next week.
Again, thank you to everyone for being so excited to be a part of this team.

The washi tape challenge was a fun one, interesting to see how everyone uses it on their creations.  Astrid's favorites were:
(e-mail khowardga@gmail.com for favorites badge to display on your blog)

Claudine C.

Jennifer Ferrell

Coco R.

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Our two random winners for the $30 gift certificate for Stampotique stamps this month are:
(please e-mail carol@stampotique.com with September SDC winner in your subject line)

Tutorial Tuesday: Learn the Google Web Designer Interface


Yesterday we launched the public beta of Google Web Designer – a professional-quality design tool that makes it easy to design HTML5 creative, for free.

While we built the tool to be fairly intuitive, we want to make sure you have the resources you need to get started. So beginning today and continuing through the month of October, we’ll be posting “Tutorial Tuesday” blog posts to highlight important aspects of the tool.

This week, we’ll give you a general overview of the tool and show you how to add text and tags to your projects. Over the next few weeks, we’ll post on additional topics such as making your projects more interactive with motion, making them more beautiful with design elements, and transforming your work into rich media ad creative. 

Take a tour of Google Web Designer
When you first download Google Web Designer, you’ll want to get to know the interface. With Google Web Designer, you can: 
  • Start designing immediately with familiar menus and panels
  • Design the way you like by toggling between Design view and Code view
  • Test your work in a number of browsers with the Preview button
  • Get your work on the ad networks of your choice by publishing your projects
Take a full walk-through of the Google Web Designer interface in this video. 

Add text
With Google Web Designer, it’s easy to add text to your projects. You can transform text into headings, paragraph text, and links, and make your text stand out with hundreds of free, open source web fonts. Learn more.

Add tags
Google web designer has a Tag menu that helps you add div img, video, or custom HTML elements to your documents. You can change the color and the border radius of your tags in just a few clicks. Learn more.

Can’t wait until next Tuesday?
In our next Tutorial Tuesday post, we’ll talk about how to use Google Web Designer’s Timeline to add motion to your creative. If you can’t wait until next week, you can watch our two Timeline videos here and here, and you can watch all of our videos on the Google Web Designer YouTube Channel. You can also check out our getting started guide for more information. 

Join the conversation
We want to hear what you think of Google Web Designer, so feel free to send us feedback on our user forum or our Google+ page. We’re excited to have you help us shape the future of our new tool.

Posted by Jasmine Rogers, Program Manager, Google Web Designer
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