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A Preview of the New AdSystem
Last year we announced the next generation of AdSystem: AdSystem 8. We are continuing our work on it and are excited to share another preview with you. We’ve brought together the lessons we’ve learned over the last 36 years of managing publication advertising and put it all into the most intuitive and powerful AdSystem ever. … Continued
How To Find Dropouts
Being able to find your dropouts is an important feature of any CRM software. Dropouts are customers who have previously advertised but have since stopped booking ads. In AdSystem you can find your dropouts using groups in just a few seconds. The following video details the process, but we also have it in writing below. … Continued
How To Set Up Email in AdSystem
AdSystem has been updated to meet the latest security protocols for email authentication. This means that the steps to set up your email in AdSystem have changed. Even if you have set up email in AdSystem before, you will need to follow these steps. We’ll be rolling this change out in waves. We’ll reach out … Continued
A New AdSystem is Coming…
We’ve been hard at work for many months on a totally new AdSystem and we are excited to share some details with you. We’re not ready to release it yet — it won’t be ready until sometime in 2022 — but we want to share a sneak preview with you while you wait. Check out … Continued
How to Bill a Split Ad
On occasion, you may want to enter an ad order but have its billing split between more than one advertiser. In this blog entry, we have provided the steps to create a split ad order. There are 8 steps with included screenshots; please follow each step as described in order. Enter the ad order on … Continued
Submitting an Urgent Support Request
We recognize that the features and quality of a software package are only part of the experience that you pay for. Of equal importance is the support experience that you receive. At Datafest, we pride ourselves on having the best support in the industry. Please feel free to reach out to us whenever you have … Continued
Reassigning Sales Reps
Changing a sales rep assigned to an account is a common action in AdSystem. Sales reps can be assigned at many levels, including accounts, contracts, and ad orders. Reassigning a Rep at the Account Level 1. Find the account you want to change the rep on. 2. In the upper right, you will see the … Continued
Are You Using All of AdSystem’s Features?
Did you know that AdSystem has a dedicated CRM portal just for your sales staff? Or that it has e-invoicing, automated reporting, and dedicated portals for your customers to upload ads and pay you? Best of all, all of these features are included with AdSystem Online. If any of these features caught your attention, please … Continued
Are you using AdPortal?
AdPortal Online is a useful product offered free of charge to all AdSystem Online Customers. AdPortal creates a link between you and your advertisers to conveniently exchange ad materials. It gives you a simple way to automate receiving and organizing the ad materials you receive, and it gives your customers a hassle-free way to submit … Continued
Closing and Billing Issues
Learning how to manage issues in AdSystem is an integral part of using the system efficiently. In this blog post we will cover billing and closing issues. When closing and billing issues, you will be creating invoices for each ad in the issue. The following video covers more than just closing and billing issues, but … Continued