Running yearbook sales means keeping track of a lot at once: who bought a book, who purchased an ad, which accessories still need attention and what information is missing before deadlines hit. The redesigned Sales experience in Yearbook 360 was created to make that work easier by giving you clearer information, simpler workflows and fewer places to hunt for answers. Now, the next phase of improvements is coming to help you spend less time managing details and more time building a successful yearbook program.
We’ve launched several enhancements to Buyers, Ads, Cover Personalization and iTags that give you a clearer way to check sales activity, spot missing information and manage the details that can slow your staff down as deadlines get closer.
Better Visibility Into Your Buyers
The Buyers area received an upgrade that makes it easier to understand who has purchased yearbooks, ads and other accessories.
The redesigned page gives you and your staff a more intuitive way to review purchase information and navigate buyer records. Yearbook staffs can see additional purchaser information, including buyer email addresses, making it easier to access important contact information when needed. Improved visibility throughout the experience also helps you understand where purchases are connected and keep sales data organized.
That means less time digging for contact details or double-checking purchase records and more confidence that buyer information is accurate when your staff needs it.
Smarter Ad Management
Ads are a critical part of many yearbook programs, but they can also create a lot of details to track. That’s why some of our new enhancements focus on helping you and your staff manage ad sales with less guesswork.
The updated Ads experience clearly separates Personal Ads and Business Ads, making it easier to organize and monitor both types of advertising. Instead of tracking ad details in multiple places, you and your staff can quickly see what has been sold, what is complete and what still needs attention before production deadlines arrive.
One of the most exciting enhancements is the ability for you to sell ads in school, then upload images and add copy so that content is available in the Page Editor Ads panel. This gives your staff greater flexibility and control, especially when managing ads sold outside of the online sales process.
Planning ad pages is now easier than ever. A new page estimation tool automatically calculates the number of ad pages needed based on the ads that have been sold, helping your staff plan with fewer unknowns and make more informed book decisions.
You can also monitor an ad’s completion status and track progress throughout the production process. Whether your staff is managing Personal Ads, Business Ads or student-created content, you now have greater visibility into what’s complete and what still needs attention.
Easier Cover Personalization Management
The updates to cover personalization and other accessories provide clearer visibility into submission requirements and deadlines, making it easier to understand what still needs to be completed before submission. You can review incomplete orders, update preferences and manage Cover Personalization details from one streamlined workflow.
These improvements help simplify a process that can often involve multiple moving pieces, giving you greater confidence as deadlines approach. They also help you catch incomplete information earlier, before small missing details turn into last-minute deadline problems.
Continuing to Build a Better Sales Experience
The redesigned Sales experience was built around the way you and your staff work, and this newest update continues that effort.
From enhanced Buyer visibility and smarter ad management tools to improved accessories tracking, these updates are designed to reduce the time you spend searching, checking and organizing sales details so you can focus more on leading your staff and building a successful book.
