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Welcome, New Customers! Pre1 Software is excited to welcome our newest customers: The Home Magazine of Northern California, Reeder Media, Hot Springs Village Voice and Aspen Daily News. We’re glad to have you aboard! Got Report Favorites? One of SmartPublisher’s report features is a handy one—selecting reports as favorites! Marking a report as a favorite provides a quick and …
Move SmartPublisher to the Cloud! Tired of the constant chore of server operating system updates and routine maintenance? Have you heard Pre1 Software’s cloud hosting provides access to SmartPublisher from anywhere you have an internet connection—even from a web browser? Our hosting service includes a private, dedicated server, complete setup and configuration, fast, modern hardware, fully-managed SmartPublisher …
We’re excited to announce the latest release of SmartPublisher, version 7.5! This upgrade contains enhancements to existing features, as well as routine bug fixes and general improvements. A new credit card processing gateway option, Cardknox, will also be available. Eligibility for this version will require a minimum of FileMaker 17 for both client workstations and …
A New Way to Book Web Ads SmartPublisher has a great new feature: Web Ads as product charges. Rather than scheduling your Display web advertising into your print issues like your other ads, enter them as product charges instead. This new option allows the flexibility in scheduling you’ve come to love about product charges, while retaining …
Features You Can Use: Letter Templates No need to search through old emails and word processing documents while trying to compose a mail merge this holiday season. Let SmartPublisher store your letter text for you! Accessing your templates is quick and easy, and stored letter text can include information from your contacts and accounts, such as first and last names, …
Mailchimp Contact Upload Did you know SmartPublisher lets you connect your Mailchimp account and upload your contacts—in just a few quick steps—for easy sync of your mail campaigns? Upload as many times as you like without removing existing contacts or making duplicate contacts in Mailchimp. Unsubscribes from Mailchimp will be managed separately, so your SmartPub contacts remain …
A New Way to Book Web Ads SmartPublisher has a great new feature: Web Ads as product charges. Rather than scheduling your Display web advertising into your print issues like your other ads, enter them as product charges instead. This new option allows the flexibility in scheduling you’ve come to love about product charges, while …
Coming Soon: SmartPublisher Pagination We at Pre1 Software have kept busy by developing a great new tool for use with Display pagination, SmartPublisher’s own flat planner. This forthcoming feature includes: Support for multiple template records within SmartPublisher A dynamic flat planner for page layout Exports to InDesign Easy linking of images Keep an eye on …
To all of our valued SmartPublisher customers, As public concern regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) has risen, many are feeling increasingly unsettled. During this time of uncertainty, we would like to assure you that the health and safety of our team members, customers, and communities is of utmost priority. We are keeping apprised of the latest …
Did you know that SmartPublisher has a Subscriptions management module? SmartPublisher subscriptions allows you to: Sell subscriptions from your website Create and manage subscribers Set subscription schedules Manage vacation starts/stops Auto-renew subscriptions Process recurring payments Generate mailing labels Price flexibly Report To see the Subscriptions module in action, we invite you to click on the image below …
Let SmartPublisher work for you by taking advantage of these great features. ProofRocket SmartPublisher’s ProofRocket is an online proofing and ad trafficking system that manages and facilitates communication between the advertiser, ad seller and production designer. Upload and annotate proofs and images, and send a link to the customer to approve or make changes. ProofRocket sends email …
Mailchimp Contact Upload The latest version of SmartPublisher lets you connect your Mailchimp account and upload your contacts—in just a few quick steps—for easy sync of your mail campaigns. Upload as many times as you like without removing existing contacts or making duplicate contacts in Mailchimp. Unsubscribes from Mailchimp will be managed separately, so your SmartPub …
Friendly Reminder: Operating System Updates With Apple’s recent release of macOS Catalina and Windows Server 2008 is reaching “end of life” early next year, you may be thinking of updating your SmartPublisher server or user workstations. We recommend you give us a call or send an email to first check that your versions of SmartPublisher, FileMaker Server and FileMaker …
Move SmartPublisher to the cloud! Tired of the constant chore of server operating system updates and routine maintenance? Have you heard Pre1 Software’s cloud hosting provides access to SmartPublisher from anywhere you have an internet connection—even from a web browser? Our hosting service includes a private, dedicated server, complete setup and configuration, fast, modern hardware, fully-managed SmartPublisher …
Let SmartPublisher work for you by taking advantage of these great features. Statement E-Tear Sheets SmartPublisher now offers the ability to attach PDF tear sheets to emailed statements—in addition to emailed invoices. Just as with invoices, a PDF of the issue is uploaded and, upon emailing statements, the customer will receive a PDF of the …
Pre1 Software is excited to welcome our newest customers: 48 North, Colorado Catholic – Diocese of Colorado Springs, Eagle Media Northwest and Boulder Weekly. We’re glad to have you aboard!
Let SmartPublisher work for you by taking advantage of these great features. Recurring Billing Save time by processing multiple recurring credit card payments at one time. A simple search isolates all your recurring billing accounts in a list, where you can process credit card transactions for either a specific amount or for the open balance. …
Pre1 Software is a proud sponsor of the 2019 AAN Convention. This year’s 2019 AAN Summer Conference will be held July 11-13 at the Hotel Boulderado in Boulder, CO. Stop by our trade show booth for a demonstration of the latest SmartPublisher features!
As summer fast approaches, let SmartPublisher work for you by taking advantage of these great features. Sales Goals SmartPublisher’s Goals feature provides a powerful tool for sales managers and salespeople to track progress in reaching a set dollar amount for a time period. A sales rep’s current goals are viewed and graphed on the dashboard …
Products & Packages Have you had a chance to check out the products and packages features? If not, you’re missing out on a great way to schedule charges in SmartPublisher! Save time (and money!) by creating product rates for anything from services to merchandise to social media and sell them individually or bundle them with advertising as a package. Products …
Have you heard Pre1 Software’s cloud hosting provides access to SmartPublisher from anywhere you have an internet connection—even from a web browser? Our hosting service includes a private, dedicated server, complete setup and configuration, fast, modern hardware, fully-managed SmartPublisher backups and top-notch security. If you’re interested in moving to a hosted solution, ask us for a …
Begin your new year by taking advantage of these great SmartPublisher features! Custom Ad Schedules SmartPublisher has two great options for custom ad schedules. Skip Schedule provides easy access to options such as every other issue, first issue of the month and run 1/skip 2 issues. If you need more flexibility, choose the custom scheduling …
Pre1 Software would like to welcome our newest customers: The Cleveland Daily Banner (Cleveland, TN), Herald-Citizen (Cookeville, TN), Daily Mountain Eagle (Jasper, AL), The Bolivar Commercial (Cleveland, MS), The Daily Tribune News (Cartersville, GA) and The Mercersberg Journal (Mercersburg, PA). We’re excited to have you using SmartPublisher!
SmartPublisher’s latest version provides many routine improvements, as well as an addition to the posting sales feature. This feature allows you to post all sales in a given issue—then invoice those sales—prior to the issue’s actual closing. And now you may immediately invoice an individual ad, package or subscription with just one click. For more …
If you’re an Authorize.net customer, be sure to take advantage of their Customer Information Manager (CIM) service. CIM stores your SmartPublisher customers’ credit card information on Authorize.net’s secure servers, simplifying compliance with payment card industry standards (PCI compliance). If you’re not already an Authorize.net customer, contact support@pre1.com for more information.
Pre1 Software today announced a new enhancement to its SMARTPUBLISHER™ subscription module that integrates with Interlink’s True Newspaper Mail solution. This feature is aimed at providing SMARTPUBLISHER™ clients subscription and distribution solutions that reduce waste and improve efficiency. “Pre1 Software consistently looks for new ways to help our current and future clients improve their operations,” …
Have you heard Pre1 Software’s cloud hosting provides access to SmartPublisher from anywhere you have an internet connection—even from a web browser? Our hosting service includes a private, dedicated server, complete setup and configuration, fast, modern hardware, fully-managed SmartPublisher backups and top-notch security. If you’re interested in moving to a hosted solution, contact support@pre1.com for a …
Pre1 Software is excited to welcome our newest customers: Western Ag Reporter, Hardwood Market Report, Herald Publishing and Waxahachie Sun. We’re glad to have you aboard!
SmartPublisher Version 7.402 features include: •Scheduled Reports •Ad Renewal via Ad List SmartPublisher’s scheduled reports provide a convenient way to automatically run the reports you rely on so they’re ready when you need them. Create a schedule for the report, then build (or select an existing) saved search to run the report with exactly the …
Pre1 Software is a proud sponsor of the AAN 2018 Annual Convention, which will be held at the Omni Hotel in San Diego, CA July 26-28. Stop by our trade show booth for a demonstration of the latest SmartPublisher features!
Pre1 Software is excited to welcome our most recent customers, Nicholas Chronicle, Smith Communications, The Chestnut Hill Local, Manchester Newspapers, Tahoe Weekly, Barton Chronicle and Madison Courier. Welcome aboard! To learn more about how SmartPublisher™ can help your business, call 971-244-8888 or email sales@pre1.com to arrange a personalized demonstration.
The latest release of SmartPublisher™ includes a handy new feature—selecting reports as favorites! Marking a report as a favorite provides a quick and easy way to filter the list of reports by those you use most often. To choose a report as a favorite, click the star to the right of the report name. Clicking the star …
Pre1 Software is looking forward to seeing you at the 2018 AAN Digital Conference in Portland, Oregon, February 22 – 24. Pay a visit to our booth at the trade show, and mark your calendars for our exclusive user group session: Friday, February 23 8:15am Hotel Monaco (see event program for room number) Stop …
New features include: •Package Scheduling •New Ad Entry Wizard SmartPublisher v7.3 features a brand new way to schedule ad and non-ad related charges: products and packages! Save time (and money!) by creating product rates for anything from services to merchandise to social media and sell them individually or bundle them with advertising as a package. …
Pre1 is excited to announce the addition of our newest customers, The South Florida Sun Times and Folio Weekly Magazine. The South Florida Sun Times & The Aventura Digest has been proudly serving Aventura, Bal Harbour, Dania Beach, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, North Miami Beach, Pembroke Pines, Surfside and Sunny Isles Beach for decades. The year …
SmartPublisher 7’s Goals provide a powerful tool for sales managers and salespeople to track progress in reaching a set dollar amount for a time period. A sales rep’s current goals are viewed and graphed on the dashboard of the main menu. Goal management is done using the Goals portal on the sales manager’s main menu, …
Pre1 Software is excited to welcome our most recent customers, Pine Barrens Tribune, Hoards Dairyman and Columbia Missourian. Welcome aboard! To learn more about how SmartPublisher™ can help your business, call 971-244-8888 or email sales@pre1.com to arrange a personalized demonstration.
Pre1 Software will once again be attending the annual AAN convention in Washington, D.C., July 27-29, at the Dupont Circle Hotel. Stop by our user group on Friday, July 28 at 8:30 AM in the Glover Room and see the latest SmartPublisher features in action! Visit our trade show booth for more information.
The latest release of SmartPublisher offers increased security and performance, including: • TLS 1.2 Support, the updated security protocol required for credit card processing • FileMaker 16 compatibility & improved WebDirect performance • A redesigned interface to locate recurring credit card payments • Improved TFN ad visibility To find out how SmartPublisher can streamline and …
Pre1 Software will attend the spring conference of the Western Association of University Publications Mangers (WAUPM) in Portland, OR, May 15 – 19 at the Benson Hotel. We’ll also be at the California News Publishers Association Press summit, May 18 – 20, at the Loews Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, CA. Come visit us to …
Attention SmartPublisher Authorize.net customers: As of September 18, 2017, Mac computers using Authorize.net to process credit cards through SmartPublisher will no longer function. Authorize.net is retiring a security protocol that will require Pre1 Software to provide a new solution to all of our Authorize.net customers that process payments on Mac computers. Windows computers are not affected. Please contact support@pre1.com or call 503-288-7500 x1 to make arrangements for an …
SmartPublisher has two great options for custom ad schedules. Skip Schedule provides easy access to options such as every other issue, first issue of the month and run 1/skip 2 issues. If you need more flexibility, choose the custom scheduling calendar to choose issues in any frequency. Both features are available for single or multiple …
Pre1 Software will be at America East Media Business and Technology Conference, April 10-12, 2017 in Hershey, PA. Visit our booth to discover why SmartPublisher™ is the cutting-edge solution for today’s publishers! SmartPublisher™ features CRM • Advertising • Production • Accounts Receivable • Reporting • Cloud-based and on-premise hosting options • Online production & proofing • Web-based …
Our latest release of SmartPublisher, version 7.1, has several new features to enhance user experience, including: -An updated Sales Rep dashboard -New tools for updating account Marketing Codes -Pre-bills by account -An “ad splitting” option to separate an ad for changes mid-run If you’d like to learn how our hundreds of customers streamline their operations …
No need to search through old emails and word processing documents while trying to compose a mail merge this holiday season. Let SmartPublisher store your letter text for you! Accessing your templates is quick and easy, and stored letter text can include information from your contacts and accounts, such as first and last names, account balances and last run dates. …
If you are a SmartPublisher Classifieds customer who has upgraded to Adobe InDesign CC2017, you may now download the latest version of the Xtags plug-in here. Please note that the plug-in requires a valid Xtags license. If you need to purchase or upgrade or your existing Xtags license, please contact Pre1 Software at 503-288-7500 x1 …
If you are a SmartPublisher Classifieds customer who has upgraded to Adobe InDesign CC 2017, please note that there is not yet an updated Xtags plug-in compatible with that version. EmSoftware, the makers of Xtags, have released the following information regarding upcoming compatibility and suggestions on how to proceed in the meantime: Em plugins for …
New FileMaker Cloud will provide secure, reliable access to SmartPublisher using FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Go, and FileMaker WebDirect — all without the administrative hassle. Your data is managed by FileMaker Cloud and hosted through Amazon Web Services (AWS) — so you don’t have to do it yourself. Look for upcoming announcements, as we’re working on …
Pre1 Software is excited to announce the release of SmartPublisher™ 7. Our latest version showcases a newly redesigned interface, brand new sales goals management, WebDirect features and other exciting developments. To upgrade to SmartPublisher™ 7, contact Pre1 Customer Care at 503-288-7500 or support@pre1.com. If you’d like to learn how our hundreds of customers streamline their …
Please join Pre1 Software in welcoming The Acorn to the SmartPublisher™ family. The Acorn, a new twice weekly newspaper serving California’s Amador and Calaveras Counties, is excited to grow their business using SmartPublisher’s suite of CRM, advertising, production and accounting features. To learn more about how The Acorn and our hundreds of other customers use …
Your SmartPublisher data lives on a Filemaker Server, with a built-in tool for backing up your files to the local disk. This backup can be scheduled to run each night—or even more than one time throughout the day—and can be a lifesaver in the case of a power failure or other server event. Please note …
Please join Pre1 Software in welcoming our latest customer, The Reflector, the official student newspaper of Mississippi State University. We’re excited for The Reflector to take advantage of SmartPublisher’s robust CRM, advertising, production and accounting features, and are glad to have them in the Pre1 Software family. To learn more about how our hundreds of customers use …
Pre1 Software is excited to welcome a new customer to the SmartPublisher™ family. The Florida Catholic is the official newspaper for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami and the dioceses of Orlando, Palm Beach and Venice, and will be taking advantage of SmartPublisher’s features to streamline their operations and generate more revenue. To learn more …
In conjunction with emailed invoices, include a PDF version of the customer’s tear sheet. Simply upload a PDF of your publication, indicate on which page the insertions appear, then let SmartPublisher do the work! For more information, please contact Pre1 Customer Care at 503-288-7500 x1 or support@pre1.com.
Use SmartPublisher’s report management tool to take control of your report organization. If reports in your system seem too cumbersome to find or are seldom used, rename or sort them more logically—or even hide them. Just head to “Report Setup” from the Admin menu for access to control settings such as custom title and description, …
Pre1 Software’s development team is set to attend the annual FileMaker Developer Conference in Las Vegas, NV, July 18-21, 2016. Our developers look forward to discovering insights about the future of the FileMaker Platform and how these exciting changes can benefit future versions of SmartPublisher™.
Pre1 Software is excited to announce SmartPublisher™ version 7 is set to begin beta testing next month!
Pre1 Software welcomes our latest customer, The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University’s award winning daily newspaper. We look forward to working with The Daily Athenaeum as they take advantage of SmartPublisher’s robust CRM, advertising, accounting and production features. To learn more about how The Daily Athenaeum and our hundreds of other customers use SmartPublisher to …
Look for Pre1 Software President and CEO, Mark Jockin, at the 39th AAN Annual Convention in Austin, Texas, July 7-9, 2016. Mark will be visiting with our many loyal AAN members, as well as demonstrating features of the upcoming release of SmartPublisher™ version 7.
Pre1 Software is proud to announce our latest customer, The Diamondback, the independent student-run newspaper at the University of Maryland. To learn more about how The Diamondback and our hundreds of other customers use SmartPublisher to streamline their operations and generate more revenue, call 971-244-8888 or email sales@pre1.com to arrange a personalized demonstration.
Pre1 Software is pleased to announce FileMaker Server and Pro version 15 have officially been released. These products offer improvements in performance, security, ease of use, automation & integration and mobility—all of which we look forward to incorporating into future versions of SmartPublisher. However, as exciting as it is, don’t upgrade yet! As soon as SmartPublisher and all its plug-ins are …
Please join Pre1 Software in welcoming our latest customer, Battle Born Media’s Marinscope Community Newspapers. Marinscope publishes six newspapers in Marin County, including The Novato Advance, San Rafael News Pointer, Twin Cities Times, Ross Valley Reporter, Mill Valley Herald and the Sausalito Marin Scope, providing news coverage with the energy that reflects the vibrancy of the …
If you have ad codes or entire sections that are no longer in use (or have never been used), SmartPublisher™ has tools to help you hide, delete and consolidate your category list. Need to hide older rates? SmartPublisher has an “Active’ checkbox to help you archive them. For more on these and many other SmartPublisher …
Ever wonder after an issue closes how much of the revenue was invoiced in comparison to how much was prepaid? There’s a report for that! The “Published vs. Billed” Insertion report is a summary showing the price, discount, total, amount applied (prepays) and the amount invoiced by category. The “by Pub & Issue” version gives …
Looking to give your customers a convenient way to pay their invoices? SmartPublisher’s online Advertiser Portal provides a personally-branded website where your advertisers can securely pay invoices by credit card and review their billing history. Use SmartPublisher’s existing CRM features to easily spread the word about the Advertiser Portal to your customers, and an exclusive …
Pre1 Software is excited to announce the addition of our latest customer, Metropolitan State University of Denver. We’re proud to have MSU Denver on board, taking advantage of SmartPublisher’s robust CRM, ad entry, accounting and production features. To learn how MSU Denver and our hundreds of other customers streamline their operations and generate more revenue with …
SmartPublisher™ has two great options for custom ad schedules. Skip Schedule provides easy access to options such as every other issue, first issue of the month and run 1/skip 2 issues. If you need more flexibility, choose the custom scheduling calendar to choose issues in any frequency. Both features are available for single or multiple …