How do I choose the best sign shop quoting software?

Look for features that can provide accurate estimates for all of the steps involved in managing sign projects, including site site surveys, design, fabrication, and installation. Your sign shop estimating software should enable you to use different pricing formulas for each of the signmaking, printing, and fabrication processes your shop uses. When you have narrowed down your options, schedule a demo of the sign shop mis features you need now and may need as your company evolves.

Why should I upgrade my existing sign shop management software?

If your sign shop uses older, server_test-based software, you can't reap the benefits of artificial intelligence and machine learning included in new platforms, such as Ordant . State-of-the-art data management gives you an edge by enabling automation and insights that weren't previously possible.

What makes Ordant different from sign shop business software used in other sign companies?

We are user-friendly and easy for everyone in the shop to use with minimal training. Sign-business employees don’t have to be accounting pros to benefit from the up-to-date customer and job-status information Ordant displays on the dashboard for each department. Plus, you can easily add estimating and order processing capabilities for whatever additional printing or fabrication devices your sign shop adds to meet the changing needs of your customers.

Why should my sign company software be integrated with my web-to-print storefronts?

If your shop routinely gets orders from other businesses, set up online storefronts to make it as easy as possible for these customers to submit their jobs. Ordant’s web-to-print software is tightly integrated with the Ordant estimating and order management system so that each storefront is easier to update. For example, online prices can be automatically updated when production costs rise. And, if certain products can’t be made because of insufficient supplies, the product will be removed from view

Sign shop estimating and job management

Ordant’s sign shop-management tools can streamline time-consuming tasks related to sales, marketing, estimating, customer service, inventory, invoicing, and reporting.

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Independently Powerful, Unstoppable Together

Projects that include a mix of fabrication and printing processes as well as engineering, site-survey, permitting, and installation services.

The powerful, customizable modules in Ordant’s easy-to-use, cloud-based software work independently but integrate seamlessly. Start with one module to complement your existing sign shop software. Gradually add other modules to reduce the complexity of managing sign projects and give you richer, more complete data about your business. Together, Ordant’s tightly integrated business-information and e-commerce platform can help your shop adapt to the next wave of innovations in sign and display manufacturing and visual communications. Whether your business adds services, locations, or production equipment, Ordant can help you scale up.

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Sales, Marketing & Services

Boost revenues by being more effective in pursuing new opportunities and communicating with customers and prospects.

Companies, Contacts, Prospects

Keep profiles of each company you serve as well as the decision makers and influencers within each company. Use information about prospective customers for more personalized marketing.

Opportunities and Estimates

Track the status of potential jobs. Quickly provide timely, customized estimates for single-item or multi-piece print jobs Keep the sales team focused on moving the best prospects from “opportunity” to “estimate” to “order.”

Marketing and Order Process Automation

Keep orders flowing to and through to your print business. Automatically send timely marketing and job-status messages to each customer and prospect. Drop approved job files directly into production hot folders.

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Job Onboarding

Standardize order intake processes. Minimize data entry errors that occur when sign shop orders come from emails, calls, and sales or customer-service rep notes.

Web Portals for Online Order Submissions

Build web portals through which all customers can enter the job data themselves or verify the accuracy of the data before the job goes to prepress

Job Tracking Status

Follow the progress of every job, including preflighting, proof approvals, change orders, shipping, and invoicing

Digital Asset Management

Keep clients’ logos and other digital assets attached to their accounts for easy retrieval on future jobs.

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Prepress & Workflow

If your shop uses a mix of printing, finishing, and fabrication equipment, Ordant can help ensure that every file for each device is properly preflighted and proofed. Ordant can check incoming files for errors, generate proofs, and help obtain timely approvals.

Preflighting Simplified

Automatically scan customer-supplied files to detect file-preparation errors that will cause glitches when the job is produced

Expedited Proof Approvals

Track the status of every proof created for every line item in an order. Automatically send reminders when everyone who must approve the proof hasn’t yet done so.

Hot Folders for Job-Ready Files

Approved job files are automatically synced to hot folders in the workstations for each device that will be used to print that item.

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Inventory & Purchasing

Managing inventory levels and automatically replenishing supplies needed for jobs in the pipeline can save time and money and prevent delays due to human errors.

Purchase Orders

Monitor inventories of the supplies used most often. Set triggers to notify the purchasing manager when inventories fall below a certain level.

Quotes for Outsourced Work

While estimating a multi-item order, quickly get quotes from outsourcing partners.

Next Quarter Plans

Analyze data from each customer’s order history to predict future orders. Estimate the types and quantities of materials that should be kept in stock.

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Shipping, Invoicing & Reporting

Ordant provides multiple options for delivering, billing, and processing payments for finished jobs. For example, ship all items in a multi-part order together, or separately depending on what the customer requires.

Predetermined Shipping Costs

Connect your FedEx and/or UPS account. Choose the most economical shipping method for each job.. Calculate shipping, taxes, and insurance to one or multiple locations

Invoice Creation and Payment Tracking

Convert estimates to invoices as each line item is completed. Or, wait until all line items are done. Offer several online payment options and track past-due payments

Data Gathering and Analysis

Use time, cost, and profit data from past jobs to refine your estimating and plans for future growth. Analyze your customers’ order histories to predict orders for upcoming months.

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