Property Advert
Property Advert text and pictures can be generated as an email which is directly sent to the selected Publication (Newspaper, Magazine etc).
The Property Advert tool is accessed via the Property List Advert icon on the More tab of the ribbon menu in the Property Options group.
The Property Advert tool allows selection of the required Publication and provides a list of all Available Properties with details of their last Publication Date. Each Property can be given a Reference allocated by the Publication by clicking the Edit button.
For each property the Property Advert screen displays:
ID
Contact ID
Price
Reference
Address
Status
Last Published
Clicking the Create button will generate an email and flag each Property as being Published, the history of which can be viewed on the Publications tab in the Properties screen. Also attached to the email is a .JPG image of the Main Picture image of the property and the QR Code (provided the QR Code has first been generated by uploading the properties to the web or by creating the Property Particulars).
It is also possible to select a Letter Template with will create Letters to the Vendors/Landlords of the selected Properties (e.g. a letter informing the Vendor that their property is being advertised).
Creating a Property Advert
Before a Publication can be selected it must be set up as a Contact in Acquaint with a type of Publication. Their Address and Company details should be entered under the Business Address tab and this should be selected as their Mailing address.
In the Publication field select the publication from the drop-down list.
Specify a Publication Date.
Choose from the Category options of All, For Sale or To Let
Select the check boxes for the following options:
Include Pictures
Flag Properties
Include Bullet Points
Include Under Offer
Include Available Dates
The Publication Notes field allows free text to be entered.
A letter can be produced at the same time by selecting it in the Vendor/Landlord Letter field.
Click the Email Test to run a test of the Email and click Email Live to send the advert.
Publications are defined as Contacts with a Contact Type of Publication
An email address is required for Publication
The Advert Description field held against each Property will be used when producing Adverts. If this has not been entered then the Brief Description field will be used instead
The Edit button can be used to enter a reference against a property in the Property Advert screen.