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Subscriptions

The S3-CISPUB^TM Subscriptions System is a completely integrated component, delivering full functionality to support the complex needs of customers who buy printed, electronic, cd-rom and service products. With an easy to use customer service interface, the S3-CISPUB^TM Subscriptions system is unsurpassed in it's ability to improve the customer relationship and help generate higher revenues from the Subscription line of business.

A growing area of many publishers' business is paid subscriptions. It also carries a unique set of management and control requirements, making profitability a difficult goal to achieve. The S3-CISPUB^TM Subscription Module is designed to automate the processing, tracking and reporting of subscription activity and accounts for the many nuances that can make it a disproportionate burden on accounting and support personnel. For example, the Subscription Module is flexible enough to support even the most unique parameters of subscription terms, payment types, rate, renewal options, advance renewals, late renewals, group or multiple copy distribution, agency sales, multiple publication periods, complimentary tracking, etc.

The S3-CISPUB^TM Subscription Module automates tasks such as distribution, renewal requests, shipping, promotional handling, free copy tracking, etc., and is easy to use. For example, customer and subscriber files are integrated, subscriber and customer A/R are integrated, inventory of subscription products is handled through same inventory files as all other products and sales analysis is integrated with order entry, direct mail and inventory control. This level of integration allows the same people who handle your current accounting, inventory and customer service to handle subscriptions in much the same way they work now.


Subscription Module Features:

• On-line entry and inquiry of all subscription information.
• Tracks all transaction activity for as long as detail is required.
• Tracks payments by type and period.
• Allows unlimited subscription rates and terms.
• Automatic renewal requests, paid subscription renewals, extends advance renewals.
• Loose leaf subscriptions.
• Automatic distribution updates and tracking of free copies for late renewals (grace period).
• Calculates earned and unearned income (user definable).
• On approval and trial subscription with a conversion.
• User definable grace issues by product.
• Product, market segment and quantity pricing.
• Supports bill-to's with multiple sale to or ship-to addresses.
• Supports group and multiple copy subscriptions.
• Automatic adjustment of expiration dates for late renewals or payments and postal suspends.
• Automatic separation of postal charges from subscription charges and adjustment of deferred income for incorrect payment.
• User definable parameters for credits, expiration periods and suspends.
• Invoice selection by source code and line item.
• Generates separate group renewal notices and back copy labels.
• Zone analysis.
• Can suspend subscriptions for incorrect address, non payment or expiration of term.
• Allows multiple subscriptions to different publications for same individual.
• Multiple edit criteria for subscription entry, including publication, rate and terms verification.
• Checks duplicated via match code.
• Requires names, address and publication.
• Integration of customer and subscriber files, subscription product files and other product inventory files and accounts receivable.
• Permits on-line adjustment to most subscription information.
• Pass word security for on-line and menu selection.
• User-definable on-line access to customer base.
• Can merge subscriber lists with other promotional lists; merge/purge, mail/merge with word processor, and prints duplicate records and matched fields within matched records.
• Full or selective master file updates, by publication.
• Sort by postal or distribution criteria.
• Default information can be specified by field.
• Sales and promotional analysis integrated with order entry, direct mail and inventory control.
• Subscription and related product orders entered from one screen.
• Complete audit trails are provided, including agency sales activity.
• Gift subscriptions and premiums with subscriptions are supported.
• Multiple standard and custom reports.

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