BY ROLE
Software for every seat in the publishing workflow.
AccountScout gives sales, production, design, accounting, and management teams one shared operating system for the work that happens between first contact and paid invoice.
[Role-based AccountScout workflow view]
Sales
Pull up advertiser history from the road
Production
Route ads through proofing with clear status
Designers
Stop hunting through email for assets and specs
Accounting
Invoice from clean order data
Management
See the revenue picture without chasing reports
The same account record looks different depending on your job.
A sales rep needs next steps and account history. A designer needs specs, assets, and proof status. A bookkeeper needs clean invoices, payments, receipts, and aging. AccountScout connects those views so each team can do its part without rebuilding the same information in another system.
BUILT FOR EVERY SEAT IN THE BUILDING
Choose the view that matches your work.
Sales
Reps and sales managers get account history, pipeline, activity, goals, quotes, and mobile access without waiting to get back to the office.
- Pull up advertiser history from the road
- Track calls, visits, quotes, and follow-ups
- Spot dormant accounts and expiring orders
Production
Production teams see what is sold, what is due, what is approved, and what still needs attention before deadline.
- Route ads through proofing with clear status
- Keep specs, assets, and notes with the order
- Move approved work toward pagination and press
Designers
Designers work from one queue with advertiser context, ad specs, assets, proof notes, and InDesign-side tools close at hand.
- Stop hunting through email for assets and specs
- Build ads with AccountScout order context
- Track proof feedback without losing the thread
Accounting
Accounting teams bill from the same order data sales and production used, then manage payments, receipts, aging, and reconciliation.
- Invoice from clean order data
- Auto-credit online payments where possible
- See balances, aging, holds, and receipts
Management
Publishers, owners, and managers get visibility into sales activity, pipeline, production status, billing, and reporting across publications.
- See the revenue picture without chasing reports
- Standardize workflows across teams
- Watch for bottlenecks before they become deadline problems
Everyone touches the same path from sale to payment.
Role pages are different doors into the same AccountScout workflow: prospect, quote, order, proof, publish, invoice, payment, renewal.
Prospect
Sales finds and tracks advertiser opportunities.
Quote
Reps build quotes from real rates, schedules, and packages.
Order
CSR and ad entry teams book retail, classified, legal, digital, and recurring ads.
Proof
Designers and production route creative through approvals.
Publish
Approved work moves toward layout, export, and deadline.
Invoice
Accounting bills from the same order data.
Payment
Advertisers pay by card, ACH, payment link, or portal.
Renewal
Sales and management track follow-ups, dormant advertisers, and expiring orders.
AccountScout is the role-based system. Foundry has its own lane.
Sales, production, design, accounting, and management workflows live in AccountScout. Foundry is the reader-facing digital layer for publisher websites, CMS, editorial, paywalls, audience, and digital subscriptions.
AccountScout
The shared system for publishing operations.
Sales, production, design, accounting, and management all work from the same advertiser, order, proof, billing, payment, and reporting data.
Foundry
The reader-facing digital layer.
Foundry handles publisher websites, CMS, editorial, paywalls, audience, and digital subscriptions. It does not own AccountScout production or billing workflows.
See It In Action
Find your team in the workflow.
We can walk through AccountScout by role so your sales reps, designers, bookkeepers, and managers can see the parts that matter to them.