Wondering where to get started with Creative Automation? Unsure what deliverables would be helpful templates for your Stakeholders? Here are a few ideas to think about when identifying the best items to templatize.

 

Commonly Templated Materials

• Business cards

• Event-related promotions

• Social media graphics

• Calendars

• Web banners and ads

• Internal announcements

 

Using Data to Make Decisions

Lytho Workflow reporting is a great way to help identify potential design candidates for templatizing. Think about the following data points and questions to determine the best starting point for your team.

• Do you currently segment your data in a way to help you identify potential templates?

• Do you have a request form for quick updates? You can report on the projects that have been created via a particular request form

• Do you have an “Update” request form or project template?

• Do you have a “New Project” or “Previous Project” custom field?

• Tag for “Existing” or “Update” “Revision”

• Do you use the word “Template” in the names of your projects, tasks, or proofs?

• Do you have recurring projects?

• Annual, quarterly, monthly updates?

• Evergreen items that just need tweaks

• How will you report on your templating ROI?

• Overall project duration

• # of team members involved

• # of hours/LOE of project