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It's easy to create your own branded website specifically to store and share your brand files and media resources with invited users (or the public). Greet users with a personalised home page. Give users easy, fast self-service access to the files they have permission to - automatically.
Users can visit the global BrandFM site and search across many companies at once or visit your own site for a personalised experience. Use BrandFM to create a Corporate Brand Library, online Product Catalogue, Branded Image Library or Media Resource Library for your business and then invite your customers, staff and other trusted users to sign up and tune-in to your brand(s).
We're search engine freindly too, so anyone can search with Google™, Yahoo™ Live Search™, MSN and other search engines and find your public BrandFM listings.
You can start finding straight away. No need to sign-up to get started (although some assets and features will be hidden until you do). Find source files, original vector art files and high resolution images for the brands you work with.
Just enter a search term, brand, name etc click Enter, then your away. 
Or you can browse by company/folder, brand, tags or taxonomy categories. 
Lists the number of assets, brands and companies found. Click a link to browse within the search results. 
Click the asset name or the thumbnail to visit the asset detail page (You may have to login if it's a locked asset). 
Add the asset and all it's files to your cart. 
Thumbnail image of the asset showing the primary file and a count of the number of files in the asset. Click the thumbnail to visit the asset detail page. 
If you're logged in you can edit your profile and view extras like your Watchlist. 
Search results are automatically sorted by relevance. However you can also sort search results by name, id, brand, latest and type.
You can use BrandFM to download files, without ever registering as a user. However if you want to request access to restricted items you'll need a login. It's free and you also get some other advantages. You can Backorder restricted items, you can create Watchlists. You can Save Carts for later download or to send to others using eCourier™ and you get a personal Dashboard.
Your dashboard is your personalised welcome page and provides you with a snap-shot of the things that interest you and your activity, with shortcuts to the things you need.
User messages appear until you've responded to or actioned them. Finding and downloading lists and links. Uploading and Organising links for account owners/managers. Sharing and Distributing links for account owners/managers. Other options ro edit your user details or open an account/edit your account settings.
BrandFM organizes files into logical Assets. For example a logo will have several file variants (RGB, SPOT, CMYK, B&W, etc). Each Asset has it's own page containing files and meta-data that relate to that asset. Each File also has it's own meta data accessed by clicking the (i)information icon. Individual files can be added to the cart or the user can elect to add all the files with a single click of the +All button.
Asset name and folder location. Files and their thumbnails. Click the thumbnail to see a larger preview image and click the (i)nformation icon to display File meta-data. Asset details, including reference/barcode, creator, published date and last update, asset type, location (if it's a photo), dimensions (if it's a product), txonomy category, description, tags, cross references and more. Asset status and any usage restrictions. Folder location and breadcrumb links again. Asset activity including History, Notes, Views and number of Downloads.
Invite people to download your brand assets and files by giving them self-service access OR send them any file effortlesely via eCourier™. No more CD burning required. You can even use BrandFM as an FTP system - by uploading files and then sending them via eCourier™. You stay in complete control over who has access and you get reports about download activity - so you know exactly who has your files and when they got them.
The Users invitation wizard shows the steps for inviting users and giving them permission to resources. More options include a list of previously Invited Users, a list of already shared Resources and a list of outstanding Access Requests. Account name. If you've been invited to upload to multiple accounts you'll see all these listed here. You can select which Folders, Sub-Folders or Assets you wish to invite users to access.
As users find and select assets and files they are collected together in their Cart. From the cart users can Download or eCourier the files they need to meet deadlines (provided they have permission) with self-service access. No need to bother the brand owner/manager once they have permission. If the user doesn't yet have permission, we'll automatically backorder the files and send an accesss request to the owner. Easy.
In the cart side menu you can also view - backorders waiting for approval, previous downloads, previous eCouriers and your saved carts. Shows all the files (some assets have multiple files) selected. You can also view your cart contents in a Contact Sheet or Lightbox view. You can remove everything from your cart with the Clear-All button. Click the Checkout button to download the selected files to your computer. Click the eCourier™ button to send all the files (zipped up) to someone's email address. Click the Save Cart button to save your cart to dig up later without having to search for the selected files all over again. The date the asset was last updated. 
Remove individual files from the cart, if they are not required.
You can quickly send any size file (or a bunch of files) to anyone anywhere with a feature we call eCourier™. Now you can Upload and then send files instantly with eCourier - No more FTP. No more CD burning and no more hanging around waiting for the courier pickup and delivery. Simple. Fast. Brilliant.
Once you've added the files you want to send to your cart and clicked the eCourier button. Enter the recipients email address or addresses. Next type a message which will be included in the email sent. Then provide a reason or purpose for the eCourier. This is added to the owners audit trail and not sent to the recipient. Then click Send. The recipient receives an email with a link to a zip file which they can download without having to login or search for the files. Easy.
You can tune-in to stay connected to the companies you're interested in, by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Just click the RSS feed link (or copy the link) into your favorite feed reader and bingo - whenever something changes you'll see the change pop up in your unread articles. You can get a feed for all the latest assets for a site (e.g. acme.brandfm.com)or the BrandFM blog. Then if you prefer not to receive emails you can switch email notifications off. That's smart.
You can tune into your own personal brand channel by browsing to the Latest assets page and clicking the Latest Assets RSS feed icon. You can also keep up with the latest BrandFM news by visiting the blog page and subscribing to the Blog RSS feed.
Upload multiple files at once and store them in your Upload Folder until you're ready to add them into new or existing assets.
Select multiple files for upload from your computer or switch the Basic upload form if you don't have Flash™ installed.. Once your files are uploaded a thumbnail is created (for supported files). Click the + button to select each individual file or the +All button to select all the uploaded files. Create a new asset from the files selected. List of supported file formats.
Brand owners and managers can organize brand assets in a secure and easy to access online library. Setup folders, sub folders, brands, tags and custom taxonomies or categories. Create and Edit assets and get an accurate overview of their use.
Asset name and folder location. Add an asset to your Watchlist. If you manage this Asset, you can Clone or Archive it. Add (Upload) files to this asset. You can upload as manyfiles as you like. Thumbnail preview of the file. Click the thumbnail to see a larger perview image. Click and drag the handle to move the thumbnail to the position you want. Filename. Change the filename by clicking the filename (edit in place). Add all the files for this asset to your cart. Click the (i')nformation icon to display addittional file meta data if available and display web image url's. Click the Edit link to upload your own thumbnail. Click the trash can to remove the file and send it back to your upload folder. View the history for this asset by clicking the History link. You can also gauge popularity of this asset with the number of views and downloads shown. Click the Edit button to edit Asset Details or Status & Usage restrictions.
Every Account gets its' own sub-domain (e.g. http://yourcompany.brandfm.com) and custom branded micro-site. You can change your colours and upload your logo to make it yours, or we can fully customise it for you. We hide BrandFM marketing messages. Only a Powered by BrandFM link appears in the footer.
Users can visit your site to view and download your brand files and images OR they can search across multiple companies at the www.brandfm.com site. Your data is listed in the main site automatically for free.
Unique URL. Upload your own logo. Select a colour template. Addititonal fully customised colours and styles are available in a full customization service. Create and enter your own unique welcome page content in HTML. Just your data - your Latest assets, your Folders, your Brands, your Tags.
Once you've signed-up and logged in you can Edit your user profile (My Details). It's a good idea to complete the extended profile so that when you ask for permission to files, brand owners know who's asking. You can also change your Password, go on Holiday and appoint a substitute, control whether you get email notifications and view your stuff.
Click the My Details link to view your My Details page. You can change your Avatar (user picture) by clicking on the default image and uploading a new image. Your details. You can also complete your extended profile which may help brand owners trust you when you request access to a locked item. You can Edit your details, Change your password or go on Holiday and appoint a substitute, while you're away. You can access your Watchlist, Saved Carts, review what you've Previously Downloaded or your curent Permissions. You can choose to switch off email notifications. If you switch email off, then you can review your Notifications in your BrandFM in-box, when you login.
Most users will just sign-up for a free user login so they can Download someone elses (say yours) files. However all users can also get their own Account that enables them to create a BrandFM site, Upload files and invite Users.
Login and click the Get an Account so you can upload and invite users link in your Dashboard to open an Account. Once opened the My Account page is where you manage and configure your account settings.
If you've opened an Account you can click on the Account link to view and edit your account details. Click on your Account Avatar to upload a new avatar image. Edit your account details, Change your credit card details or Close your account. A summary of your Current Plan, you can change plans by clicking the Change Plan link. Review account based Reports and Invoices. Create and Edit account wide Mandatory Tags. Select a Taxonomy from preloaded taxonomies, such as GS1 Global Product Categories. Edit your accounts' Look & Feel and URL for your branded micro-site. Get deployment HTML code that you can insert into another webpage to connect up your yourcompany.brandfm.com micro-site. Don't like our button styles just replace the graphics with your own.
It's a simple thing. But everywhere you are in BrandFM, help is just a single click away. Click the Help link at the top of every page and you'll get context sensitive help which slides down down right in front of your eyes (on a nice calming blue background).
Wherever you are you can click the Help link at the top of each page to get page specific help. Click the Help link again or click the Close page help button to slide the help panel back up. Click the Help Centre link to visit the Help Centre for more indepth help.
