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An automation-first solution built to optimize the relationship between retailers and their vendors.

SAILTools™ puts your teams in control of the assets' journey. From manufacturer to photo studio, from vendor asset portal to your DAM - we make sure physical samples and digital media find their way, every single time.

SAILConnect™ is where communication starts.

Trusted by the industry leaders, loved by the users

Automation that delivers

From data source to asset destination, SAILConnect™ delivers 24/7 efficiency

  • AUTOMATED product data synchronization across platforms
  • AUTOMATED image, video, and copy procurement from multiple sources
  • AUTOMATED request, escalation, and fulfillment workflows
  • AUTOMATED asset requirements enforcement
  • AUTOMATED content transformations
  • AUTOMATED asset delivery to multiple destinations
  • AUTOMATED reporting

SAILConnect™

SAILConnect™ seamlessly integrates with your current workflows enabling you to establish a viable set of routes between all the actors involved in sample and digital asset acquisition.

Composed of tried-and-true selection of SAILTools™, it provides you with the flexibility needed to rein in all the channels and touchpoints.

Set up automatic digital asset procurement, manage sample requests, handle studio workflows, approve fulfillments, and see all the pieces fall into place with no additional effort.

No more phone calls, no more spreadsheets, no more guesswork. SAILConnect™ brings structure to the chaos and puts you in charge of the enrichment path, all the way from the manufacturer to publishing.

Product Data Ingestion

Automated Data Ingestion
Automated Data Transformation

SAILConnect™ leverages multi-API pipelines to facilitate data flow and enrichment across ecosystems

  • Extensive, customizable integration capabilities for businesses of every size.
  • Automated product data ingestion from any third-party system (PIM, PLM, CMS etc.)
  • Cross-system workflows automatically launched by data-driven triggers

Content and Sample Requesting

Automated Requesting
Automated Escalation

SAILTools™ centralizes the management of asset and sample requests across all your providers, while tracking both current and historical orders

  • Manage digital asset, copy, and physical sample requests through simple, user-friendly interfaces
  • Data ingestion automatically triggers requests to connected vendor digital asset portals
  • User-initiated requests guide vendors into SAIL™ - the only global network dedicated to fulfilling sample and image requests

Request Fulfillment

Automated Asset Procurement
Automated Requirements Enforcement

SAILTools™ enables timely delivery of all requested content to wherever you need it

  • SAILConnect™ automatically fetches all marketing content from connected vendor content portals, and continuously keeps them up to date
  • SAIL™ guides vendors through the fulfillment process while enforcing customizable asset requirements
  • Sample shipment tracking and standardized barcode tagging enable in-studio processing to run more efficiently

Review and Approval

Automated Secondary Workflows

Simple and intuitive approval tools let you accept or reject received content, automatically pushing it into predefined workflows

  • Approve assets to trigger automatic delivery to your DAM or publishing platforms
  • Hand off assets into retouch or secondary manipulation workflows
  • Easily reject assets with annotated feedback to route the request back to the vendor

Intelligent Delivery

Automated Asset Delivery
Automated Content Transformations

Optimize content distribution by defining automatic transformations and desired delivery routes

  • Automatically apply naming conventions and customizable asset transformations
  • Streamline workflows with business rules-driven asset delivery to external systems (DAM, CMS, Workspaces etc.)
  • Continuous end-to-end data synchronization with all your connected platforms and ecosystems

Dashboards and Metrics

Automated Data Insights
Automated Reporting

Customizable dashboards deliver instant visibility into all corners of your data ecosystem

  • Ensure compliance, monitor requests and fulfillments, achieve your business objectives
  • Simple, intuitive dashboards to support data-driven decisions
  • Use data insights to detect and enhance workflow inefficiencies

Integrate and Automate

  • Integrations

    Easily and seamlessly integrate with your current workflow tools (PIM, DAM, PLM, CMS etc.)

  • Automation

    Leverage the full potential of SAILConnect™ solutions by taking advantage of our automated content procurement workflows

  • Support

    Our expert teams are here to help you configure and customize your experience every step of the way

FAQ

25 YEARS OF DRAFTHORSE SOLUTIONS

50,000,000

images created (by Drafthorse clients and Vendors)

10,000,000

physical samples requested, collected, photographed

26,000,000

uninterrupted subscriber hours over 20 years of service

4,500

global vendors providing samples & images to Drafthorse clients

Learn more about SAILTools™

  • No-cost consultation with zero commitment.
  • A short call to learn more about each other.
  • A followup SAILTools™ demo customized to your specific workflows.

It's that simple.

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About Us

SAILTools™ is a division of Drafthorse Solutions, LLC. Building on our proprietary technology, SAILTools™ streamlines communication between creative operations and their internal customers.

As a company we have been providing software and professional services to major retailers and brands since 2001. During that time we have been successful at boosting our client's operational efficiency while processing millions of requests, handling high-volume asset traffic, and meeting the demands of fast-paced industries.

Our highly skilled and battle-tested team's philosophy is to approach every client and every project individually. We pride ourselves in offering comprehensive support every step of the way, ensuring effective implementation and customization of our solutions. That personalized approach and head-on problem-solving is what earned us the reputation of being a dependable and reliable partner throughout the years.

Our solutions are as user-friendly as they are effective. We excel at removing complexity from your day-to-day operations by providing focused, purpose-driven workflows wrapped into simple user interfaces.

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