Metro Newspapers adds new publication to SMARTPUBLISHER™
Silicon Valley-based METRO PUBLISHING, doing business as Weeklys, is the leading publisher of alternative newsweeklies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Weeklys chose SMARTPUBLISHER™ for its recent acquisition of Bay Area Parent and currently uses SMARTPUBLISHER™ for all 15 of its publications. “Pre1 has been a great partner for our company,” says Stephen Buel, Weeklys’ Director of Strategic Initiatives. “They are continually working with us to adapt SMARTPUBLISHER™ to accommodate our unique needs.” For instance, Pre1 integrated DocuSign into its platform to make it easy for Weeklys’ sales reps to email completed sales proposals to their customers for their review and signature. Once such contracts are signed, a copy is automatically saved to the account for permanent storage. “When I call Pre1 for support, I talk to a live, US-based, technical support person who can answer my question or resolve my issue on the spot,” Buel…