The Blanchard Blog

August 27, 2022 Release Notes
Most of the improvements in this release are behind the scenes, laying the foundation for bigger things to come. In the next weeks after this update, we will gradually be transitioning to a different file storage technology, so much of this update is related to making that a seamless migration. We will also be introducing...

Nov 6, 2022 Release Notes
Digital Ad Portal Updates New Social Media Ad Templates: Carousel Ads Facebook & Instagram Carousel Ad templates are now available alongside our existing TikTok, LinkedIn, Quora, Facebook and Instagram social media templates! Within a media profile, click on the “Ad Units” tab, open the “Actions” menu and select “Import Social Templates”. Select “Facebook Carousel...

December 5, 2021 Virtual Publisher & SendMyAd Update Release Notes
SendMyAd Digital – Native Ads We’re eager to engage our customers in beta testing our new SendMyAd Digital Native Ad development. Please contact us if you’d like to gain access and learn more about this feature. You can also check out a related blog post and video here. Added new importable social media layouts for...

Automate Your Digital Ad Collection with SendMyAd
Tired of the grueling process behind collecting assets for your native, social media & web ads? Automate it. Digital advertising has become a landscape for brands of all shapes and sizes to showcase their products with more targeted methods than ever before. With this brings both opportunity and challenges for brands, agencies and content publishers....

July 25, 2021 SendMyAd & Virtual Publisher Update Release Notes
New Digital Ad Unit Type: Native AdsThis new module is our largest addition to SendMyAd in some time. A new digital ad unit type of “Native Ad” is now available within digital media profiles. This new feature will eliminate the burdens of collecting and checking requirements for the collection of multiple assets that make up...
February 28, 2021 SendMyAd & Virtual Publisher Update Release Notes
Please contact us if you have any questions about the release notes below. Vertical Style Thumbnails with Thumbnail SizerMain list view thumbnails have been updated to a vertical style layout instead of horizontal. This allows us to implement a scale slider so that users can view their thumbnails in 3 different sizes. The views...
November 15, 2020 SendMyAd & Virtual Publisher Update Release Notes
Please contact us if you have any questions about the release notes below. Virtual Publisher Specific Major speed improvements for plan snapshot creation The book plan will now alert the user if there is an issue preventing a reservation from being placed Users can now use the left and right arrow keys to navigate to...
Coronavirus COVID-19 Message
To Our Valued Customers: During this difficult and extraordinary time, Blanchard technicians are working remotely to provide the same level of support our customers have come to expect. We are deeply saddened by the events around the world surrounding the Coronavirus outbreak and hope that all of you and your families are safe during this...
December 2018 SendMyAd & Virtual Publisher Update
This release was mostly designed to stabilize several bugs found in some of the newer features of the product, but there are a few interesting new features as well. Virtual Publisher General Redesigned merge tool and position tool interface. The newly redesigned merge tool interface moves the information to the top into a bar....

Blanchard Systems Partners with Lane Press
Blanchard Systems is proud to have partnered with Lane Press as a value-added reseller for SendMyAd and Virtual Publisher. This newly formed affiliation will provide publishers who are partnered with both Blanchard Systems and Lane Press deepened synchronization among their production technology and print services. Our relationship with Lane Press aims to give publishers who...
Press Release: Blanchard Systems Achieves US Postal PAGE Certification
Virtual Publisher Now Certified As a Trusted USPS Partner for Periodicals New Orleans, LA, July 8th 2018 – Blanchard Systems has received PAGE Certification from the United States Postal Service for Virtual Publisher. Virtual Publisher is Blanchard’s cloud based SAAS solution to Plan, Produce, Approve and Deliver Ad and Editorial page content. This certification eliminates the...