Forecasting for advertising inventory in Dovetail Inventory is built around episode drafts set up within a series in Publish. Knowing when a series will drop episodes is essential for ensuring an accurate prediction of advertising inventory, which in turn determines sponsorship revenue.
Without leaving the Inventory application, you can easily check to see if a series has set up episode drafts in Dovetail Podcasts. It is all about knowing where to go!
Step 1 - Navigate to the Series tab
Step 2 - Search for and select your series
Step 3 - Next, select the Episode tab from the left-hand side of the screen, and you’re there!
From here you'll be able to see the titles, publish status, drop date, number of breaks, and any relevant keywords that have been attached to a particular episode.
Pro tip: Click on any particular episode title for more detailed information.
If nothing is displaying in the Episodes Tab for a series, then the producer will need to be notified that they need to create episode drafts in Dovetail Podcasts.