Integrate Your Project Management Tool With Creative Approval Software

Project management software can do it all: track tasks, assign to-do lists, and ensure your project timeline is running smoothly. In tools like Asana, you can even invite clients, vendors, and other external partners to collaborate as guests. All of these features — and more — make project management software an amazing addition to your workflow.

While many project management tools include a proofing feature, if your business relies heavily on image or document proofing, you may need a more specialized tool. Pairing your project management software with Ashore can give you benefits like streamlined client feedback, organized files, audit logs, and more.

Here’s how Ashore works alongside your project management tools to make your approval process faster and more effective.

Manage Feedback

Clients and coworkers will always have feedback — especially during the proofing process. Ashore centralizes all feedback on a proof, whether it’s an image, document, PDF, or video. Even better, feedback from the very start of the project is saved alongside previous versions, so you can see the full journey of the proof.

By keeping proofing and feedback in one dedicated space, you eliminate the distraction and inefficiency of constant multitasking. This focused environment leads to a better proofing process and a stronger final project.

Organize Files

Projects can generate a lot of files — not all of which relate directly to the final proof. When you need to find the final campaign ad design, you don’t want to sift through meeting notes and brand guidelines.

With Ashore’s proof archive:

• All proofs are stored in one place
• A search bar makes it easy to find specific files
• A tagging system lets you organize proofs for easy sorting later

Even if you forget the proof’s name, you can locate it by project tags.

Reduce Revisions

Revisions are inevitable, but repeating the same ones wastes time. Ashore reduces redundant changes with:

• Contextual feedback (drawing and commenting directly on the proof)
• Version stacking to compare updates and verify requested changes were made

It’s like meeting in person to point out edits — without the scheduling hassle.

Meet Deadlines

Proof approvals are just one part of a larger project, but missing them can throw off the entire timeline. Ashore helps you stay on track with:

• Automated reminders (daily, every other day, or weekly)
• Deadline visibility in every reminder email

Our data shows that automated reminders increase approval rates by nearly 50%.

Prove Due Diligence

Whether you’re wrapping up a project or resolving a dispute, audit logs are invaluable. Ashore provides a timestamped proof timeline that records:

• When proofs are sent
• When approvers view, reject, or approve
• When new versions are uploaded

This detailed log ensures full transparency and accountability.

Integrate Seamlessly

It may seem counterintuitive to keep proofing separate from project management, but with integrations, you can get the best of both worlds.

Ashore offers Zapier integration, connecting to hundreds of project management tools. You can set triggers — for example, when a proof is approved, your project management software can automatically update the project status.

By combining Ashore, Zapier, and your project management software, you create a seamless workflow from first draft to final delivery.

Try Ashore today — sign up for free and see how easily it integrates into your project management process.