Alternatives

Still collecting advertising files through email?

Compare common ways teams collect advertising files, from email threads and shared folders to structured asset requests.

Same job, different place for the spec

Email
The spec often lives in the message. Someone typically checks the attachment later.
Cloud folders
The file lands in a shared place. The requirement is often a separate note.
Generic forms
The form collects what its fields allow. Validation depends on the setup.
Checklists
A sheet the team maintains. Status is often updated by hand.
DropAsset
The slot holds the spec. Validation, a safe fix, and Ready status stay on the request.

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Workflow	Email attachments	Shared folders	Generic forms	Manual checklists	DropAsset
Advertiser account	Not required to attach a file	Often a login for the folder	Depends on the form	Not a product login	Not required
Structured requirements	Written in the message	Often a separate note	Only the fields the form has	A sheet the team maintains	On each slot
Validation on upload	Often checked later	Often checked later	Depends on the setup	Often manual	Built in
Safe image fix	Outside the thread	Outside the folder	Not typical	Manual	Downscale, compress, or convert without crop, stretch, or upscale
Original kept	The attachment is the file	The uploaded file is the file	Depends on the form	Whatever was saved	Original stays, including when a Ready file is prepared
Ready-to-Use file	Not typically a status in the inbox	Not typically a status in the folder	Depends on the form	A column someone updates	Ready means it passed, including after a safe fix
Request status	Inferred from replies	Inferred from what is in the folder	Depends on the form	The sheet	Shown on the request
Request email and reminder	The email is the request	A separate email	A separate email	A separate email	Paid plans can email the request and send a manual reminder
Campaign-specific intake	One thread, mixed files	One folder, mixed files	One form, often one shape	One sheet	One request, with its own slots and link

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Put the spec on the request, share one link, and keep the original with a Ready file when a safe fix applies.