Proposals
Simply build an event and switch on proposals and Salsa will automatically create a beautifully designed and customizable website to share with potential clients to close more deals.
Table of Contents
Quick start
How To
What To Know
Explainer
Quick Start
How to Set up a Proposal Video Walkthrough
In this quick start video, you will learn:
What a Proposal is
Turn on and share your proposal with potential clients
Design and brand your proposal
Customize and display various Salsa features in your proposal
Explainer
What Are Proposals?
Proposals are formally written plans and examples of how an event will look, feel and run. Salsa’s Proposals make the process of creating one simple by automatically generating a website based off of the event’s features and settings.
The proposal is typically shared with a potential client who has already provided you with information about the event – from theme, colors, and requested features from capture modes to backdrops.
However, you can generate multiple proposals by creating multiple sample events based on different packages that you offer and let them see the benefits of purchasing a higher tier with more features.
While the general outline of the proposal is pre-designed many of its core components are fully customizable and can give your client a realistic idea of what they can expect when they book with you.
What To Know
Proposal Settings
Design
Your proposal’s design uses the same customizations in the event’s Live Gallery.
Features shown and highlighted are determined by the selections made within the Event Settings, Event Capture Settings, and Sharing Settings.
Backdrop
Choose a backdrop from PBSCO’s collection or upload your own image to appear in the proposal behind the models.
You can select a PBSCO backdrop that you don’t own and if the client likes it, you can click to purchase it straight from our store.
Note: If a green screen has been added to your event, this will replace the selected backdrop.
Call to Action
Create a button to appear on each section that, when clicked, takes the visitor to a website of your choosing.
Customized Text
Change the text that appears alongside each activated feature.
How To
Design Your Proposal
The primary design features for Proposals can be adjusted from the Live Gallery settings. These settings include:
Accent Color
Lead Section Logo
Featured Image
Featured Image Overlay Mode
While Company Info isn’t necessarily a design aspect of the Proposal, adding your company information with the Live Gallery settings will make them appear within the Proposal.
Which sections show up within the Proposal are determined based on which features are turned on for that event. That is, if Photo and Boomerang modes are turned on, a section describing those capture modes will appear.
How To
Add an Overlay to Capture Mode Examples
To add an overlay to appear on the capture modes, simply add an overlay to the event from the Event Capture Settings in the Salsa web app.
Select the event for your proposal
Click Configure Event
Click Event Capture Settings
Click Overlays
Click Add Overlay
Select an overlay from your Asset Library or upload a new one from your computer
Note: If multiple overlays are added to an event, the first overlay will be displayed in the proposal.
How To
Add Custom Text Messages and Email Designs
When offering text and email sharing options you can have the example image show exactly what the message will say or how the email design will look by adjusting the settings within the Sharing settings.
To customize the text message
Log in to the Salsa web app
Select your event
Click Configure Event
Click Sharing
Click Text
Click Message Body
Enter in a custom text message for this event
To customize the email design
Log in to the Salsa web app
Select your event
Select the event for your proposal
Click Configure Event
Click Sharing
Click Email
Change and edit the design options
Note: While you will want to adjust all of the relevant elements of the email design of the actual event, the example in the proposal will only show the following design elements:
Background color
Accent color
Lead section logo
Lead section tagline
Social sharing
What To Know
Proposals with Face Effects
If the event for the proposal includes Face Effects, there are a few things to keep in mind with how this feature is presented.
If only Mask effects are selected
Three, pre-selected masks will be displayed as an example
These masks do not reflect the masks chosen for the event
The masks preview cannot be changed
If only Glam effects are selected
Two, pre-selected Masks will be displayed as an example
The third Face Effect example will be replaced with a Glam effect
The example does not reflect the settings for Glam in the event
Glam is presented by a ✨
If both Masks and Glam effects are selected
Two, pre-selected Masks will be displayed as an example
The third mask example will be replaced with a Glam effect
Glam is presented by a ✨
How To
Add a Backdrop
Select a backdrop from PBSCO’s collection or upload a custom backdrop to be placed behind the models in the photos and GIF examples.
To add a backdrop:
Log in to the Salsa web app
Select your event
Click Configure Event
Click Proposals
Toggle on Backdrops
Click Edit on the backdrop preview
Select a backdrop or upload one of your own using the Upload button
IMPORTANT: For custom backdrop uploads ensure your file is at least 500 x 500px and less than 5MB.
Note: Selected backdrops will not be shown in Boomerang and Video examples.
What To Know
Green Screen Backdrops
Adding a green screen to your event is a great way to show the client how they will look at the event. Here’s what to keep in mind when using a green screen:
If your event includes a green screen (or background removal for Virtual Booth) the image or video will be used as the backdrop for the examples in your proposal
You do not need to select the green or blue chroma backdrops from the proposal’s backdrop options
To return to using one of the backdrops from the PBSCO collection, simply turn off or removal all of the green screen assets within the Green Screen settings
Explainer
What Is a Call to Action?
A Call to Action is design term for using text to encourage readers to respond or act immediately.
In Salsa, you often find these on the Live Gallery and Portfolio pages or within an email message in the form of a button that urges viewers to click and be taken to another website.
For Proposals, the Call to Action button found at the bottom of the page and is best used to drive the potential client to your booking page to select their package or close the deal.
You can also enter in your email address within the Button URL to allow visitors to the proposal to email you directly with one click.
The button consists of two parts:
Button URL: This is the web or email address that visitors are taken to when they click the button
Button Label: This is the text within the button that urges them to click
How To
Add a Call to Action Button
To create a Call to Action button:
Log in to the Salsa web app
Select your event
Click Configure Event
Click Proposals
Toggle on Call to Action
Enter the Button URL
Enter the Button Label
Note: If entering in a web address, the Button URL must start with either http:// or https://.
How To
Add Customized Text
To add Customized Text:
Log in to the Salsa web app
Select your event
Click Configure Event
Click Proposals
Toggle on Customized Text
Enter a Heading and Body Text for the sections you want to customize
IMPORTANT: The customized text fields will only appear for features that are turned on.
Note: If the heading or body text are not customized, the default text will appear.
