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SOLUTIONS · BY BUSINESS PAIN

You have a specific problem. We have a specific answer.

Five business pains that publishing operators live with. For each one: a DemandSens module, a clear answer, a proof point. Find yours.

I WANT TO…
Stop printing too much. Or too little.
→ Print Run
I WANT TO…
Allocate intelligently. Not in Excel.
→ Allocate
I WANT TO…
See my KAM commitments in real time.
→ Prospect
I WANT TO…
Build my N+1 budget without the headache.
→ Budget
I WANT TO…
Evaluate a title before signing it.
→ BookInsight
01DOULEUR · Print Run

I want to stop printing too much. Or too little.

Too much waste on one side, ruptures on the other. The initial print-run decision remains mostly instinctive.

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
  • Unsold copies eat your margin — pulping, returns, locked-up cash.
  • Your best-sellers run out for 3 weeks.
  • Print runs are decided based on a manually-picked referent.
  • No institutional memory of past decisions and their outcomes.
THE DEMANDSENS ANSWER

Module Print Run

An explainable per-title print-run recommendation, based on automatically identified referents and market signals. Three scenarios offered (cautious, central, aggressive) with a quality score. The user accepts, adjusts, or refuses — fully informed.

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−12% to −18%
on print-run quantities

« The print-run recommendations are reliable and let us cut quantities significantly without missing market demand. »

— Adrien Dandoy · CFO Dupuis (FR)
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30 minutes on a call. On one of your titles / collections / scenarios — not generic samples.
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02DOULEUR · Allocate

I want to allocate intelligently. Not in Excel.

Allocating quantities across channels, retailers, points of sale — this is the sales expert's hell. And yet, that's where commercial performance is decided.

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
  • Allocation happens across 12 different Excel files, by 4 people.
  • No coherence between channel pre-allocation and point-of-sale allocation.
  • No shared repository between sales and distribution.
  • Impossible to compare allocation performance at end of cycle.
THE DEMANDSENS ANSWER

Module Allocate

Automatic per-channel pre-allocation (mass market / specialty / bookshops / online), then point-of-sale allocation with 6 modes to choose from. Tracked manual overrides. Commitments-vs-actuals comparison at end of cycle.

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×3 to ×8
allocation process acceleration

« A clear simplification, acceleration and reliability boost in sales & distribution processes on the frontlist. »

— Stéphane Aznar · CEO Media Diffusion (FR)
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30 minutes on a call. On one of your titles / collections / scenarios — not generic samples.
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03DOULEUR · Prospect

I want to see my KAM commitments in real time.

Today, we discover trend inflections too late. Pre-orders arrive in silos, no drill-down, no alerts.

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
  • Pre-orders scattered across OMS, ERP, KAM Excel files.
  • No consolidated D+1 visibility on commercial effort.
  • Inflection detection (acceleration / deceleration) takes more than a week.
  • Reprint decisions made without reliable data.
THE DEMANDSENS ANSWER

Module Prospect

Centralized D+1 commitment collection, 4-level drill-down (channel → retailer → region → PoS), explicit DN/DV, AI-detected inflection alerts. Reprints triggered at the right time.

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D+1
consolidated commitment visibility

« AI sales forecasting that opens entirely new perspectives for the book market. »

— Ulrike Altig · CEO MediaControl (DE)
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30 minutes on a call. On one of your titles / collections / scenarios — not generic samples.
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04DOULEUR · Budget

I want to build my N+1 budget without the headache.

The annual cycle mobilizes 6 people for 3 months on Excel workbooks. No simulation possible, structural errors, arguments at every revision.

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
  • Manual consolidation of 20-30 Excel files per division / publisher.
  • No simulation: changing a hypothesis means rebuilding everything.
  • Variance rules (price hikes, mix changes) applied by hand.
  • No coherent monthlization across divisions.
THE DEMANDSENS ANSWER

Module Budget

N+1 budget construction from group to product. Non-destructive variance rules (scenarios coexist). Dual publisher/distributor scope. 4-level budget pyramid. 12+1 monthlization. ERP export.

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350-800%
solution ROI over 3 years

« A clear reliability boost in budget construction and tracking — no more 14-tab Excel workbooks. »

— Adrien Dandoy · CFO Dupuis (FR)
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30 minutes on a call. On one of your titles / collections / scenarios — not generic samples.
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05DOULEUR · BookInsight

I want to evaluate a title before signing it.

Acquisition is a bet. How to objectify it? Which comparables to rely on? Which positioning to defend before the editorial committee?

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
  • Sign / acquire decisions based on the editor's gut.
  • No reliable comparables — everyone picks their own.
  • Title metadata written at the last minute, without thought.
  • Improvised marketing briefs, no segment data.
THE DEMANDSENS ANSWER

Module BookInsight

AI manuscript analysis (themes, tone, audience). Automatic comparable-titles recommendation. Metadata optimization. Positioning hooks and marketing asset generation. Self-serve, in minutes.

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30-50%
time saved in editorial review

« Self-serve start, no contract — first report in 10 minutes. »

— pilot in progress
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30 minutes on a call. On one of your manuscripts / collections — not generic samples.
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