For brands: how each collaboration status works?

On Social Cat, we have different statuses for each collaboration with a creator, depending on its stage. Please see below:

Under the opportunities tab:

1. Pending approval - creators marked with this status are interested in working with your brand and await your decision.
   
   From the actions button, you can:
   
   
   • "ask again later," which will change the creator's status to "saved for later," and we will send you this collaboration opportunity again. Also, the opportunities with this status will disappear from this tab temporarily.
     
     When this opportunity is sent again, it depends on the algorithm, but it should be in the following weeks.
   • "not the right fit," which will change the status to "not the right fit," declining the collaboration request.
   • "accept collaboration," which will accept the collaboration request and move the creator to the "collaborations tab.

Under the collaborations tab:

1. Matched - this status means you accepted a collaboration request from a creator, and you're ready for the next steps.
    
2. Pending shipping - as soon as you agree on the collaboration details, you can change the status to "pending shipping," which means you're ready to ship the product.
   
   Both statuses above are under the "In Progress" column.
   
   
3. Product shipped - as soon as you ship the product, you can update it to this status.
   
   When you mark a collaboration with this status, it will move to the "Product shipped" column.
   
   
4. Content published - the collaboration is completed and will move to the "completed" column.
   
   Note: if a creator uploads content for your brand in the content library, the collaborations will be marked automatically as "completed."
   
   
5. Lost - if, for any reason, you'd like to stop a collaboration with a creator, you can remove this match from your collaborations, and this will mark it as "lost," removing it from your list.
   
   Note: you can remove a match from the "actions" button.

Some of the statuses above change automatically, and the rest must be updated from the "actions" button available for each collaboration. Please email our team at joe@thesocialcat.com if you have any questions or feedback!