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Gatekeepers . . .
Written by Ron Rovtar, Managing Editor, the Stock Asylum   
Monday, 21 January 2008
ImageGet to the decision-maker.

This is basic advice frequently heard from expert sales people.
And good advice it is.

Few business situations are more frustrating than selling a "gatekeeper" only to learn this contact person has been overruled by someone with more power.

Unfortunately, this problem can be a constant irritation for photographers and stock distributors who must deal with gatekeepers much of the time. A designer or art directors may love the product, but the boss or the end client may see things very differently.

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Getty Images Up for Sale
Written by Jim Hunter, Editor-in-Chief/Chief of Operations   
Monday, 21 January 2008
The New York Times is reporting this morning that Getty Images has put itself up on the auction block. Full story here.
 
Corbis, Amana Ink Deal. . .
Written by Ron Rovtar, Managing Editor, the Stock Asylum   
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
ImageCorbis announced on this date that it will end direct licensing of stock photography in Japan.

At the same time, the Seattle-based distributor said it has signed an agreement with amanaimages under which the Japanese company will represent a part of Corbis' rights-managed collection in Japan.

Corbis will represent part of amanaimages' rights-managed and royalty-free library in markets outside Japan and Korea, it was noted in a press release.

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Blend Images Adds Rights-Ready Imagery to Online Offering
Written by Blend Images   
Wednesday, 16 January 2008

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE) January 16, 2008--Blend Images, the world’s leading multiethnic stock photography agency, announced today it has added thousands of the company’s rights-ready images to its online portal, blendimages.com, strengthening their commercial offering.

 

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An Image Warehouse . . .
Written by Ron Rovtar, Managing Editor, the Stock Asylum   
Monday, 14 January 2008
ImageAnother company will try to break into the market for professionally produced stock photography by offering contributors a high percentage of sales revenues.

"We're not the first people in this market," admitted Carroll Seghers. a founder of Image Warehouse. "I'm not going to say that we are tremendously different from those other places, because we are not.

But Seghers believes his company can carve out a place among his company's peers by offering very high commissions, being more responsive to photographers' needs and trying to sell art prints of many of the same images.

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