Local Advertising Spend Trends

By Jim Pickerell | 339 Words | Posted 9/25/2009 | Comments
According to BIA/Kelsey, local advertising spend continues to shift to digital and to decline overall in gross revenue generated.

Photoshelter Releases Google Analytics Toolkit

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 119 Words | Posted 9/24/2009 | Comments
Photoshelter has released a free downloadable Google Analytics toolkit for photographers. The goal: to help photographers implement Web site traffic monitoring tools.

SuperStock Acquires Assets of Art Life Images

By Jim Pickerell | 170 Words | Posted 9/24/2009 | Comments
The SuperStock division of RGB Ventures now owns the artist distribution contracts of Art Life Images, which cover approximately 80,000 rights-managed travel images.

2009: Updated Stock Agency List

By Jim Pickerell | 122 Words | Posted 9/24/2009 | Comments (2)
Selling Stock has compiled a list of the world's leading stock photo sellers.

Shutterstock Announces Acquisition of BigStockPhoto

By Jim Pickerell | 279 Words | Posted 9/23/2009 | Comments
Shutterstock, the world's largest subscription-based stock photo agency, has acquired BigStockPhoto in a move to enter the credit-based side of the microstock business.

Expanded Textbook Sales In Asia

By Jim Pickerell | 273 Words | Posted 9/23/2009 | Comments
Pearson Education is getting requests from the India office for additional textbook. Should region affect pricing?

Italian Agency Grazia Neri in Liquidation

By Jim Pickerell | 229 Words | Posted 9/23/2009 | Comments
The leading photojournalism agency in Italy has been devastated by the current economic crisis.

Products, Locations May Require Releases

By Jim Pickerell | 245 Words | Posted 9/22/2009 | Comments
iStockphoto has produced an online tool to help determine which worldwide settings need a signed release.

Pre-Recession: IP Rights on Rise

By Fern Siegel | 120 Words | Posted 9/22/2009 | Comments

Design Professionals Using More Stock

By Jim Pickerell | 335 Words | Posted 9/21/2009 | Comments (2)
According to an International Communications Research survey, over 40% of designers are using more stock photography in 2009 compared to last year in order to lower costs.
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