Corbis Promotes Timbrell to Sales Director

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 63 Words | Posted 6/3/2008 | Comments

Nikon, Pro-Imaging Reach Contest Standards Agreement

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 198 Words | Posted 6/3/2008 | Comments
Nikon Instruments' annual Small World Photomicrography Competition has become the first major contest to fully meet the new standards for photo contests, which were developed by the U.K.-based professional lobbying group Pro-Imaging.

Visual Photos Expands to Russia

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 421 Words | Posted 6/3/2008 | Comments
Hertzliya, Israel-based Visual Photos has opened an office in Moscow. The expansion is a joint venture with Russian partner MediaRight, a content-syndication company with a previous focus on audio.

THP Welcomes Bulgaria's FlyStock

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 61 Words | Posted 6/2/2008 | Comments

Kursiv to Preview Keyworder in Malta

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 318 Words | Posted 6/2/2008 | Comments
Swiss photo agency Kursiv plans to release KIM Keywording in early summer. Set to preview in Malta during the CEPIC 2008 Congress, the new software is intended for professional image agencies and photographers with e-commerce offerings as well as corporations that shoot or use large volumes of images.

Newscom Expands Stills, Video

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 75 Words | Posted 5/30/2008 | Comments

Fotolia to Market Subscriptions

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 47 Words | Posted 5/30/2008 | Comments

Corbis Offers Maysles Films Footage

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 104 Words | Posted 5/30/2008 | Comments
Corbis is adding high-definition motion content from documentary filmmaker Maysles Films. The brothers behind the corporate name, Albert and David Maysles, pioneered American cinema verité in films such as Grey Gardens.

Consumer Advertising Leads Online Ad Spending

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 97 Words | Posted 5/30/2008 | Comments
According to latest information from the Interactive Advertising Bureau, online ad spending has posted record results for the fourth consecutive year. PricewaterhouseCoopers calculates the total U.S. 2007 revenues at $21.2 billion, 26% year-over-year increase.

Market Size Revenue Analysis

By Jim Pickerell | 465 Words | Posted 5/30/2008 | Comments
I believe the gross worldwide revenue generated from the licensing of stock imagery, both still photos and illustrations, is about $1.8 billion annually. This article focuses on licensing rights to stock imagery. The figures include wire service imagery made available through subscriptions and all other subscription products.

About Michael Masterson

Michael Masterson has a broad range of experience in marketing, business development, strategic planning, contact negotiations and recruiting in the photography, graphic design and publishing industries. In addition to his long experience at the Workbook and Workbookstock, Masterson owned and was creative director of his own graphic design firm for several years.

Masterson has been a speaker or panelist at industry events such as Seybold, PhotoPlus Expo, Visual Connections and the Picture Archive Council of America (PACA) national conference. He is currently the national president of the American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP). He also serves on the board of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council in his Los Angeles community. He chaired the marketing committee for the Los Angeles Conservancy, a historic preservation advocacy group, for many years.

He currently heads Masterson Consulting, working on projects ranging from business development for creative companies and sourcing talent for them to promoting and marketing industry events as well as providing resume and professional profile services for job-seekers. He can be reached at zvpunryqznfgrefba@tznvy.pbz.