ableimages Launches RM Collection

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 58 Words | Posted 2/14/2008 | Comments

PhotoAlto Opens NY Office, Plans RM Offering

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 65 Words | Posted 2/14/2008 | Comments

iStockphoto: Corporate Accounts Click

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 180 Words | Posted 2/14/2008 | Comments
In late 2007, Getty Images-owned iStockphoto launched a corporate accounts program, offering additional evidence of microstock penetrating the professional image-buyer market.

PhotoShelter Hires Former Getty, AmEx Execs

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 132 Words | Posted 2/13/2008 | Comments
New York-based PhotoShelter appointed Andrew Fingerman as vice president of marketing. Former Getty Images executive Genevieve Harley also joins the company as director of sales.

Digital Railroad Explains Strategy

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 275 Words | Posted 2/13/2008 | Comments
After the mid-January news of massive layoffs at Digital Railroad, observers speculated that the company was in trouble. This week, the newly appointed CEO Charles Mauzy issued a statement that tries to alleviate these concerns.

SnapVillage Exceeds Corbis Expectations

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 365 Words | Posted 2/13/2008 | Comments
According to Corbis vice president Adam Brotman, SnapVillage "is playing out better than expected." To capitalize on this momentum, Corbis is rolling out a sales and marketing campaign to drive buyers to the Web site.

comScore Trends: Politics, Women, Celebs

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 243 Words | Posted 2/12/2008 | Comments
Political, women's community and celebrity coverage Web sites experienced the highest increases in the number of unique visitors last year.

Fair Trade: Base Image Price on Usage

By Jim Pickerell | 329 Words | Posted 2/11/2008 | Comments (1)
Photographers should always do everything possible to create images of highest quality. But just because they've worked hard to produce a stock image, used high-priced talent and expensive sets, doesn't mean they can charge more.

Icon Sports Media Relaunches Site

By Julia Dudnik Stern | 351 Words | Posted 2/11/2008 | Comments
Icon Sports Media has launched a new Web site, which offers a searchable database of 1 million images depicting over 100 sports types.

Weak Interest Puts Getty Auction In Jeopardy

By Jim Pickerell | 80 Words | Posted 2/11/2008 | Comments (1)

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.