MPCA In 1996

By Jim Pickerell | 9080 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
Vince Streano says MPCA is eroding ''the vitality and the visibility of ASMP,'' and calls for ASMP to stop spending money and resources on MPCA. Dick Weisgrau responds.

Digital Product Economics

By Jim Pickerell | 753 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
The article explains why professional photographers will find it extremely difficult to obtain reasonable fees for images used in the vast majority of CD-ROM consumer products.

Agency Consolidations

By Jim Pickerell | 502 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
Visual Communications Group in London acquires Bavaria in Germany. Index Stock in New York acquires Profiles West.

Future of Clip

By Jim Pickerell | 683 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
The Future Image market research study provides some interesting information about the growth of the Clip Photo business in the CD-ROM environment.

Corbis

By Jim Pickerell | 3753 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
Bill Gates' stock agency (well not exactly) is growing by leaps and bounds. Find out whether this is good or bad for stock photographers.

Internet for Photographers?

By Jim Pickerell | 1437 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
Rohn Engh says the Internet is a waste of time for stock photographers. Jim Pickerell responds.

E-Wrongs about E-Rights

By Jim Pickerell | 1346 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
American Society of Journalists and Authors explains the mis- information being put out by publishers about why they can't pay for electronic rights on a usage basis.

80/20 Rule In Stock

By Jim Pickerell | 906 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
How the business maxim that ''80% of your income comes from 20% of your product applies in the stock photo business.

Crossroads

By Bob Thayer | 1977 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
Photographer Bob Thayer asks should he put images with a stock agency or look to the future and develop his own web site to sell his images? Answers from: Jim Pickerell, Jay Brousseau and Jack Hamilton.

Print Catalogs vs. Digital

By Jim Pickerell | 263 Words | Posted 2/15/1996 | Comments
Stock Connection provides comparative results of image sales after one year in Stock Workbook 8 and Stock Workbook Disc 3.

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.