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Title: What is No.3 MacroStock?
Post by: williamju on March 07, 2011, 23:08
In terms of the poll on right side of this forum, microstock ranks are:

No.1 -- ShutterStock
No.2 -- iStockPhoto
No.3 -- Dreamstime

Alghough I believe iStock is the No.1 in terms of revenue.

But my question is, what is the No.3 MacroStock site:

No.1 -- GettyImages (no doubt)
No.2 -- Corbis
No.3 -- Inmagine?

Anybody know the answer?
Title: Re: What is No.3 MacroStock?
Post by: PeterChigmaroff on March 08, 2011, 01:10
Probably either Masterfile or agefotostock.
Title: Re: What is No.3 MacroStock?
Post by: Phil on March 08, 2011, 01:34
alamy?
Title: Re: What is No.3 MacroStock?
Post by: williamju on March 08, 2011, 05:28
Quote from: Phil on March 08, 2011, 01:34
alamy?

I heard that Alamy is smaller than iStock in terms of revenue.
Title: Re: What is No.3 MacroStock?
Post by: grp_photo on March 08, 2011, 06:09
Quote from: williamju on March 08, 2011, 05:28
Quote from: Phil on March 08, 2011, 01:34
alamy?

I heard that Alamy is smaller than iStock in terms of revenue.
So what? I'm very sure that the number three macro-site is smaller in revenue than iStock, I'm just not sure what the number three macro-site is, maybe AGE. Anyway there is a huge gap between Getty and Corbis and the number three.
Title: Re: What is No.3 MacroStock?
Post by: williamju on March 08, 2011, 09:34
Quote from: grp_photo on March 08, 2011, 06:09
Quote from: williamju on March 08, 2011, 05:28
Quote from: Phil on March 08, 2011, 01:34
alamy?

I heard that Alamy is smaller than iStock in terms of revenue.
So what? I'm very sure that the number three macro-site is smaller in revenue than iStock, I'm just not sure what the number three macro-site is, maybe AGE. Anyway there is a huge gap between Getty and Corbis and the number three.

OK, then there's no No.3, it's interesting. 

In micro world, at least there are big4 and middle tier, but in macro world, it is difficult even to find No.3.

What a industry!  Is there another industry like this which can not identify No.3?
Title: Re: What is No.3 MacroStock?
Post by: Danicek on March 08, 2011, 09:41
^^^ There are certainly other industries with two leading companies. How about PC CPUs? Or PC GPUs?
Title: Re: What is No.3 MacroStock?
Post by: williamju on March 08, 2011, 09:48
Quote from: Danicek on March 08, 2011, 09:41
^^^ There are certainly other industries with two leading companies. How about PC CPUs? Or PC GPUs?

yes, intel and AMD, but they are in high tech industry.

 :) gather a lot of creative images could be much harder than high tech
Title: Re: What is No.3 MacroStock?
Post by: MikLav on March 08, 2011, 09:55
Quote from: Danicek on March 08, 2011, 09:41
^^^ There are certainly other industries with two leading companies. How about PC CPUs? Or PC GPUs?

Coca-Cola and Pepsi ?
Boeing and Airbus ?
P&G and Unilever
... etc

and there are even industries with a single leader, e.g. Walmart

(that is a useful reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_by_revenue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_by_revenue))
Title: Re: What is No.3 MacroStock?
Post by: gemmy12 on November 29, 2011, 03:08
hello friends...
I am trying to make alive almost a dead thread... ;)
Has Alamy no place in top 3 macro sites..? Is Getty really better than alamy ?
Title: Re: What is No.3 MacroStock?
Post by: lagereek on November 29, 2011, 03:18
No 3,  is, Mickey Mouse, INC.
Title: Re: What is No.3 MacroStock?
Post by: Mr. Stock on November 29, 2011, 09:40
My best guess is
Getty
Corbis
Masterfile
Title: Re: What is No.3 MacroStock?
Post by: gemmy12 on November 29, 2011, 10:26
Quote from: Mr. Stock on November 29, 2011, 09:40
My best guess is
Getty
Corbis
Masterfile
thank you Mr stock. Does alamy not stand anywhere ?
Another question. Which macro site does sell contributors photo more frequently ?
Title: Re: What is No.3 MacroStock?
Post by: grp_photo on November 29, 2011, 14:15
From my sales through sub-agencies which sells through pretty all macro agencies (including Getty and Corbis) I would say for the stuff they market (commercial RF) there is no clear third place there are many (at least ten) in the same league. Inmagine is certainly not worse than Masterfile nor is Alamy or Plainpicture etc. and the gap between Getty and Corbis is shrinking IMHO.
Title: Re: What is No.3 MacroStock?
Post by: wut on January 18, 2012, 08:57
From what I can understand masterfile is an exclusive agency, like Getty, or am I missing something? Age fotostock seems to be invite only, since I can't find a way to register as a photographer (there's just a log in screen).

Which agencies are best to sell lifestyle photos at? I'm trying to register at Inmagine, but the initial photos registration step seems to be broken...