Author Topic: Microstock Expo 2013 Agency List (Read 5924 times)

Cricket · « **on:** November 13, 2013, 02:12 »

Hi Everyone

Just curious... does anyone have a list of all the microstock agencies that are going to be at this meeting?

Cricket

admin edit: changed subject to be more descriptive

leaf · « **Reply #1 on:** November 13, 2013, 03:54 »

Canva
Depositphotos
Clashshot (depositphotos)
EyeEm
Envati
Foap
Fotolia
fStock
iBudgetPhoto
ImageDB
ImagineChina
Mint Images
MostPhotos
MotionElements
PantherMedia
PhotoStockMexico
Lori
Pitopia
Pixta
Pond5
ShotShop
Shutterstock
StockFood
Stocksy
TheWorldofPictures
Uberstock
Westend61
YooniqImages

++ more
I'm almost certain there must be a few more because I'm constantly thinking of new ones that I forgot and adding them.

cobalt · « **Reply #2 on:** November 13, 2013, 05:42 »

what about istock?

leaf · « **Reply #3 on:** November 13, 2013, 06:45 »

Quote from: cobalt on November 13, 2013, 05:42

what about istock?

Good question. Do you know who is coming from there? There isn't anyone on the speaker list and the contact list that was shared doesn't have anyone on it either?!

leaf · « **Reply #4 on:** November 13, 2013, 06:48 »

just got the official word from Lee. Nobody from iStock is coming

They closed their office in Berlin so perhaps it was more effort than they wanted to exert. too bad. They are a sponsor however - nice to see that.

ShadySue · « **Reply #5 on:** November 13, 2013, 06:49 »

They consider themselves Midstock nowadays.

Interesting list, at least half of which I've never heard of.

leaf · « **Reply #6 on:** November 13, 2013, 07:23 »

Quote from: ShadySue on November 13, 2013, 06:49

They consider themselves Midstock nowadays.

Interesting list, at least half of which I've never heard of.

Yeah, it looks like quite a few of those are German companies.. understandably

cobalt · « **Reply #7 on:** November 13, 2013, 08:07 »

Is anybody coming from Getty? I can't believe they have completly abandoned the German market to the competition. What kind of signal are they sending to the exclusive German artists?

Fotolia and SS have offices and sales teams in Germany and the 300 million dollar istock business has no official represantation in the German language market with it's 100 million people?

What about istock and Getty's future in Europe?

I really don't understand their strategy. Is all their income going into servicing their debts?

I'm really confused...

Cricket · « **Reply #8 on:** November 13, 2013, 08:16 »

Hi Leaf

Thanks for the list... I couldn't get that information from the expo people... they told me I had to attend if I wanted to know!

Cricket

luissantos84 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 13, 2013, 09:07 »

why would iStock go anyway? just amazing!

no worries guys, Yuri and AndresR as exlusives will reply to iStock questions

ShadySue · « **Reply #10 on:** November 13, 2013, 09:13 »

Quote from: leaf on November 13, 2013, 07:23

Quote from: ShadySue on November 13, 2013, 06:49
They consider themselves Midstock nowadays.

Interesting list, at least half of which I've never heard of.

Yeah, it looks like quite a few of those are German companies.. understandably

I wonder how many other little micro companies there are around, e.g. n the UK, which I/most of us have never heard of. And whether they're worth even considering.

leaf · « **Reply #11 on:** November 13, 2013, 09:57 »

Quote from: Cricket on November 13, 2013, 08:16

Hi Leaf

Thanks for the list... I couldn't get that information from the expo people... they told me I had to attend if I wanted to know!

Cricket

I can't say if that is a complete list however... I am just posting what is public info. There may be other agencies that attend that didn't want to be on the contact list and aren't speaking.

ShadySue · « **Reply #12 on:** November 13, 2013, 09:59 »

Quote from: Cricket on November 13, 2013, 08:16

Hi Leaf

Thanks for the list... I couldn't get that information from the expo people... they told me I had to attend if I wanted to know!

Cricket

H*ck, L*bo must be moonlighting as their visitor experience manager.

gostwyck · « **Reply #13 on:** November 13, 2013, 11:31 »

Quote from: cobalt on November 13, 2013, 08:07

Is anybody coming from Getty? I can't believe they have completly abandoned the German market to the competition. What kind of signal are they sending to the exclusive German artists?

Fotolia and SS have offices and sales teams in Germany and the 300 million dollar istock business has no official represantation in the German language market with it's 100 million people?

What about istock and Getty's future in Europe?

I really don't understand their strategy. Is all their income going into servicing their debts?

I'm really confused...

I actually doubt that Istock are still a '$300M business' nowadays. They've been shedding staff and shrinking for at least a couple of years now. The closing of the Berlin office was just part of that. I guess they must have decided that the costs of running it weren't justified by whatever revenue it generated.

mlwinphoto · « **Reply #14 on:** November 13, 2013, 15:58 »

I'm pretty sure Macrografiks will be there.

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