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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: Sean Locke Photography on August 21, 2014, 07:32

Title: iStock kills off referral program
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on August 21, 2014, 07:32

I don't know if they ever got it working, but :
http://app.e.gettyimages.com/e/es?s=2768&e=420152&elq=4f90088ee3a7462d8fea4db92088af43 (http://app.e.gettyimages.com/e/es?s=2768&e=420152&elq=4f90088ee3a7462d8fea4db92088af43)

Title: Re: iStock kills off referral program
Post by: ShadySue on August 21, 2014, 07:36

We had an email on 14th telling us that was ending and an affiliate program was starting.

Which may or may not be related to us now having a Membership ID on our home page (only visible to us, i.e. we can't see anyone else's).

Title: Re: iStock kills off referral program
Post by: Hobostocker on August 21, 2014, 08:48

i think this signals that something big is going on behind the curtains.

i see only one possible outcome : IS being merged into a cheap getty collection, a small change in pricing, and some cosmetic fixes.

Title: Re: iStock kills off referral program
Post by: Goofy on August 21, 2014, 08:55

Quote from: Hobostocker on August 21, 2014, 08:48

i think this signals that something big is going on behind the curtains.

i see only one possible outcome : IS being merged into a cheap getty collection, a small change in pricing, and some cosmetic fixes.

That is our referral program! We are being phased into a getty lite collection  :-[

Title: Re: iStock kills off referral program
Post by: PixelBytes on August 21, 2014, 13:53

Quote from: Goofy on August 21, 2014, 08:55

Quote from: Hobostocker on August 21, 2014, 08:48

i think this signals that something big is going on behind the curtains.

i see only one possible outcome : IS being merged into a cheap getty collection, a small change in pricing, and some cosmetic fixes.

That is our referral program! We are being phased into a getty lite collection  :-[

Yes. This make sense.   Always seemed dumb to not have non-exclusive images on Getty.  They lose a lot of money that way.  I sell okay in getty 360 so there is a market for it.

Title: Re: iStock kills off referral program
Post by: cobalt on August 21, 2014, 14:12

Autumn is coming. time for stock agencies to try "new things" and to break down and become unusable in the most important buying season.....

Title: Re: iStock kills off referral program
Post by: ShadySue on August 21, 2014, 14:32

Quote from: cobalt on August 21, 2014, 14:12

Autumn is coming. time for stock agencies to try "new things" and to break down and become unusable in the most important buying season.....

I think that's just iStock.

Title: Re: iStock kills off referral program
Post by: kayann on August 26, 2014, 08:14

Are you saying there will be no more istock.com, everyone will be sent to getty?