Author Topic: New GM (Read 5149 times)

bumblebirdie · « **on:** July 24, 2013, 08:41 »

Did I miss an official announcement about the new GM at iStock?

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #1 on:** July 24, 2013, 08:47 »

Quote from: bumblebirdie on July 24, 2013, 08:41

Did I miss an official announcement about the new GM at iStock?

You missed the press release, but no one really cares, because they don't interact with the community anymore, and the admins don't even think it's important enough to post about.

bumblebirdie · « **Reply #2 on:** July 24, 2013, 09:03 »

It's eerie

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #3 on:** July 24, 2013, 09:52 »

You can read through the discussions about this on MSG here:

http://www.microstockgroup.com/istockphoto-com/new-pricing/

and here

http://www.microstockgroup.com/istockphoto-com/what-is-happening-to-istock-is-it-the-end/msg330278/#msg330278

ShadySue · « **Reply #4 on:** July 24, 2013, 10:38 »

And the ~~sycophants~~ Pollyannas here:
http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=355052&page=1

bumblebirdie · « **Reply #5 on:** July 24, 2013, 13:07 »

ha ha ok thanks.

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #6 on:** July 24, 2013, 13:15 »

Quote from: ShadySue on July 24, 2013, 10:38

And the ~~sycophants~~ Pollyannas here:
http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=355052&page=1

I hadn't read that post.

Apparently iStock is succeeding in the sycophantic comments business as it is in selling stock licenses! A grand total of 26 comments? The virtual tumbleweeds are blowing through what's left of the iStock "community"...

cthoman · « **Reply #7 on:** July 24, 2013, 13:16 »

Is the new GM me? Did I get the job and nobody told me?

ShadySue · « **Reply #8 on:** July 24, 2013, 13:41 »

Quote from: jsnover on July 24, 2013, 13:15

Quote from: ShadySue on July 24, 2013, 10:38
And the ~~sycophants~~ Pollyannas here:
http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=355052&page=1

I hadn't read that post.

Apparently iStock is succeeding in the sycophantic comments business as it is in selling stock licenses! A grand total of 26 comments? The virtual tumbleweeds are blowing through what's left of the iStock "community"...

Judging by the number of people who post here asking about an iS question which is easily found on their forums, not that many are left.

BaldricksTrousers · « **Reply #9 on:** July 24, 2013, 15:52 »

Quote from: cthoman on July 24, 2013, 13:16

Is the new GM me? Did I get the job and nobody told me?

Yes, make sure you are at the office at 8am tomorrow, sack the in-house masseuse and give hell to anyone arriving late. Then they will know you have arrived.

Red Dove · « **Reply #10 on:** July 25, 2013, 06:13 »

Rather her than me. Anyway, the To Do List (which is of course subject to change as is the person in the GM role)

- Return my sales revenue to at least 2012 levels
- Drag the PP program and your IT infrastructure into the 21st century
- Overhaul your donkey of an uploading/keywording process
- Teach your minions to engage with the community in a civilised/professional manner
- Treat us like the shareholders we are as opposed to dimwitted peasants
- Make Lobo your footstool
- Stop fiddling with the collection. It is what it is and customers pay for the image that suits their purpose/needs irrespective of whether an exclusive made it or an editor thinks its nicer than everyone else's.
- Build up a Vodka stash in the filing cabinet. You're going to need it

Feel free to add further imperatives as you wish.

gostwyck · « **Reply #11 on:** July 25, 2013, 07:01 »

Quote from: ShadySue on July 24, 2013, 10:38

And the ~~sycophants~~ Pollyannas here:
http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=355052&page=1

Hmm. Strange that the new GM hasn't even bothered to announce herself or reply to the gushing well-wishers. You'd think that as our leader she'd have a brilliant master-plan that she couldn't wait to tell us about.

No explanation as to what happened to RR either. Surely she must have been promoted to even greater heights and responsibilities, no?

It's almost as if being 'promoted' to GM at Istock has become 'the walk of death' for Getty senior executives.