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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: Jo Ann Snover on November 10, 2012, 09:49

Title: PP sales for October have started showing up!!
Post by: Jo Ann Snover on November 10, 2012, 09:49
It's November 10th and I'm pleased, if somewhat surprised, to see the PP sales for October start to get added to my balance this morning. How nice to see something happening there in a timely manner :)
Title: Re: PP sales for October have started showing up!!
Post by: Mantis on November 10, 2012, 12:08
Well you made me check and they are indeed rolling in.  But by checking I just noticed a whopping $2.88 EL sales.  What . is up with that?
Title: Re: PP sales for October have started showing up!!
Post by: Blammo on November 10, 2012, 13:11
Had a EL for $3.90  yesterday :'(
Title: Re: PP sales for October have started showing up!!
Post by: WarrenPrice on November 10, 2012, 19:35
Shocked.  iS is posting results before StockXpert.  Doesn't that arouse suspicions?   :P ;D
Title: Re: PP sales for October have started showing up!!
Post by: Suljo on November 10, 2012, 21:05
Seams some things works better without Pederiko De Mexico  ;D
Title: Re: PP sales for October have started showing up!!
Post by: qwerty on November 11, 2012, 05:14
egad !
Title: Re: PP sales for October have started showing up!!
Post by: fotografer on November 11, 2012, 12:25
Maybe they are feeling guilty about how late they were last month.
Oh no can't be that I forgot they haven't got a conscience!!!!
Title: Re: PP sales for October have started showing up!!
Post by: Suljo on November 11, 2012, 17:16
Maybe they are feeling guilty about how late they were last month.
Oh no can't be that I forgot they haven't got a conscience!!!!

Do you really think that they know what term "feeling guilty" means?!
You will see this month they will be late with stats from StockExpert  :o
Title: Re: PP sales for October have started showing up!!
Post by: RacePhoto on November 11, 2012, 21:55
First time online today and checking before I came here. There's one for IS and Gomer Pyle. "Surprise, surprise, surprise!"
Title: Re: PP sales for October have started showing up!!
Post by: Jo Ann Snover on November 19, 2012, 02:06
I came upon this blog entry today where Getty is talking up Thinkstock subscriptions (http://www.gettyimagesaffiliates.com/why-buy-an-image-subscription). At the end they say they're offering 67% off monthly subscription prices through the end of 2012.

Although what they pay contributors is too low, it's unconnected to the price they charge buyers, so in this case, if the promo brings in lots of new buyers, there's the potential for us to see a boost in PP sales for December. The only possible wrinkle would be if the business transferred from SS subscriptions, but I'm guessing it's more likely it'd be from other Getty sources.

Not sure if the discount means they aren't getting the customers they want for Thinkstock or they are seeing growth and are hoping to boost it further by making it cheap to try for a month.