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« on: October 03, 2011, 16:26 »
Folks,
After carefully considering your feedback, we've decided to focus on retail pricing rather than commissions. Most of the photographers that we have spoken to agree that destructive retail pricing is not good for the industry. We have worked with industry leaders such as Yuri Arcurs and Mark Butler (Monkey Business) to convince agencies like deposit photos to sell at sustainable prices reflected by the current online market leaders. We applaud their recent success and hope the trend will continue. We encourage all photographers with portfolios on this and similar sites to do the same.
Based on your feedback, we've modified our rule to allow Fotolia to decrease retail pricing to the lowest tier, if a photographer's images are being sold on other sites for significantly less, **without** modifying the royalty levels.
Please note that this rule only applies to Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, and Diamond ranked images that are non-exclusive, and selling at prices above the standard XS price. No changes will occur without prior communications with the artist.
Chad Bridwell
Director of Operations
Fotolia.com
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« on: September 29, 2011, 14:44 »
Folks,
I am not looking to argue the merits or downfalls of Fotolia or any
other agency. And Fotolia is not telling you to stop submitting images
to these lower priced agencies. Just do not expect us to sell their
same images at a higher price. We will no longer allow this to happen.
In a market where there is a good supply of high quality content,
Fotolia is trying to avoid reducing our retail prices.
Now if a photographer wants to remove their images or negotiate a
higher retail price with these agencies then everything remains the
same. Just beware that a few of these sites require that members keep
their images online for 1 year. We're not listing the agencies, but
some have been named here already. If you are selling images at prices
much lower than the top 4 microstock sites then you might want to
review your options.
Chad Bridwell
Director of Operations
Fotolia.com
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« on: September 27, 2011, 18:57 »
This issue is more about destructive retail pricing than it is about
commissions.
Chad
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« on: September 27, 2011, 13:37 »
Folks,
It has come to our attention that some new agencies are selling the same contributor content at prices far less than most other microstock agencies. We feel that this is bad for both photographers and stock agencies. We do understand photographers are free to choose their own destiny in a free market economy, and our intention in these actions is to encourage everyone to support fair pricing for customers and commissions for contributors. Only a handful of sites and contributors have been identified thus far, and we will communicate with them before taking any action.
By sponsoring and uploading to sites that undercut prices, photographers put the whole industry in jeopardy - and we feel our duty is to take action. If the community agrees with our approach, the status quo remains. If the community wants to place down pressure on pricing, we'll adjust accordingly, as a measure to be fair and respectful to our costumers and stay competitive. Keep in mind that when rankings drop, the ability to charge more for images goes away - and that hurts everyone's bottom line, including ours.
Chad Bridwell
Director of Operations
Fotolia.com
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« on: January 18, 2007, 12:19 »
Hi Tom,
How are you. I don't remember your exact login so I can't see your history but I do remember the events. We did discover the problem and fixed the error. I think we even replaced the credits. PLEASE let me know if we did not add the credits back to your account, I am happy to take care of it personally.
Sales are kind of interesting. So many photographers are doing really well. You might want to take a look at the way you keyword your images. The most important keywords should go first. I can take a look at your account if you provide me your porfolio id or login name.
Fotolia will miss you if you leave. I would like you to stay. Lets see what we can do to improve your image sales.
Chad Bridwell
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« on: October 31, 2006, 01:16 »
Hi Tom,
Give me a call on Tuesday and I am sure we can sort this out. Mistakes can happen but I have the ability to make corrections if needed. Hopefully I can change your impression of Fotolia.
Chad Bridwell
Director of US Operations
Fotolia.com
718-577-1321
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« on: September 28, 2006, 18:18 »
Don't worry we will take care of this immediately.
Chad Bridwell
Fotolia.com
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« on: August 15, 2006, 14:25 »
Hi guys. We entered the deal with our eyes wide open. We have put into place an agreement that protects Fotolia and the photographer. I think it is better to have a secure deal than to have nothing. Nothing would have stopped Template Monster from coming to Fotolia and purchasing an extended license. At least now they are monitored and we are able to get a better deal for our photographers.
In any case if the deal goes bad we can and will pull out.
Chad Bridwell
Fotolia.com
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