Author Topic: Jon Oringer just sent me an e-mail... (Read 40295 times)

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #25 on:** October 11, 2012, 17:17 »

Quote from: Ploink on October 11, 2012, 12:50

...saying: Thank you!

He goes on to say that they will "continue to work at making Shutterstock a rewarding experience for contributors..." - considering how other places are treating their photographers lately (or not so lately), I hope he keeps his word

"Thanks for making me a couple hundred million dollars. I'm going to take five minutes and write an email that my computer will send to all of you, with no further effort on my part."

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-11/shutterstock-surges-after-ipo-priced-above-range-at-17.html?cmpid=yhoo

CD123 · « **Reply #26 on:** October 11, 2012, 17:37 »

Sure, the main shareholders and executives will now run the company to the ground, now that they have the focus of the whole stock market on them. All the doom and gloom profits, it is definitely now time to jump ship. Payout as quickly as you can and start your own agencies, because if this is how you are going on about the top earner, swim I tell ye, swim! There is no hope for us at all!!!!

qwerty · « **Reply #27 on:** October 11, 2012, 17:42 »

I got a personal invitation to the celebratory BBQ. Bring your own meat, salads provided.

loop · « **Reply #28 on:** October 11, 2012, 17:45 »

Quote from: gostwyck on October 11, 2012, 14:01

Funnily enough I don't recall getting an email from Brucie when he trousered $50M of Getty's money.

Bruce did his farewell in a very long post at the istock forums, thanking everyone, etc.

cathyslife · « **Reply #29 on:** October 11, 2012, 18:02 »

Quote from: loop on October 11, 2012, 17:45

Quote from: gostwyck on October 11, 2012, 14:01
Funnily enough I don't recall getting an email from Brucie when he trousered $50M of Getty's money.

Bruce did his farewell in a very long post at the istock forums, thanking everyone, etc.

I don't consider that personal. Not everybody reads forum posts.

loop · « **Reply #30 on:** October 11, 2012, 18:57 »

Quote from: cclapper on October 11, 2012, 18:02

Quote from: loop on October 11, 2012, 17:45
Quote from: gostwyck on October 11, 2012, 14:01
Funnily enough I don't recall getting an email from Brucie when he trousered $50M of Getty's money.

Bruce did his farewell in a very long post at the istock forums, thanking everyone, etc.

I don't consider that personal. Not everybody reads forum posts.

But everyone CAN read the forums.

klsbear · « **Reply #31 on:** October 11, 2012, 20:36 »

Quote from: sjlocke on October 11, 2012, 17:17

Quote from: Ploink on October 11, 2012, 12:50
...saying: Thank you!

He goes on to say that they will "continue to work at making Shutterstock a rewarding experience for contributors..." - considering how other places are treating their photographers lately (or not so lately), I hope he keeps his word

"Thanks for making me a couple hundred million dollars. I'm going to take five minutes and write an email that my computer will send to all of you, with no further effort on my part."

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-11/shutterstock-surges-after-ipo-priced-above-range-at-17.html?cmpid=yhoo

Took about a much effort as today's HQ Update at iS, yet somehow managed to convey a much more optimistic, appreciative and hopeful message that didn't leave you with a sick feeling in your stomach.

click_click · « **Reply #32 on:** October 11, 2012, 20:36 »

Quote from: loop on October 11, 2012, 17:45

Quote from: gostwyck on October 11, 2012, 14:01
Funnily enough I don't recall getting an email from Brucie when he trousered $50M of Getty's money.

Bruce did his farewell in a very long post at the istock forums, thanking everyone, etc.

Sorry, but that's not the same than sending the message to every single contributor's email.

It's really not the same.

I'm not saying that Bruce wasn't as sincere about it - I just think that it does have a more personal touch receiving this message in your personal email account rather than only being visible to the forum readers.

It's a massive difference.

stockastic · « **Reply #33 on:** October 11, 2012, 20:53 »

Quote from: klsbear on October 11, 2012, 20:36

Quote from: sjlocke on October 11, 2012, 17:17
Quote from: Ploink on October 11, 2012, 12:50
...saying: Thank you!

He goes on to say that they will "continue to work at making Shutterstock a rewarding experience for contributors..." - considering how other places are treating their photographers lately (or not so lately), I hope he keeps his word

"Thanks for making me a couple hundred million dollars. I'm going to take five minutes and write an email that my computer will send to all of you, with no further effort on my part."

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-11/shutterstock-surges-after-ipo-priced-above-range-at-17.html?cmpid=yhoo

Took about a much effort as today's HQ Update at iS, yet somehow managed to convey a much more optimistic, appreciative and hopeful message that didn't leave you with a sick feeling in your stomach.

It did all that, without actually involving anything of even token value to contributors. A warm thanks indeed.

click_click · « **Reply #34 on:** October 11, 2012, 21:06 »

Most importantly SS simply performs!

Let actions follow your words and your reputation will grow.

IS managed to drive things straight into the crapper - sorry but that's been established.

SS is now operating on a new level and we will see how things pan out.

Judging from prior business decisions Jon has made, I feel much more confident that he knows what's going on with his company compared to ANY other microstock agency.

Once SS drops to 2nd or third place on the right hand side, we can discuss this issue again. For now I'm doing just fine with SS's business operations.

velocicarpo · « **Reply #35 on:** October 11, 2012, 21:26 »

Quote from: ruxpriencdiam on October 11, 2012, 15:08

A mass produced mass mailing sent to all 35,000 of us.

Same thing for everyone made by the mail dept by order of Jon to be sent to all.

Yes it was nice to get one but I would prefer and think most here would as well think that perhaps it is time for some type of a small raise for all of us 35,000 unique and talented artists.

+1. Actually I was skiping the text half way through and was surprised not to find any "goody" like a raise or some minor benefit....

Tryingmybest · « **Reply #36 on:** October 11, 2012, 22:32 »

Well stated. THey need to share the profits a little bit more.

Quote from: ruxpriencdiam on October 11, 2012, 15:08

A mass produced mass mailing sent to all 35,000 of us.

Same thing for everyone made by the mail dept by order of Jon to be sent to all.

Yes it was nice to get one but I would prefer and think most here would as well think that perhaps it is time for some type of a small raise for all of us 35,000 unique and talented artists.

Yes

Ploink · « **Reply #37 on:** October 11, 2012, 23:24 »

Quote from: sjlocke on October 11, 2012, 17:17

Quote from: Ploink on October 11, 2012, 12:50
...saying: Thank you!

He goes on to say that they will "continue to work at making Shutterstock a rewarding experience for contributors..." - considering how other places are treating their photographers lately (or not so lately), I hope he keeps his word

"Thanks for making me a couple hundred million dollars. I'm going to take five minutes and write an email that my computer will send to all of you, with no further effort on my part."

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-11/shutterstock-surges-after-ipo-priced-above-range-at-17.html?cmpid=yhoo

Pah, you're just envious that we get e-mails from the bigwig, while all you have is Lobo...

Karimala · « **Reply #38 on:** October 12, 2012, 00:20 »

Hmm...my email hasn't arrived yet.

sharpshot · « **Reply #39 on:** October 12, 2012, 01:45 »

Nice to get the email but I would rather have some free shares. They could give their contributors 5% of the company. If they split that between the top 1,000 contributors, it would be a nice gesture and an incentive to keep working with SS.

qwerty · « **Reply #40 on:** October 12, 2012, 03:36 »

Quote from: sharpshot on October 12, 2012, 01:45

Nice to get the email but I would rather have some free shares. They could give their contributors 5% of the company. If they split that between the top 1,000 contributors, it would be a nice gesture and an incentive to keep working with SS.

5% of the company ? It would be good but I doubt that someones going to give $25m as a good gesture.

OM · « **Reply #41 on:** October 12, 2012, 06:40 »

As if to prep me for the IPO email, I had a BDE on SS the day before the IPO with 19 dl's of which 3 were ODD's..........that may not sound a lot but I only have 100 images there. So, I'm a fan and the letter was a nice gesture.
(When you're used to FT, anything is a vast improvement).

sharpshot · « **Reply #42 on:** October 12, 2012, 07:27 »

Quote from: qwerty on October 12, 2012, 03:36

Quote from: sharpshot on October 12, 2012, 01:45
Nice to get the email but I would rather have some free shares. They could give their contributors 5% of the company. If they split that between the top 1,000 contributors, it would be a nice gesture and an incentive to keep working with SS.

5% of the company ? It would be good but I doubt that someones going to give $25m as a good gesture.

If it helps increase the share price for the remaining 95% of the shares, it would be money well spent. I know its not likely to happen but the best way to get me interested in microstock again would be to give me some financial incentive. The big site owners have all become wealthy while the contributors that have made it possible are finding it harder to make money. It was nice to get the email but it doesn't change my pessimism about the future of microstock.

mtkang · « **Reply #43 on:** October 12, 2012, 10:58 »

hi gostwyck, thanks for the link.. it is quite interesting to know it started as his own channel to provide photos..

Quote from: gostwyck on October 11, 2012, 13:56

Quote from: mtkang on October 11, 2012, 13:45
so shutterstock was started as a website to sell his own image..so he is the first contributor, i wonder does his portfolio still in shutterstock?

Here;

http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-81p1.html

Jon used to have about 15K images there but his port is now much smaller. He was originally listed as 'Shutterstock' rather than JEO and, slightly strangely, is actually contributor #81. Maybe that was his lucky number or something.

sgoodwin4813 · « **Reply #44 on:** October 12, 2012, 11:47 »

Quote from: sharpshot on October 12, 2012, 01:45

Nice to get the email but I would rather have some free shares.

+1
The e-mail was great and I think he does appreciate his contributors. However, it was a missed opportunity to offer us all stock options based on number of sales or something - then we could all be owner-contributors with a real stake in the future of the company. That would be the ultimate expression of appreciation.

gostwyck · « **Reply #45 on:** October 12, 2012, 12:04 »

Quote from: sgoodwin4813 on October 12, 2012, 11:47

However, it was a missed opportunity to offer us all stock options based on number of sales or something - then we could all be owner-contributors with a real stake in the future of the company. That would be the ultimate expression of appreciation.

He might still do that as he still owns 56% of the shares. It's quite possible that, at some time in the future, he could offer stock to contributors at a discounted rate. It has to be one step at a time though and the stock first needs to establish it's market worth. They are down a bit on early trading today;

http://www.google.co.uk/finance?client=ob&q=NYSE:SSTK

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #46 on:** October 12, 2012, 12:24 »

I'd rather have a raise than stock in the company. I don't see SS, good as they are, as another amazon that can expand broadly into a range of businesses. It's a good business, but I think the potential for huge profit growth - unless they acquire Getty & co from Carlyle Group and the unpleasant Mr. Klein - is limited.

Even upping our earnings a small amount per sale would be a very nice thank-you. And I did think the letter was a classy gesture - although putting in the contributor name would have been the cherry on the cupcake

dacasdo · « **Reply #47 on:** October 12, 2012, 13:00 »

Download of 2 photos per second.....Thats a big league, wow!

cathyslife · « **Reply #48 on:** October 12, 2012, 17:30 »

I don't know about anyone else, and it could just be luck, but I have had a couple of good days since the announcement...even got an EL today. Keep it coming, it will almost be like a raise.

gostwyck · « **Reply #49 on:** October 12, 2012, 18:14 »

Quote from: cclapper on October 12, 2012, 17:30

I don't know about anyone else, and it could just be luck, but I have had a couple of good days since the announcement...even got an EL today. Keep it coming, it will almost be like a raise.

Tell me about it! SS has been going insane for me this month. I'm actually on target for a BME in October ... by a ridiculous 30%! In the last hour I've just sold a very simple image for $71 commission with another of those 'Single & Other Downloads' licenses. Hope it keeps up!

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