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TrendWatch Graphic Arts Dual Reports Confirms Stock Sales Still Strong Across the Board

New York, NY (ContentDesk) August 6, 2004 --
TrendWatch Graphic Arts released two new segmented reports detailing the growth, use, and acceptance of stock imagery. According to the reports, use and acceptance of stock imagery continues to rise steadily among all segments of the graphic arts, creative, publishing, and Internet communities.
From traditional rights-managed images to royalty-free versions of all styles and price ranges, to new pricing models like flat-rate, limited distribution, stock photography, illustration, and video have truly matured into a first-choice option for a wide range of graphic arts, advertising, publishing, and Internet projects. As the quality of today's stock imagery has grown, users increasingly prefer to work directly with digitally-captured or pre-scanned high-res digital images that can be injected immediately into their digital work-flows.
Stock imagery includes photography, illustration, and video, which is sold for limited use in advertising, publishing or promotional applications.

And though the rights of the imagery is retained by the stock photo provider, it allows the campaign designer or creative director to acquire just the right look, at just the right price, without the time and cost penalties of creating their own original artwork. The two TWGA reports are available for online purchase at the TWGA eStore in PDF format (http://www.trendwatchgraphicarts.com).News Highlights...* 27% of publishers plan to purchase stock illustration or clip art in the next 12 months, more than doubling to 56% among small catalogers;* 22% of Internet Designers plan to purchase royalty-free images in the next 12 months; this rises to 58% for graphic designers;* On average, creative professionals purchase 6 rights-managed images per month from the Internet versus 4 rights-managed images per month from a print catalog.Researcher's Quote..."Stock has become one of the most high-quality, easily accessible, cost-effective tools for document creators today," notes Heidi Tolliver-Nigro, TWGA Analyst. "As a result, stock photography is one of the few categories that seems to benefit whether the U.S. economy is strong or not. When the economy is good, clients do more projects, which equates to a greater need for more images.

When the economy is bad, clients do fewer projects, but tight budgets mean less money for commissioned photography and artwork, which translates to increased need for more stock photos. Thus the strength of the stock photography market."According to the Report?* PUBLISHER PLANS: 32% of publishers plan to purchase rights-managed images in the next 12 months, while 42% plan to purchase royalty-free images;* GRAPHIC ARTS PLANS: 17% of trade shops plan to purchase royalty-free images in the next year and 13% plan to purchase rights-managed images;* CREATIVE BUYS: 38% of creative professionals plan to purchase rights-managed images (rising to 48% of ad agencies) in the next 12 months; 64% plan to purchase royalty-free images and 34% plan to purchase stock illustration;* NEW PRICING MODELS: On average, creative professionals purchase five images per month using new pricing models (this rises to 7 among ad agencies);* HOLDING OUT: 27% of creative professionals say they have never used royalty-free images and never will.About the Reports?TWGA has divided its new research into two segmented reports * "Stock Images 2004: Still The One (Publishers, Graphic Arts Firms, Internet Designers)" analyzes the stock photography market from the perspective of publishers, commercial printers, trade service providers, and Internet designers (129 pages);* "Stock Images 2004: Still The One (Creative Markets)" investigates the demands, needs and wants of graphic artists and designers, ad agencies, illustrators, and commercial photographers (134 pages). Methodology?These reports were drawn from the most recent TWGA market surveys and resulting data. The "Stock Images 2004: Still The One (Publishers, Graphic Arts Firms, Internet Designers)" report is based upon the latest data from TWGA Printing #19 (Spring 2004), TWGA Publishing #15 (Summer 2003), TWGA Internet Design & Development #7 (Summer 2003). The "Stock Images 2004: Still The One (Creative Markets)" is based upon the latest data from TWGA Design & Production #17 (Winter 2003-04) and TWGA Design & Production #16 (Summer 2003), as well as comparison data taken from TWGA Design & Production #15 (Winter 2003-04).

Historical charts are taken from the TWGA Design & Production Historical Database. Additional material taken from TWGA proprietary interviews and consultant analysis.Availability...The two reports, "Stock Images 2004: Still The One (Publishers, Graphic Arts Firms, Internet Designers)" and "Stock Images 2004: Still The One (Creative Markets)" are available for purchase by visiting the secure TrendWatch Graphic Arts eStore online at www.trendwatchgraphicarts.com or by phone at 866-873-6310. The reports are available at TWGA's new pricing structure of $995.00 TWGA is offering a package price of $1,895.00 TrendWatch Graphic Arts eStore customers can download this report in PDF Acrobat format immediately after purchase.About TrendWatch Graphic Arts...TrendWatch Graphic Arts specializes in the assessment of trends and changes in graphic communications markets by providing timely and strategic information, hard-hitting market analysis and concise expert opinion. The reports have earned the reputation for containing the most reliable and timely industry intelligence in the graphic arts and graphic design marketplaces. TrendWatch Graphic Arts can be reached on the web (www.trendwatchgraphicarts.com), via email (e-mail protected from spam bots) or toll-free by phone at 866-873-6310.

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Siriusware and E-Quest Announce Strategic Partnership

TAOS, New Mexico and REDMOND, Washington (ContentDesk) September 24, 2005 -- Siriusware?, (www.siriusware.com) the leader in ticketing, point-of-sale (POS), and guest relationship management (CRM) software for ski resort and recreational facilities; and E-Quest, Inc. (www.e-quest.com), a leading developer of interactive solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to offer Skiosk™ to Siriusware customers throughout North America."Siriusware is committed to delivering reliable and innovative solutions to its clients," said Mark Danemann, Siriusware's President and CEO. "Our partnership with E-Quest expands this commitment by offering a cost-effective solution that enhances both the skier's experience and the resort's bottom-line."Initially focused on self-service ticketing that allows skiers to avoid the ticket counter...

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Selecting Good Stock Photography in the Age of Digital

The business of stock photography has drastically changed over the last few years. Ten years ago, selecting photographs for your brochure or newsletter meant spending hours pouring over stock photography catalogs and ordering photo research to find the exact image. When the order came in a giant overnight package, designers would spread transparencies out on the light table, squinting through a magnifying loop to check every detail. Enter the digital age. High speed Internet connections.

CD's. Searchable Archives. Royalty-free stock. These elements have changed the face of communication design forever. The quality, quantity, affordability and accessibility of stock imagery have made it the resource of choice for many organizations.

The advantages of instantaneous access to searchable archives of good images are numerous.

Speed :: We can never have enough of it. Search. Download. Import. It's remarkable.
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How to Waste Money and Annoy Potential Customers

Why do some companies bid on keywords for products they don't even sell? Or fail to provide the basic information people need to make the decision to buy? Here's a cautionary tale-- with a happy ending. Has this ever happened to you? I'm looking online for lamp shades. I go to Google and click on the top Sponsored Link in the right column: Expo.com. I'm taken to their "Lighting and Fans" page. There are 29 links in the left navigation, but no lamp shades.

So I do a keyword search. Products Found = 0. All I can do is wonder why they wasted my time and their money, and move on to the next ad. Close, but no cigar. Clicking on the second ad takes me to a home page with a "Shades" tab.

I click on that and arrive on a page with information about sizes and a link to the lamp shade collection. I start browsing and find one I'm interested in. The text instructs me to "Click on lamp image for detail." I guess they mean lamp shade image. I...

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Siriusware and E-Quest Announce Strategic Partnership

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Romantic Safety NET: How to Look for Love Online

(ContentDesk) April 22, 2004 -- With 50 million singles in the US jumping online to find their soul mate, let Liz H. Kelly, Dating Coach and Author of SMART Man Hunting, share advice tips for how to be smart, safe and romantic when looking for love online. (As featured in a USA TODAY cover story this week - Liz's 5 internet dating safety tips and Dating Coaching client, Bill Logue, who had a LookBetterOnline.com Photo Makeover, were in the story called, "Truth in Advertising hits Internet Dating" on 04/20/04).Let Liz help daters find love online with advice tips for how to1. Make Great First Online Impressions2. Put Your Best Face Online3.

Use a KISS Strategy for First Dates4. How to Identify "The One"5. Leave Room for RomanceWhy Liz? - Based on interviews with hundreds of active internet daters for her dating book, SMART Man Hunting, Liz developed these Romantic Safety Net guidelines to help singles be successful online. In addition to these interviews, she personally tested...

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Amiglia.com: Social Software for Parents & Family

New York City, NY (ContentDesk) April 27, 2006 -- Amiglia.com is launching this month promising a truly amazing photo and social software technology for families. The site has been an immediate hit with the blogging community reaching LifeHacker.com, ParentHacks.com, BloggingBaby.com and dozens of others across the world.
"Amiglia.com is an indispensable site for the modern family" WWWhats New Web 2.0 site. Amiglia is focused on family networks, tying a visual and interactive family tree with an elegant online photo album. It makes it easy to connect nuclear and distant family, discover and archive old photos of common relatives and keep up to date with each other.

The site includes a family calendar, birthday email reminders, family facebook, mp3 uploads for slideshows, video uploads, favorite recipes, family stories and bios, trip/vacation maps and powerful photo tagging and search."One of my faves is the kids game called Who's That - it's a great way insure that...

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Your Digital Photo Says it All

A picture may say a thousand words. Sometimes even if without verbal information there is already an exchange of thoughts and attributes. As a result, it is applicable to have the developments that way to give break with digital photo printing. To achieve the versatile and easy-to-use way of printing avail of the latest digital photo printer ready to be used just for you and your growing needs. Take note that if the digital photo printer will be compatible to use with different kinds of camera the better.

Nowadays it is necessary to be practical in any ways.Most of the cameras on the market are packed with their own software. Sony and Kodak cams are just two of the cameras that are virtually packed and the majority of its users find the software satisfying and efficient but incomplete when it comes to their skill of using it. What does the software can do for you?The software can basically provide you with a slick camera that simply allow you to dump the photos of onto your hard...

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