Author Topic: PP Sales Anxiety (Read 99854 times)

ShadySue · « **Reply #76 on:** July 02, 2013, 14:29 »

Lobo promised to post an update 'this morning'.
Just another iS pie crust, as it's now 13:28 in iStockland.
Same promise was made re Getty payments to exclusives and as of this moment, nada.

tab62 · « **Reply #77 on:** July 02, 2013, 15:25 »

I am sure the flood there has a lot to do with the delay- not sure about their office condition but a lot of repairs are being done in Calgary...

BaldricksTrousers · « **Reply #78 on:** July 02, 2013, 15:30 »

Quote from: tab62 on July 02, 2013, 15:25

I am sure the flood there has a lot to do with the delay- not sure about their office condition but a lot of repairs are being done in Calgary...

It seems odd to make excuses for them when they haven't made those excuses for themselves. I'm sure if it were the flood behind the delay they would have said so ... in fact they actually deserve a bit of credit for not using that as an excuse since it's one of the few things that people would probably have found acceptable.

tab62 · « **Reply #79 on:** July 02, 2013, 15:40 »

I agree...

luissantos84 · « **Reply #80 on:** July 02, 2013, 15:42 »

Quote from: tab62 on July 02, 2013, 15:25

I am sure the flood there has a lot to do with the delay- not sure about their office condition but a lot of repairs are being done in Calgary...

curious they had issues (again) with PP but not with decreasing pricing for main collection

ShadySue · « **Reply #81 on:** July 02, 2013, 15:43 »

Quote from: tab62 on July 02, 2013, 15:25

I am sure the flood there has a lot to do with the delay- not sure about their office condition but a lot of repairs are being done in Calgary...

Lobo said the office wasn't in the worst area and was fine apart from a few 'more' roof leaks.
Probably some employees had flood damage at home which should be their priority, and presumably others were having problems getting in to work.

However, Lobo said the delays are due to 'errors':
http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=354644&messageid=6907588
Same message for GI sales.

ignard · « **Reply #82 on:** July 02, 2013, 15:44 »

Quote from: tab62 on July 02, 2013, 15:25

I am sure the flood there has a lot to do with the delay- not sure about their office condition but a lot of repairs are being done in Calgary...

I''m pretty sure they didn''t suffer that much because that is what they said on their own forum. Neither did most of their employees suffer.

Regular payouts went well, what could be the reason, I haven''t got a clue and neither do they because that would be to communicated right away.

Hmmm what is the interest rate at the moment?

I don''t think iS will pay a fine or interest. We are the cheapest bank out there.

Or do they have a cashflow problem at this moment?

wordplanet · « **Reply #83 on:** July 02, 2013, 16:07 »

My PP sales have exceeded my regular sales the last couple of months.

that subs are doing better with iS - at least for this non-exclusive - than anything else. Without my P+ photos - which accounted for most of my regular iS sales, it's not going to be a pretty picture.

BaldricksTrousers · « **Reply #84 on:** July 02, 2013, 23:59 »

Quote from: ignard on July 02, 2013, 15:44

Or do they have a cashflow problem at this moment?

That thought has flitted past my mind too, but I don't see how they could possibly introduce the latest revenue-destroying changes if that were the case. Mind you, in the crazy world of Getty/iStock thinking, who knows?

ignard · « **Reply #85 on:** July 03, 2013, 02:22 »

I was presuming that I was not the only one with this idea that crossed my mind.

It is wednesday 09:00 in the morning CET and still no reply from LOBO on the IS forum.

I don''t complain at the IS forum anymore because you get banned when you have a critic (enough examples from the past). What I do considder is complaining by facebook to reach as many people around the world as possible. It is a way to put some pressure on the IS board. It will reach IS/Getty shareholders, prospects, customers and contributors. Doing it all together would mean a flood of pressure on IS/Getty board.

IS only cares for:

- money.
- prospects
- customers
- bad publicity
- dogs
- the weather
- cats
- the waterlevel of chicken
- ............
- Exclusive contributors
- Indies

(Most important to IS is named first, Less important is named last)

Just my 2 cents and a laugh (though crying would be better)

Regards

Iggy

MichaelJayFoto · « **Reply #86 on:** July 03, 2013, 03:53 »

Quote from: tickstock on July 02, 2013, 14:07

Royalties are paid once a month. Royalties will be paid for the previous month by the 30th of the current month.

Add in the fact that they can't process the whole batch at once but always need five to six days, may we assume in the future that if the payout has not even started before the 25th, it will be late? Only until proven otherwise at least once, maybe...

ShadySue · « **Reply #87 on:** July 03, 2013, 04:51 »

Seems Lobo is AWOL: anyone seen any posts after this stroppy one 19 hours ago?
http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=354644&messageid=6908990

Mantis · « **Reply #88 on:** July 03, 2013, 07:37 »

Quote from: luissantos84 on July 02, 2013, 15:42

Quote from: tab62 on July 02, 2013, 15:25
I am sure the flood there has a lot to do with the delay- not sure about their office condition but a lot of repairs are being done in Calgary...

curious they had issues (again) with PP but not with decreasing pricing for main collection

I plussed you. Their actions are clearly selective. The "royalty reduction connector" is NEVER broken.

MisterElements · « **Reply #89 on:** July 03, 2013, 08:46 »

I'm thinking they will pay May and June at the same time this month.

ShadySue · « **Reply #90 on:** July 03, 2013, 08:51 »

Lobo is "waiting for word from the team rebuilding the script. I should have an ETA later this morning. I WILL be back before noon MST today."
http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=354644&messageid=6909402
Same message for GI sales report.

I'm not techie: why does the script need to be rebuilt each month (apparently)?
The delay we had two months ago on the GI report was suppposed to 'guarantee' we'd get paid on time after that.

ignard · « **Reply #91 on:** July 03, 2013, 08:55 »

The only guarantee you will get from IS is that there is no guarantee

ShadySue · « **Reply #92 on:** July 03, 2013, 08:57 »

Quote from: ignard on July 03, 2013, 08:55

The only guarantee you will get from IS is that there is no guarantee

Or their guarantees to suppliers are as valuable as their promises.

jm · « **Reply #93 on:** July 03, 2013, 10:52 »

And now for something completely different.
Payment from SS that is supposed to be paid by 15th has already appeared on my PayPal account.
These little differences...

Click Images · « **Reply #94 on:** July 03, 2013, 11:25 »

Quote from: jm on July 03, 2013, 10:52

And now for something completely different.
Payment from SS that is supposed to be paid by 15th has already appeared on my PayPal account.
These little differences...

Just as I was reading this post, my iPhone beeps and Paypal lets me know that I have received a payment from Shutterstock Images C.V.

dingles · « **Reply #95 on:** July 03, 2013, 11:26 »

In a recent interview with Brice he stated that iStock has grown much larger than the framework it was built from intended. With that I feel stems all of the technical problems. They are adding and bandaging, but in reality it should be rebuilt to accommodate all the changes over the years as well as the larger collections. Not sure why they can't rebuild and still keep the current one alive...maybe they are for all we know. Or maybe they are just milking what they can out of iStock before calling it quits...I guess we'll see.

tab62 · « **Reply #96 on:** July 03, 2013, 12:40 »

working in the technology field for over 20 years it is not uncommon for companies to ride their old systems way beyond what they should do. All about keeping costs down...

dingles · « **Reply #97 on:** July 03, 2013, 12:44 »

Quote from: tab62 on July 03, 2013, 12:40

working in the technology field for over 20 years it is not uncommon for companies to ride their old systems way beyond what they should do. All about keeping costs down...

Yeah, I completely get that.
Just offering up some insight into the many technical issues we have had over at iStock.

ignard · « **Reply #98 on:** July 03, 2013, 14:32 »

The one who knows exactly what happens with technology in the near future for lets say 3 years, Is either a fool or a drug addict. For rebuilding a core business website you need both. Milking a former investment is wise. Can''t blame IS for that. Not paying debts is a discussion of another kind

tickstock · « **Reply #99 on:** July 03, 2013, 17:19 »

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