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New York, NY (PRWEB) March 18, 2013

Mixed media continues to be an emerging art field. Collaboration is more common in the performing arts and IES wants to change how mixed media art is created and viewed. There are a handful of photographers like William Klein, as David Gonzalez said last week in the Lens section of the NYTimes blog, “whose creativity has been years ahead of others as a painter, photographer and filmmaker.” But there still remains huge opportunity for artists to fill that void between realism and imagination, photography and 3-dimensional items and intelligence with the obvious.

Intelligent Entertainment Solutions has been teaching professionals how to infuse their business communications with story-telling and comedy in order to better connect with their colleagues and their clients.

But recently Linda Orton had an epiphany fueled by her love of art and her desire to help some very talented artists with little business experience. For years Linda, and her ex-husband, were art buyers and frequent visitors to art shows across the country. She spoke to artists and consistently realized how ineffective their marketing and business efforts were. It was frustrating for them and she believed she could help. It was the challenge between the creativity of the right brain and the business skills of the left brain that prevented some of these incredibly talented people from getting their art into the hands of buyers.

Linda is a serial entrepreneur, a left-handed writer who plays all sports, except frisbee, right-handed. In addition to her business pursuits, her current core company, Intelligent Video Solutions, creates and markets videos for professional firms and companies, her passion is stand-up comedy, art and photography.

She also realized that bringing unique art to clients was simply an extension of the visual stories she has been telling for years through her marketing and videos.

She gathered a group of friends, all of whom were talented artists with amazing vision but little business acumen, and they agreed to be represented by Intelligent Entertainment Solutions. When the decision to do Art Expo NY became clear, the creation of new pieces and marketing began. A traditional and digital campaign ensued to reach, not only the traditional art community these artists know, but additionally the professionals who Linda traditionally works with. IES hopes these people have the interest in learning about the art and also the means to acquire them. Their goal is to educate people at the exhibit area and share with them how and why these artists have created their art.

Photographers Erin Dinan (founder of OneSandwichAtATime.com), Robert Kalman (Principal in Westchester), James Gritt (Children’s Soccer Coach) and artist, Jonathan Fritz (Full-time artist and teacher) are all excited to show their works in a commercial space. All have shown at smaller NY based art shows like Contrast, Modoma and the Empire Hotel in NY and in galleries in Brooklyn, Manhattan and in the Hudson Area, but none has taken out space at a major art show venue.

Creativity fuels people in different ways. For some, it is an emotional response, for others, it enables business challenges to be solved. A piece of art can help people focus, feel or communicate. IES wants to give that joy to people.

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) January 31, 2013

JG Real Estate, a top Philadelphia Real Estate brokerage, has already shown steady growth within the marketplace since the companys inception a little over one year ago due to their innovative advertising techniques for their apartment listings. Now, they have decided to expand even further by taking on some of the citys largest high-rise apartment buildings.

What makes an apartment building different from a condominium building is the fact that the units within are not individually owned. Instead, the entire building as a whole is owned and managed by one single organization or corporation. The apartments are leased rather than sold. Because the buildings have such a large inventory of units needing to be filled and a high turnover rate, they often cooperate with outside brokerages to advertise and fill vacancies.

These Philadelphia apartment buildings are generally serviced by larger, corporate real estate companies who have been in the city for decadesuntil now. As the demand for a competitive rental market within the city increases and as the traditional, less proactive techniques of the older brokerages become less effective, large-scale apartment buildings are reaching out to this new property management Philadelphia company for assistance. JG Real Estate has tripled its number of active listings while maintaining, and in a lot of cases exceeding, their success rate. Just because a brokerage is much larger and has been around longer does not at all mean they are more successful, says Jared Gruber, Broker and Owner of JG Real Estate, the Philadelphia property management firm. Our staff is smaller but our marketing is way more targeted, our advertising more creative and our Philadelphia rental agents more dedicated and knowledgeable.

They have already successfully leased out some of the most popular high-rises in attractive neighborhoods such as Northern Liberties, Fishtown, Rittenhouse Square and Washington Square West. JG Real Estate utilizes social media, embedded YouTube video tours and professional digital SLR photography with all of their listings at no additional cost.

Such an approach is risky, considering that there is way more competition with a non-exclusive listing agreement, but the agency isnt worried. Their Philadelphia rental agent Ariel Morgenstein adds, Were not threatened by competition; weve already proven ourselves.

(PRWEB) January 22, 2013

Thanks to Picaboo Yearbooks, parents and educators of the millions of homeschooled students across the US and Canada now have an alternative that allows every homeschooled student to create and own a yearbook.

With its easy-to-use web app, affordable flat-rate pricing structure and no minimum order requirement, Picaboo Yearbooks has opened the door for homeschools of all sizes from single learners to larger cooperative groups to have the same yearbook experience currently enjoyed by conventional schools.

For decades, traditional yearbook company policies, contracts and prices have essentially excluded homeschooled students from the yearbook experience, commented Bryan Payne, President of Picaboo Yearbooks. Thats unfair! Why should millions of homeschooled students, along with their parents and families, be denied something that their conventional school counterparts enjoy with ease? At Picaboo Yearbooks, weve leveled the playing field!

Payne also noted that parents and educators can see the yearbook creation process as a valuable learning event.

When homeschooled students create their yearbooks, theyre learning key photography, design and journalism skills. Plus, since the entire creation process is done through our easy-to-use web app, groups of students can work collaboratively even when they arent in the same room, or working at the same time. This makes the process fun, memorable, rewarding and educational too. And with collaboratively-created yearbooks, each student can personalize his or her own cover and inside pages.

Picaboo Yearbooks has also revolutionized the yearbook industry with its no-cost eYearbook. Homeschool students can enjoyably create a complete eYearbook, which can be which can be viewed on PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones. There is no obligation to print; however, students who wish to do so can order a hardcover or softcover edition without having to make any design or layout changes. Picaboo Yearbooks printed yearbook start at only $ 8.49 each.

Parents and educators of homeschooled students who want to learn more about Picaboo Yearbooks can visit http://yearbooks.picaboo.com/ or email info(at)picabooyearbooks(dot)com

About Picaboo Yearbooks

Picaboo Yearbooks is a division of Picaboo: a premier provider of photo books. Picaboo Yearbooks believes that every school and student deserves a great yearbook, and is revolutionizing the yearbook industry through easy-to-use web app technology that empowers customers to: easily collaborate and create a personalized yearbook in no time; order as few or as many yearbooks as they need for the same affordable price; and have their top quality yearbooks shipped within three weeks. Schools and other customers can also create a professional, feature-filled eYearbook at no-cost, and easily setup a storefront to sell and manage yearbook sales online. Learn more at http://yearbooks.picaboo.com/.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 17, 2012

Since their emergence in 2002, digital cameras have driven an increasingly significant portion of the Camera and Film Wholesaling industry. The novelty of being able to preview pictures at the moment they are captured and personally save and print photographs caused sales of digital cameras to rise at a rapid rate. The overwhelming success of digital cameras, however, was not enough to significantly boost industry revenue over the past five years, with the recession further dragging down the industry’s prospects. Revenue declined 2.7% and 7.9% in 2008 and 2009; and over the five years to 2012, industry revenue is expected to decline at an average annual rate of 2.3% to an estimated $ 18.4 billion. Revenue is expected to fall an additional 0.5% in 2012.

This decline was the result of a number of factors; chief among them was the recession. Falling employment and household disposable incomes caused consumers to scale back their discretionary spending, including camera and camera equipment purchases. Fewer people also took vacations; vacation picture-taking is a key driver for spending on cameras. Demand for photography services (e.g. wedding, school and family portraits) also declined, consequently lowering demand for photography supplies. Though digital cameras have become the key revenue source for the industry, their success has also hurt the industry in several ways. Analog camera sales (and film sales) have suffered at the expense of rising digital camera sales. The increasing penetration of digital cameras into US households indicates that their sales will eventually slow; IBISWorld research reveals that digital camera sales peaked in 2007, says IBISWorld industry analyst Nima Samadi. The industry has also been hurt by cell phones’ progressively higher-quality cameras, which have encouraged many consumers to abandon digital camera purchases in favor of their phone’s built-in camera.

The industry is due for a rebound, however. Demand for photography services will pick up, as will demand for cameras and camera equipment. Consumers who put off buying cameras during the recession will make their purchases as the economy continues to recover. Additionally, a growing portion of the revenue derived from digital cameras will come from replacement sales, driven by continued price drops and product innovation. The Camera and Film Wholesaling industry is highly fragmented, with a large number of small and independent players that supply their goods locally. According to Samadi to this end, the top four players are expected to account for less than 5.0% of the market share in 2012, indicating low industry concentration. Nonetheless, industry concentration has been rising in the five years to 2012. In the face of falling demand and profitability, industry players have been increasingly consolidating to pool their resources and gain access to a larger customer base. Firms with a global footprint and broad customer and supplier bases are expected to do relatively well, and these firms are expected to grow both organically and through acquisitions. Over the five years 2017, additional merger and acquisition activity is expected to cause further industry concentration over this period. For more information, visit IBISWorlds Camera and Film Wholesaling in the US industry report page.

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This industry wholesales photographic equipment and supplies (except office equipment), including digital cameras, photofinishing equipment, photographic film, television cameras and projection equipment. This industry does not wholesale photocopying equipment, microfilm equipment or household video cameras.

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Thomson, IL (PRWEB) December 22, 2012

This week Coupe DeVille joins hosts, Bill Heid and Bob Whitten to play some very special Christmas music. This band is known for their 50s and 60s style of music and put their very own unique spin on some Christmas classics. During the show Heid and Whitten are also joined by Store Manager James Traver for an Item of the Week, Senior Botanist Nick Huizenga for a gardening/seed report, and Aaron Fullan to give his own Bait Shop Todd rendition.

This variety show covers a buffet of topics and the audience has no idea where the show is going next.

We do stuff like this all the time. These types of things are not out of the ordinary with this group. We have fun but we also really concentrate on sending a message, said Bill Heid, owner of The Heirloom Market & Café.

Coupe DeVille was the main attraction throughout the show. Heid and Whitten presented the group with the challenge of playing some acoustic versions of some very traditional Christmas songs. Whitten goes on to point out that this band is used to playing popular 50s and 60s music with the support of their high-powered electric equipment.

When Heid and Whitten presented the challenge, Coupe DeVille gladly accepted. During the show, Coupe DeVille cranked out Christmas hits like White Christmas and Little Drummer Boy. To get them back to something more in line to what they are used to, they finished off their set with Jingle Bell Rock.

Whitten said, We presented them with this contest, they took it, and they ran. I was blown away with what they gave us considering how far from their norm this was. I have always been a big fan of this band and I loved what they did with these classic Christmas songs.

The Old Time Heirloom Hour is a variety show that will send its viewers in all kinds of directions but will generally center around one sound message or theme.

They [Heid and Whitten] have a strange way of bringing you farther and farther from the theme and then before you know it, you have made a full circle and you are back to the point they were first making. I love the show, it keeps me on my toes, said Tom Chrisman, the show’s director of photography.

Los Angeles, Calif. (PRWEB) January 01, 2013

The FanBlaze social network offers something new and innovative in crowdfundingthe site will benefit filmmakers, artists and musicians with their fans in a whole new way of engagement. “I like to suggest it’s equatable to frequent- flyer-miles for fans, meets, network-marketing for creatives,” says CEO and Founder of WorldFlix, Brad Listermann. Mr. Listermann added, We believe FanBlaze will greatly enhance the WorldFlix bottom line with revenue in the millions.

FanBlaze intends to be the one stop shop for filmmakers, musicians and artists seeking funding, fan-base building and distribution. FanBlaze employs crowdfunding, which has recently become a proven method of raising money for projects. Crowdfunding allows people to raise the funds they need to fund their passions. It requires little to no funding if creatives raise enough money and set realistic funding goals. The method puts funding into hyperdrive, giving artists, filmmakers, and other creative professionals the ability to sidestep the painstaking mission of funding projects and building a following. The site serves as a social funding platform for all types of creative projects like films, music, art, design and photography.

It may sounds familiar, aside from one key difference: FanBlaze is built, first and foremost, as a social network that rewards engagement. Listermann knew that crowdfunding was the future, but wanted to do something more.

WorldFlix is passionate about arts and entertainers, and knew that, to build a loyal following, they would need a more open platform like FanBlaze. The FanBlaze creators also knew that fans want more than just rewards for making projects happen. They seek experiences and connections on a deeper level to fully be engaged in the artists successes. So WorldFlix created a social network with patent pending proprietary software built to reward fans exponentially based on the extent of their activity on the site, namely fundraising and networking for creatives and their projects. That provides fans with the ability to win contests, awards, badges and points that can be used to buy merchandise. WorldFlix didn’t want to create another fund-and-run crowdfunding site. They wanted to create something completely dependable, and sustainable in FanBlaze.

With that goal in mind, Listermann decided that the parent company, WorldFlix, would offer distribution services for projects funded or nurtured on FanBlaze. FanBlaze encourages its members to empower one another. FanBlaze creatives can present movies, music and art to online audiences, build a crowd of fans, find supporters, and connect with other members. Furthermore, the fans can be easily engaged with our easy contest templates, template marketing programs and rewards programs that all help the creatives drive fans to support their work.

As Listermann points out, Fans search for ways to promote their favorite art, music, and films. At FanBlaze.net, not only can they connect and push projects forward, but they serve as the driving force. FanBlaze members have the freedom to view, rate, critique, and discuss creative work from around the world. In turn, they can earn exponential awards for recruiting other fans on behalf of creatives and their projects.

WorldFlix®, parent of FanBlaze, is a new publicly traded company (OTC:WRFX). For more information about FanBlaze, visit FanBlaze.net. For additional information about Brad Listermann and WorldFlix distribution services, visit WorldFlix.net.

Art market news: Auction sales fall 10 per cent in 2012
A collection of photographs of hands formed by the former wedding photographer and philanthropist Henry Buhl (see picture above) sold for $ 12.3 million ($ 7.6 million) in New York last week. Records were broken for several classic modern photographers …
Read more on Telegraph.co.uk

All About Photography at the Market
The school was founded by renowned photographer David Goldblatt in 1989, and currently offers a variety of courses that cater both for beginners and persons with experience in photography. Through its Public Programmes and Development department, …
Read more on Artslink.co.za News (press release)

All About Photography at the Market
The school was founded by renowned photographer David Goldblatt in 1989, and currently offers a variety of courses that cater both for beginners and persons with experience in photography. Through its Public Programmes and Development department, …
Read more on Artslink.co.za News (press release)

New York, New York (PRWEB) November 13, 2012

Visual Steam announces that it has taken on a new client in the stock photography market, In Transit Images. In Transit Images offers a stunning collection of photography built on travel, world cultures, nature, and everyday life.

The company licenses its content using a rights simple licensing model making this a simple, clean and easy process for clients. The client selects from 3 categories: 1) Commercial or Editorial, 2) Digital, Print or Both, and 3) Industry (for commercial uses) and Placement (for editorial uses).

Visual Steam has been retained to launch and manage on an ongoing basis, In Transit Images North American sales effort; building and managing a team of experienced licensing professionals.

We are very excited to welcome In Transit Images to Visual Steam. They join companies like Citizen Stock and Water Rights Images in approaching licensing sales in a fresh and new way, says Leslie Hughes, President and CEO of Visual Steam.

In Transits Managing Director, Bob Hendriks, adds, We are excited to be working with Visual Steam. They are a great resource for us, adding tremendous skill and bringing a well-defined process to our sales effort.

For more information about In Transit Images, we invite you to visit the website http://www.intransitimages.com.

About Visual Steam

Visual Steam is the first sales and marketing services provider to focus exclusively on content and licensing. The company offers a broad range of services to business clients including contract sales support, management services, training and marketing support. For more information on Visual Steam, we invite you to go to http://www.visualsteam.com, or contact info(at)visualsteam(dot)com. Visual Steam is a DBA of Equidyne Holdings LLC.