Archive for the ‘Image Management’ Category

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Out and About and Talking Shop

Jan 13

by Lee Syrjanen. A few weeks ago I stopped in at one of my local watering holes and started chatting with a young lady. Turns out she worked at a local manufacturing company and I was of course anxious to fill her in on what I did. I described the ins and outs of shotfarm Continue Reading…

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My Beef with Time Zones

Dec 7

by Andrea Roble. Working at shotfarm has exposed me to a lot of great opportunities thus far—one of which is communicating with clients internationally. I appreciate that technology makes it possible to communicate with people thousands of miles away from me, but there’s one thing that always seems to get in the way: the time Continue Reading…

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File Sharing: Finding The Right Process

May 19

by Alisha O’Loughlin There is a process for just about everything; applying for college, dying your hair, having a baby, or sharing product images. In every situation we have many options, and it’s important that we find the best one. When we fail to choose the right process for ourselves or our company we risk Continue Reading…

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Centralizing Your Digital Assets Lets Them Go Wherever You Want, Whenever You Want

Apr 27

by Shag Chowdhury Last week, Shotfarmer Lee Syrjanen wrote about his trials in contacting key personnel from various manufacturers, to discuss centralizing “the image exchange portion of their business.” He articulated in detail about the difficulties of explaining that Shotfarm is a free service that gives great value, which some points of contact—if he could Continue Reading…

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Announcing Shotfarm’s Plugin Store!

Mar 9

At long last, Shotfarm is thrilled to announce the launch of its new Plugin Store! We’ve spent the last year working to make sure that shotfarm simplifies image transfer and now we want to help you solve even more problems. Over the next few months, you’ll see several brand spanking new offerings in our Plugin Continue Reading…

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Appealing Characteristics of an Image Hosting Site

Mar 3

Last month, the good folks at TopTenReviews published a review and ranking of the top ten online image hosting sites. It gave a nice breakdown of the various features each website offered (or didn’t offer), highlighted design elements, and offered various ratings in multiple categories. And while the image hosting sites listed are general-purpose, everyday Continue Reading…

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Your product images are like little SEO soldiers. Are yours still waiting for orders?

Feb 3

One of the questions I get asked a lot from ecommerce companies is how using my company’s asset management system will affect their SEO. I began to notice an interesting pattern in how people reacted to my explanation. At first, their comfort levels would increase but then begin to slip back the longer I went Continue Reading…

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A Few More Words About Keeping It Real . .

Nov 15

Last month, Shotfarm CEO Mike Lapchick wrote about the ROI of investing in quality product photography. In case you’re still not convinced that quality product photography will help engage customers and increase sales, check out the facts from this noteworthy study conducted by Nielsen…

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A Few Important Points From a Telling Survey . . .

Jul 29

A few months ago, in March, PowerReviews and the e-tailing group conducted a “Social Shopping Survey” of Customer Trust and Online Shopping. The survey fielded questions to 1,000 consumers (split 50 – 50 across genders) who shop at least 4 times a year and spend $250 or more annually shopping online. The results of the Continue Reading…

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“But wait, I already have a DAM and you want me to do what?!”

Jun 17

by Mike Lapchick For the most part, manufacturers feel as though they have ‘the whole product image thing’ solved. Granted, most have some sort of system for getting product images out to resellers from the crudest form of delivery (CDs and DVDs) to the most elaborate library and Digital Asset Management systems. But what manufacturers Continue Reading…

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Six Hidden Costs of Running a DAM

May 10

A great DAM is a beautiful thing. If properly implemented and maintained, it can save enormous effort in managing the ever-growing number of digital assets for companies both large and small. The decision to invest in a DAM is not one to take lightly, however. If you haven’t fully prepared for the work (and workflow) Continue Reading…

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