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age fotostock opens office in Paris
age fotostock, based in Barcelona, Spain, has announced that it has opened an office in Paris. The new office will operate as a subsidiary under the company name age fotostock France EURL, and will be distributing the age fotostock RM, Pixtal RF, and many other collections hosted on the THP Platform. The new office will be managed by Magali Tribalet who has more than 8 years experience in the press and stock photography industry in France. The company currently operates satellite offices in Madrid and New York.
“We expect to have this new office operative at the beginning of June, but because of the European vacations period, we don’t expect to see it running at full steam before the second part of the year,” said Paula Arizmendi, from the Communication Dept. of age fotostock. “Having a physical presence in France”, said Paula, “will give the images we distribute, and those from all the other providers that have guaranteed us this further distribution, much more exposure and control in a market that is very close to our central office in Barcelona. We are confident that our stock photography knowledge and technological expertise from over 35 years in the industry, combined with our patience, business prudence, and overall pragmatism while developing a new business area will give us a solid foothold in the French market in relatively short time.”
When Alfonso Gutierrez, CEO of age fotostock was asked about the surprising decision to make such an expansive move when the photo market appears to be losing sales due to the low prices and an oversaturated offering, he answered, “I don´t personally think that there is a market contraction in sales, in fact we see completely the opposite if you look correctly at what is happening today in the image marketplace. Digital technology allows different models to coexist, from the very cheap to the very expensive and the client has the prerogative to be able to choose what kind of image or model they want to pay for. There are clients for every business model you can think of. The problem is that many people believe that an Internet model located remotely can meet all of your sales needs. If you are selling cheap images, this could be true, but it´s a different matter when you have to service your clients. Service is what has maintained our offices in business for so long and the best service is one that “…thinks global and acts locally...”
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