tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34947909.post4338363527191530907..comments2024-03-29T05:01:11.550-04:00Comments on Eden Spodek I Bargainista: Vendors at One of a Kind Craft Show may benefit from a social media 101Bargainistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01192938722206095554noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34947909.post-60625281672569936962011-05-23T14:29:46.774-04:002011-05-23T14:29:46.774-04:00thanks for the advices and the information about t...thanks for the advices and the information about this crafts, I gonna tell my wife about this, she love to wear this kind of crat.Viagra Onlinehttp://www.iservepharmacy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34947909.post-92228476338849184722011-01-27T16:57:31.095-05:002011-01-27T16:57:31.095-05:00Regarding photo taking at shows.
Please be kind ...Regarding photo taking at shows. <br /><br />Please be kind to the artists, we all stuggle to have original items for sale and when we developed a process or idea into an item for sales we are protective. Please understand that in the global market an item can be photographed and emailed by cellphone to be copied in the thousands without the artists knowledge. Just ask the artist for premission and be ready to be told no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34947909.post-75640283074104757142010-04-08T11:26:57.982-04:002010-04-08T11:26:57.982-04:00Totally agree that those sellers should get on the...Totally agree that those sellers should get on the bandwagon and open little shops, especially when Etsy is so perfect for smaller companies. It baffles me.<br /><br />As both an artist, shopper, and blogger I can relate to both sides of this discussion on photos. <br /><br />Let me start off by saying that I always ask if I can take a picture of someones work, because I feel like it's good manners. Artists at the one of a Kind Show consider their work personal, and are likley protective. :)<br /><br />With regards to photo taking at "trade shows", the majority of people aren't like us, taking pictures for visual reference, to put on our blogs to do posts about, which I do regularily. <br /><br />Although social media is the norm to you and I, and people who read blogs, the majority of people who snap photos aren't doing it for the greater good/fun of blogging. Having worked behind a booth at tradeshows, I can tell you that 90% of people taking photos of work would say "I can do this myself" Take a photo and move on. I would shrug, as it's an open market and people can either take a photo of my work and copy it from their camera, of visit my website and copy it from there. It was the people that approached me and asked if they could take a photo that I would love, because it showed respect for me, and my work. <br /><br />In stores, having worked retail as well, I know that the concern with photo taking was competing stores coming into the store and taking photos of merchandising/products, to steal ideas and implement (and buy the same products) for their store. So a staff member may be told by the "management" to gently ask that no photos be taken. But if you saw a product you wanted to blog about, a staff would likely see no issue in taking a photo of a "specific" product. <br /><br />Having said all this, I usually take photos in stores for my blog(s) but I always ask first if I can. It eases the minds of the stores, the shop keepers etc. <br /><br />I thought I would just give my 2 cents from the opposite end of things being an artist myself! :)<br />LindsayLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878991619220099384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34947909.post-74693603319131833772010-04-07T23:16:43.970-04:002010-04-07T23:16:43.970-04:00I usually ask, more to strike up a conversation ab...I usually ask, more to strike up a conversation about my website so that they are aware I am preparing a store review. <br /><br />I have only been asked once to not take any pictures. <br /><br />If the store is busy I don't ask because I don't want to take the sales person away from customers. I usually get weird looks but no one says anything. <br /><br />I have had nothing but positive response in the long run about doing these store reviews and have been able to gain some interest in advertising as a result. <br /><br />That said I do get the feeling that many retailers still don't fully grasp the power of blogging, social media & online advertising even if they have a small presence of their own. <br /><br />Just imagine what having hundreds if not thousands of new people daily getting exposed to your shop. That is HUGE!Janehttp://www.torontoshopoholic.comnoreply@blogger.com