Intellex Acquires Expert by Big Village

We're thrilled to announce that Intellex has acquired Expert by Big Village, effective March 22, 2024. This strategic move enhances our capabilities and strengthens our commitment to delivering exceptional solutions to our customers.

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Expert Details

Photography: Business Practices, Infringement, Licensing & Valuation

ID: 723585 New Jersey, USA

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Over the past six years the commercial photography industry has effectively adopted web sites as the "only way" to conduct the business of licensing commercial photography.

Web site marketing combined with keyword searchable databases, when supported by high resolution digital file delivery, has quickly taken over the industry. This seachange shift in marketing and selling within the industry has made industry leaders out of mid-sized companies and put slow-to-convert companies out of business.

During the prior two years, as a sales and marketing consultant for a stock photography search engine company that provides aggregated search and additional web site technology solutions, he has had the opportunity to visit hundreds of key buyers and suppliers worldwide that depend on web sites to drive their businesses.

Designing a web site that efficiently and effectively delivers your marketing message while at the same time encourages users to access it regularly, is an art that can only be developed from extensive experience and a substantial amount of user input.

Having designed and supervised the building of not less than five e-commerce enabled B2B web sites within the industry, when coupled with the extensive amount of user and supplier input uniquely qualifies him as an expert with unique and advanced skills in this field.

He grew up in the stock photography industry. Over the past forty plus years he worked for not less than three major players as a senior executive.

He has performed and then supervised the execution of every production and sale-related function related to the licensing of commercial photography.

Eight years ago, he formed a consulting company in order to put all that knowledge to work on behalf of a broad range of clients.

He regularly provides Expert Witness consulting and testimony for litigation involving photography both on the state and national level. His specialties include providing expertise on valuation, copyright infringement and industry standards and practices.

He has provided additional services such as sales and marketing initiatives for industry start-ups, brokerage services for the sale of collections and individual representations for photo agencies and photographers.

He works with attorneys involved in litigation concerning commercial photography. The uniqueness of the industry frequently requires that Expert provide consulting services that include the preparation of client's questions for examination at deposition and trial testimony.Expert has personally negotiated or supervised the settlement of not less than 300 copyright infringement claims involving commercial photography. The combination of Expert's understanding of Copyright Law combined with the daily practical experience involving the licensing of commercial photography uniquely places Expert in a position to provide expert consulting and testimony relevant to damages and prospective awards.Having participated in the sale or sales offering of a number of commercial photography collections and coupled with Expert's long-term experience in the stock photography licensing business, Expert is uniquely qualified to create and substantiate valuations for image collections.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1970 Degree: BS Subject: Business Institution: Hunter College

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1999 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: President Department:
Responsibilities:
He runs a consulting photography providing services to producers and users of commercial photography
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2003 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: General Manager Department:
Responsibilities:
He is General Manager for a Stock Photography company that licenses imagery for commercial purposes such as advertising, publishing and consumer-orieinted uses. Responsibility for daily operations and supervision of staff
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1999 to 2001 Employer: SuperStock, Inc Title: President/CEO Department:
Responsibilities:
As President & CEO of SuperStock, Inc, a Stock Photo Agency headquarted in Florida he was responsibile for the ongoing operations of a $20 million business employing a staff of more than 150.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1980 to 1998 Employer: FPG International Corp Title: VP, Sales & Marketing Department:
Responsibilities:
He was the Senior Executive responsible for a staff of 70 sales and marketing professionals for a Stock Photo Agency with annual sales of $28 million.

International Experience

Years Country / Region Summary
Years: to Present Country / Region: Canada, South America, Europe, Asia, South Pacific Summary: Through various ongoing client activities and business relationships, Expert has established and maintain relationships with the owners and senior management of commercial stock photography agencies throughout the world.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
He has testified in Federal Court on copyright infringement matters. He has testified in State courts in various juristictions on disputed photography related matters. In all instances, Expert has been certified before the Court as an Expert in the field of Commercial Photography.

Expert has had his testimony referenced in a ruling issued by the Federal Court.
Vendor Selection
Expert has numerous contacts with vendors and suppliers of all different types of services and products relevant to the stock photography field.
Marketing Experience
Expert has received a certificate from Columbia University's Graduate School of Business for Marketing Management.

Language Skills

Language Proficiency
German He can carry on business conversations in German to the extent that he will understand what is being communicated and can make himself understood.

Fields of Expertise

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