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Quarterly Statement Q3 2009

@ 3 November 2009 at 12:58 by James West - CEO

Q3 2009 results reflect what we hope is the bottom of the downturn. More...

Recession hit but still profitable

@ 6 August 2009 at 09:04 by James West - Alamy CEO

Our latest quarterly results show that the recession has most definitely hit our revenue figures this year. More...

US office - quick update

@ 7 May 2009 at 10:33 by James West - CEO

Our NYC office in Brooklyn opened in February and the sales team have been out on the road and on the phones getting to know their new customers. More...

UK newspapers - message 2

@ 19 March 2009 at 17:42 by James West - Alamy CEO

Thank you for all of your thoughtful emails and comments on the blog. It's been very interesting to read your various perspectives and I appreciate your support in helping us find a workable solution. More...

UK newspaper revenue declining rapidly

@ 18 March 2009 at 17:45 by James West - Alamy CEO

We have seen some dramatic declines with some of our newspaper customers this quarter, ranging from 30% to 70% down year on year. I would like to share some thoughts with you on how we can reverse this trend. More...

Commercial images - thoughts in progress

@ 2 March 2009 at 11:44 by James West - CEO

We've got a lot of work to do before the commercial section of the Alamy site is something we can aggressively market. We knew this from the outset - sticking something on your homepage does not constitute a sales and marketing plan. You have to go out and sell it, tell your customers about it, etc. More...

Important changes at Alamy - follow up

@ 29 September 2008 at 13:09 by James West - CEO

Thank you for your feedback on our plans to increase the Alamy percentage split and to open an office in the US. More...

Important changes at Alamy

@ 24 September 2008 at 10:39 by James West - CEO

This is to give you advance notice that our royalty percentage will be increasing by 5% in early 2009 for direct and distributor sales. The change applies to all images from all our contributors, regardless of which commission structure you are on. We're making this change to fund a shift in strategy for the company which, I believe, will lead to a significant increase in gross payments to our contributors. We're starting by opening a dedicated sales office in the USA. More...

James West BBC interview

@ 16 September 2008 at 15:38 by James Allsworth

Alamy CEO James West was recently interviewed on BBC Radio Oxford. More...

AlamyMeasures beta 2.0 now live

@ 20 August 2008 at 09:56 by James West - CEO

AlamyMeasures beta 2.0 is now live and ready for you to use. More...

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