tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668465913284912052.post6598273170983319384..comments2023-11-19T02:17:12.690-08:00Comments on Joan Beiriger's Blog: Art Licensing Show.com® - One Year Old & GrowingJoan Beirigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354137719721177494noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668465913284912052.post-29481341297708365412016-05-03T09:39:12.477-07:002016-05-03T09:39:12.477-07:00Zara it's a great space to be in. Would love ...Zara it's a great space to be in. Would love to have you join us.MadelineFaiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174126126352414370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668465913284912052.post-21316422317886965462016-05-03T09:35:58.999-07:002016-05-03T09:35:58.999-07:00Seriously love ALSC and all that it has to offer i...Seriously love ALSC and all that it has to offer its members and art directors and agents. I've been in the "creative industry" for years and my transition into art licensing has been so awesome because of ALSC. Old and new friends and connections, a safe space for all of the artwork here and places to see, learn and participate in. Thanks Cherish. It's been wonderful as we've reached the first year anniversary of ALSC. WOWIE. Love it. Great investment for me and my business. <br />MadelineFaiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174126126352414370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668465913284912052.post-83871036194568247622016-04-25T07:34:09.042-07:002016-04-25T07:34:09.042-07:00Dear Anonymous,
I'm sorry that you are disappo...Dear Anonymous,<br />I'm sorry that you are disappointed in ALSC. Licensees do contact licensors on ALSC especially when they are searching for particular themes (search for key words that artists tag their images with). However, there are so many licensors on ALSC (twice the number that exhibits at SURTEX) it is difficult for art directors to view all the licensor profiles. That is the reason why licensors that approach licensees have a better chance in getting contracts then those that sit back and wait for a licensee to contact them. <br /> <br />There is no easy way to be successful in licensing your work in the art licensing industry. It takes hard work in creating hundreds of licensable art and searching for manufacturers that would be interested in your art style and themes. It also means there will be rejections even if you feel your art is the perfect fit for the manufacturer product line(s). ALSC is no different in that aspect but what is different is that you are able to find manufacturers that license art and to directly approach art directors who are major decision makers in making deals. It is much more difficult if you don't belong to ALSC. Although artists cannot depend only on ALSC to find manufacturers because not every licensee have yet become a member. <br /><br />Note: Art directors on ALSC can be found by first selecting members at the top of ALSC page (after you log into the site), then select "member type", select "Licensee/Manufacturer" and click on "search". All licensee members are listed and by clicking on the name (art director, CEO, owner, etc.), their profile page opens where you can find information about the manufacturer and a link to their website to view their products.Joan Beirigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354137719721177494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668465913284912052.post-65255602234882138642016-04-24T19:05:55.181-07:002016-04-24T19:05:55.181-07:00"There are so many artists on ALSC that sitti..."There are so many artists on ALSC that sitting back and waiting for an art director to contact you does NOT work."<br />Well that is news to me. I paid a lot of money to join so that art directors could find me. Now I am reading that is not the case and I need to spend hours finding them, researching them, contacting them and ultimate getting rejected by them. Very misleading... If I had known that no one is going to find me on here, I would never have wasted the time and money. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668465913284912052.post-13110863966353335452016-04-20T16:32:37.527-07:002016-04-20T16:32:37.527-07:00Thank you for sharing this comprehensive review Jo...Thank you for sharing this comprehensive review Joan. We have a fabulous community going over at ArtLicensingShow.com, it's exciting to hear so many good things coming out of these new ways of networking and showing art online.Cherish Fliederhttp://somethingtocherish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668465913284912052.post-68539059525039421252016-04-20T13:22:25.496-07:002016-04-20T13:22:25.496-07:00Thanks for sharing. I've been considering join...Thanks for sharing. I've been considering joining for some time now so it's good to hear from other members. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206940061709195520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668465913284912052.post-19623741724315199562016-04-19T17:06:17.858-07:002016-04-19T17:06:17.858-07:00Thanks for sharing this fantastic tip, Joan... Thanks for sharing this fantastic tip, Joan... artistretreathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253487514525367362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668465913284912052.post-76435875202507138972016-04-18T18:18:39.305-07:002016-04-18T18:18:39.305-07:00ALSC has really come so far in just one year! ALWA...ALSC has really come so far in just one year! ALWAYS love your posts :-) Thank you for taking the time to gather and share all this information with us.Annie - https://www.blogger.com/profile/10394158441508885491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668465913284912052.post-56337557859778528412016-04-18T07:15:54.402-07:002016-04-18T07:15:54.402-07:00Thank you, Joan, for another insightful article.Thank you, Joan, for another insightful article.Barbara Lanzahttp://www.barbaralanza.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668465913284912052.post-75044595149469763272016-04-17T18:25:35.093-07:002016-04-17T18:25:35.093-07:00Wow! What an extensive and informative article. Wow! What an extensive and informative article. Kate Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126334539791135961noreply@blogger.com