BlueBeard opened this issue on Aug 20, 2004 ยท 49 posts
hauksdottir posted Sun, 22 August 2004 at 3:30 AM
"Ever wonder why there's no "all commercials, all the time" channels on your cable or satellite network? Because no one would watch it." Have you ever seen the DAZ galleries? Not only are they "all commercials, all the time", but people trip over themselves to get in there, haunt them until new images are posted, and brag about getting accepted. You must list everything by DAZ if possible (please be as thorough as you can), you can not list anything by anybody else, and when the image is shown... there are links to each and every individual DAZ item. "All images accepted into the DAZ Monthly Gallery must include at least one product offered in the DAZ Online Store" "Images are judged based on subject matter, use of DAZ models, image quality, lighting, composition, technique, and whether the image is appropriate for a large audience." Basically... how well does your art sell our products! What is the difference between this and the Product Showcase? Perception. You are "invited" into the DAZ gallery and "relegated" or "banished" into the Product Showcase. Maybe if the Showcase was recast as a juried show, where you were forced to link to the RMP before you could even upload your candidate and where only the best of the artist/merchants could show off their products... maybe then the merchants would look at the Showcase as the prime marketing tool it ought to be instead of sniffling about oubliettes and unfair treatment. I know that if I were a merchant, I'd be taking advantage of it... more marketing freedom than you get at DAZ (you can credit your friends and colleagues as well as your own name) and fewer artistic restrictions (Michelangelo wouldn't be able to post over there... the Creation of Man has naked breasts). "All commercials, all the time". I wonder what their hit rate is like? Carolly