Here’s a quick taster video. Turn the volume up loud, set it to full screen, and get inspired!

Incredible Value, Conveniently Packaged

26 industry experts presented, providing valuable information for microstock photographers, agencies and service providers – the kind of information you can’t get anywhere else.  In addition to all the key topics of the sessions, there’s also the Uber Portfolio Review and some bonus footage of the iStockphoto Fashion Shooting Workshop.

All this incredible value from the first Microstock Expo is now packaged up in videos you can watch from the comfort of your own home or office.

The Details

• Full Access: €99 (discounted for attendees)
• Individual sessions: €20 per video
• Availability: Watch as many times as you like

Bigger than Expected

A total of 154 people participated in the first Microstock Expo & Conference.  20 microstock agencies and 12 traditional agencies were represented, along with almost every microstock service provider.

The 12 exhibitors received great foot traffic thanks to strategic placement of the coffee and snacks. And the presentations were streamed into the expo room so people always knew what was happening.

Many people commented on how much bigger the event was than they expected.  Here’s some other comments

Some Comments

• Peter Hamza  Thanks for the event Lee & Amos and see you all next year!
• Luis Alvarez  fantastic event! great program, great venu and superbe organization! you guys did a wonderful job! thank you!
• Frank Erler  The overall positive feedback speaks fo itself. Great job guys. Let me (us) know if you are in Berlin. We know where to get good drinks
• Robert Kneschke  The Expo really helped to put my work into a better perspective. To hear and see how the _real_ pros work helped a lot to improve my own work and talking in real life to all the people I only knew by name or by email was fun as well. So thanks for the conference!
• Maartje van Caspel  yeah, gonna say it again here as well: It was a super event: opened my eyes to so many things I never REALLY understood before. Sure hope this is a repeat thing
• Dittmar Frohmann same here. thanks for the very professional, interesting and enjoyable event. looking forward to 2012.
• Alexander Hafemann  yeah! thanks lee and amos! you made an awesome, informative, well organized and unique! conference!
• Andres Rodriguez  I have to join all the others with the positive comments, thanks Lee and Amos for SUCH A GREAT conference. Already lokoking forward to next years
• Rahul Pathak  Lee — You and Amos knocked it out of the park. Great event! Fun, informative, and exceptionally well-organized.
• Lanny Ziering  Very well-produced event–glad I came.
• Robert Davies  Fantastic conference, really looking forward to next year
• Maartje van Caspel  gotten many interesting insights and new ideas out of the MicrostockExpo: great job Lee Torrens & Amos Struck!
• Offir Gutelzon  ‎Amos Struck and Lee Torrens great setup location and content
• Michael Zwahlen  Thanks to Lee, Amos, Ellen and all the other people for theMicrostockExpo – I had a great weekend, it topped my expectations.
• Murat Erimel  Recovering from an intense weekend. Nice people, galore. Thx to Lee Torrens and Amos Struck for the great MicrostockExpo.
• Mark Milstein The most satisfying professional expo I have ever attended. Thanks to Lee and Amos!!!!! Great work guys
• AmirKaljikovic  Mexpo2011 was awesome. Thanks to Amos and Lee #mexpo.
• Elnur (AboutMicrostock) just came back from last party at MicrostockExpo. Exhausted but really satisfied with the event. Great job by Lee and Amos !! #mexpo
• KaeslerMedia @microstockexpo Thank you Amos and Lee for this great event. All expectations have been exceeded at #mexpo
• PavelOrekhov Lee and Amos are heroes! They have made fantastic event! Thank you for inviting, being part of is an honor for me! #mexpo
• nick365 @microstockexpo thanks for a great event guys. I learned so much and it’s a really fun industry to work with #mexpo – off to @fotolia party!
• Lori_iar  Thanks Lee and Amos for the wonderfull organization of the conference. It is real great organization! #mexpo
• joshmedia  Thanks to all for such a compelling conference..! Really good to meet you all, see you at the Fotolia party later

Amazing Content

The speakers did a fantastic job putting together informative presentations.  Many will be available online soon, at the discretion of each speaker.

The Q&A discussions that followed provided a fascinating insight into the variety of expertise in the room.

Video Coming Soon

Almost the entire event was filmed.  We’re currently preparing the video which will be available for online purchase shortly so attendees can re-live the sessions, and those who couldn’t make it to Berlin will be able to catch most of the content.

Meanwhile, Photos!

Until the video is ready, there’s no shortage of photos available to get a visual taste of the event.  (click the photos to enlarge)

In addition to these, there are loads more on Facebook and Twitter shared by various attendees.

Microstock Expo 2012

And of course the question on everyone’s mind is, “what about the next one?”

Given the success of this first event we can confirm we’re already starting to plan the next one for 2012.  Details of where and when will be released first via our newsletter, so subscribe now if you haven’t already, either by the form on the right at the top of this page or here.

Update – Videos of the Microstock Expo 2011 are online

The rumors are true!  The videos from Microstock Expo 2011 are FINALLY ready! If you couldn’t make it to Berlin this time, this is your chance to see exactly what happened, what was said, and what was shown.  If you were there, you can re-live all the action.

Here’s a quick taster video. Turn the volume up loud, set it to full screen, and get inspired!

The Details

• Full Access: €99 (discounted for attendees)
• Individual sessions: €20 per video
• Availability: Watch as many times as you like

Thankyou!

A huge thankyou to all those who made the first Microstock Expo such a great success.

See you all at MEXPO 2012!

[Download here]

It’s PDF, of course, and a little under 1MB.

Attendees, you can download it as a preview of the physical copy you’ll receive in your showbags when you register at the venue.

Other interested parties can check it out as a sample of what’s available at this ground-breaking event. And there’s a LOT!  And it’s not too late to book your ticket and join 140 other attendees from the microstock industry.

A big thanks to Vita Valka for the amazing design of the program!

Unique Value

We wanted to create something that provided a huge amount of value for all attendees that couldn’t be obtained anywhere else.  We believe we’ve now found something that fits that description with the added benefits of being fun, engaging and interactive.

That solution is the ultimate group portfolio review, which just for fun, we’re calling The Uber Portfolio Review.

Insights Deep & Broad

With some clever changes to the typical portfolio review format, we’re expanding the value by increasing the quantity of people doing the reviewing, and sharing the reviews with the entire audience.  All attendees, whether photographers, agency people or service providers, will walk away with literally hundreds of insights into what makes great selling stock photography, both to a very deep level and from a broad range of experts.

Be Sure to Be There!

For more details on how the Uber Portfolio Review will work, see the dedicated page on the program.  If you’re already registered, be sure to prepare yourself ahead of time so you can participate directly.  And if you haven’t registered yet, this is just one more unmissable gem from the Microstock Expo program that you’ll miss unless you register now!

More Attendees – More Countries

• There’s now 96 people registered with two or three new registrations each day
• The list of attendees who opted in to network is now online. Passwords will be emailed to registered attendees later this week, but just contact us if you can’t wait.
• Registered attendees hail from these countries (so far):
• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Brazil
• Bulgaria
• Czech Republic
• Colombia
• Denmark
• Germany
• Hungary
• Italy
• The Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Russia
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom
• USA

Make sure your country is represented!  Register now.

Bigger Workshops

• Lifestyle Workshop cancelled.  We’ve been unable to find someone to host the Lifestyle workshop so we’ve had to cancel it. We’re looking into alternatives, but for now we’ve removed it from the program.
• Only five participant tickets left for Luis’s iStockphoto Fashion Shoot Workshop.  (All attendees can watch for free).  You can add it when you book your ticket, or if you’ve already booked contact us for instructions. More about the workshop here.

More Conference Speakers

• We’ve added a few extra speakers to the program:
• Steve Gibson of Microstock Insider
• Joshua Hodge, stock photographer
• Robert Kneschke, stock photographer and blogger

Bigger Expo – More Exhibitors

• The expo has grown to the point where we’ve had to upgrade to a bigger room!
• This means more space for more tables, so there’s now extra tables available. Contact us to inquire about booking one.
• The list of exhibitors is growing quickly – you can see it here

Better Hashtag

• We’ve chosen #MEXPO as the hashtag for Microstock Expo.  Check out who’s talking about us in realtime!

Don’t be too scared!

The pricing structure rewards early commitment so right now the tickets are at their lowest point.  But after Monday, the price reduction gets cut in half.  The current Early-Bird discount means the tickets are reduced from €299 to €199 + VAT, which is €236.81 including VAT.  After Monday the tickets with the ‘Not-So-Early-Bird’ discount will be €296.31 including VAT, thats €50 + VAT more!

When is Payday?

The discount ends at 11:55pm Berlin time on Monday, September 5.  There won’t be any exceptions, so don’t leave it to the last minute.

The program is now almost entirely complete and represents the best of microstock agencies and contributors.  The sessions are designed to leverage this all-star lineup to deliver unmissable value for professional microstockers and businesses.

Register now to be a part of this amazing event at the lowest price.

Here’s five reasons why Microstock Expo is unmissable for professionals in the microstock and stock photography business:

1. Great networking opportunity!  Representatives of 21 top microstock and traditional agencies will be there looking to recruit contributors and distributors. Register now to get your copy of the attendee list.
2. Two days of great program from 20 international expert speakers. The lineup is now looking amazing!
3. Program is filled with fun sessions, including workshops, an industry round-table discussion, a unique “pitch-fest” and some surprise events.  Plus three great parties!
4. Workshops for stock shooters – choose from Lifestyle or Fashion – and an intensive business workshop for agencies.
5. Already more than 60 attendees have registered. At this rate we will sell out all seats by October, so don’t miss out.

We are not kidding! Go grab your seat now!

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See you in Berlin