Friday, November 12, 2010

Email Templates

We've heard your requests, and we're pleased to announce the newest feature of StudioCloud: Email templates.
Email templates allow you even more control over your client management. With this new feature, you can create personalized and customizable text or HTML email templates

What is an email template?An email template is a document used to generate personalized text or HTML emails. Email templates can contain text, images, website links, and more.

What are the benefits of email templates?
  • Staying in contact. One of the main reasons why businesses suffer from customer retention issues is a lack of contact. With the new email templates, you can quickly generate email which auto-populates your clients name, event information, invoice/order information and more.
  • Save time and money. Instead of wasting valuable time and money by creating a separate email for each individual customer, you can quickly attach a canned email response and click send. It only takes seconds, giving you more time to spend doing what you love and less time behind a computer.
  • Send a customizable email to all your clients. If you're getting ready for the Holiday season, chances are you've thought about sending emails to your clients about your seasonal promotions. Why not do it all in StudioCloud? You can create a customized email template chock full of images, links, and texts and send it all at once to your clients-at the click of a button. The email auto-fills the clients name, address, and other information.
Upgrade to CloudBoost
If you upgrade to CloudBoost, you will receive top-notch customer and technical support, syncing between multiple computers and mobile devices, automated emails, automated postcards, automated text messages, and much more. For detailed information about CloudBoost, click here.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

New Android App!

StudioCloud is proud to announce the release of the free StudioCloud Mobile App for Android!



Have you ever needed to call your client when you’re on location? Well, now you can access your StudioCloud information on-the-go. With the new Android app, quickly search for existing clients and give them a call or text message.

If you need to edit their information, simply add more details to their account with a quick touch of the screen.

You can even snap a photo of your client, attach it to their file, and you’ll always have a face with a name. For more information about client thumbnail images, click here.


With the new apps for StudioCloud, your life will be easier. You’ll never be lost again trying to find a client’s address or photo shoot location; quickly navigate to your destination with StudioCloud.

And the best part is? It’s all free.

You can download the StudioCloud Android app in the Android Marketplace. Search for StudioCloud or use the QR Code below.

The Android App for StudioCloud requires the latest version of Android 2.2 OS as well as the ARM v7 Processor. To see a list of phones that are compatible, click here. In addition, syncing capabilities between your StudioCloud desktop software and the mobile app require either CloudBoost or EmployeeBoost.

StudioCloud has developed an app for the iPhone and iPad. However, StudioCloud is awaiting an update of Adobe software before the app can be released.

New StudioCloud Board of Expert!

William Branson III is an international portrait artist whose portraiture is quite unique. William has clients that travel all around the world to sit for their portrait. His paintings fascinate many and have been described as being "some of the most engaging and enthralling portraiture ever seen."


Mr. Branson is a member of Cameracrasftmen of America, Professional Photographers of America as well as the founding member of the International Society of Portrait Artists.

The Royal Photographic Society in Great Britain, of which Mr. Branson is one of the few members from the United States, selected his work to be exhibited throughout Europe. All four of his submissions were selected, which is a rare feat. The Queen of England is the Honorary Chairperson of the society.




In addition, William Branson III has been recognized as an Outstanding Artist of the 20th Century by the International Biographical Center in Cambridge, England. Other notable recognitions include Fuji Photo Film USA Inc., Eastman Kodak Company and has had his artwork exhibited at the Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida.

For more information about William Branson III, please click here.

StudioCloud is not affiliated with William Branson III Photography as it is an independently managed website. The views expressed in the pages are those of the contributor(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of StudioCloud International, Inc.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Client Thumbnail Image

StudioCloud is excited to announce the release of a brand new feature that will allow you to manage your clients like never before: Client Images.


Each image is automatically resized to be 128 x 128 px. The image is located on the main page of the client window, allowing you fast and easy access to their file. Each picture is hosted in your account in Cloud Storage. If you find yourself running out of space in Cloud Storage, you can easily add more.

We recommend all our users to update to the latest version of StudioCloud to take advantage of this new feature.

If you run into any problems during the upgrade, please contact support@studiocloud.com

Monday, October 11, 2010

Missed the FREE Marketing Advice?

If you're one of the many who missed The Joy of Marketing's Salessummit on 10.10.10, then it's your lucky week!


The Joy of Marketing is proud to announce that the FREE marketing event of the year has been extended! The segment features 10 highly trained professional photographers, including StudioCloud's own Tim and Bev Walden, helping you learn how to sell your art.

Hurry! Registration is FREE and the event begins tomorrow at 12 PM-1PM CST!

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Free Marketing Advice with Tim and Bev Walden

On 10 October 2010, 10 highly trained professional photographers will be giving free sales and marketing advice for The Joy of Marketing's SalesSummit. Registration is FREE and the information is FREE. Click here to begin the registration process.

In addition, StudioCloud's very own Tim and Beverly Walden will be providing their expert advice in this unique event. Tim said, "The single most important thing we’ve found to be true in any successful photography business is that if you don’t sell your art, it won’t sell itself. Like it or not, to succeed in business, you have to know how to sell. Studies have shown that the #1 reason businesses fail is LOW SALES. And the #1 reason businesses succeed is HIGH SALES!"


StudioCloud, along with Tim and Beverly Walden invite you to take advantage of this amazing event. The Joy of Marketing said, "We pulled together some of the industry’s top-grossing photographers and asked them to share what they do during the sales process to achieve high sales averages. Each of our speakers will discuss a portion of the sales cycle – from the initial phone call to the in-person consultation, the shoot, the sales presentation and after the sale."

Sign up now! You won't regret it.


StudioCloud and Tim and Bev Walden are not affiliated with The Joy of Marketing or the 10.10.10 Salessummit as they are independently managed websites. The views expressed in the pages are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of StudioCloud International, Inc or Tim and Bev Walden.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Behind the Shutter Exclusive Interview


Behind the Shutter is an exciting new way to learn the ins-and-outs of how to run a photography business. Led by a StudioCloud Board of Expert and Binghamton University Business School Graduate, Sal Cincotta, Behind the Shutter will give you the information you need to change your business. Now.

(Q) If you had 30 seconds to describe Behind the Shutter, what would you say?

(A) Behind the Shutter is geared toward the aspiring photographer, both professional and amateur. It's an advanced site for photographers to learn how to change simple aspects of their business to make it more profitable. [It's] the one place where professional and amateur photographers can go to get real, actionable advice to grow their business. Not some 'feel-good' fluff.

(Q) If I were a beginning photographer, how would Behind the Shutter benefit me?

(A) There is a huge benefit for the new photographer. The reason for that is because, like any business, you have to lay a solid foundation for success. A lot of photographers make the same mistakes. They want work, so they lower their prices. This makes their clients compare them to bargain-photo stores located in most low-end supermarkets. You want and need to make money. You simply can't say to yourself, "If I shoot them, they will come." You have to learn how to structure your tactics like a business. With Behind the Shutter, you'll gain tips and understanding to make money now.

(Q) If I signed up for Behind the Shutter, what changes could I expect to see in my business?

(A) After the fist couple of hours of viewing the online content, you can literally walk away from your computer and change your life. Our information is not glossed over and it's not the typical information you'd expect from an online resource. The ideas, insights and news that you will receive will give you actionable results that you can take to change your business immediately and start making money.

(Q) As an exclusive member of Behind the Shutter, what information will I have access to?

(A) As a member of Behind the Shutter, you will have access to videos, new information about running your business, tips and tricks when shooting events and portrait sessions, and more. We update the information monthly.

You can sign up for Behind the Shutter here.

For more information about Sal Cincotta, please view StudioCloud's Board of Expert page.

StudioCloud is not affiliated with Behind the Shutter or Sal Cincotta Photography as they are independently managed websites. The views expressed in the pages are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of StudioCloud International, Inc.