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Joniv · Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:08 am Post subject: AgencyPro

I've been running into several casting houses starting to use AgencyPro. AP's an on-line data base where agencies and casting directors have their talents and their info listed for easy access and marketing.

Is anyone here listed and what are your feelings? Is this a new trend or a flash in the pan?
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Deirdre · Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:17 am Post subject:

BOO HISS.

They'll tell you you get a "free listing" and then barage you with endless email urging you to "upgrade" or you'll be out of sight of the producers perusing the database.

It's more crap.
Agencies are not ONLY foisting their cost of doing business onto the talent, they're urged by AgencyPro to MAKE money off of talents wishing to be in their database.

To wit:
"create new revenue"

http://www.agencyprosoftware.com/
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Joniv · Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:22 am Post subject:

So they're forcing the talents to pay if they want to be listed with them? Lame!
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Don G. · King's Row Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1071 Location: MA

Well, you can still be listed for free, but no one will see you. Smile

Gee, thanks.

Deirdre · Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:06 am Post subject:

Joniv · Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:28 am Post subject:

There doesn't seem to be a whole lot we can do about it, is there?
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Deirdre · Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:08 pm Post subject:

Sure there is. Don't upgrade. Don't cave. Very few people in Boston have gone the full-sign-up route.
The one agent that is using it says she does so for the sake of its database capability.

None of the "real" agents use it—that is no one at Abrams or ICM or CESD is using it.
It's piker bullshit. I hate stuff that squeezes talent.
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scooter2 · Guest

Geez DB,

Quit sittin' on the fence and tell us how you really feel..will ya!

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Joniv · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:19 pm Post subject:

I got a note from a casting house today that is starting to use Agency Pro. They basically said that they're using it for the convenience of access to their data base system for searching through the files.

They say a free membership is sufficient because they will be the ones searching their AP files looking for people to submit to clients and they have access to everyone- free and paid.

That's sure not how AP makes it sound when you sign on.
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Deirdre · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:42 pm Post subject:

It's the same thing with Boston Casting-- the folks there like the database features.

Stick with the free sign up and ignore the automatic pressure from the AP-generated letters.
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Joniv · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:44 pm Post subject:

Actually, that note WAS from BC.

Sticking out Tongue

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Deirdre · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:05 pm Post subject:

Awesome!

Angela is a brick and she's got really fine people working for her.
For her, Agency Pro is just a quick-n-easy talent database.
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