What happened to Yoopia ?
I
came across this article about a "Photography studio that sells
what it shoots" in the August 2012 copy of Entrepreneur
Philippines. The article cited a mention from Springwise.com dated
March 2012.
- http://www.springwise.com/marketing_advertising/photography-studio-sells-shoots/
I
found the concept very interesting and decided to know more about
Yoopia ( see article below from PRWeb -
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9250106.htm
I
then decided to check out their site - www.yoopia .com but came up
with a closed shop in Shopify.
I
posted a message in their Facebook ( 42 Likes) and Twitter accounts
( @yoopiaphoto - 8 followers, 3 tweets), and emailed the entrepreneur
/ owner - Mr. Van Brabant, asking what happened to their site, but
have not received any reply as of this posting.
I
pray that they have just decided to host their own site and have not
encountered any problem that wold have forced them to shut down their
operations.
I
will post an update once I get more information from Yoopia.
Update:
I just got a reply from Mr. Van Brabant before posting this article.
He just mentioned that they have closed. I am trying to get more
information from him.
Update: Mr. Van Brabant informed Bacon & Potatoes that there were not enough buyers of the products on their site. The companies were willing to have their product shots done for free but they failed to sell the products. Too bad. I think someone should pick up on this and give it another try.
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Yoopia.com
Announces Innovative New Way for Brands to get World Class
Professional Photographs of their Products at No Cost
While
giving consumers the opportunity to purchase those products at big
discounts.
Brussels
(PRWEB) March 05, 2012
Yoopia.
The photography studio that sells what it shoots. For less.
"As
professional photographers with marketing experience and eye for
making brands sparkle, we know how expensive it can be for brands and
manufacturers to get high quality professional photos of their
products. As consumers, we love to buy hot new products at huge
discounts just like everyone else," says Nils Van Brabant,
Yoopia's founder.
That’s
why there’s Yoopia, a clever idea that puts world class photos in
the hands of the brands for free and offers consumers a chance to
save big on the hottest new products on the planet.
Here’s
how it works.
1.
Brands send their products to Yoopia photography studio.
2.
Yoopia's talented professional photographers take world class photos
of them.
3. Yoopia send the brand/manufacturer their photos for
free but instead of sending their products back which costs them
money, Yoopia pay them for it and keep it instead.
4. Yoopia then
sell those products on Yoopia.com where their customers can buy them
at a big discount.
5. Brands get exposure to thousands of Yoopia
shoppers.
6. Everybody wins.
Meet
the Yoopia team:
Kevin
Laloux - Photographer. Specialized in advertising and architecture
photography. Diploma of photography from Brussels Saint-Luc fine arts
school.
Nils
Van Brabant - Entrepreneur. Graduated in marketing, self-taught
photographer, passionate about contemporary design, architecture,
travel.
To
learn more contact:
Nils
Van Brabant
nilsvanbrabant(at)gmail(dot)com
Yoopia
- Picture this for less
http://www.yoopia.com
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