American International (AI) News Service Press Credentials
Because of your years of activity in the American Image Press Program, you are now a candidate to MOVE UP and into one of the most exclusive and prestigious press programs in the world -- the new AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL (AI) News Service.
What's Wrong With My Current Press Credentials?
Your current press credentials place you on assignment for a quarterly photography publication Today's Photographer magazine. Often, press officials are looking for more. They want daily instead of quarterly coverage. They want news, sports or entertainment instead of photography publications. The AI Credentials do this.
Why Do The New Credentials Work Better?
The AI News Service credentials opens press gates that you couldn't get through before. News services such as AI are known to provide pictures to daily news outlets and monthly magazines in the sports and entertainment world. Therefore, you will have far less chance of rejection because with AI, you work for multiple news outlets instead of a quarterly photography magazine.
How Do I Qualify For These New More Effective AI News Service Credentials?
We have carefully researched each of our 15,300 press photographers in our 75,000 membership files to select 2,984 photographers at strategic locations around the world to become AI Press Correspondents. All of these slots have not been filled in our first offering. YOU can join this distinguished group. The highly acclaimed AI credentials are available only to veteran photographers with satisfactory activity in the IFPO Press Program. If you have questions about your qualifications, email this authorized distributor at: ifpo@fzippererphoto.com
Do I Work Differently With AI Credentials?
NO! The current method of individual photographers finding their own assignments is time tested and will NOT change. As in the past, you are encouraged (but not required) to send pictures to our editorial department as well as other publications.
This MOVE UP is Just What I'm Looking for. How Do I Start?
We are making offers in small groups at a time to our current press members to fill the 2,984 available slots in the program. If you pass this opportunity by, it will be offered to the next qualified photographer on our rolls until all slots are filled.
AI Credentials Program (#AI-W )includes:
- PASSPORT STYLE CREDENTIAL
- BADGE CARD CREDENTIAL
- WALLET I.D. CREDENTIAL
- AI Correspondent Verification on the Internet.
- AI Interactive Internet Site: to list assignments and publishing credits.
- AI Letter of Assignment and Editor's support.
- Complete assembly instructions, laminating materials and badge clip.
- You place your own photos, signature, then do final laminating yourself. Everything included.
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Badge and Wallet Card AI Press Credentials... Passport Style AI Press Credentials
To Order the AI News Service Credentials
#AI-W = $120 + $10 shipping = $130.00 Total (IFPO Price)
Discount price = $96.00 + $10 shipping = $106.00
(IFPO MEMBERS ONLY)
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1. The AI News Service appears throughout the credentials. The Seal distinguishes you as an accomplished press photographer.
2. ISSUING INFORMATION has been added to the credentials which is extremely valuable for gaining access in those particularly tough situations when credentials are being scrutinized for every piece of validating information. Nationality, sex, date and place of birth add verifiable information often required by uniformed officials in law enforcement, fire and emergency, the military, customs and immigration. Issuing Information can be checked against other identification like driver's license or your passport.
3. CLASSIFICATION is now based on a full 4-tier range of publishing credits starting at A for yet-to-be published photographers and reaching to AAAA for those who are published frequently.
4. COMPLETE BUNDLE of all credentials and Internet Verification is automatically shipped to those who enroll in the AI News Service Program. Members no longer have to decide whether the Badge style or Passport style credential works better for photographic opportunities they cover or whether covering weekend or after-hours opportunities warrants the Internet Verification option or not. You get it all.
5. INTERNET VERIFICATION All AI News Service Photographers will be assigned a verification code printed on the face of all the credentials. This code can be used to verify your status with the AI News Service Home Office by officials 24 hours a day EVERY day from anywhere in the world. The Internet Verification site is at www.aipress.com/ains.
6. VERIFICATION UPDATES Now you can go online using your Verification Code and update your own Assignment Verification record. You can change your mailing address, add an email address or change other contact information in seconds.
7. PUBLISHING CREDITS Now you can actually display the names of the publications that have published your photos right on your Internet Verification site so officials can see your breadth of experience. And... you can use your Verification Code online and update your list of publishing credits as often as you like, without having to call the AI News Service Home Office.
8. RECENT ASSIGNMENTS Now you can display your recent assignments on your Verification site so officials can see what kind of photographic opportunities you've been covering. And... you can use your Verification Code online to update your display of recent assignments as often as you like.
9. EXPIRATION DATE The expiration date is one of the most important parts of the AI News Service Credentials. "No expiration date" is the single largest reason for problems being accepted by officials, not to mention that photos become outdated. AI News Service Credential holders will be able to renew their credentials every 3 years to keep them current, and they will get a whole new set with each renewal.
How to Order the AI Press Credentials:
Use the On-Line Order Form
When ordering, order code # AI-W. You must be an IFPO Member and a member of the IFPO Press Program. Give your member number with your order.
If you are not an IFPO member, you may add your membership to this order.
ATTENTION!
Personalized Email Addresses now available.
Example: yourname@ainewsservice.net, only $49 for one year.
Frank Zipperer, IFPO Authorized Independent Distributor #41762.
All statements and claims made in this offer are taken directly from the AI Press website.
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