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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.

Insta360 introduced Insta360 GO 3S Retro Bundle New Products 

Insta360 introduced Insta360 GO 3S Retro Bundle

Insta360 announced the special edition Insta360 GO 3S Retro Bundle, which introduces a Retro Viewfinder, film-inspired filters, and accessories designed to recreate the tactile experience of classic cameras, while keeping the portability and hands-free shooting that define GO 3S. Built around the 39g standalone camera, the Retro Bundle combines 4K video, hands-free POV capture, and Insta360’s leading FlowState Stabilization with a retro-inspired shooting style. Designed for creators... Read More
Canon, Canon Europe to support content authenticity initiatives News 

Canon, Canon Europe to support content authenticity initiatives

Canon Inc. and Canon Europe Ltd. announced Canon will roll out its Authenticity Imaging System for supported models in May 2026, initially in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This system is a comprehensive solution based on the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) standard to manage image provenance records, issue certificates, apply trusted timestamps and verify content history.... Read More
Kornit Digital reports stronger momentum as recurring revenue strategy accelerates Earnings reports News 

Kornit Digital reports stronger momentum as recurring revenue strategy accelerates

Kornit Digital reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $48.5 million, up from $46.5 million a year ago, as the company continued its transition toward recurring revenue and scaled digital textile production. The company said results came in at the top end of its guidance range, with continued growth driven by increasing adoption of digital textile production and higher utilization across its... Read More
CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor shows sales grew in April despite high gas prices and sustained inflation Market research News 

CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor shows sales grew in April despite high gas prices and sustained inflation

Retail sales rose for the seventh consecutive month in April, even as gas prices rose and inflation remained stubborn, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released today by the National Retail Federation. “Retail sales continued to grow in April despite higher gas prices driven by the ongoing conflict in Iran, cautious consumer sentiment and the persistent... Read More
GoPro retains investment bankers Houlihan Lokey to advise on potential sale Investments News 

GoPro retains investment bankers Houlihan Lokey to advise on potential sale

GoPro, Inc. announced it has retained Houlihan Lokey, Inc., a leading global investment bank with strong ties to defense and consumer sectors, to serve as its financial advisor as the company evaluates a potential sale and other strategic alternatives. This engagement follows GoPro’s announcement that it has initiated a process to evaluate several unsolicited inbound strategic inquiries from parties across... Read More
Canon unveils EOS R6 V full-frame EOS camera, RF20-50mm F4 L IS USM PZ built-in power zoom lens New Products 

Canon unveils EOS R6 V full-frame EOS camera, RF20-50mm F4 L IS USM PZ built-in power zoom lens

Canon U.S.A., Inc. launched the full-frame EOS R6 V camera, the RF20-50mm F4 L IS USM PZ lens, and accessories designed to empower the content creators and advanced videographers. Canon says the EOS R6 V camera is designed for creatives who capture video on a daily basis who want control, operability, and reliability, with limited creative constraints. Designed for handheld... Read More
Sony launches Xperia 1 VIII smartphone with integrated AI for better photos New Products 

Sony launches Xperia 1 VIII smartphone with integrated AI for better photos

Sony announced the launch of its latest flagship smartphone Xperia 1 VIII, featuring the new AI Camera Assistant powered by Xperia Intelligence, which leverages AI technology to enhance photography by suggesting helpful camera settings such as colour tones, lens selection, and bokeh effects which are optimized depending on the scene and subject. The new telephoto camera is equipped with a... Read More
Wacom unveils Wacom Art Pen 2 next-generation pen with 360° barrel rotation New Products 

Wacom unveils Wacom Art Pen 2 next-generation pen with 360° barrel rotation

Wacom announced the Wacom Art Pen 2, a rotation-sensitive pen designed for digital artists and creative professionals. Building on the original Wacom Art Pen (KP701E), the new Wacom Art Pen 2 offers 360-degree barrel rotation and brings this capability into Wacom’s latest pen technology. With compatible brushes, pens, and cursors, it can respond not only to pressure and tilt but... Read More
Sony Electronics debuts Alpha 7R VI camera, FE 100-400mm F4.5 GM OSS G Master lens New Products 

Sony Electronics debuts Alpha 7R VI camera, FE 100-400mm F4.5 GM OSS G Master lens

Sony Electronics introduced the Alpha 7R VI, the sixth generation of its Alpha 7R series. Built on the series’ legacy of leading resolution, this full-frame mirrorless camera pairs an approximately 66.8 effective megapixel back-illuminated, fully-stacked Exmor RS CMOS sensor with the new BIONZ XR2 engine. The camera will be released in June for $4.499.99 USD. Sony also introduces the XLR-A4... Read More
The Hidden Risk In School Photos, with Andy Edwards, GeoSnapShot Podcasts 

The Hidden Risk In School Photos, with Andy Edwards, GeoSnapShot

The Dead Pixel Society host Gary Pageau interviews Andy Edwards, CEO and founder of GeoSnapshot, about the company’s origins and the overlooked privacy and governance risks in school photo workflows. Edwards explains that GeoSnapshot began 12 years ago to centralize fragmented equestrian event photos and has since expanded to sports and education, now operating in 161 countries with 51 million photos and videos and about 1,000... Read More
Nikon announces 52nd Annual Small World Competition judging panel Events News 

Nikon announces 52nd Annual Small World Competition judging panel

Nikon Instruments Inc. announced the members of the judging panel for its 2026 Nikon Small World photomicrography and Small World in Motion video competitions, which will be held June 2-4 at The Research Park at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California. For more than half a century, the Nikon Small World competition has served as a global stage for celebrating... Read More
Fujifilm reports strong fiscal 2025 results Earnings reports 

Fujifilm reports strong fiscal 2025 results

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. reported strong fiscal year 2025 results, with the Imaging segment emerging as one of the company’s key growth drivers. Overall company revenue rose 5.0% year-over-year to JPY3.357 trillion, while operating income increased 6.1% to JPY350.2 billion. Net income attributable to Fujifilm climbed 6.0% to JPY276.7 billion. The company also announced plans to raise its annual dividend for... Read More
Apollo Funds to acquire Emerald Expos, producer of WPPI Acquisitions News 

Apollo Funds to acquire Emerald Expos, producer of WPPI

Apollo Global Management announced that Apollo-managed funds have entered into separate definitive agreements to acquire Emerald Holding, Inc. and Questex, LLC, with the intention to combine the businesses to create a leading North American B2B experiential events and media platform, in an all-cash transaction. Among the Emerald Holding portfolio events are the WPPI show and the online education properties of Rangefinder... Read More
Getty Images reports first-quarter subscriptions up 57% Earnings reports News 

Getty Images reports first-quarter subscriptions up 57%

Getty Images reported mixed first-quarter 2026 results, as growth in editorial and corporate business offset continued weakness in creative and microstock segments. The visual content giant posted revenue of $226.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, up 1.1% year over year, while maintaining its full-year guidance despite ongoing market challenges. CEO Craig Peters said the quarter reflected a “dynamic... Read More