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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.

PRINTING United Alliance announces staff promotions News People on the Move 

PRINTING United Alliance announces staff promotions

PRINTING United Alliance announced key leadership updates within the organization: • Chris Lyons will step into the role of Group President where he will oversee sales across Alliance media brands and events. Lyons has been an innovative and dedicated industry executive having run many of the industry’s top media and event brands and has launched numerous others, while having served... Read More
Photo Imaging CONNECT: Cybersecurity and privacy take center stage in imaging industry Events Feature 

Photo Imaging CONNECT: Cybersecurity and privacy take center stage in imaging industry

Cybersecurity and data privacy are no longer just IT concerns—they are core business issues that directly impact trust, brand reputation, and long-term sustainability in the photo imaging industry. That was the central message from Jordan Moore, founder and CEO of Riseilient and a privacy advisor to several imaging companies, during the recent Photo Imaging CONNECT session focused on cybersecurity risk... Read More
Candid Copyright Conversation with Sheryl Bashore and Bob Kenward Podcasts 

Candid Copyright Conversation with Sheryl Bashore and Bob Kenward

Parents can erase a watermark for five bucks, AI keeps getting better, and “just screenshot it” has become a reflex. So what do you do if you make your living in volume sports photography? Gary Pageau of The Dead Pixels Society sits down with Bob Kenward of Fluvanna Photography and Sheryl Bashore of Sheryl Z Photography, two of the most respected voices in youth sports and cheer, dance, and gymnastics photography,... Read More
Nikon names Brandon Woelfel and Tina Sokolovska as ambassadors Marketing 

Nikon names Brandon Woelfel and Tina Sokolovska as ambassadors

Nikon Inc. announced Brandon Woelfel and Tina Sokolovska as the newest members of the prestigious Nikon Ambassador program. Woelfel and Sokolovska bring fresh creative energy and an exciting visual presence to their work, while setting trends and invigorating the imaging industry. “Since its inception more than 12 years ago, the ethos of the Ambassador program has always been to mentor,... Read More
CEWE commemorates 100 million CEWE Photobooks Marketing News 

CEWE commemorates 100 million CEWE Photobooks

CEWE  reached an extraordinary milestone this year: the 100 millionth CEWE PHOTOBOOK was produced and delivered. Since its launch in 2005, the CEWE PHOTOBOOK has shaped the way personal moments are preserved and has become an integral part of our culture of remembrance, the company said. Now considered the best-selling photobook in Europe, the anniversary edition – a travel photobook... Read More
Canon announces Hiroto Kato as President and CEO of Canon Canada Inc. People on the Move 

Canon announces Hiroto Kato as President and CEO of Canon Canada Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., announced Hiroto Kato was appointed to the position of President and CEO of Canon Canada Inc. Previously serving as Vice President of Imaging Products and Solutions at Canon U.S.A., Kato started his career at Canon Inc. in 1997, and spent 29 years in progressively senior roles at both Canon Inc. and Canon U.S.A. locations. Following an initial... Read More
ME Group delivers record profitability, but photo group is down Earnings reports News 

ME Group delivers record profitability, but photo group is down

ME Group International plc, the instant-service equipment group based in France, announces its results for the 12 months ending Oct. 31 2025, with record pre-tax profit of £78.2 million profit before tax. Growth was driven by laundry operations, with a 1,145 net increase in laundry units (1,326 gross installations). There is also an on-going roll-out of its next-generation photo booths.... Read More
Captur raises $6M seed round real-world image capture solutions Investments News 

Captur raises $6M seed round real-world image capture solutions

Captur announced a $6 million US seed round led by Rally Ventures, with continued participation from existing investor Sure Valley Ventures (SVV). Captur’s technology runs directly on users’ phones, analyzing images in 30 milliseconds without requiring an internet connection or costly cloud tokens. Captur processes tens of millions of images monthly across delivery, mobility and e-commerce platforms. The company’s mobile... Read More
DJI announces Avata 360 FPV drone New Products 

DJI announces Avata 360 FPV drone

DJI launched the Avata 360, an 8K 360° flagship drone with 1-inch-equivalent sensors for filming in 8K/60fps HDR video.  The drone has DJI’s O4+ video transmission system and obstacle sensing enable creators to see farther with a more stable, safer, and more immersive flight experience. Paired with DJI goggles and motion controllers, the latest addition to the popular Avata series... Read More
Eastman Kodak reveals new Ektacolor Pro and Ektapan film ranges New Products 

Eastman Kodak reveals new Ektacolor Pro and Ektapan film ranges

Eastman Kodak Co. announced the release of two new film families, the Ektacolor Pro color negative films and Ektapan black-and-white negative films. The films carry new branding for the Portra family of professional color films and the TMax series of black-and-white films. For example, the ISOs of the Ektacolor Pro films – 160, 400, and 800 – match exactly those of the Portra range,... Read More
NRF: Easter spending expected to reach a record $24.9 billion Market research News 

NRF: Easter spending expected to reach a record $24.9 billion

Consumer spending on Easter is expected to reach a record total of $24.9 billion this year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The amount surpasses the previous record of $24 billion set in 2023. On a per-person basis, shoppers are budgeting a record high of $195.59, up from the... Read More
Visual Intelligence Innovation online meetup is April 7 Events News 

Visual Intelligence Innovation online meetup is April 7

Visual 1st is hosting another online meetup on April 7,  7:30 – 9:00 am Pacific Daylight Savings Time. Visual Intelligence Innovation meetup will feature, in today’s deluge of visual content, how can you empower your business or consumer customers to find the photos and videos that truly matter? Hear from trailblazers from both sides of the Atlantic on how they... Read More
How To Exit A Small Business With A Real Plan, with David Hori Podcasts 

How To Exit A Small Business With A Real Plan, with David Hori

If your business disappeared for two weeks, would it keep running, or would everything grind to a halt because the “manual” is in your head? The Dead Pixels Society sits down with David Hori, principal at Topline Operators, to get practical about small business acquisition and what actually makes a company transferable, financeable, and worth buying. Hori brings a rare mix of experience:... Read More
HP Indigo places presses with Shutterfly, Advertek Partnerships 

HP Indigo places presses with Shutterfly, Advertek

HP Indigo announced a multi-year agreement with Shutterfly for the deployment of 35 HP Indigo 120K digital presses, with the first phase set for 2026. The announcement comes as HP and Shutterfly mark 25 years of collaboration, dating back to 2001, when Shutterfly installed its first HP Indigo press.   As part of the agreement, Shutterfly will upgrade its entire... Read More