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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.

Laowa introduces Aksen macro lens series New Products 

Laowa introduces Aksen macro lens series

Laowa introduces Aksen a new Full-frame Parfocal Zoom Ultra Macro lens series comprising the Aksen 45mm f/2.8 1–5x Ultra Macro APO and the Aksen 17.5mm f/1.7 5–10x Ultra Macro APO, each available in both photo and cine variants. The series are available for purchase through Laowa’s official site and authorized resellers.. The Aksen series fills a long-standing gap in the... Read More
GoPro expands MISSION 1 series lineup with vlog kit, filmmaker kit, Media Mod, Volta 2 battery grip and more Marketing New Products 

GoPro expands MISSION 1 series lineup with vlog kit, filmmaker kit, Media Mod, Volta 2 battery grip and more

GoPro, Inc. announced the MISSION 1 PRO Creator Edition, MISSION 1 PRO Ultimate Creator Edition, Volta 2, Media Mod for MISSION 1 Series, and Universal Adhesive Mount are now available for purchase at GoPro.com and at GoPro retailers in August. New firmware for the MISSION 1 and MISSION 1 PRO adds new camera features and is available now to provide... Read More
From skill to system: Turning services into scalable companies with Brad Sugars Podcasts 

From skill to system: Turning services into scalable companies with Brad Sugars

Most businesses don’t fail because the owner lacks talent. They stall because the owner becomes the product, the manager, the decision desk, and the emergency contact all at once. That’s when growth turns into stress, customers feel delays, and the company becomes impossible to sell. We’re joined by Brad Sugars, founder of ActionCOACH and author of “Pulling Profits Out of a Hat,” to... Read More
Apple announces Apple Upgrade, a program to lease gear News 

Apple announces Apple Upgrade, a program to lease gear

Apple Inc. announced Apple Upgrade, a new product leasing program provided by Klarna for iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac, and iPad available on the Apple Store online, in the Apple Store app, and at Apple Store locations in the United States. “At Apple, we put the customer at the center of everything we do,” said Karen Rasmussen, Apple’s vice president of the... Read More
Epson unveils A3 flatbed document scanner New Products 

Epson unveils A3 flatbed document scanner

Epson announced an updated A3 flatbed document scanner lineup: the DS-51000WN, DS-61000WN and DS-71000WN network document scanners. The DS-51000WN (MSRP $1,899), DS-61000WN (MSRP $3,699) and DS-71000WN (MSRP $4,999) are now available through Epson.com and authorized CapturePro resellers. “At Epson, we’re continuing to raise the standard for business document capture,” said Haol Yao, product manager, Epson America. “Our modernized A3 flatbed portfolio brings our latest scanning... Read More
Alimpix launches MetaPhotoMap feature for kiosks and online photo News 

Alimpix launches MetaPhotoMap feature for kiosks and online photo

U.K. imaging technology provider Alimpix has launched MetaPhotoMap for instant photo kiosks and online photo ordering. The new feature automatically reads GPS metadata from customers’ images to identify where the photo was taken, then creates a stylish 6×4 print with a map and the ability to add a personal message. MetaPhotoMap can be incorporated directly onto the traditional print or supplied... Read More
Canon posts strong imaging growth, steady printing results in first half of 2026 Earnings reports 

Canon posts strong imaging growth, steady printing results in first half of 2026

Canon Inc. reported solid financial results for the first half of 2026, with strength in its Imaging business helping offset slower performance in other segments. Consolidated revenue rose 3.5% year over year to ¥2.27 trillion, while operating profit increased 7.6% to ¥230.6 billion. Net income attributable to Canon climbed 9.8% to ¥171.2 billion. For the photo and printing industries, the... Read More
Perfect Corp. enters into a definitive agreement to go private, reports improved profits Earnings reports Investments 

Perfect Corp. enters into a definitive agreement to go private, reports improved profits

AI/AR technology company Perfect Corp. announced that its previously disclosed plans to go private are going forward. Perfect Corp. has entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger with ProjectNY, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands controlled by Alice H. Chang (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which, and subject to the terms... Read More
FastEditor adds branded print proofs to its Studio Tool Updates 

FastEditor adds branded print proofs to its Studio Tool

FastEditor, the Netherlands-based artwork-automation platform for the promotional products and branded merchandise industry, announced that branded print proofs are now available in its Studio Tool. Sales teams and account managers can place a customer’s artwork on any product and download a polished, on-brand print proof together with the production-ready file in under 20 seconds — without a designer on call,... Read More
MyHeritage to lay off 15% of workforce News 

MyHeritage to lay off 15% of workforce

According to Globes, genealogy company MyHeritage is laying off about 15% of the company’s workforce. MyHeritage currently has 500 employees in Israel, the US and Europe. MyHeritage was founded in 2003 by CEO Gilad Japhet as a platform for building family trees and later expanded its activities to family history research, historical databases and DNA tests for locating relatives and information... Read More
Amid financial turmoil, Shutterstock unveils unlimited downloads plan News 

Amid financial turmoil, Shutterstock unveils unlimited downloads plan

Shutterstock, Inc. announced the global availability of its Unlimited downloads subscription. Previously only available in beta to select users, customers worldwide can now choose between two subscription plans: Unlimited Images, which includes a curated collection of more than 83 million premium images, and Unlimited Plus, which expands that collection to more than 100 million premium creative assets, including video, music, and... Read More
Aura Lab unveils the Aura 35 Minilab lab-grade 35mm scanner New Products 

Aura Lab unveils the Aura 35 Minilab lab-grade 35mm scanner

French manufacturer Aura Lab announces the Aura 35 Minilab, a professional 35mm film scanner, coming to the United States in September 2026. The announcement comes 18 months after the launch of the company’s first scanner, the Aura 35 Pro, now distributed in ten markets across Europe and Asia-Pacific and available in the United States. The new model comes at a... Read More
Adobe’s Project Indigo camera app adds AI playground New Products Updates 

Adobe’s Project Indigo camera app adds AI playground

Adobe Inc. has posted on its research blog that its experimental camera app Project Indigo has added an AI Playground for free. “Since Indigo is an experimental app, and this is an experiment inside Indigo, we’re offering the AI Playground for free, with no sign-on required,” the post said. “However, this level of free access will be available only to... Read More