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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.

The launch of a new pen tablet company, with Bill Lindsay, Xencelabs New Products Podcasts 

The launch of a new pen tablet company, with Bill Lindsay, Xencelabs

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Bill Lindsay, Channel/Enterprise Sales Manager, at Xencelabs, a new pen tablet company.  Lindsay talks about how the product was developed, how customer feedback drove the design of the tablet, and the challenges of launching a new photo hardware company in a pandemic. Xencelabs is a new global company with a new approach to professional digital design tablets,... Read More
Lensbaby announces pinhole-style lenses, Obscura New Products 

Lensbaby announces pinhole-style lenses, Obscura

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Unconventional lens Lensbaby announced its latest lens: a three-in-one Pinhole-type optic called The Obscura. The Lensbaby Obscura comes in two versions. A 50mm Pinhole/Zone Plate/Pinhole Sieve optic – for our Optic Swap System and a standalone 16mm Pinhole/Zone Plate/Pinhole Sieve pancake lens for mirrorless cameras. The new full-frame “lens” allows users to capture a creative effect with the Pinhole, Zone... Read More
PastBook launches AI-driven photobook app New Products 

PastBook launches AI-driven photobook app

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Amsterdam-based photo products company PastBook launched an AI-powered iOS app. The company claims its “industry-first” artificial technology allows consumers to create a photo book in less than 60 seconds by simply selecting a time range or location. Once the AI picks the best photos for the final book, it smart-groups them into curated page layouts and presents a preview that... Read More
EyeQ launches Perfectly Clear Video enhancement technology New Products 

EyeQ launches Perfectly Clear Video enhancement technology

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EyeQ Imaging Inc. launched Perfectly Clear Video, an AI video enhancement technology, into its global markets. Perfectly Clear Video uses artificial intelligence to automatically enhance videos in real-time and offers a new way to combat limitations businesses face such as low-quality cameras, bad lighting, and complex editing sliders. The company said the technology automatically applies the same types of adjustments... Read More
Industry Notes for the week of June 20 News People on the Move 

Industry Notes for the week of June 20

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People on the Move Erin Manning wins second Silver Telly Award Erin Manning Media announced its DIY Studio videos were named Best Series in Online Education and Discovery in the 42nd Annual Telly Awards. The prestigious Silver award is the second for Erin Manning, a well-known photo-educator and presenter, and the 20th Telly Award in her career. The DIY Studio series features Manning... Read More
Tether Tools integrates with PhotoLynx Flow software News 

Tether Tools integrates with PhotoLynx Flow software

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Tether Tools announced Smart Shooter 4 was configured to integrate with PhotoLynx’s high-volume school photography software, Flow. With this integration, Smart Shooter’s TTL barcode and QR code reader functionality can now apply data immediately to each image’s filename upon capture. Smart Shooter captures the Barcode/QR code data through the lens or via scanner, ensuring the data is applied immediately to... Read More
Printful expands in UK, Poland with $5 million investment News 

Printful expands in UK, Poland with $5 million investment

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Printful continues to expand in Europe, signing leases for two more fulfillment centers in Wolverhampton, U.K., and in Lodz, Poland. The facilities together will cost $5 million and will add around 200,000 square feet of fulfillment space and create more than 100 new jobs during the first year of operations. So far, Printful runs its operations in eight in-house facilities... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: Using video to market your photo business, with Erin Manning, Erin Manning Media Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Using video to market your photo business, with Erin Manning, Erin Manning Media

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Erin Manning of Erin Manning Media, about her start as a photo industry educator, her award-winning video projects, and her best tips for getting started using video to boost your business and connect with customers. Erin Manning is a professional photographer, author, educator, and media personality living in Los Angeles, California. She helps people understand photography and technology... Read More
Kamera Express acquires Germany’s GM-Foto Acquisitions News 

Kamera Express acquires Germany’s GM-Foto

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The Dutch photo and video trading company Kamera Express takes over the German specialty store GM-Foto in Frankfurt, according to Foto Contact. This means after Hanover, Kamera Express will have a second superstore in Germany and will also add a third online shop to its portfolio. The dealer operates online with the Camera Express, Photospecialist, and now GM-Foto in Germany.... Read More
Layflat.com updates website to accommodate expanding business Marketing 

Layflat.com updates website to accommodate expanding business

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Meggen, Switzerland-based Layflat.com has continued to grow since its founding last year, the company says, driven by the success of its EU-qualified bookbinding systems in automating premium layflat book production. To support customers from around the world, Layflat.com now has sales/distribution/support partners in 22 countries and has updated its website www.layflat.com. “Small-to-medium size printers worldwide are recognizing that automating production... Read More
NRF: May retail sales reach near-record level despite monthly decline Market research News 

NRF: May retail sales reach near-record level despite monthly decline

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Retail sales remained at elevated levels in May despite month-to-month fluctuations that masked near-record performance, the National Retail Federation  (NRF). “While May retail sales were down slightly, largely due to supply chain constraints, the more accurate indicator remains in the year-over-year data which, as the NRF calculates, showed growth of over 17 percent,” says  Matthew Shay, NRF President and CEO.... Read More
West Canadian Digital Imaging announces rebrand to WCD News 

West Canadian Digital Imaging announces rebrand to WCD

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West Canadian Digital Imaging Inc., a provider of digital print, signage and document management services since 1952, launched a new corporate brand identity and name: The organization will now be known as WCD. Among the changes will be its logo, building and delivery fleet signage, and website domain name (www.wcdconnect.com). The rebrand is part of the company’s strategy to evolve... Read More