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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.

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Changing landscape of professional photography with Glen A. Clark Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Changing landscape of professional photography with Glen A. Clark

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Glen  A. Clark, Cr. Photog., F/S-PPC, a longtime professional photography industry veteran. Clark has been on all sides of the business for more than 35 years, focusing on marketing and sales within and for professional photography, imaging, and communications industry initiatives. He has worked as a commercial and portrait/wedding photographer/illustrator, as well as a studio manager... Read More
Industry notes for the week of March 22 People on the Move Tips and tricks 

Industry notes for the week of March 22

  Professional photography tidbits Edge Imaging outlines digital transformation steps Edge Imaging CEO James Aziz posted on LinkedIn an overview of how the Toronto-based school portrait lab adapted to new workflows and processes as part of COVID-19 and concerns about cybersecurity. The company has published a white paper for principals, administrators, and school board members about mitigating cybersecurity risks. To download the... Read More
Ricoh announces single-shot 360-degree spherical camera, Ricoh Theta Z1 51GB New Products 

Ricoh announces single-shot 360-degree spherical camera, Ricoh Theta Z1 51GB

Ricoh Company Ltd. launched the RICOH THETA Z1 51GB, a high-end model of its 360-degree camera series that can shoot high-res spherical images in a single sho by significantly increasing the internal storage capacity from 19GB to 51GB and support the approximately 23-megapixels resolution (6720 x 3360 pixels) 360-degree still images. The compact main body is equipped with a 1.0-inch... Read More
OnePlus launches OnePlus 9 Series flagship smartphones with Hasselblad camera New Products 

OnePlus launches OnePlus 9 Series flagship smartphones with Hasselblad camera

OnePlus launched new flagship smartphones, the OnePlus 9 Series, featuring the Hasselblad Camera for Mobile system, next-generation high refresh rate displays, and wireless charging technology. The OnePlus 9 Series features the result of its long-term partnership with Hasselblad, called Hasselblad Camera for Mobile,  which brings multiple breakthroughs in smartphone photography, centered around the company’s new standard for smartphone color performance... Read More
David Dobrik steps away from Dispo camera app amid assault allegations News 

David Dobrik steps away from Dispo camera app amid assault allegations

Social-media star and tech investor David Dobrik has stepped down from the camera app company he co-founded, according to published reports, in the wake of assault allegations against one of his co-workers. The 24-year-old Dobrik is a popular YouTube personality known for prank videos, carried on with his cohorts, the Vlog Squad. Insider reported a Vlog Squad member had drugged... Read More
Herff Jones hires Ken Moore as Chief Technology Officer News 

Herff Jones hires Ken Moore as Chief Technology Officer

Herff Jones, the achievement division of Varsity Brands and the provider of graduation and educational products and services, appointed  Ken Moore as Chief Technology Officer. Moore reports to Herff Jones President Steve Down and Varsity Brands Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Jaime Jaramillo. He will focus on creating and executing the roadmap to modernize and transform the company’s technology solutions... Read More
Dave Leskusky named president of PRINTING United Alliance People on the Move 

Dave Leskusky named president of PRINTING United Alliance

PRINTING United Alliance announced Dave Leskusky was appointed president of PRINTING United Alliance. Leskusky has successfully overseen operations at NAPCO Media, which melded with the Alliance in 2019. In this move, Leskusky will retain his role in leading NAPCO Media as part of the PRINTING United Alliance portfolio and will additionally support Alliance efforts to further streamline myriad robust resources... Read More
The Dead Pixels Society podcast: Adapting to rapid technology change, with Marion Duchesne, CEO and founder, Mediaclip Marketing Podcasts 

The Dead Pixels Society podcast: Adapting to rapid technology change, with Marion Duchesne, CEO and founder, Mediaclip

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Marion Duchesne, CEO and founder of Mediaclip, a Montreal, Canada, leader in the photo personalization software market. Duschene has lead the company through numerous technological, marketing, and strategic changes over the 15-year-life of the company. Duchesne also talks about her experience as a woman founder in the photo technology industry and... Read More
United Imaging Group shows annual increase, despite pandemic Earnings reports News 

United Imaging Group shows annual increase, despite pandemic

European buying group United Imaging Group announced, despite the global pandemic, 2020 sales increased 6% to €404.6 million euros. At €251.8 million, warehouse revenue is €29.7 million higher than the previous year’s figure (+13.4%). Consolidated sales including foreign sales of all subsidiaries are up 2.3% on the previous year at €465 million. Despite the pandemic, 2020 was the seventh business... Read More
Photomyne Ltd. completes IPO News 

Photomyne Ltd. completes IPO

AI technology development company Photomyne Ltd., specializing in apps for family nostalgia and memory preservation, announced has completed its Initial Public Offering on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, under the symbol PHTM. The company said, within six years of its launch, Photomyne has seen substantial growth in terms of both its user base and app suite: more than 20 million... Read More
Printful to add 50 Kornit Atlas garment printers this year News 

Printful to add 50 Kornit Atlas garment printers this year

Kornit Digital announced Printful will be adding more than 50 Kornit Atlas systems during 2021 for direct-to-garment (DTG) production on demand, representing a considerable expansion of Printful’s current production capabilities. This coincides with the company’s addition of new production facilities in Los Angeles, Dallas, Charlotte, Mexico, Spain, and Canada, as well as the expansion of existing facilities globally. “Consumers today want customization and personalization, social... Read More
Rob Comeau named director of business development at Advertek Inc. News People on the Move 

Rob Comeau named director of business development at Advertek Inc.

Advertek Inc., a leader in personalized printing, announced photo industry veteran Rob Comeau has joined the company as director of business development.  Comeau will use his decades of photo industry experience to build customer relationships in the fast-growing North American photo personalization market. “Advertek has steadily gained share in the online photo printing and gifting market,” says Joe Montalbano, co-CEO.... Read More