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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.

Printful/Printify merger still on-going Acquisitions News Partnerships 

Printful/Printify merger still on-going

Latvia Public Media reports, less than a year since Printful and Printify announced their merger, the combination is still ongoing with many details left undecided. Printful, a company providing printing and sewing outsourcing services, became the first Latvian unicorn, and the merger with Printify was seen as logical, according to company officials, since they both had similar technology platforms. “On... Read More
Emotional Intelligence: The Untapped Resource in Your Workplace with Michelle Howe News Podcasts 

Emotional Intelligence: The Untapped Resource in Your Workplace with Michelle Howe

The quiet power brokers in your organization aren’t always who you think. Michelle J Howe, founder of Empath Evolution, reveals a startling truth on the Dead Pixels Society podcast: Roughly 25% of your workforce consists of highly empathic individuals who dramatically influence your company’s energy, culture, and success. As Howe shares her transformation from structured accountant to empathic mentor, she uncovers the hidden dynamics... Read More
Eugene Smith Fund announces call for entries for 2025 grants Events News 

Eugene Smith Fund announces call for entries for 2025 grants

The W. Eugene Smith Fund announced it is now accepting applications for its 46th annual Grant in Humanistic Photography with a top prize of $30,000. Two additional awards of $10,000 will be presented as Finalist grants. The Smith Fund is also accepting applications for its 8th annual Eugene Smith Student Grant, which will honor two student entries with $5,000 grants.... Read More
The CEWE Photo Award is once again the world’s largest photo competition Events News 

The CEWE Photo Award is once again the world’s largest photo competition

With a record 656,738 photos submitted by people from all over the world, this year’s CEWE Photo Award is again the world’s largest photo competition. It’s time for the final round, and in July 2025, the international jury will select the 10 best categories, the first place in the competition, and, for the first time, the best photo in the... Read More
Apple updates Pixelmator with AI features Updates 

Apple updates Pixelmator with AI features

Apple Inc. has updated Pixelmator Pro, the drawing and photo editing app it acquired last year, to version 3.7. According to the release notes, Pixelmator Pro 3.7 now adds: Image Playground With Image Playground, you can now create fun, original images based on a photo, a description, or people from your Photos library. Use the new Add to Playground feature... Read More
Xerox completes Lexmark acquisition Acquisitions News 

Xerox completes Lexmark acquisition

Xerox Holdings Corp. completed the previously announced acquisition of Lexmark International, Inc. from Ninestar Corporation, PAG Asia Capital, and Shanghai Shouda Investment Centre. The transaction is valued at $1.5 billion inclusive of net debt and assumed liabilities. “We’ve long admired Lexmark’s strong print and managed print services reputation, robust client and partner base, and global presence. Over the years, we’ve... Read More
TAMRON announces ultra wide-angle 16-30mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 zoom lens for E-mount, Z mount New Products 

TAMRON announces ultra wide-angle 16-30mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 zoom lens for E-mount, Z mount

TAMRON Americas announces the launch of the 16-30mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 (Model A064), an ultra-wide-angle lens in two full-frame mirrorless camera mounts: the Sony E-mount will be available on July 31, and the Nikon Z mount on Aug. 22. Both mounts will retail for $929 USD / $1,299 CAD. Expanding upon the success of the TAMRON 17-28mm F/2.8... Read More
Apogee Enterprises reports increased first-quarter sales Earnings reports 

Apogee Enterprises reports increased first-quarter sales

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (parent company of Chromaluxe), reported first-quarter results for fiscal 2026, ended May 31, 2025. Net sales increased 4.6% to $346.6 million, primarily driven by $22.0 million of inorganic sales from the acquisition of UW Solutions (which includes Chromaluxe). Growth from inorganic sales was partially offset by lower volume in Architectural Glass and a less favorable mix in... Read More
Claranova finalizes sale of PlanetArt division to GA Credit, management Acquisitions News 

Claranova finalizes sale of PlanetArt division to GA Credit, management

Claranova announced it has completed the sale of PlanetArt division to General Atlantic Credit’s Atlantic Park fund and the PlanetArt management team, for $169.5 million (around 145 million euros). The move consolidates Claranova’s business into a solely software publishing, focusing on three segments: Utilities (Adaware), PDF (SodaPDF), and Photo (inPixio). This strategic refocusing will significantly improve the Group’s financial performance,... Read More
Kyocera Nixka officially launches Belharra inkjet photo printer in Europe New Products 

Kyocera Nixka officially launches Belharra inkjet photo printer in Europe

Kyocera Nixka Inkjet Systems N.A.S. (KNIS), an innovator in industrial inkjet printing technology, announced the official launch of its high-performance inkjet photo printer, Belharra, in the European market. This follows the successful installation and commissioning of the first Belharra system at Photoweb, a Beta customer site. Developed to meet the evolving needs of the professional photo printing industry, the Belharra... Read More
VSCO launches third-party iOS camera app, Capture New Products 

VSCO launches third-party iOS camera app, Capture

Photo and video editing software company Visual Supply Co. (VSCO) is launching a standalone camera app called Capture. According to Bloomberg, the app is not live yet, but Capture will roll out this week in a handful of test markets, including Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, ahead of a broader US release later this summer. Capture won’t require a paid... Read More