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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.

Henry’s files for protection, will close seven stores News 

Henry’s files for protection, will close seven stores

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Leading Canadian photo specialty retailer Henry’s, a division of family-owned Cranbrook Glen Enterprises Ltd., announced dramatic restructuring, including a creditor protection filing and the plans to permanently close seven of its 29 stores across Canada. Grant Thornton Ltd. of Toronto is the trustee. The company’s e-commerce operations continue, and the 22 remaining stores will open when the COVID-19 situation passes.... Read More
Tamron USA announces Mother’s Day instant savings Promotions 

Tamron USA announces Mother’s Day instant savings

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Tamron USA Inc. announced Instant Savings for Mother’s Day on three of the company’s best-selling zoom lenses. The 18-400mm, for crop-sensor Canon and Nikon DSLRs as well as crop-sensor mirrorless cameras with the manufacturer adapter, has a $100 Instant Savings. And Tamron’s fast wide-angle and standard zooms for Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras—the 17-28mm F/2.8 Di III RXD and 28-75mm F/2.8... Read More
Vistaprint parent Cimpress takes $300 million investment from Apollo Global Management News 

Vistaprint parent Cimpress takes $300 million investment from Apollo Global Management

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Apollo Global Management Inc. is investing $300 million in Cimpress plc, the parent of Vistaprint and other commercial printing entities. The move is part of several actions Cimpress management is taking to counter the impact of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, Apollo Global – which manages billions of dollars across multiple funds and sectors – purchased Shutterfly and Snapfish.... Read More
Printful launches marketplace keyword research tool News 

Printful launches marketplace keyword research tool

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Printful launched a free SEO software, Keyword Scout, in a public beta. Keyword Scout’s main functionality is to help Printful customers optimize their Etsy listings and increase their search visibility and sales on the Etsy marketplace. Keyword Scout offers SEO tips and keyword suggestions for the Etsy Marketplace; with the tool, customers can analyze their listings and learn how to... Read More
Facebook makes photo transfer tool to Google Photos more widely available News 

Facebook makes photo transfer tool to Google Photos more widely available

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A tool from Facebook to make it easier to transfer photos from Facebook to Google Photos is now available in the United States and Canada. In March, Facebook expanded the availability of the photo transfer tool to more countries in the European Union, the United Kingdom, Latin America, South East Asia and Africa, after starting in Latin America and Asia... Read More
OmniVision unveils 64 MP sensor with 0.7 micron pixel size News 

OmniVision unveils 64 MP sensor with 0.7 micron pixel size

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OmniVision Technologies announced the OV64B, the company’s first 64-megapixel (MP) image sensor with a 0.7 micron pixel size, enabling 64 MP resolution in a 1/2-inch  optical format. The company says this allows high-end smartphone designers to create thinner phones with high resolution 64 MP cameras. Built on OmniVision’s PureCel Plus stacked die technology, this sensor provides 4K video recordings with electronic image... Read More
Sony upgrades VENICE and FX9 motion-picture cameras News 

Sony upgrades VENICE and FX9 motion-picture cameras

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Sony Electronics Inc. will upgrade the firmware of its VENICE digital motion picture camera and FX9 full-frame camera in 2020. These firmware upgrades build on the two platforms’ extraordinary image capture and color science. VENICE 6.0 firmware update, available in November 2020, delivers more monitoring options and high frame rate. The FX9 update, expected in October, 2020, expands shooting and... Read More
Worldwide smartphones decline 11.7 percent, according to IDC Market research News 

Worldwide smartphones decline 11.7 percent, according to IDC

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Worldwide smartphone shipments decreased 11.7% year over year in the first quarter of 2020 (1Q20), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. In total, companies shipped 275.8 million smartphones during 1Q20. Although the first quarter usually experiences a sequential (quarter over quarter) decline in shipments, with the average sequential decline over the last... Read More
SGIA, PIA complete merger Acquisitions News 

SGIA, PIA complete merger

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The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) and Printing Industries of America (PIA) announce, as of May 1, 2020, the two organizations will officially merge into an as-yet-unnamed association. “SGIA and PIA are together committed to serving the graphic arts community with preeminent research, education, training, events, legislative support, government affairs, health and safety, and other key industry services,” the news... Read More
Vivid-Pix celebrates May is National Mental Health Month, National Photo Month Promotions 

Vivid-Pix celebrates May is National Mental Health Month, National Photo Month

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Vivid-Pix is celebrating  National Mental Health Month and National Photography Month in May by showcasing the healing power of photos and Vivid-Pix RESTORE photo restoration software to enhance “Reminiscence Therapy,” the company said in a press release. According to the National Institutes of Health, “Reminiscence Therapy (RT) involves the discussion of past activities, events and experiences with another person or... Read More
Service revenues boosts Apple’s second-quarter results Earnings reports News 

Service revenues boosts Apple’s second-quarter results

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Apple posted quarterly revenue of $58.3 billion, an increase of 1 percent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.55, up 4 percent. International sales accounted for 62 percent of the quarter’s revenue. The company had net sales of $58.3 billion in the quarter, compared to $58.015 billion last year. Services revenue jumped to $13.3 billion,... Read More
PPA gives $3 million in financial relief to members amid COVID-19 pandemic News 

PPA gives $3 million in financial relief to members amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Professional Photographers of America announced the association has eliminated membership dues for the months of May and June and created dramatic subsidies for Imaging USA attendees. Imaging USA, the longest-running photographic convention in the United States, is scheduled for January 17-19, 2021, in Grapevine, Texas. “The event sets the tone for the entire photographic year,” says David Trust, CEO, PPA.... Read More
Raspberry Pi adds $50 12.3 MP camera module News 

Raspberry Pi adds $50 12.3 MP camera module

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Raspberry Pi, the increasingly useful homebrew computing platform, has added a 12.3-megapixel High-Quality Camera for just $50, alongside a range of interchangeable lenses starting at $25. Features include: 12.3 megapixel Sony IMX477 sensor 1.55μm × 1.55μm pixel size – double the pixel area of IMX219 Back-illuminated sensor architecture for improved sensitivity Support for off-the-shelf C- and CS-mount lenses Integrated back-focus... Read More
Atlanta startup Culture Greeting Cards launches diverse card lineup New Products News 

Atlanta startup Culture Greeting Cards launches diverse card lineup

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Culture Greetings, an Atlanta, Ga-based tech startup, launched a collection of African American printed greeting cards with diverse themes. The company says the new collection stands out from many commercially available greeting cards as it features artworks depicting African-American people and culture, as well as other ethnicities. The range of designs covers birthdays, anniversaries, baptisms, christenings, weddings, engagements, and graduations,... Read More
ON1 launches ON1 Photo RAW photography workflow solution New Products 

ON1 launches ON1 Photo RAW photography workflow solution

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ON1 announces ON1 360°, a new end-to-end photography workflow solution for capturing, for editing, and for accessing photos seamlessly between multiple computers and mobile devices, will be available in late June. ON1 360° connects ON1 Photo RAW 2020 on macOS and Windows computers with the new free ON1 Photo Mobile on iOS and on Android devices. At the core of... Read More