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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.

PhotobookShop revives Momento brand in Australia Acquisitions News 

PhotobookShop revives Momento brand in Australia

Australian Photography reports photobook brand Momento has been revived under new ownership, returning with updated technology, premium materials, and a renewed focus on travel photobooks. The well-regarded Momento closed in 2024 after 20 years in business; the new company launched in October 2025 after the brand name and website were purchased by Peter Thomas, owner of Melbourne printing supplier PhotobookShop, the... Read More
Vivid-Pix donating $100,000 to support Alzheimer’s awareness News 

Vivid-Pix donating $100,000 to support Alzheimer’s awareness

Vivid-Pix, a leader in AgeTech that helps people relive and preserve memory, is supporting caregivers, individuals living with memory loss, and organizations that support those communities during National Family Caregivers’ and Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Vivid-Pix is donating $100,000 in software, photo Reminiscence Therapy (pRT) education, and Memory Cards™ to senior centers, senior living communities, libraries, archives, museums, and related organizations across... Read More
How A Nightlife Photographer Invented A Proposal Planning Business In New York Podcasts 

How A Nightlife Photographer Invented A Proposal Planning Business In New York

A musician’s tour, a borrowed camera, and a rowboat on Central Park’s lake: that’s the unlikely path that led Ash Fox from nightlife photography to building a full-service proposal planning studio in New York. This interview digs into how a niche chose her, why proposals feel more honest than weddings, and the exact steps that turn a fantasy location into... Read More
KEH Camera launches Better Trade program Marketing 

KEH Camera launches Better Trade program

KEH Camera, a North American leader in buying, selling, and trading pre-owned camera gear since 1979, launched Better Trade by KEH, a program that makes trading simpler and more flexible while delivering more value than ever before for those looking to trade equipment, the company said. Better Trade by KEH provides full-value quotes, a 5% KEH bonus toward KEH Certified Pre-Owned gear, and all... Read More
WhiteWall expands its WhiteWall Coffee Table Book range with 36 colored endpapers  New Products News 

WhiteWall expands its WhiteWall Coffee Table Book range with 36 colored endpapers 

WhiteWall expands the endpaper choices of its WhiteWall Coffee Table Book to include 36 colored endpapers. The new colors are available for all formats and paper types of the WhiteWall Coffee Table Book. In the inkjet versions, the endpapers are printed on open-pored natural paper, characterized by a fine, matte texture that sets them apart from the content pages. For... Read More
CEWE confirms its 2025 annual targets with strong Q3 turnover Earnings reports News 

CEWE confirms its 2025 annual targets with strong Q3 turnover

CEWE Stiftung Co. KGaA continues to grow its turnover in the third quarter and reaches a new high: Q3 group turnover grew by +6.1% to EUR 174.4 million (Q3 2024: EUR 164.3 million), while group EBIT reached an expected, seasonally typical Q3 level of EUR -0.4 million (Q3 2024: EUR -0.1 million). In the third quarter, CEWE invested the additional contribution margins... Read More
Insta360 introduces four premium videography bundles, including a mobile printer New Products 

Insta360 introduces four premium videography bundles, including a mobile printer

Insta360 introduced four videography bundles for Insta360 Ace Pro 2, co-engineered with Leica. These kits add capability to the Insta360 Ace Pro 2 action camera, expanding its functionality beyond the action genre. One of the bundles includes a portable instant printer. The announcements: Xplorer Grip Pro Kit: This upgraded grip provides tactile 1–2× slide zoom, exposure control, quick mode switching,... Read More
Vuephoria announces Vuephoria vFrame with HD video New Products 

Vuephoria announces Vuephoria vFrame with HD video

Vuephoria announced the launch of the Vuephoria vFrame, a digital frame combining photos with HD motion video to create heirloom-quality keepsakes. The vFrame is available now in two models, the Wall vFrame ($349) for wall displays and the Desk vFrame ($299) for tabletop use. Each features a 10.1-inch HD IPS touch screen, unlimited wireless video uploads through a free iOS... Read More
Without PlanetArt, Claranova first quarter revenue is €24 million Earnings reports News 

Without PlanetArt, Claranova first quarter revenue is €24 million

After divesting its PlanetArt personalized products business, Claranova reports first-quarter revenue of €24 million, net profit improvements, and a reduction in debt of €100 million. “We have just completed a year of strategic and structural transformation for our group,” said Eric Gareau, Chief Executive Officer of Claranova. “The sale of our personalized objects e-commerce business allows us to now focus exclusively on... Read More
Xerox releases third-quarter results, pro forma revenue down nearly 8 percent Earnings reports News 

Xerox releases third-quarter results, pro forma revenue down nearly 8 percent

Xerox Corp. reported revenue of $1.96 billion, up 28.3 percent, or 27.0 percent in constant currency. On a pro forma basis, revenue down 7.8 percent. The company had a  GAAP net (loss) of $(760) million, or $(6.01) per share, narrowing the loss by $445 million or $3.70 per share, year-over-year, respectively. Xerox reported an adjusted net income of $27 million,... Read More
Zeno360° expands book finishing offerings New Products Updates 

Zeno360° expands book finishing offerings

Swiss finishing equipment maker Zeno360° AG showcased its bookbinding solutions at Printing United at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. As a result of customer requests at the show, Zeno360° AG announced an adaptation of its LAYFLAT IND530-2000 RF book block system to allow high-volume clients to use the same finishing equipment for both silver-halide rolls and for... Read More
Inside SPAC: The Largest Conference Shaping School, Sports, And Volume Photography Events Podcasts 

Inside SPAC: The Largest Conference Shaping School, Sports, And Volume Photography

The Dead Pixels Society sits down with SPAC’s leadership, Coree Cooper and Calvin Harrell Jr., to unpack how a volunteer-driven nonprofit became the world’s largest gathering for school, sports, and volume studios—and why its focus on workflows, profitability, and community sets it apart. Harrell describes how SPAC evolved from film-era hotel meetups into a global hub with attendees from Europe, South Africa, and beyond.... Read More
Eastman Kodak keeps the train rolling with more self-distributed films New Products 

Eastman Kodak keeps the train rolling with more self-distributed films

After Eastman Kodak Co. quietly added two films, Kodacolor 100 and Kodacolor 200, to its still photo film landing page in September. Kodak has now added Kodak Gold 200 and Kodak UltraMax 400 film. Both films feature the classic Kodak branding as Kodacolor, with bright yellow packaging and classic red Kodak logo. The company says the “ULTRAMAX 400 is a high-speed, daylight-balanced color negative film designed to perform... Read More
Snap announces third-quarter results, partnership with Perplexity AI Earnings reports News 

Snap announces third-quarter results, partnership with Perplexity AI

Snap Inc. announced financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2025. The company reported revenue was $1,507 million, compared to $1,373 million in the prior year, an increase of 10% year-over-year. The net loss was $104 million, compared to $153 million in the prior year. “Our focus on performance, creativity, and simplicity is helping advertisers achieve stronger results while... Read More
CNBC/NRF: October Data Shows ‘Continued Momentum’ Going Into Holiday Season   Market research 

CNBC/NRF: October Data Shows ‘Continued Momentum’ Going Into Holiday Season  

Retail sales bounced back in October, showing both monthly and year-over-year gains heading into the holiday shopping season, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released today by the National Retail Federation. “Retail sales grew in October as consumers geared up for the holiday season,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “Recent economic data has been... Read More