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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.

NRF: Consumers to spend $23.6 billion on Easter Market research 

NRF: Consumers to spend $23.6 billion on Easter

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Consumers plan to spend a total of $23.6 billion on Easter this year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The amount is above last year’s $22.4 billion, approaching the record $24 billion spent in 2023. “As we witnessed throughout the pandemic, holidays such as Easter are especially meaningful... Read More
TikTok is shuttering Notes, its little-known Instagram rival News Updates 

TikTok is shuttering Notes, its little-known Instagram rival

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TikTok is shutting down Notes, its photo-sharing app in Australia and Canada. In a notification to users, the TikTok Notes team says the app will stop working starting May 8th, and “all related features will no longer be available.” It also recommended users switch to Lemon8, another social platform from ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company. According to The Verge, TikTok first... Read More
Amaze deepens Adobe Express partnership News Partnerships Updates 

Amaze deepens Adobe Express partnership

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  Amaze announced the expansion of its partnership with Adobe Express through a new add-on experience that will bring Amaze’s platform directly into the Adobe Express ecosystem. Building on the successful integration of Adobe Express within the Spring by Amaze interface, the new add-on experience now allows Adobe Express users to discover Amaze within the Adobe Express app store and... Read More
WhiteWall debuts super-resolution image enhancement News Updates 

WhiteWall debuts super-resolution image enhancement

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WhiteWall has introduced  WhiteWall SuperResolution and announced WhiteWall ultraHD is now available for all products—except the Coffee Table Book—and is also free of charge. The company says the new WhiteWall SuperResolution technology uses AI to upscale images and add missing details, without compromising quality. A quality indicator in the configurator shows the maximum recommended print size. WhiteWall also now offers... Read More
Eugene Smith Fund Awards Ceremony set for April 8th via Zoom Events News 

Eugene Smith Fund Awards Ceremony set for April 8th via Zoom

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The W. Eugene Smith Fund has announced it will honor its 2024 grant recipients during a live awards ceremony set for Tuesday, April 8, at 10:00 a.m. EDT (New York). The awards ceremony will be streamed live via Zoom and will include presentations by 2024 grant recipients and finalists in the Smith Grant, Student Grant, and Howard Chapnick Grant categories.... Read More
Shutterbug Camera burglarized again as Northern California camera shops targeted by thieves News 

Shutterbug Camera burglarized again as Northern California camera shops targeted by thieves

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Northern California camera stores have been the target of numerous “smash and grab” robberies in recent weeks, with Santa Rosa, Calif.-based Shutterbug Camera Shops being victimized twice. The shop was hit by an early-morning theft Friday, March 21, according to the Press Democrat. An estimated $100,000 worth of camera equipment was taken, according to Mike Paschke, the store’s owner and president.... Read More
Blackmagic debuts 12K digital film camera, updates Resolve, and more New Products News 

Blackmagic debuts 12K digital film camera, updates Resolve, and more

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Blackmagic Design announced Blackmagic PYXIS 12K, a digital film camera that features a 12K RGBW sensor in the versatile PYXIS camera design. This new model features the same sensor as URSA Cine 12K LF with a massive 16 stops of dynamic range along with dual CFexpress media recorders, 10G Ethernet, and Blackmagic Cloud global sync. Blackmagic PYXIS 12K is available... Read More
Nikon debuts full-frame Z5II, raw format support at NAB 2025 New Products 

Nikon debuts full-frame Z5II, raw format support at NAB 2025

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Nikon announced Nikon Z5II, a new generation of intermediate-level full-frame/FX format camera. The Nikon Z5II uses the same high-power EXPEED 7 image processing engine as Nikon’s highest caliber professional models, the Z8 and Z9, the company said. The benefits of this processor are immediately apparent, affording incredible levels of performance and extremely fast AF with subject detection powered by deep... Read More
Financial Review: Canva’s rare job cuts target AI-related jobs News 

Financial Review: Canva’s rare job cuts target AI-related jobs

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According to a Financial Times article by Amelia McGuire, high-flying graphics company Canva has laid off 10 technical writers, nine months after telling them to embrace generative artificial intelligence tools. This is the first layoffs at the company ever. “Ten of 12 technical writing staff were made redundant. It’s a small proportion of the company’s 5000-strong staff, but it’s a... Read More
Pixami achieves SOC 2 compliance for yearbook software News Updates 

Pixami achieves SOC 2 compliance for yearbook software

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Yearbook software company Pixami, which was purchased last year by Nationwide Studios, continues to aggressively roll out updates. The company announced it has achieved SOC 2 Compliance, the stringent cybersecurity standard. SOC 2 Compliance is a compliance framework developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to help service organizations demonstrate they have effective internal controls in place... Read More
From Invisible Inks to Baseball Bats: The World of UV Printing with Lon Riley, DPI Laboratory Podcasts 

From Invisible Inks to Baseball Bats: The World of UV Printing with Lon Riley, DPI Laboratory

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Step into the world of UV printing with Lon Riley, founder of DPI Laboratory, as he reveals how this rapidly evolving technology is transforming personalization across industries. Unlike traditional printing methods, UV printing instantly cures ink with ultraviolet light, making products immediately ready for handling or shipping—a game-changer for on-demand production. What began as a specialty ink company has evolved into... Read More