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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.

Claranova reports 12% second-quarter growth Earnings reports 

Claranova reports 12% second-quarter growth

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Also announces ChatGPT integration in Ink Card app PlanetArt parent Claranova reported improved second-quarter results. With second-quarter 2022-2023 (October to December 2022) revenue of €218 million up 13% at real exchange rates and 2% at constant scope and exchange rates year-on-year, Claranova’s positive growth momentum is now back on track, the company said. Reflecting this trend, the Group had six-month... Read More
Perfect Corp. launches YouCam Enhance for iOS and Web News Updates 

Perfect Corp. launches YouCam Enhance for iOS and Web

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Perfect Corp. announced the launch of YouCam Enhance for iOS and Web, which can update their blurred, pixelated, or unclear photos, bringing them into sharp focus in a matter of seconds. The new YouCam Enhance mobile app and web tool, available for free download on the App Store and accessible from the Perfect Corp. website can sharpen focus and smooth noise, to brighten... Read More
GlossAi raises $8 million seed round Investments 

GlossAi raises $8 million seed round

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GlossAi, creators of an AI-driven video generator that allows organizations to rapidly create multi-audience content at scale using generative AI capabilities, announced a successful $8 million seed round. Led by New Era Capital Partners with participation by Guidestar ventures, 97212 Ventures, MindCET Ventures, Ginossar Ventures, Maccabee Ventures, Rafi Gidron, Zipris Family, Barak Goldstein, and more, this investment will allow GlossAi... Read More
Nikon debuts NIKKOR Z 85mm, NIKKOR Z 26mm News 

Nikon debuts NIKKOR Z 85mm, NIKKOR Z 26mm

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Nikon Inc. has announced the NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.2 S, a professional-level ultra-fast prime lens and the NIKKOR Z 26mm f/2.8 “pancake” lens. “The NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.2 S is a lens that unquestionably exhibits the extraordinary potential of the Z mount to resolve amazing details and dimensionality, and I’m confident this lens will quickly establish itself with legendary status... Read More
Build strong business relationships with gifts, with Steve Buzogany, the Appreciation Advocate Marketing Podcasts 

Build strong business relationships with gifts, with Steve Buzogany, the Appreciation Advocate

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talked with Steve Buzogany, founder and CEO of the Appreciation Advocate. In this interview, Buzogany talks about ways businesses can show appreciation to customers throughout the year, not just at the holidays. He recommends personalized business gifts, not logo’d promotional merchandise. Buzogany is the founder and CEO of The Appreciation Advocate.  Since 2012, he has been... Read More
Epson SureLab D1070 minilab printer now available News 

Epson SureLab D1070 minilab printer now available

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Epson announced the SureLab D1070 Minilab Photo Printer is now available. Designed for retail, event and e-commerce applications, the drylab printer is built for high-volume photo and graphic production. The unique, modern design seamlessly integrates into workflows for maximum profitability, enabling businesses to quickly deliver outstanding quality prints, for profit, to their customers, the company says. “As the next evolution of... Read More
vAIsual inks content deal with Middle Eastern Stock Agency News 

vAIsual inks content deal with Middle Eastern Stock Agency

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vAIsual Inc, pioneers in legally clean training datasets for AI, signed a deal with The Middle Frame, a leading provider of stock photographs of Arabian people and culture. The deal will mean thousands of Middle East and North African photographs will be available via the DataSetShop.com for AI training. The partnership is a win for diversity and representation in the text-to-image generation... Read More
IDC: China’s smartphone market fell 13.2% to a decade low in 2022 Market research 

IDC: China’s smartphone market fell 13.2% to a decade low in 2022

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According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 285.8 million smartphones shipped in China in 2022, down 13.2% year-on-year (YoY) to below the 300 million mark for the first time in ten years. In 4Q22, the market declined 12.6% YoY to 72.9 million units. Both full-year 2022 and 4Q22 shipments were near their decade-ago levels as the strict COVID policy... Read More
Xerox revenue ticks up slightly Earnings reports 

Xerox revenue ticks up slightly

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Xerox Holdings Corp. announced its 2022 fourth-quarter and full-year results and guidance for 2023. For the fourth quarter, the company reported revenue of $1.94 billion, up 9.2 percent year-over-year or up 13.9 percent in constant currency. For the full year, Xerox had revenue of $7.11 billion, up 1.0 percent year-over-year, or up 4.8 percent in constant currency. “Resilient demand and... Read More
Update: Shutterfly layoffs impact 360 News 

Update: Shutterfly layoffs impact 360

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Personalized photo products leader Shutterfly Inc. management is reducing staff by 360 employees, according to a company-wide email. The announcement was not made public but the topic is a hot one on LinkedIn and on layoff tracking sites. The Dead Pixels Society has reached out to Shutterfly for comment but has yet to receive a response. [Update: The Minneapolis Star Tribune... Read More
SPAC 2023 draws hundreds of new photographers Events 

SPAC 2023 draws hundreds of new photographers

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The SPAC 2023 school and sports photography conference was held Jan. 25-28, at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev., featuring sessions, a trade show, and social events. After years of COVID-related attendance declines, conference organizers say attendance is back up to pre-pandemic levels, with more than 200 new conference attendees. The Dead Pixels Society attended the conference; the... Read More