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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.

Disney giving away photos in a bid to win back guests News 

Disney giving away photos in a bid to win back guests

Bloomberg reports Walt Disney Co. is rolling out the first changes at its theme parks since Bob Iger returned as chief executive officer in November, undoing some of the work of his predecessor. Customers at the Disneyland resort in Anaheim, California, will be able to access photos taken at rides for free rather than paying for a photo pass starting Feb.... Read More
Fotor releases text-to-image AI feature News Updates 

Fotor releases text-to-image AI feature

Fotor has just introduced a new AI editing capability. The AI image generator feature generates relevant photos based on English descriptions, offering up new opportunities for producing unique and text-compliant photo sources.  The company says to add a detailed text description, and the AI system will readily assist by bulk-generating photographs of a series of themes. The created images include... Read More
Roland debuts VersaSTUDIO BN-20D DTF system News 

Roland debuts VersaSTUDIO BN-20D DTF system

Roland DGA Corp.  launhced a new VersaSTUDIO BN-20D Direct-to-Film System. Combining outstanding print quality with simple, ultra-reliable operation, this advanced, affordable desktop solution makes customizing apparel and accessories with eye-catching graphics – even the most detailed images and text – easier than ever, the company said. The system is a complete apparel decoration solution consisting of specially formulated S-PG inks... Read More
Profoto Connect Pro compatible with the Leica SL System New Products 

Profoto Connect Pro compatible with the Leica SL System

Leica Camera announces Leica SL-System compatibility with Profoto’s Connect Pro flash control, providing photographers full control when adjusting the balance between ambient light and flash, on set or on location. The Profoto Connect Pro serves as a remote control and central hub between camera and flash units. It is connected to the camera via the hot shoe and is ready for use at... Read More
ProGrade Digital announces 1TB CFexpress Type B Gold memory cards New Products 

ProGrade Digital announces 1TB CFexpress Type B Gold memory cards

ProGrade Digital, Inc. announces its third generation of 1TB CFexpress Type B Gold memory cards, featuring the same quality of current ProGrade second-generation CFexpress cards, leveraging PCIe, Gen 3 interconnect with NVMe 1.3 host controller interface. ProGrade Digital third generation CFexpress 1TB cards provide read speeds of up to 1,700MB/s and burst write speeds of up to 1,500MB/s and sustained... Read More
Reliving family memories with photos, with Lisa McCabe, Capture News Podcasts 

Reliving family memories with photos, with Lisa McCabe, Capture

Gary Pageau talks with Lisa McCabe, president of Capture. In this interview, McCabe talks about the rebranding of YesVideo to Capture, how technology has changed the company’s offerings and how memories are the core of the consumer photography business. Capture (formerly YesVideo) is one of the leading photo and video media transfer companies. Capture helps users digitize all formats of older media so they can easily... Read More
Fujifilm launches previously announced collaboration with Gooten News Partnerships 

Fujifilm launches previously announced collaboration with Gooten

FUJIFILM North America Corp., Imaging Division, announces the official launch of the Fujifilm Print-on-Demand Hub in collaboration with Gooten, originally announced in the summer of 2022, is now fully operational and ready to satisfy online merchants’ print-on-demand (POD) product needs by connecting them with Fujifilm’s wide product array and the company’s advanced production and logistics capabilities. As part of this... Read More
Felix Shoeller Group forms new management board People on the Move 

Felix Shoeller Group forms new management board

The Felix Schoeller Group has started 2023 with a newly formed Management Board. As part of the realignment, Hans-Christoph Gallenkamp is no longer responsible for global sales, but  he will increase his focus on strategic issues as part of his responsibilities as chairman of the Management Board. Matthias Breimhorst, the previous CFO, will take on the responsibilities of the CSO.... Read More
Mimeo acquires photobook app Motif News 

Mimeo acquires photobook app Motif

Mimeo announced it has acquired the Motif Photos application and related assets from R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD). Motif and its Mac and iOS applications will now be part of the Mimeo family of brands. This acquisition will combine the shared passion for empowering creators and producing top-notch products of both Mimeo and Motif, and strengthens Mimeo’s commitment to... Read More
Wooden Camera releases line of kits for the Panasonic DC-GH6 New Products 

Wooden Camera releases line of kits for the Panasonic DC-GH6

Wooden Camera, a designer and manufacturer of solutions for digital motion-picture cameras, announced a new collection of custom kits for the Panasonic DC-GH6. Wooden Camera’s customized GH6 kits are designed to give users the most solid yet flexible cage setups for their camera system. The kits are available in Base or Advanced options, with additional accessories available for purchase à... Read More
NRF: 2022 holiday sales grew 5.3% to $936.3 billion Market research News 

NRF: 2022 holiday sales grew 5.3% to $936.3 billion

Retail sales during 2022’s November-December holiday season grew 5.3% over 2021 to $936.3 billion, falling short of the National Retail Federation’s forecast amid continuing inflation and high interest rates, NRF said today. While holiday growth was less than expected, sales for the year grew 7% over 2021 to $4.9 trillion, meeting NRF’s forecast of between 6% and 8% growth for... Read More
Imaging Solutions acquires major share in Xpozer Investments News 

Imaging Solutions acquires major share in Xpozer

Imaging Solutions AG (ISAG) in Switzerland has acquired a major share in the Dutch company Xpozer for a strategic partnership. Xpozer offers a patented mounting system for easily hanging and switching poster-size prints. The mounting system has a unique tensioning technology to keep the photo prints perfectly flat while giving a clean presentation without any borders or frames. Currently, Xpozer... Read More
Mixbook appoints Benjamin De Castro as CMO People on the Move 

Mixbook appoints Benjamin De Castro as CMO

Mixbook announced the appointment of Benjamin De Castro as chief marketing officer (CMO). In this role, De Castro will lead all global marketing efforts for Mixbook, helping shape the company’s marketing strategy to drive effective brand reach, partnerships, acquisition and customer engagement. Mixbook champions creativity, inspiring the celebration of memories as a way to deepen connections with loved ones, and I’m... Read More