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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.

Shutterfly continues to spin “beyond photo personalization” Acquisitions News 

Shutterfly continues to spin “beyond photo personalization”

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Since buying the Spoonflower design and decor marketplace last year, Shutterfly has updated its messaging to extoll the virtues of going “beyond photo personalization.” This month, on the one-year acquisition anniversary of the acquisition, the company announced the launch of 4,000 artist-led designs on Shutterfly products now available on the Shutterfly platform. The press release states “Shutterfly’s expansion into the... Read More
Building a subscription photo gallery service with Daniel Agee, Glass News Podcasts 

Building a subscription photo gallery service with Daniel Agee, Glass

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Daniel Agee, head of community and marketing for year-old photography startup, Glass. Agee discusses the company’s drive to create a company based on photography, not algorithms or data mining.  A subscription-based service, Glass began as an iOS-only app but recently announced a web version. In this wide-ranging discussion, Agee describes the challenges and opportunities of building... Read More
Sony improves external monitor function on Xperia smartphones Updates 

Sony improves external monitor function on Xperia smartphones

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Sony Electronics Inc. released a software update enabling new external monitor capabilities in the Xperia PRO and Xperia PRO-I smartphones. In the Xperia PRO and the Xperia PRO-I, the External Monitor feature will now include Livestreaming, Wave Form, and False Color capabilities. The Wave Form monitor function checks exposure and RGB balance. The False Color function assists with iris setting... Read More
Photo widget Locket raises $12.5 million News 

Photo widget Locket raises $12.5 million

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Locket, the Los Angeles, CA-based developer of the mobile-advertising-based photo-sharing app Locket, has raised $12.5 million in funding, according to Funded.com. The two rounds came from five investors, according to Crunchbase. The first $2.5 million round came in January, when the popular app was launched, with another $10 million in April. Seed round investors include Open AI CEO Sam Altman,... Read More
GoPro second-quarter income up slightly News 

GoPro second-quarter income up slightly

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GoPro, Inc. reported second-quarter revenue was up slightly or the period ended June 30, 2022. Revenue was $251 million, up slightly year-over-year from $250 million, with a strong U.S. dollar unfavorably impacting Q2 revenue by approximately $8 million year-over-year, the company said. GoPro.com revenue, including subscription and service revenue, increased 9% year-over-year to $95 million, or 38% of total revenue.... Read More
Providing magical theme park experiences with Lee Palmer, Kodak Moments Podcasts 

Providing magical theme park experiences with Lee Palmer, Kodak Moments

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Lee Palmer, EMEA-APAC Region Business Manager, Kodak Moments, about the company’s new exclusive official On-site Imaging Provider for Disneyland Paris. Palmer discusses how Kodak Moments is working with this high-profile client to deliver an innovative photographic experience for guests. Kodak Moments is a leading global provider of photo products and services to retailers, consumers,... Read More
Tamron announces development of TAMRON Lens Utility Mobile News 

Tamron announces development of TAMRON Lens Utility Mobile

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Tamron announces the development of Tamron Lens Utility Mobile, a dedicated application for smartphones and tablets running the Android OS providing convenient use in the field and expanding the possibilities of video and still photography. The application is the mobile version of the Tamron Lens Utility dedicated PC software. The Tamron Lens Utility Mobile is expected to launch later this... Read More
Rise Above Research: U.S. photo print market in steady state amid market challenges Market research 

Rise Above Research: U.S. photo print market in steady state amid market challenges

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The photo print market has reached a state of equilibrium over the last several years, but prints remain a very relevant segment of the photo imaging market as they still appeal to consumers young and old, and still present opportunities to vendors, according to Rise Above Research, an industry marketing research firm. 2022 will see an overall volume increase of... Read More
Ricoh debuts RICOH Pro VC70000e press News 

Ricoh debuts RICOH Pro VC70000e press

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Ricoh USA, Inc. launched the RICOH Pro VC70000e press, boasting advanced hardware, software, and workflow enhancements including Ricoh’s proprietary undercoating technology, which allows printers to produce photo books, luxury catalogs, and more with the sharpness and precision required for such high-end applications, the company said. The platform supports a broad substrate range without sacrificing quality or performance thanks to Ricoh’s optional... Read More
NRF: Economy is Strong Enough to ‘Keep a Recession at Bay’ Market research 

NRF: Economy is Strong Enough to ‘Keep a Recession at Bay’

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Despite two consecutive quarters of decline, the U.S. economy still does not appear to be in a recession and remains unlikely to enter one this year, said Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist, National Retail Federation. “Back-to-back contractions have heightened fear of a recession, but while the economy has lost momentum heading into the second half of the year, economic data is... Read More
Museum partners with NFT-club to save 2 million images from Dr. Ernest C. Withers News 

Museum partners with NFT-club to save 2 million images from Dr. Ernest C. Withers

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The Withers Collection, a museum and art gallery dedicated to the work of Civil Rights photographer Dr. Ernest C. Withers, is collaborating with NFT-membership club 1687 on a unique digital art project to help preserve and digitize nearly 2 million historically significant images from the Civil Rights period in the United States. Dr. Withers is known as a preeminent photographer of... Read More