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How to create photos for your online store Marketing Tips and tricks 

How to create photos for your online store

The key to branding your products on your online store is to create great product shots. Your customers can’t touch or feel your products. The only way to attract your market is by showing them photos in the best light possible. Professional and high-quality images will drive traffic to your website and even increase your conversions. Unfortunately, not all online... Read More
Video creation is fast, easy and free with YouTube Video Builder Marketing News 

Video creation is fast, easy and free with YouTube Video Builder

YouTube launched a beta version of a free video building app for businesses. Video Builder is “for businesses who don’t have resources to create videos from scratch,” including features animates static assets—images, text and logos—with music from the YouTube library. Users can choose from a variety of layouts based on the message and goals, customize colors and font and quickly generate... Read More
HP launches free print, play and learn platform Marketing News 

HP launches free print, play and learn platform

HP Inc. launched the free Print, Play & Learn online resource to support millions of families around the world who have transitioned to learning from home. Collaborating with education resource providers, including Education.com, TIME for Kids, Canva, and KiwiCo, HP is curating weekly literacy content as well as worksheets, coloring pages, puzzles and other learning printables for parents with children... Read More
Industry notes for the week of April 11 Marketing News People on the Move SDKs and APIs Updates 

Industry notes for the week of April 11

Interesting reads from around the web Lifetouch temporarily reopens Chesapeake plant Lifetouch expects to have a little more than 100 people working to continue producing its school photo products, including spring class photos shot before schools closed early, as well as student IDs and high-resolution digital images for school yearbooks, according to the Virginia Pilot. The company announced in February was shuttering the... Read More
Jostens introduces free “Virtual Commencement” programs Marketing News 

Jostens introduces free “Virtual Commencement” programs

Jostens has introduced free online “Virtual Commencement Centers” to help all high schools and colleges celebrate Class of 2020 graduates and preserve their schools’ graduation traditions despite the COVID-19 crisis. Jostens Virtual Commencement Centers have been designed for the high school and college markets, and deliver exclusive digital tools to help school leaders plan and execute a graduation ceremony on-line,... Read More
Epson endorser Shaquille O’Neal pitches picture scanner with his mom Marketing 

Epson endorser Shaquille O’Neal pitches picture scanner with his mom

Epson America has tapped the company’s long-time endorser, Shaquille O’Neal and his mother, Lucille O’Neal, to “Preserve What’s Priceless” with the company’s FastFoto FF-680W High-Speed Photo and Document Scanning System. “Our family enjoys so many great experiences together. My mom has always offered endless love and has made sure to regularly collect our childhood photos,” says Shaquille O’Neal. “But even... Read More
Fujifilm Canada is Toronto Raptors exclusive photofinishing partner Marketing News 

Fujifilm Canada is Toronto Raptors exclusive photofinishing partner

FUJIFILM Canada Inc. announced it is the official and exclusive photofinishing and camera partner of the Toronto Raptors during the team’s 25th Anniversary season. This new collaboration gives Raptors fans the opportunity to print souvenir photos and win prizes at select game nights in Toronto. Select Raptors games will feature a FUJIFILM Canada Memory Station, allowing anyone to print a... Read More
NRF: Growing emphasis on convenience for today’s consumers Marketing Press releases 

NRF: Growing emphasis on convenience for today’s consumers

Today’s consumers increasingly prioritize convenience when it comes to purchases, and expect retailers to continue to offer innovative ways to save them time and effort, according to the latest issue of the Consumer View report released today by the National Retail Federation. “Time is a precious commodity for today’s consumers,” NRF Vice President for Research Development and Industry Analysis Mark Mathews said.... Read More
Improving the Image: The Benefits of Photo Retouching for Online Businesses Feature Marketing 

Improving the Image: The Benefits of Photo Retouching for Online Businesses

Ecommerce is growing nonstop and has boomed over the last few years. It’s estimated that consumers worldwide will have spent almost $3.46 trillion online in 2019, and it’s expected to grow even more in the future. In today’s competitive marketplace, digital photos play an important role in attracting businesses and representing the brand. Images show off your products and services... Read More
Growing your photo business with blogs Feature Marketing 

Growing your photo business with blogs

How do photo businesses market themselves in today’s complex and connected world? Many would first say social media, and they would be right. Facebook, Instagram, and other sites have certainly changed the game when it comes to imaging industry outreach. Yet blogs and websites showcasing work also have an equal, if at times more key, role to play. We might... Read More
Ad Council PSA highlights the value of printed photos in child’s well-being Marketing 

Ad Council PSA highlights the value of printed photos in child’s well-being

  The Ad Council has released a PSA underscoring the value to children of visible printed pictures in the home of families. The one-minute PSA tells the story of a teenager named Jason who is adopted by a family. Over time, he sees the inclusion of himself in family photos hanging on a wall as evidence of his acceptance into... Read More
NRF: Half of holiday shoppers have already started   Marketing Press releases 

NRF: Half of holiday shoppers have already started  

More than half of consumers have already started their holiday shopping and nearly a quarter of purchases have already been made, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. “This is further evidence that the holiday season has grown far beyond the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas,” NRF President and CEO... Read More