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Meero launches “The Nicest Place on Earth” photography contest Events News 

Meero launches “The Nicest Place on Earth” photography contest

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Meero, a global start-up on a mission to help photographers devote themselves and their time entirely to their passion, is launching “The Nicest Place on Earth,” a call for projects that aims at promoting talented photographers. This program is open to everyone and will reward the best submissions by exhibiting them in France and in the United States. Participants have... Read More
Xerox officially launches HP tender offer; HP rejects it Acquisitions News 

Xerox officially launches HP tender offer; HP rejects it

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Xerox Holding Corp. officially launched its $34 billion cash-and-stock offer for HP Inc., a proposal valued at about $24 a share. (For each HP share, a holder would receive $18.40 in cash and 0.149 Xerox shares.) The offer is set to expire April 21. Xerox already nominated 11 candidates for HP’s board to help close the deal. “Our proposal offers... Read More
Shift to gifts drives Smartphoto profits, via TIJD News 

Shift to gifts drives Smartphoto profits, via TIJD

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Belgium’s Smartphoto Group has posted impressive results since shifting to digital printing, to photo gifts and to mobile, according to a recent profile in the TIJD business journal. The Wetteren-based company boosted sales last year more than 10 percent to 51.5 million euros. Among the most popular products, according to the journal, are Christmas ornaments, cards, pillows, bread boxes and... Read More
Updated: COVID-19 concerns impacting imaging industry Events News 

Updated: COVID-19 concerns impacting imaging industry

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As the COVID-19 impacts markets across the world, the imaging industry has felt the effects. Major industry events including CP+, Mobile World Congress, FESPA Global Print Expo and, most recently, Dscoop Edge, have either been canceled or postponed. In addition, Nikon Inc. and Adobe Inc. have announced they are not going to attend NAB 2020 due to concerns about employee safety.... Read More
PI CONNECT 2020 imaging conference announces additional speakers, March 10 housing deadline Events News 

PI CONNECT 2020 imaging conference announces additional speakers, March 10 housing deadline

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Design, decor and AR/VR expand the education program Pro Imaging CONNECT, the executive conference for the photo/imaging industry, announced additional speakers at its conference on March 21-22, 2020, at the Horseshoe Bay Resort in Austin, Texas. Due to the high demand for accommodations, the housing deadline is Tuesday, March 10. “Digital technology is breaking down the barriers between the photo/imaging... Read More
PromarkBRANDS, OmegaBrandess Distribution announce partnership Acquisitions News 

PromarkBRANDS, OmegaBrandess Distribution announce partnership

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PromarkBRANDS and OmegaBrandess Distribution announced the two companies joining forces, offering “one of the largest and most diverse sources of products catering to the photographic, video and audio markets at both the professional and semi-professional levels. PromarkBRANDS has been in the photography, videography and pro audio industries since 1994 and manufactures and distributes a wide variety of products. OmegaBrandess Distribution,... Read More
NRF predicts 2020 retail sales to increase 3.5-4.1 percent News 

NRF predicts 2020 retail sales to increase 3.5-4.1 percent

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The National Retail Federation forecast retail sales during 2020 will increase between 3.5 percent and 4.1 percent to more than $3.9 trillion despite uncertainty from the lingering trade war, coronavirus, and the presidential election. “The nation’s record-long economic expansion is continuing, and consumers remain the drivers of that expansion,” said Matthew Shay, NRF president and CEO. “With gains in household... Read More
Capturelife teams up with Chukka Caribbean Adventures for vacation memory products News 

Capturelife teams up with Chukka Caribbean Adventures for vacation memory products

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Mobile photo services provider Capturelife announced a partnership with Chukka Caribbean Adventures, a premier adventure provider in Jamaica, Belize and Turks & Caicos, to offer its mobile photo experience to guests. Chukka implemented Capturelife at two of their top locations and immediately saw how delivering images to guests’ smartphones within the Capturelife app improved satisfaction and streamlined photography operations. Because Capturelife... Read More
nPhoto LAB debuts new store, editor based on Printbox technology News 

nPhoto LAB debuts new store, editor based on Printbox technology

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European photography supplier nPhoto LAB, a division of Colorland, has launched a new store with a new editor nDesigner PRO powered by Printbox. nPhoto offers artistic, unique, heirloom products, such as photo albums, books, calendars and wall decor to photographer clients. The service will be provided for customers in the UK and Germany. All customers of nphoto.com will now have the option to use the advantages of the... Read More
Rocket Photo creates photographer network with real estate brokerages News 

Rocket Photo creates photographer network with real estate brokerages

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Rocket Photo, an online platform connecting Realtors with vetted independent real estate photographers, announced an agreement with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and Real Living Real Estate as part of their Preferred Alliance Program. Rocket Photo says it will create a private, national network of photographers who can serve both Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and Real Living network members. Rocket Photo offers a white-labeling solution... Read More
HP announces earnings, plans to spend $15 billion to buy back shares Acquisitions Earnings reports Feature News 

HP announces earnings, plans to spend $15 billion to buy back shares

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Facing an increasingly hostile takeover pitch from Xerox Holdings, HP Inc. used its quarterly earnings announcement to offer a “multi-year strategic and financial value creation plan” to deliver improved financial results by 2022. The cross-company plan will include billions in “sustained cost actions” and a $16 billion capital return program over three years. Under the plan, HP says it will... Read More
Happy Photo site releases photography pricing calculator for beginners News Promotions 

Happy Photo site releases photography pricing calculator for beginners

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The Happy Photo, a U.K.-based website specializing in high-quality resources for beginner photographers, launched a complete report on Pricing Made Easy, a pricing tool for photographers. The report offers an overview of the importance of using the right pricing structure, and examines the main features of the popular pricing calculator. The newly released report has been designed to provide beginner... Read More