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Capturelife signs women’s pro basketball team as customer for experience-based photos News 

Capturelife signs women’s pro basketball team as customer for experience-based photos

Capturelife is branching out beyond its volume-photography roots with a partnership with the two-time national champion St. Louis Surge women’s basketball team. The Surge will be using the Capturelife platform to engage fans, to increase sponsorship opportunities and to grow revenue, according to an announcement. The Surge competed in the Women’s Blue-Chip Basketball League (WBCBL) for seven seasons and is... Read More
Tarsus, APTech to combine events in place of PRINT 2020 Events News Press releases 

Tarsus, APTech to combine events in place of PRINT 2020

Tarsus Group (owner and organizer of the Labelexpo and Brand Print Global Series of trade shows) and the Association for PRINT Technologies (owner and organizer of the PRINT® event) have today announced that they will combine efforts to launch Brand Print Americas. This will take place in lieu of PRINT® 2020 and will be co-located with the 2020 edition of... Read More
Allegra Marketing Print Mail announces two new signed franchise agreements News Press releases 

Allegra Marketing Print Mail announces two new signed franchise agreements

Leading Marketing and Print Franchise Inks Franchise Deals for Centers in Madison, Wisc. and Abbottsford, B.C. Plymouth, Mich. – Allegra Marketing Print Mail, a franchise concept that serves the multi-billion-dollar market for marketing, print and graphics services, today announced two new franchise agreements for Madison, Wisconsin and Abbottsford, British Columbia. These agreements mark third and fourth deals signed by Allegra’s... Read More
Slower tax refunds and weather affect April retail sales but fundamentals ‘remain positive’ News Press releases 

Slower tax refunds and weather affect April retail sales but fundamentals ‘remain positive’

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2019 – Retail sales were down 0.2 percent in April seasonally adjusted from March but up 5.2 percent unadjusted year-over-year, the National Retail Federation said today. The numbers exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants. “Slower tax refunds and weather may have been key factors impacting April’s numbers, but the fundamentals remain positive, particularly in long-term comparisons,”... Read More
Mag-nificent photo experiences partners with Franchise Beast to market franchise News Press releases 

Mag-nificent photo experiences partners with Franchise Beast to market franchise

The Atlanta-based event and photography business has teamed with Orlando-based Franchise Beast to market the franchise opportunity to entrepreneurs across the United States Mag-nificent Instant Photo Experiences has partnered with franchise sales company Franchise Beast to expand their event photography franchise across Florida and the Southeast through 2019, with plans for coast-to-coast expansion as soon as 2020. Mag-nificent currently has... Read More
Onlineprinters celebrates 15 years of e-commerce News Press releases 

Onlineprinters celebrates 15 years of e-commerce

Anniversary marks record 3.2 billion printed products LONDON, May 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Onlineprinters Group celebrates its 15th anniversary with record-breaking production figures: Originally a family-run print shop, the company has become one of Europe’s leading online printers and produced more than 3.2 billion custom printed products in the past fiscal year, generating over EUR 200 million annual revenues. The online print specialist has... Read More
Sony Canada partners with the NPAC for freelancer grant News 

Sony Canada partners with the NPAC for freelancer grant

VANCOUVER, May 14, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – Photographers use their cameras as tools of exploration, documentation and ultimately, as instruments of change. Sony Canada and the News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) are proud to announce a partnership to offer a $5,000 CAD grant to assist with a freelance project by a Canadian photojournalist. To ‘Be Alpha’ is to be a leader, to be an innovator,... Read More
GoPro reiterates plans to move U.S. bound camera production to Mexico News Press releases 

GoPro reiterates plans to move U.S. bound camera production to Mexico

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — In light of recent comments made by the United States Trade Representative, GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) today reiterated its plans to move most of its U.S. bound production out of China, while maintaining production in China for non-U.S. bound cameras. “In June, we will begin production in Guadalajara, Mexico of our U.S. bound... Read More
Industry notes, App Updates and more for the week of May 9 News Updates 

Industry notes, App Updates and more for the week of May 9

Notable apps, promos and updates Fujifilm North America announces marketing alliance with Skylum Mylio offering “Independence Day” promotion to Aperture users Rumours and reports Here are some interesting items from around the internet: How the Apple Store lost its luster, via Bloomberg Canon removes the Universal Hot Shoe Pin on Its Latest Cameras, via Fstoppers Big Shutterfly stock investor had a... Read More
New Robinson Report covers global photo printing trends Market research News Opinion 

New Robinson Report covers global photo printing trends

With support from the imaging industry, industry researcher Doug Robinson has produced a new global photo printing report, the 2018 Total Photo Printing Report, covering silver-halide color paper and the contributions from inkjet dry labs, dye-sub, and digital (electrophotographic) presses (EP). The work totals more than 140 pages and 29 tables and is the result of numerous interviews with knowledgeable... Read More
B&H launches Payboo credit card to offset sales tax costs News Opinion 

B&H launches Payboo credit card to offset sales tax costs

B&H Photo and Video has apparently responded to the 2018 South Dakota v. Wayfair SCOTUS ruling – which requires out-of-state retailers to collect sales tax on internet sales – with a credit designed to offset sales tax costs to consumers. The Payboo credit card, in a partnership Synchrony Bank, will offer instant savings to buyers in the same amount as... Read More
CONCENSUM announces blockchain driven registry for copyright protection News Press releases 

CONCENSUM announces blockchain driven registry for copyright protection

CONCENSUM Offers Worldwide Image Registration for Fre Open for Other Applications, Including Video, Music, & Other Digital Media May 8, 2019 — CONCENSUM announced today THE CONCENSUM GLOBAL COPYRIGHT REGISTER, the first worldwide registry based on blockchain technologythat connects photography and image copyrights with their respective authors to protect their assets worldwide. THE CONCENSUM REGISTER is live now and available... Read More
FASTSIGNS targeting aggressive growth throughout the Northeast News Press releases 

FASTSIGNS targeting aggressive growth throughout the Northeast

Award-winning Franchisor Expanding into More Urban, Downtown Markets As Demand for Comprehensive Signage and Visual Communications Solutions Soars CARROLLTON, Texas, May 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — FASTSIGNS International, Inc., franchisor of FASTSIGNS®, the leading sign, graphics and visual communications franchise, announced it is aggressively targeting franchise growth throughout the Northeast, particularly in urban, downtown markets as the demand for comprehensive signage... Read More
Capturelife rebrands and gains traction in new markets News Press releases 

Capturelife rebrands and gains traction in new markets

The company’s new brand signals greater market opportunities and reinforces the company’s focus on helping businesses and brands capitalize on the experience economy – a $2B+ global market.  Minneapolis, MN – May 6, 2019 – Capturelife Inc., the industry-leading platform helping businesses grow brand loyalty and revenue with professionally captured, digitally shared photos and videos, has rebranded. The new brand... Read More
Photobucket hits eighth consecutive month of double-digit growth News Press releases 

Photobucket hits eighth consecutive month of double-digit growth

Premier Photo Storage, Hosting and Sharing Platform Unveils Unwavering Customer Commitment with Industry-First “Bill of Rights” and Launch of Enhanced User-Friendly Website DENVER, May 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Photobucket, the one-stop-shop for digital content owners seeking an easy-to-use, yet powerful platform to store, edit, share and host their photos is steadily growing it’s website traffic and paid membership base by converting legacy free... Read More