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Pricing confidence for creative businesses, with Miriam Schulman News 

Pricing confidence for creative businesses, with Miriam Schulman

Pricing isn’t the problem—meaning is. The Dead Pixels Society sits down with author and podcaster Miriam Schulman to unpack the mindset and mechanics behind selling creative work without racing to the bottom. From her journey off Wall Street into a thriving art career, Schulman shares a practical framework for moving past fear, charging premium prices with confidence, and helping buyers... Read More
Apple announces fourth-quarter sales up 8 percent Earnings reports News 

Apple announces fourth-quarter sales up 8 percent

Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter, which ended Sept. 27, 2025. The company posted quarterly revenue of $102.5 billion, up 8 percent year over year. Diluted earnings per share was $1.85, up 13 percent year over year on an adjusted basis. “Today, Apple is very proud to report a September quarter revenue record of $102.5 billion,... Read More
Lightricks lays off 85 employees News 

Lightricks lays off 85 employees

Israeli AI imaging company Lightricks is embarking on its third round of layoffs in recent years, according to CTech by Calcalist. The company will dismiss 85 employees, roughly 15% of its workforce, with cuts spread across departments. After the layoffs, Lightricks will employ about 465 people, down from nearly 700 at its peak in 2022. The previous round of layoffs... Read More
HP Large Format brings photo-quality to big prints Events Feature News 

HP Large Format brings photo-quality to big prints

In today’s fast-moving print landscape, photo labs are increasingly venturing into large-format territory — from banners and school sports team posters to fine art and event signage. What was once the domain of sign shops has now become a creative and business opportunity for image makers of different segments. To explore what’s driving this evolution, the Dead Pixels Society interviewed... Read More
PRINTING United Expo 2025 draws 30,000 to Orlando for annual show Events News 

PRINTING United Expo 2025 draws 30,000 to Orlando for annual show

PRINTING United Expo 2025, produced annually by PRINTING United Alliance, was held Oct. 22–24, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The event delivered a record-breaking 30,000 number of registered attendees and 838 exhibitors across every segment of print, from commercial and packaging to apparel, functional, industrial, in-plant, and wide-format graphics. For details about PRINTING United Expo, visit:... Read More
Vanguard announces Natchez UV-LED flatbed digital printer News 

Vanguard announces Natchez UV-LED flatbed digital printer

Vanguard Natchez Vanguard Digital Printing Systems, a Durst Group Company, debuted a new UV-LED printer, Natchez. Natchez was engineered with the most challenging substrates in mind, from wood to corrugated boards, the company said. With the ability to add up to three rows of Kyocera 4pl variable-drop printheads, Natchez offers speeds up to 3,875 sq. ft./hr. and resolutions up to... Read More
Panasonic adds ability for volume photographers to add custom masks to LUMIX cameras News Updates 

Panasonic adds ability for volume photographers to add custom masks to LUMIX cameras

Panasonic announced a firmware upgrade for the Lumix S5II and S5IIX cameras. Volume photographers will now be able to upload their own custom masks, program their cameras to accept multiple barcodes/QR codes for each photo, lock their cameras to require a barcode/QR code is scanned, and much more. Among the features Expanded Gridlines: The Portrait mask now has 9 customizable... Read More
Inside HistoryIT: Strategy, Metadata, And True Digital Preservation News Podcasts 

Inside HistoryIT: Strategy, Metadata, And True Digital Preservation

What if your archive could fund your mission? We sit down with HistoryIT founder and CEO Kristen Gwinn-Becker to reveal why most organizations are far less “digital” than they think—and how a smart strategy can turn dusty boxes, dying tapes, and scattered drives into a living, searchable asset that powers storytelling, alumni engagement, and real fundraising results. Gwinn-Becker walks us... Read More
Taylor Corp. purchases Gooten Acquisitions News 

Taylor Corp. purchases Gooten

In an unusual announcement, Minneapolis-based printing giant Taylor Corp. has purchased Gooten Ltd., the print-on-demand platform. An official press release has not been issued as of yet, and terms weren’t disclosed. The deal was announced on the Print On Demand Playbook podcast, which is hosted by Taylor’s Rusty Pepper and Maddy Alcala, president of Gooten. Rumors of Gooten’s financial troubles... Read More
Post Lexmark deal, Xerox evaluates staff reductions News 

Post Lexmark deal, Xerox evaluates staff reductions

Rochester, N.Y.,-based TV station News10NBC (WHEC-TV) reports Xerox is reducing its workforce as part of its merger with the company Lexmark, a Xerox spokesperson confirmed. Xerox acquired Lexmark, a Kentucky-based imaging and laser printing company, in July at a $1.5 billion valuation. In a statement, Xerox said it has begun notifying employees about workforce reductions as it integrates with the new... Read More
NRF: Holiday shoppers to spend second-highest amount on record Market research News 

NRF: Holiday shoppers to spend second-highest amount on record

Consumers plan to spend $890.49 per person on average this year on holiday gifts, food, decorations and other seasonal items, according to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) annual consumer survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. The amount is the second-highest in the survey’s 23-year history and falls only 1.3% less than last year’s record of $901.99. “Time and again,... Read More
Profoto releases preliminary third-quarter results: sales down on weak demand Earnings reports News 

Profoto releases preliminary third-quarter results: sales down on weak demand

Profoto Holdings presented preliminary figures for the third quarter of 2025. Demand remains weak in the company’s largest markets, which has had a negative impact on sales. As previously communicated, the company has taken clear measures to adapt costs to the current market situation. Despite the weaker development during the quarter, the company continues to invest in the next technology... Read More
DPI Laboratory offering All-in-One Catalyst Nanos Business Ready Package News Promotions 

DPI Laboratory offering All-in-One Catalyst Nanos Business Ready Package

DPI Laboratory, a leader in digital print innovation, has announced the launch of its Catalyst Nanos Business Ready Package, a fully equipped UV printing system designed to break down barriers of cost and complexity. For the first time, businesses can access a complete, professional-grade UV printing solution for under $20,000, a fraction of the traditional $40,000 entry point, the company... Read More
NRF: Consumers expected to return nearly $850 billion in merchandise in 2025 Market research News 

NRF: Consumers expected to return nearly $850 billion in merchandise in 2025

Retailers estimate that 15.8% of their annual sales will be returned this year, totaling $849.9 billion, according to the 2025 Retail Returns Landscape report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Happy Returns, a UPS company. The returns rate is in line with 16.9% last year, when returns totaled $890 billion. “Returns are no longer the end point of... Read More
Fujifilm Announces the Next Generation of its instax mini LiPlay™ Hybrid Instant Camera Series News 

Fujifilm Announces the Next Generation of its instax mini LiPlay™ Hybrid Instant Camera Series

FUJIFILM North America Corp., Imaging Division, announced the introduction of its instax mini LiPlay+ hybrid instant camera, an update to the popular instax mini LiPlay line. This new camera debuts new features, including dual cameras (a main camera plus a wide-angle selfie camera) with new capabilities for image makers, various enhanced sound capabilities that allow the user to integrate sound... Read More