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Latest project: The Best Retail Customer Experiences 2013 News 

Latest project: The Best Retail Customer Experiences 2013

GaryPageau , ,
One of the recent InfoCircle projects was providing text for the The Best Retail Customer Experiences 2013 report, published by Networld Media Group. Here are the details, from the Networld Media site: “Find out which retailers came out on top in areas such as customer service and online experience. Consumers also weigh in on apps, online vs. brick-and-mortar, loyalty programs and... Read More
Cruising the Coupon Wave, a post on the Darwillisms blog News 

Cruising the Coupon Wave, a post on the Darwillisms blog

GaryPageau ,
From our post on Darwillisms,  the Darwill Inc. blog: “Coupons have long been a key marketing tool of retailers. As retailing has become more digital, tactics to engage and to reward loyal customers have expanded. Groupon, LivingSocial and other deal sites have grown, while QR codes provide mobile opportunities. Coupon clipping, however, continues to be the choice for cost-conscious shoppers. “Recently, midwestern... Read More
Flipping for technology in the classroom, at Jackson Magazine News 

Flipping for technology in the classroom, at Jackson Magazine

GaryPageau
Concord middle-school teacher Kristy Lefere is featured in this Jackson Magazine article about flip (or reverse) teaching, where in-classroom technology enables students to do what was once homework in class, while using time at home to guide themselves through the material. Lefere, who is in her fifth year teaching at Concord, has spent a year working with the Jackson County... Read More
Making the right connections: A Darwillisms blog post News 

Making the right connections: A Darwillisms blog post

GaryPageau ,
From our post at Darwillisms, the Darwill Inc. blog: “In today’s multifaceted multimedia world, marketers have a daunting array of challenges facing them. More than just coming up with taglines and logos, marketers must create content engaging users and inspiring them to action. “The challenge is spanning that content across various platforms. We’ve all seen the copy-dense billboards that are... Read More
Photo kiosk observations: A vendor’s view, at KioskMarketplace News 

Photo kiosk observations: A vendor’s view, at KioskMarketplace

GaryPageau , ,
From our post at KioskMarketplace.com: Larry Adams, the senior vice president of Storefront.com, said photo kiosks still struggle to overcome a few archaic notions. Many kiosk vendors are striving to greatly simplify their UI and workflows, but this may actually be a hinderance to retailers. Today’s consumers are well-versed in kiosk usage, and are willing to engage in complex projects... Read More
Retail Technology: Mobile Shopping Takes Aim at Brick-and-Mortar Retailers from DI Reporter News 

Retail Technology: Mobile Shopping Takes Aim at Brick-and-Mortar Retailers from DI Reporter

GaryPageau ,
Photo retailers and photographers are looking at mobile payment solutions for their stores, according to an in DI Reporter, by Gary Pageau. “Don’t think of mobile payment solutions, however, as only a temporary offering. Many businesses, from food carts to event photographers, are using mobile payments to not only make transactions easier but also to improve cash flow. Rather than... Read More
RIP CPI News Opinion 

RIP CPI

GaryPageau , 1 Comment
The news of the abrupt closure of CPI Corp.’s U.S. portrait operations isn’t really news to photo-industry watchers who have watched the portrait-industry challenges over the years. The chain store portrait market has struggled for years, as it struggled to keep approximately 3,000 Sears, Wal-Mart and Babys R Us studios afloat. The misconception is somehow digital photography “did in” CPI.... Read More
Camera connectivity is key to breaking Canon/Nikon duopoly News Opinion 

Camera connectivity is key to breaking Canon/Nikon duopoly

GaryPageau , , ,
Tech writers are obsessed with death. New products have to not only produce technological innovation, but to such a degree it means “disruption” or “death” to the standard bearers. Google “iphone killer” and more than 700,000 results are returned. These days, the death knell is ringing for compact cameras. The smartphone category is the culprit this time, relegating point-and-shoots the... Read More
Kodak is now a “memories company,” at Kioskmarketplace.com News 

Kodak is now a “memories company,” at Kioskmarketplace.com

GaryPageau ,
Our friends at Kioskmarketplace.com published our interview with Larry Trevarthen, a top executive of the Retail Systems division of Eastman Kodak Co. In the interview, he talks about how the former undisputed leader in imaging must embrace open systems to thrive in the marketplace: “Kodak is changing from the walled garden approach; this is intentional. There’s no way any company... Read More
Photo kiosks at CES, from Kioskmarketplace.com News Opinion 

Photo kiosks at CES, from Kioskmarketplace.com

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Amid the 150,000 attendees wandering through 2,500 booths at the 2013 International CES, there was a little action in photo kiosks. Now that the Consumer Electronics Association has partnered with the Photo Marketing Association (PMA), there is a dedicated photography area at the LVH (formerly the Las Vegas Hilton). This is where the photo retailers search for the latest in... Read More
Photo kiosks: Looking ahead to 2013 News 

Photo kiosks: Looking ahead to 2013

GaryPageau
From our post at Kioskmarketplace.com: With a tumultuous 2012 nearly behind us, let’s look ahead at photo kiosk trends for the next year: Going mobile: Just as pop-up stores – temporary promotional retail locations in seasonal or high-traffic areas – are hot new trend, look for pop-up photo kiosks.  These can be used for events, concerts, receptions and more. The... Read More