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Etsy testing printing of digital items through Shutterfly, Printify News 

Etsy testing printing of digital items through Shutterfly, Printify

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Craft site Etsy is running a test with Shutterfly and Printify to promote printing and framing services for buyers of digital artwork and other content. The test isn’t tightly integrated with Etsy, however, as Etsy won’t be offering printing and framing services directly on its marketplace. In it’s place, after purchasing the digital item on Etsy, buyers enrolled in the... Read More
Aryeo raises $3.5 milion to expand real-estate photography platform Investments News 

Aryeo raises $3.5 milion to expand real-estate photography platform

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Aryeo announced $3.5 million in fresh capital led by 645 Ventures, with participation from Hyperplane VC. To date, Aryeo has raised more than $7 million in funding and is the leading platform for real estate photography and media businesses. “Real estate photographers and media companies are an overlooked and integral part of the real estate process,” says Branick Weix, CEO and... Read More
Major media outlet discovers film is still around Marketing News Opinion 

Major media outlet discovers film is still around

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NBC News recently featured a segment on the enduring popularity of film. The segment’s description states: “After fading in popularity, film photography is seeing a major comeback fueled by younger generations and social media. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz takes us inside the developing craze with a story shot entirely on film.” Like most casual consumer treatments of photography, the Lester... Read More
Adobe partners with Nikon, Leica for image authentication News 

Adobe partners with Nikon, Leica for image authentication

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Adobe announced at Adobe MAX a partnership between the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) and Leica and Nikon to implement provenance technology into two exhibiting cameras: Leica’s iconic M11 Rangefinder and Nikon’s industry-leading mirrorless camera the Nikon Z 9. Today’s milestone will allow photographers and creators alike to increase trust in their digital work by securely attaching valuable provenance information at the... Read More
Shutterfly taps Kris Jenner for holiday season promotion Marketing News 

Shutterfly taps Kris Jenner for holiday season promotion

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Shutterfly announced an ongoing partnership with reality TV star and social-media influencer Kris Jenner kicking off with the brand’s 2022 holiday campaign. The new campaign, “Win the Holidays” is designed to inspire consumers to think beyond generic cards and gifts and instead celebrate what makes each family unique and one-of-a-kind, the company said. “No two families are the same –... Read More
Claranova reports flat annual results News 

Claranova reports flat annual results

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PlanetArt parent company Claranova reported revenue for fiscal year ending June 2022 of €474 million, up 1% at actual exchange rates and down 5% at constant exchange rates (-7% like-for-like). In an unprecedented economic context that worsened in the second half, like other companies, the group was impacted by a rise in cost prices caused by increased marketing investments reflecting... Read More
Marathon Press adds SpencerMetrics LYNK automation solution News 

Marathon Press adds SpencerMetrics LYNK automation solution

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Marathon Press Inc., one of the most unique printing and photo labs in the United States, has invested in efficiency and productivity automation with the SpencerMetrics LYNK solution. LYNK provides fully automated, touchless, real-time data collection, monitoring, and reporting from multi-vendor, multi-technology production equipment. Marathon offers full-color digital printing, email marketing, graphic design, web-to-print online ordering, specializing in printing yearbooks,... Read More
Urbanimmersive buys Homevisit News 

Urbanimmersive buys Homevisit

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Montreal-based real-estate imaging company Urbanimmersive Inc.  announce the final purchase agreement for the acquisition of all the interests of the real estate photography agency, HOMEVISIT, LLC  from CORELOGIC SOLUTIONS, LLC for a total purchase price of $CAD 9 million paid through the issuance of company’s common shares equal to 19.9% of the shares outstanding and through the issuance of a 5-year Secured... Read More
ImageQuix announces investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners News 

ImageQuix announces investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners

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Volume photography workflow and ecommerce software company ImageQuix announced Charlesbank Technology Opportunities Fund, a fund managed by Charlesbank Capital Partners, has made a majority investment in the company. Charlesbank is an experienced middle-market private investment firm based in Boston and New York. ImageQuix CEO Alex Kovacevic and management will remain shareholders alongside Charlesbank. The funding will assist ImageQuix in accelerating the... Read More
Collage.com shuts down News Opinion 

Collage.com shuts down

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Collage.com, the highly-regarded consumer photo gifting site, shut down abruptly last week. The abrupt closure was the subject of quite a bit of cocktail-party talk at the Visual 1st conference, which was going on when the news was made public. The timing seemed curious, as the lucrative fourth quarter is just around the corner. According to the Collage.com profile on... Read More
Pixelle to restart paper machine in Chillicothe, Ohio Investments News 

Pixelle to restart paper machine in Chillicothe, Ohio

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Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of specialty papers in North America, announced plans to restart a paper machine in the Chillicothe, Ohio facility. The company is investing $21 million to upgrade and restart the #24 paper machine (PM24) and plans to hire 52 full-time employees to operate and maintain it, the company said. Pixelle will also fill 50... Read More
NRF: Consumers still spending despite worries over inflation and interest rates Market research News 

NRF: Consumers still spending despite worries over inflation and interest rates

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Consumers remain worried about high inflation and Federal Reserve interest rate hikes intended to bring inflation under control, but neither has stopped them from spending, National Retail Federation (NRF) Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said today. “The economic situation in the United States is unsettling,” Kleinhenz said. “Consumer confidence is down, consumer spending’s rate of growth has slowed, and economists and consumers... Read More
Sam’s Club expands photo customization services with Amaze, Shoott partnership News Partnerships 

Sam’s Club expands photo customization services with Amaze, Shoott partnership

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Sam’s Club today launched its expanded Photo and Customization Services, giving its members access to professional photographers, enhanced photo printing services, as well as made-to-order apparel and home goods, making Sam’s Club the first to do so in the warehouse space, the company said. The new online member experience, powered by Amaze Software, includes updated product editors, AI-enabled technology, and a... Read More