You are here
Home > News (Page 58)

Category: News

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Expanding the pro photography business with Rachel LaCour Niesen, Foreground News Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Expanding the pro photography business with Rachel LaCour Niesen, Foreground

GaryPageau , , , ,
Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with professional photographer, Rachel LaCour Niesen, chief product officer of Foreground, about the company’s marketing approach, acquisitions, and the recent addition of a print store to its ShootProof brand. She also talks about challenges meeting the needs of different types of photographers and how the company responded to the recent high-profile closure of a portrait studio. LaCour Niesen... Read More
Emot Wedding Photography describes shift in couples wedding planning trends News 

Emot Wedding Photography describes shift in couples wedding planning trends

GaryPageau ,
Emot Wedding Photography and Videography (formerly EMOTION Wedding Photography) conducted a survey on the Australian wedding industry, with a focus on wedding photography to learn how Covid-19 has affected consumer confidence and spending habits. This survey was sent to their database of thousands of engaged couples. This was modeled off a previous survey conducted in November 2020 to compare results... Read More
GoPro announces third-quarter revenue up 13% Earnings reports News 

GoPro announces third-quarter revenue up 13%

GaryPageau
GoPro, Inc. announced third-quarter revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2021, was $317 million, up 13% year-over-year. GoPro.com subscription revenue increased 143% year-over-year to $14 million; the company has 1.34 million subscribers. “GoPro had an outstanding third quarter with strong revenue, earnings, margin, and cash flow growth that have led us to raise our margin and profitability outlook for... Read More
Facebook shutting down facial recognition efforts after a decade News 

Facebook shutting down facial recognition efforts after a decade

GaryPageau ,
By month’s end, Facebook plans to shut down its decade-old facial recognition system, deleting the data of more than 1 billion users. Introduced in December, 2010, the facial-recognition feature automatically identified people in uploaded photos and suggested tags, which linked the accounts. In recent years, the company now known as “Meta” has become increasingly under scrutiny for its privacy practices.... Read More
RR Donnelley agrees to $2.1 billion acquisition from from Atlas Holdings Acquisitions News 

RR Donnelley agrees to $2.1 billion acquisition from from Atlas Holdings

GaryPageau , ,
North America’s largest commercial printing conglomerate (and owner of the Motif Photos app) RR Donnelley & Sons (RRD) announced it  entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Atlas Holdings in an all-cash transaction with a value of approximately $2.1 billion ($8.52 per share). The transaction, unanimously approved by the RRD board, is expected to close in the... Read More
NRF Economist: Consumers are “Spending Because They Can” Headed Into Holiday Season News 

NRF Economist: Consumers are “Spending Because They Can” Headed Into Holiday Season

GaryPageau
The impact of the pandemic on the nation’s economy will be a key factor in retail sales during the 2021 holiday season, but the National Retail Federation is nonetheless confident in its forecast for record growth, according to Jack Kleinhertz, chief economist, NRF. “There are several factors coming together to have a major impact on the holiday outlook, but household... Read More
JONDO opens Georgia print fulfillment facility News 

JONDO opens Georgia print fulfillment facility

GaryPageau
JONDO announced the opening of it fifth U.S. print on demand fulfillment facility in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Located near Atlanta, JONDO’s new 40,000-square-foot facility complements the existing New York facility. JONDO operates textile production lines in Northern California, Dallas, Texas and is now ready to fulfill JONDO textile and other standardized products at our Atlanta print fulfillment center. The company said,... Read More
Shutterfly CEO talks to Bloomberg about pandemic impact News 

Shutterfly CEO talks to Bloomberg about pandemic impact

GaryPageau , ,
Shutterfly CEO Hilary Schneider spoke with Romaine Bostick from the Milken Global Conference about consumer headwinds and tailwinds during the pandemic. They also discuss how Shutterfly is preparing against global supply chain issues. “Shutterfly is a mixture of businesses so we have Shutterfly which is a consumer business snappish which is a consumer business and then Lifetouch which is a... Read More
GoPro announces high-performance battery for late-model HERO cams News 

GoPro announces high-performance battery for late-model HERO cams

GaryPageau
GoPro announced a high-performance battery for HERO10 and HERO9 Black cameras that significantly increases cold temperature performance and extends video recording times in all conditions, the company said. The Enduro battery will be available for purchase at GoPro.com on Nov. 30 and more information is available here. GoPro also announced a firmware update for HERO10 Black enabling longer video recording times and... Read More
VistaPrint acquires DepositPhotos and Crello, changes name to Vista Acquisitions News 

VistaPrint acquires DepositPhotos and Crello, changes name to Vista

GaryPageau , ,
Fueled by recent acquisitions, personalized printing platform VistaPrint is rebranding as “Vista” to reflect the company’s pivot to becoming a full-range graphics company. This new parent brand encompasses VistaPrint, 99designs by Vista, Vista x Wix and the company’s most recent acquisition, Crello. Crello, a do-it-yourself (DIY) digital design site founded in 2017, is now rebranded under Vista as VistaCreate. As... Read More
Smartphone shipments decline 6.7% in third quarter Market research News 

Smartphone shipments decline 6.7% in third quarter

GaryPageau
The double-digit growth in the smartphone market in the early quarters of 2021 came to an end in the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) as worldwide shipments declined 6.7% year over year. According to preliminary data from the International Data Corp. (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 331.2 million units during the quarter. Although a... Read More
Olympus no more: OM Digital Solutions to market products as “OM System” News 

Olympus no more: OM Digital Solutions to market products as “OM System”

GaryPageau , ,
OM Digital Solutions, which was spun out earlier this from Olympus Corp., is replacing the venerable “Olympus” brand name with “OM System” for their digital cameras, lenses, audio products, and other consumer imaging services. In June, 2020, Olympus announced the transfer of its imaging business to Japan Industrial Partners Inc. At that time, JIP said it would continue to use... Read More
HP launches home photo printer with two-sided printing News 

HP launches home photo printer with two-sided printing

GaryPageau ,
HP Inc. unveiled the HP ENVY Inspire with HP+ printer. The printer is distinguished with new, “first-of-its-kind HP photo printing capabilities” like custom two-sided printing, automatically adding date and location, and sizes like panorama and square. Users can also choose from a wide range of templates available in the HP Smart App to make greeting cards, keepsakes, and more. The... Read More
Visual 1st names this year’s awards winners Events News 

Visual 1st names this year’s awards winners

GaryPageau
The Visual1st conference was held last week, virtually bringing together imaging industry executives from around the globe to showcase emerging trends and new technology. As part of the event, a four-judge panel evaluated the 39 Show and Tell presenters and presented the following awards Best of Show – zerolens In our minds, the Best of Show Award should combine several elements,... Read More