Category: Opinion – Page 16 – The Dead Pixels Society

Camera connectivity is key to breaking Canon/Nikon duopoly

February 21, 2013May 23, 2017 GaryPageau Canon, Google, Nikon, Samsung

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

Marketing Opinion

Remember why Facebook bought Instagram

January 21, 2013May 23, 2017 GaryPageau Facebook, Instagram

With the hullabaloo dying down over the short-sighted change in Instagram‘s privacy policies, let’s look back at the reason why the purchase by Facebook was made in the first place. It really didn’t have anything to do with photography, but in user growth and engagement (see below). Instagram reached 50 million users in less than half of the time it... Read More

Market research Opinion

2013 State of Online Photo Retail, from Photo Reporter

January 20, 2013May 23, 2017 GaryPageau Photo Reporter

It’s early in the year, but 2013 is already shaping up to be a game-changing year in photo retail news. As the year 2012 came to a close, the headlines provided some insight into the ongoing trends affecting the photo-imaging trade. We recently contributed a feature story to the Photo Reporter show daily, distributed at PMA@CES. Among the highlights: The Virtual... Read More

News Opinion

Photo kiosks at CES, from Kioskmarketplace.com

January 19, 2013May 23, 2017 GaryPageau Fujifilm, Kioskmarketplace.com, Kodak, Photo kiosks, Storefront

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

Market research Opinion

Mobile photographers abandon half of their downloaded photo apps, but still use the other half regularly

December 12, 2012May 23, 2017 GaryPageau Suite 48a

Glass half full or half empty? Mobile photographer still regularly use about half of the photo apps that they have downloaded onto their smartphones in the previous 12 months, according to imaging experts at Suite 48 Analytics. This is the main finding of a Flash Survey conducted among 216 North American and European smartphone users. The company specifically asked respondents... Read More

Market research Opinion

Smartphone/tablet photo app users will make products, according to study

November 14, 2012July 25, 2017 GaryPageau Suite 48a, tablets

Data from a new study by Suite 48 Analytics shows the new generation of mobile photographers will buy photo products if given innovative apps and workflows Photo app users are a largely untapped opportunity for the photo output industry, according to Photo Product Purchasing Survey among Mobile Photo App Users, which Suite 48 Analytics conducted among 982 North American and 515... Read More

Market research Opinion

The majority of top ranking free iPhone photo and video apps now offer in-app purchasing features

October 28, 2012May 23, 2017 GaryPageau photo apps, Suite 48a, tablets

In-app purchasing options are becoming vital revenue source for leading photo and video apps A new study by Suite 48 Analytics, a leading research and analysis firm for the mobile photography market, reveals 55 percent of the 98 top ranking free photo and video apps on iPhone now offer in-app purchasing features. These features typically allow users to buy additional... Read More

Opinion

Making sense of the content business

October 15, 2012May 23, 2017 GaryPageau content, photography

During a recent photo-industry discussion, the topic of growing the market for high-margin photo specialty products (PSP) came up. Despite heavy investments by major industry players, there is relatively little uptake by consumers for these products (photo books, photo cards, canvas, etc.). I think part of the issue the photo/imaging industry has it still comes to this with a “production... Read More