Category: Promotions – The Dead Pixels Society

Pixum is donating 500,000 euros to charity

December 10, 2020December 12, 2020 GaryPageau Pixum

Cologne online photo service Pixum is donating a total of up to 500,000 euros from the temporary VAT reduction for charitable projects, according to Foto Wirtschaft. The first 111,111 euro donation went to the RTL Foundation – We Help Children. To enable this commitment, Pixum has maintained its sales prices over the past few months despite the reduction in VAT.... Read More

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Motif Photos partners with 100cameras for charitable work

December 1, 2020December 5, 2020 GaryPageau 100cameras, Motif

Motif Photos announced a partnership with 100cameras, a non-profit organization providing educational programs to children and communities across the globe. The partnership empowers Motif to print and to donate a limited-edition photo book containing a worldwide curation of photos across 100cameras programs to date. Through its educational programs, 100cameras teaches children how to tell stories through photography in a way... Read More

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Chatbooks is hosting free virtual Santa visits

November 20, 2020November 22, 2020 GaryPageau Chatbooks

Chatbooks offered free 10-minute virtual Santa visits – via Zoom on Nov. 27 and 28 – for anyone who signed up. Chatbooks will also take the child’s photo with Santa and provide a code to print the photo (free of charge) as a holiday card or add it to a Chatbooks photo book. The promotion started Thursday, Nov. 19, and... Read More

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FamilyAlbum partners with DonorsChoose to fund teacher projects up to $1 million

November 20, 2020November 21, 2020 GaryPageau FamilyAlbum, mixi

mixi, Inc. announced its free secure photo-sharing app FamilyAlbum will partner with DonorsChoose to match $1 million in donations to classroom projects nationwide. FamilyAlbum will headline the donation match event being held on GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that takes place Dec. 1, 2020. FamilyAlbum includes unlimited storage, automatic organization, and special features; Released in 2015, FamilyAlbum has over 8 million... Read More

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SIGMA America reveals Black Friday pricing

November 16, 2020November 21, 2020 GaryPageau Sigma

SIGMA Corporation of America has announced limited-time Black Friday pricing on a variety of popular photography products through Monday, December 7, 2020 at authorized US dealers. SIGMA is also offering a Zero Percent Financing option for Cine lens purchases, currently available through the end of 2020, as well as discounts on purchases of multiple Cine lenses. For the first time... Read More

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Vivid-Pix offering education for holiday memory making

November 11, 2020November 14, 2020 GaryPageau Vivid-Pix

Vivid-Pix, the leading provider of AI-powered image restoration software, is offering families who may be separated by the pandemic this Thanksgiving a series of instructional video and tutorials. Vivid-Pix’s “Gathering Traditions” easy-to-implement tutorials provide tips for creating “time capsules” for families to relive past holiday gatherings and for future reminiscing. “These tools will help families during the holidays and create... Read More

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MailPix announces Black Friday savings up to 90% for all of November

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 GaryPageau Black Friday, MailPix

MailPix, the photo-printing, canvas, and gifting site, announced savings of up to 90% on select products for the month of November. This is a rare opportunity for consumers to get the highest quality personalized photo gifts for the holidays at significant savings. “Delighting customers is the driving force behind MailPix,” says Fred Lerner, CEO and founder, MailPix. “Retail experts are... Read More

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Nikon launches $49.95 week-long Nikon Z 5 test-drive program

October 27, 2020 GaryPageau mirrorless, Nikon, Nikon Z 5

Nikon USA is trying to put its full-frame Nikon Z 5 mirrorless camera in the hands of more people with a new weeklong trial/rental program. The Z 5 Test Drive rental program is available at approximately 140 retail locations. Through the program, customers can rent a Nikon Z 5 and NIKKOR Z 24-50mm lens kit from a participating retailer for... Read More

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Photobox launches “Invites, not presents” campaign

October 23, 2020October 29, 2020 GaryPageau Photobox

UK photo site Photobox is launching a Christmas shopping campaign to encourage people to create printed gifts, according to the Campaign website. With references to calendars, canvases, and photobooks, the TV ad – which will run across Europe – describes photographs as “invites to more together time” and “the stories we’ve yet to make”. “We’ve seen the potency of our... Read More

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Picanova announces Magnofix hanging system, will give away 1 million photo tiles

October 22, 2020October 28, 2020 GaryPageau Picanova

Picanova has launched a giveaway of 1 million MIIXPIX photo tiles to promote its new Magnofix hanging system. The Magnofix is hanging system for MIXPIX 20x20cm photo tiles combining magnetic and adhesive strips. The Magnofix system – composed of two magnetic strips with adhesive backs – allows the user to move tiles easily. One strip adheres to a tile and... Read More

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Nikon launches 30-day free trial for Nikon Z 5

October 8, 2020October 10, 2020 GaryPageau Nikon, Nikon Z 5

Nikon is letting users test-drive the new Z 5 full-frame mirrorless camera for 30 days. Now until Nov. 30, enrollees in the “Yellow” promotion (available through the Nikon store) receive expedited shipping on a variety of kit configurations, including bundles with the NIKKOR Z 24-50mm lens as well as the NIKKOR Z 24-200mm telephoto lens. For those looking to use any... Read More

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Lifetouch announces winners of “America’s Yearbook” contest

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 GaryPageau Lifetouch, yearbook

National school photography company Lifetouch celebrates National Yearbook Week with the unveiling of America’s Yearbook, a digital display of more than 5,300 user-submitted school pictures from the past nine decades. “Lifetouch is all about memorializing and cataloging these formative years in students’ lives – there is no better time capsule than a school picture,” said Stephanie Schmid, Vice President of... Read More

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Leica announces SL2 camera bundles

September 29, 2020October 4, 2020 GaryPageau Leica

Leica Camera announced special camera bundles for the Leica SL2, which launched in 2019, through Nov. 30. The Prime bundle features the Summilux-SL 50 f/1.4 fast prime lens; bundled with the Leica SL2, buyers will pay $10,795, representing a savings of $1,095 when components are purchased separately. The price of the bundle with the Vario-Elmarit 24-90 is $10,795, representing a... Read More

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Empire State Building Observatory offering free engagement photos Oct. 10

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 GaryPageau Empire State Building

The Empire State Building (ESB) Observatory announces couples throughout the Tri-State area can receive complimentary photography on Oct 10, 2020, with the purchase of tickets to its Observatories. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., a professional photographer will be available on the Building’s famed 86th Floor Observatory to capture up to five photos for each couple. “For close to ninety years, the... Read More

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Sigma teams with photo dealers to donate more than $93,000

September 15, 2020September 18, 2020 GaryPageau Sigma

Sigma Corporation of America announced $93,798 has been donated to 20 community-based charities in partnership with 18 retail partners in the “Focused on the Fight” community giveback campaign. Five percent of all sales of Sigma cameras, lenses and photographic accessories sold between April 1 through June 30, 2020, have been accumulated and donated to local non-profit community organizations selected by the... Read More