Industry Notes for the Week of Oct. 10 News 

Industry Notes for the Week of Oct. 10

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  Events MagicMakers Group offering free customer service webinar Oct. 22 In honor of National Customer Service Week, MagicMakers Group, a consultancy of longtime Disney executives and leader representing one of the most diverse teams of practitioners in the marketplace, unveils its “Studios of Expertise.” The 37th annual Leitz Photographica Auction is Nov. 21 Interested in weird and unique photographic gear? The 37th Annual... Read More
Printful adds third fulfillment center in Europe News 

Printful adds third fulfillment center in Europe

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Personalized product company Printful is opening its third fulfillment center in Europe, and eighth globally. The 30,138-square-foot fulfillment center is in the Marupe Smart Park industrial space in Riga, Latvia. Product fulfillment operations are set to be launched in the first quarter of 2021. The second fulfillment center in Riga will initially serve as a storage and warehousing space, as... Read More
COVID and School Photography, with James Aziz, Edge Imaging News Podcasts 

COVID and School Photography, with James Aziz, Edge Imaging

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with James Aziz, the new CEO of Edge Imaging, about what brought him to the company, the challenges faced by the school photography industry in the face of COVID-19, and the bright future. Aziz came to Edge Imaging effective March 16 from Transcontinental Printing and Packaging’s Premedia services for Printing and Packaging. Aziz has expertise in finance, operational reporting, continuous improvement,... Read More
The 37th annual Leitz Photographica Auction is Nov. 21 Events 

The 37th annual Leitz Photographica Auction is Nov. 21

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Interested in weird and unique photographic gear? The 37th Annual “Leitz Photographica Auction,” will be Nov.21, which has established itself as one of the world’s leading auction houses for classic and vintage cameras and photographic, according to the organizers. Working in collaboration with Leica Camera, the Viennese auction team offers potential buyers from around the globe the chance to bid... Read More
Fastsigns acquires NerdsToGo, an IT services franchise brand News 

Fastsigns acquires NerdsToGo, an IT services franchise brand

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Fastsigns Holdings Inc. has acquired GTN CAPITAL GROUP, LLC the parent company of NerdsToGo, an IT services franchise brand. “We are excited to officially welcome NerdsToGo, a growing franchise organization in the IT Services business, into our family,” said Catherine Monson, CEO of FASTSIGNS International. “We look forward to what lies ahead for this exciting brand, especially the continued growth that... Read More
Mimeo Photos adds puzzles and blankets to custom photo products New Products News 

Mimeo Photos adds puzzles and blankets to custom photo products

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Mimeo Photos, the macOS app and eCommerce site for creating photo product gifts, has launched custom photo puzzles and blankets to its product line. Mimeo Photos full product range now includes photobooks, wall decor, calendars, photo prints, cards, puzzles, and blankets. Puzzles start at $17.99 and blankets start at $59.99. “Launching puzzles and blankets in time for the holidays is... Read More
North Equity buys Popular Photography, other sites from Bonnier News 

North Equity buys Popular Photography, other sites from Bonnier

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North Equity, a leading digital media venture equity firm, has acquired a number of media brands, including Popular Science, Popular Photography, Saveur, Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, Better You, and Interesting Things, from Bonnier Corp. The additions complement North Equity’s robust home platform, where Saveur will join BobVila.com and Kitchenistic to form a new food category. They will also create... Read More
Fujifilm Europe launches printing exhibition News 

Fujifilm Europe launches printing exhibition

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Fujifilm’s printlife@home site has launched an exhibit the shared experience of life in Europe in 2020, and added weekly prizes. Through the end of December, members of the public from across Europe can submit their images by uploading them on www.fujifilm-printlife.eu. The digital printlife@home platform will exhibit every photo sent in, irrespective of whether the photo is shot on a... Read More
School Photographers of America activity update News 

School Photographers of America activity update

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The School Photographers of America (SPOA), the new association for the volume photography market, has provided an update of recent activities: The SPOA website now has a new feature for finding school photography companies by the state for educators The website now will be hosting job listings for photographers The preferred partner and industry directory will be available. The School Photographers... Read More
Nikon launches 30-day free trial for Nikon Z 5 Promotions 

Nikon launches 30-day free trial for Nikon Z 5

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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
Jostens launches Yearbook+ virtual experience News 

Jostens launches Yearbook+ virtual experience

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Jostens launched Yearbook+ (“Yearbook Plus”), a personalized virtual experience allowing students to add their own digital photos and content to the traditionally curated and printed yearbook, the company said in a press release. The new digital offering will be made available to Jostens yearbook customers this school year. “Jostens has been the leader in delivering technology to yearbooks since our... Read More
Exposure Software releases Exposure X6 Updates 

Exposure Software releases Exposure X6

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Exposure Software, formerly known as Alien Skin Software, announced the release of Exposure X6. New in Exposure X6 is advanced GPU optimization, which dramatically speeds up image processing. GPU support works in concert with Exposure’s existing multi-core optimization to enable Exposure to leverage the full power of modern computer hardware. Many frequently used editing operations have been sped up by... Read More
CleverFiles releases Disk Drill 4 for Mac New Products Updates 

CleverFiles releases Disk Drill 4 for Mac

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CleverFiles announces the release of the new version of Disk Drill for Mac, ready for macOS 11 Big Sur and data recovery from iOS 14. Disk Drill can scan and recover more than 400 file types with a press of a single button, right from your computer’s internal or external drive, or any supported storage device. Files can be recovered... Read More