The Right Mentor Can Change Your Life And Business, with Anthony Spark Feature Subscriber only 

The Right Mentor Can Change Your Life And Business, with Anthony Spark

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Anthony Spark of Spark a Change Coaching, Long Island, NY, talks with The Dead Pixels Society about business growth through mentorship and leadership development. Spark describes an entrepreneurial childhood in a dysfunctional family, working full-time at 15, and choosing direct sales at 18 after meeting successful mentors, which helped him develop skills in finance, relationships, communication, sales, organization, and time management, and leave... Read More
Blackmagic Design updates Blackmagic Camera iOS 3.3 News 

Blackmagic Design updates Blackmagic Camera iOS 3.3

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Blackmagic Design announced Blackmagic Camera for iOS 3.3, which adds camera control and monitoring with Apple Watch, support for ATEM camera control and support for Blackmagic Focus and Zoom Demand. This update adds support for camera control and monitoring using an Apple Watch, so customers can start and stop recording, and monitor the shot from their wrist. Customers even get... Read More
CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor shows sales grew in March as tax refunds offset rising gas prices Market research News 

CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor shows sales grew in March as tax refunds offset rising gas prices

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Retail sales rose again in March as consumers received higher-than-usual tax refunds that made up for increased gasoline prices, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released by the National Retail Federation (NRF). “Retail sales grew for a sixth consecutive month in March as the first wave of tax refunds offset higher gas prices resulting from the... Read More
Kornit Digital acquires PrintFactory; unveils Atlas Matrix Acquisitions New Products News 

Kornit Digital acquires PrintFactory; unveils Atlas Matrix

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Kornit Digital Ltd. announced its acquisition of PrintFactory, a global Netherlands-based technology leader of cloud-native workflow, color management, and production automation software. By integrating PrintFactory’s automation capabilities into its platform, Kornit strengthens its ability to connect demand generation, production workflow and fulfillment into one continuous digital ecosystem, the company said. PrintFactory’s platform enables unified production workflow management and consistent output... Read More
Rise Above Research: U.S. photo merchandise market remains resilient despite turbulent economic times Market research News 

Rise Above Research: U.S. photo merchandise market remains resilient despite turbulent economic times

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The US photo merchandise market continues to grow, as products like photo cards and photo books show real staying power and consistency among consumers, according to Rise Above Research’s 2026 US Photo Merchandise Forecast. 2026 will see an overall increase of around 1.5% in unit sales over 2025, driven by incremental increases in almost every product area, and unit sales... Read More
Epson introduces 10-Color UV Flatbed Printer New Products 

Epson introduces 10-Color UV Flatbed Printer

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Epson expanded its SureColor V-Series UV flatbed printer line with the SureColor V4000 is designed to bring the power of UV printing to direct-to-object production and a wide range of substrates. With a large print area, expanded color gamut and Braille printing capability, it expands the possibilities of high-quality output for signage, photo and fine art and promotional items such... Read More
Barclays is on the prowl for Shutterfly investors News 

Barclays is on the prowl for Shutterfly investors

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Bloomberg reports Barclays PLC is vetting potential investors to help photo personalization giant Shutterfly push out its looming debt problem, after talks with private credit lenders lost momentum, according to reporting by Reshmi Basu. Apollo Global Management Inc., which has owned Shutterfly since 2019, has been seeking a way out of its ownership of the company, which has since then gone through numerous... Read More
AI-powered platform, Picsart, expands into creator monetization category News 

AI-powered platform, Picsart, expands into creator monetization category

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Picsart, the AI-powered design platform for 130 million creators worldwide, launched Earn with Picsart – an open, pay-for-performance monetization program. The creator economy represents one of the most significant economic shifts of the past decade – a $252 billion industry expanding at a CAGR of 23.3%, projected to exceed $1.3 trillion by 2033, the company claims. Its defining characteristic is democratisation:... Read More
Insta360 just launched their new product, Insta360 Snap, a compact, magnetic monitor New Products 

Insta360 just launched their new product, Insta360 Snap, a compact, magnetic monitor

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Insta360 just launched their new product, Insta360 Snap, a compact, magnetic monitor that lets users use their smartphone’s rear camera for sharper selfies and vlogs while seeing themselves in real time. The lineup includes Snap Selfie Screen ($79.99) and Snap Selfie Screen with Light ($89.99), which adds adjustable lighting. Among the benefits: Upgraded Selfies: Real-time preview for wide-angle 0.5× rear-camera selfies... Read More
NRF: Import cargo volumes face headwinds from tariffs and increasing fuel prices Market research 

NRF: Import cargo volumes face headwinds from tariffs and increasing fuel prices

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Import volume at major U.S. container ports is not being significantly affected by the conflict in Iran but ocean carriers are seeing a related increase in fuel costs that could eventually affect retailers and their customers, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “Just because retailers don’t import a lot of merchandise... Read More
Polaroid debuts Hi-Print 3×3 photo printer that doubles as a frame New Products 

Polaroid debuts Hi-Print 3×3 photo printer that doubles as a frame

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Polaroid launched the Hi-Print 3×3 photo printer to give digital photos life beyond a screen. The Bluetooth printer, which uses the Polaroid Hi-Print 4×6 Paper Cartridge, doubles as a photo frame. Using the companion Hi-Print 3×3 will be available on April 7th  on Polaroid.com and selected retailers for 109,99EUR / 99,99GBP / 119,99USD. “People have so many meaningful memories and... Read More
How Entourage Yearbooks uses AI to speed up workflow, with Elias Jo Podcasts 

How Entourage Yearbooks uses AI to speed up workflow, with Elias Jo

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AI is moving fast, but the real advantage isn’t sounding smart, it’s getting work done faster without breaking your team. Gary Pageau of The Dead Pixels Society sits down with Elias Jo, CEO of Entourage Yearbooks, to talk about what’s actually changing inside the yearbook and volume photography workflow and what studios of every size can do right now to keep up. Joe digs into how... Read More
Xerox board names Louie Pastor as CEO, as Steve Bandrowczak departs News People on the Move 

Xerox board names Louie Pastor as CEO, as Steve Bandrowczak departs

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Xerox Holdings Corp. announced Steve Bandrowczak will step down as Chief Executive Officer, and the board of  directors has appointed Louie Pastor as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Bandrowczak, under whose tenure as CEO saw Xerox’s stock plunge by 90%, was paid $14.3 million in 2024. “On behalf of the Board and the entire Xerox team, I want to thank Steve... Read More
OM Digital Solutions CEO becomes principal shareholder Investments People on the Move 

OM Digital Solutions CEO becomes principal shareholder

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Changes are afoot in the management of OM Digital Solutions, the successor of Olympus cameras. Last week, the company announced a “change in its shareholder structure,” where its president and CEO Shigemi Sugimoto becomes the principal shareholder in the company. Simultaneously, Japan Industrial Partners, the private equity firm that bought Olympus’ camera business in 2021  announced its own change in... Read More
Photo Imaging CONNECT: How AI is transforming memory preservation in photo imaging Events Feature 

Photo Imaging CONNECT: How AI is transforming memory preservation in photo imaging

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Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the photo-imaging industry, but one of its most compelling applications may be in helping families preserve not just photos, but the stories behind them. That was the key theme of the recent Photo Imaging CONNECT panel discussion featuring Adam Pratt of Chaos to Memories, Sarah Lefebvre of MediaViz AI, and Mitchell Richmond of Kenoke, who... Read More