Overcoming fear in business leadership, with Joe Hart, Dale Carnegie News Podcasts 

Overcoming fear in business leadership, with Joe Hart, Dale Carnegie

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talked with Joe Hart, president and CEO, Dale Carnegie and Associates Inc. In this interview, Hart talks about the Dale Carnegie course program, leadership, overcoming fear in business, and resolving conflicts. Since 1912, Dale Carnegie Training has helped millions of people and businesses around the world improve their performance. In over eighty countries and in more than thirty languages,... Read More
Epson cuts ribbon on new Los Alamitos headquarters News 

Epson cuts ribbon on new Los Alamitos headquarters

GaryPageau
Epson America hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Los Alamitos-based headquarters on Tuesday, May 9 at 3131 Katella Ave. The ceremony featured remarks from Los Alamitos Mayor Tanya Doby, Epson America president and CEO Keith Kratzberg and Seiko Epson Director Koichi Kubota. Local government officials Ana Lasso from the California Office of Sustainability and Zechariah Jauregui from U.S. House of Representatives District 45, along with community representatives and non-profit leaders, were also in attendance. The... Read More
CEWE starts 2023 with strong sales increase of 13.5% Earnings reports News 

CEWE starts 2023 with strong sales increase of 13.5%

GaryPageau
CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA reported first-quarter group turnover increased significantly by +13.5% to 157.7 million euros in the first quarter of 2023, recording the highest figure in the company’s history for the first quarter. The first quarter last year was 138.9 million euros. All business segments contributed positively to this. At the same time, Group EBIT improved by 3.0... Read More
Shutterfly to close Durham production facility from Spoonflower acquisition News 

Shutterfly to close Durham production facility from Spoonflower acquisition

GaryPageau
Just two years since personalized photo products leader Shutterfly bought custom fabric maker Spoonflower for $225 million, the company is shutting down its 3871 S. Alston Ave, Durham, N.C., production facility, idling 108 workers. The move continues a series of facility closures and layoffs by Shutterfly over the past six months. According to the Triangle BizJournal, most separations will start... Read More
GoPro first-quarter revenue of $175 better than expected Earnings reports 

GoPro first-quarter revenue of $175 better than expected

GaryPageau
GoPro Inc. announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2023. The company’s revenue was $175 million, down 19% year-over-year, but 6% higher than the midpoint of prior Q1 guidance. GAAP net loss was $30 million down from net income of $6 million in the prior year period. Non-GAAP net loss was $29 million. On the positive side, GoPro subscriber count ended Q1 at... Read More
Nikon releases the Z 8 full-frame mirrorless camera New Products 

Nikon releases the Z 8 full-frame mirrorless camera

GaryPageau
Nikon Corp. announced the release of the full-frame/FX-format Nikon Z 8 mirrorless camera. The Z 8 condenses the advanced functionality and performance of the flagship Nikon Z 9 into a compact and lightweight body while also maintaining superior robustness and reliability, the company said. The camera is suited for a variety of image creators who seek new possibilities for visual expression... Read More
PRINTING United Expo opens registration for 2023 event this October Events 

PRINTING United Expo opens registration for 2023 event this October

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PRINTING United Alliance announces registration for PRINTING United Expo 2023 is now open. This global printing event serving markets across all printing segments will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia on Oct. 18-20. With over a million square feet of equipment, technology, and trends on display, attendees have the opportunity to see live product unveilings... Read More
NRF: First quarter showed challenges of bringing inflation under control Market research News 

NRF: First quarter showed challenges of bringing inflation under control

GaryPageau
Slower-but-continued growth in gross domestic product and other economic indicators during the first quarter showed the difficulty of bringing inflation under control, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said in the May issue of NRF’s Monthly Economic Review. “The World Health Organization says the pandemic is over, and the U.S. government has ended its declaration of a public health... Read More
Epson introduces Legacy Baryta II paper News 

Epson introduces Legacy Baryta II paper

GaryPageau
Epson introduced its newest addition to the portfolio of Legacy Papers – Legacy Baryta II.  Inspired by the legendary f/64 Group of photographers, Baryta II is an OBA-free 100% cotton fiber paper with a true baryta coating. Designed for use by professional photographers, fine artists, galleries, museums, and collectors, this true Baryta paper offers an industry leading microporous coating for rich blacks and... Read More
Glossy Finish to license GF Crew technology platform News 

Glossy Finish to license GF Crew technology platform

GaryPageau
Sports and event photography company Glossy Finish announced it has begun offering its full technology platform for those photographers that want to grow their business photographing tournaments in a similar way as Glossy Finish. The current GF Crew app offering, popular among weekend photographers and pros, will remain. The company said the GF Crew/Pro platform is the same model used... Read More
Kodak photo paper and chemicals fade from the market News 

Kodak photo paper and chemicals fade from the market

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Sino Promise Group, the China-based maker of Kodak-branded photographic paper and chemicals for professional and amateur photofinishing, notified customers the company will “no longer be offering” the products, according to correspondence provided to the Dead Pixels Society. Sino Promise has not responded to requests for comment. Unconfirmed reports from photo labs say the sales team has already been dismissed. The... Read More
Profoto’s first-quarter sales up 16.5 percent; organic growth flat News 

Profoto’s first-quarter sales up 16.5 percent; organic growth flat

GaryPageau
Swedish lighting company Profoto said first-quarter net sales totaled SEK 229 million (compared to 196 million), an increase of 16.5 percent. Organic growth totaled 0.0 percent, the currency effect was 7.3 percent, and the effect of acquisitions was 9.1 percent. Key ratios, Group Jan–Mar 2023 Jan–Mar 2022 Apr 2022– Mar 2023 Full year 2022 Net sales, SEKm 229 196 880... Read More