Fast-growing Amaze acquires Spring Acquisitions News 

Fast-growing Amaze acquires Spring

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Amaze Software Inc. announced the acquisition of Spring’s best-in-class merchandising platform. Spring is most likely better known to imaging industry executives as Teespring, which is changed to in January 2021. Terms weren’t disclosed. In a statement, the company said, “We believe anyone can be a creator and those creators play an important role in how we learn, connect, and find... Read More
French AI imaging company PhotoRoom raises $19 million Investments 

French AI imaging company PhotoRoom raises $19 million

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French startup PhotoRoom announced a $19 million Series A funding round, lead by Balderton Capital with participation from Facebook, Hugging Face and Disney+. Existing investor Adjacent is also investing. Since launch, the PhotoRoom app has been downloaded 40 million-plus times worldwide with a 4.7-star rating from 750,000 reviews. According to the announcement, the company was founded in late 2019 by Matthieu... Read More
Profoto reports third-quarter sales up 24 percent Earnings reports News 

Profoto reports third-quarter sales up 24 percent

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Profoto Holding AB reported third-quarter sales of SEK 235 million, representing growth of 24 percent compared to the corresponding quarter last year. Organic sales growth totaled 6.5 percent for the quarter and 5.1 percent for the year, the company said, adding the component delivery issues reported for the second quarter have been resolved. Year-to-date sales are SEK 618 million, an... Read More
Printful adopts Coloreel Partnerships 

Printful adopts Coloreel

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Printful is one of the first print-on-demand companies to introduce the new Instant Thread Coloring Unit (ITCU) by Coloreel, a Swedish textile innovation brand. Printful can now give business owners an extra advantage by offering the latest cutting-edge embroidery technology to their customers. Embroidery has always had a limited color offering because a single machine can only house a small... Read More
NRF: Strong consumer fundamentals counter inflation, interest rates in holiday forecast Market research News 

NRF: Strong consumer fundamentals counter inflation, interest rates in holiday forecast

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The National Retail Federation INRF)  balanced high inflation and rising interest rates against strong consumer fundamentals as it developed its 2022 holiday spending forecast, said Jack Kleinhenz, NRF Chief Economist. “There are many factors impacting our holiday forecast, but business conditions are generally positive as consumer fundamentals continue to support economic activity,” Kleinhenz said. “Despite record levels of inflation, rising... Read More
Incentivize your customers with Marco Torres Marketing Podcasts 

Incentivize your customers with Marco Torres

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Marco Torres, founder of MarketingBoost.com. He has helped thousands of business owners worldwide boost sales and scale their businesses by as much as 5-fold through the use of incentive-based marketing. He teaches entrepreneurs how to soar sales & marketing through the use of “Value-Add-Incentives” instead of discounts. His Facebook Groups combined... Read More
Fujifilm debuts Square Link Smartphone Printer New Products 

Fujifilm debuts Square Link Smartphone Printer

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FUJIFILM North America Corp., Imaging Division, announced the launch of its FUJIFILM INSTAX SQUARE LINK Smartphone Printer (Square Link). The latest addition to the popular Link series of smartphone printers, Square Link creates INSTAX SQUARE format instant prints at 1.5 times the size of its INSTAX MINI counterparts. Fujifilm Square Link will be offered in Ash White and Midnight Green... Read More
NPD for the holidays: More than one-third of consumers expect to purchase a CE product New Products 

NPD for the holidays: More than one-third of consumers expect to purchase a CE product

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The NPD Group, which recently merged with Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), announced its annual Holiday Purchase Intentions report findings and among consumer electronics (CE) categories purchase intent was highest for smartphones, headphones, tablets/e-readers, and smartwatches this holiday shopping season. More than one-third (36%) of consumers expect to purchase a consumer technology product this holiday, which is slightly down from last year (37%) and... Read More
ip.labs’ releases mobile software toolkit 1.0 for photo commerce apps SDKs and APIs Tips and tricks 

ip.labs’ releases mobile software toolkit 1.0 for photo commerce apps

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ip.labs GmBH launched the 1.0 version of their Mobile Software Toolkit, allowing photo businesses “to seamlessly integrate multi-platform photo product editors into their existing mobile apps and catch users wherever they are in their journey,” according to the announcement. The new Mobile Software Toolkit can integrate ip.labs’ multi-platform photo product editors directly into mobile applications on both Android and iOS. The... Read More
Sony updates Xperia PRO-1 phone to add livestreaming Updates 

Sony updates Xperia PRO-1 phone to add livestreaming

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Sony Electronics Inc. announced livestreaming capabilities for the Xperia PRO-I smartphone, via an over-the-air (OTA) software update, which also delivers more shooting experiences within Videography Pro. Xperia PRO-I’s new capabilities allow for quick livestreaming directly to social streaming services from Videography Pro. It also provides the option of selecting the front camera for additional creative shooting opportunities. In addition, Videography... Read More
Canon launches EOS R6 Mark II body, telephoto lens and flash New Products 

Canon launches EOS R6 Mark II body, telephoto lens and flash

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Canon U.S.A., Inc., launched the EOS R6 Mark II camera body, Canon’s new hybrid full-frame camera, the RF135mm F1.8 L IS USM mid-telephoto portrait lens and Speedlite EL-5 flash unit. Canon says the “EOS R6 Mark II camera is a high-performance hybrid camera that’s designed to capture decisive moments in both photo and video formats.” The camera is also well-suited... Read More
Fujifilm debuts FUJIFILM X-T5 mirrorless camera, 30mm lens New Products 

Fujifilm debuts FUJIFILM X-T5 mirrorless camera, 30mm lens

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FUJIFILM North America Corp. introduced the FUJIFILM X-T5 digital camera (X-T5). Fujifilm brings its fifth-generation imaging sensor and processing technology to X-T5 in a camera body that is more compact than each of its previous three X-T system camera models. X-T5 is the latest X Series camera to feature Fujifilm’s back-illuminated 40.2MP X-Trans CMOS 5 HR imaging sensor and high-speed... Read More
Mediaclip integrates with Perfectly Clear photo enhancement Partnerships 

Mediaclip integrates with Perfectly Clear photo enhancement

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Mediaclip announced the integration of Perfectly Clear automatic image enhancement technology into their white-label product personalization software solution. The addition of Perfectly Clear ensures optimized image quality of consumer orders to reduce returns and reprints, increase conversion, and provide the best product possible. “We’re always trying to improve our offering, and we have no doubt that Perfectly Clear will show immediate... Read More
Nikon unveils Nikkor Z 600mm lens, remote grip accessory News 

Nikon unveils Nikkor Z 600mm lens, remote grip accessory

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Nikon Inc. announced the NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S, the latest in an unrivaled collection of high-performance super-telephoto lenses for professionals. The 600mm f/4 TC VR S offers a combination of versatility and performance, boasting the latest optical technology and anti-reflective coatings for the ultimate in image quality, plus the added benefit of a built-in 1.4x teleconverter for... Read More