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Marathon bid for Shutterfly signals end of an era News Opinion 

Marathon bid for Shutterfly signals end of an era

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Over the last year, Shutterfly management has faced activist shareholders who are pressing for greater stock performance from the leading online photo-product company. Shareholders are understandably concerned about lower net income returns, low stock performance and increased expenditures. Last fall, Silver Lake Partners said it was planning to spend $2 billion to take private the Redwood City photo giant. Shutterfly management even... Read More
Photo industry deserves better than lazy tech journalists Opinion 

Photo industry deserves better than lazy tech journalists

GaryPageau , , ,
A respectable publication like the Washington Post tries to cash in on the gadget craze by publishing clear link-bait article: 6 way-too-late attempts from the camera industry to compete with the iPhone It’s got all the buzzwords – iPhone, Instagram, etc. – while taking time to bash the photo industry. I mean, seriously. It’s one thing to say the iPhone... Read More
Legacy systems can kill your business Opinion 

Legacy systems can kill your business

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There’s a lot of hand-wringing in the camera business these days. Once again, factory sales and OEM shipments from Asia are indicating another 20-percent or greater decline in camera production for 2015. System cameras – like DSLRs and interchangeable lens cameras – are declining at a slower rate than compacts, which are dropping drastically. This is part of the natural... Read More
Kodak Alaris blog post at KioskMarketplace News 

Kodak Alaris blog post at KioskMarketplace

GaryPageau , ,
From our post at KioskMarketplace.com: “Kodak Alaris, the Rochester, N.Y.- based spin-off from Eastman Kodak, today unveiled the Kodak Photo Service — a move that opens up the company’s worldwide installed base of more than 100,000 Kodak Picture Kiosks and printers to developers. The program brings to fruition the initial efforts of the Kodak Developer program, which was in place and... Read More
Exclusive Kodak Alaris interview at Kiosk Marketplace Marketing News 

Exclusive Kodak Alaris interview at Kiosk Marketplace

GaryPageau , , ,
From our post at KioskMarketplace.com: Earlier this month, the Eastman Kodak Co. completed the sale of its personalized imaging and document imaging businesses to the U.K. Kodak Pension Plan — a move ensuring the Kodak brand continues on with kiosks and consumer film. The new $1.3 billion company, Kodak Alaris, is staffed by experienced Kodak executives who know the business: Dolores Kruchten for... Read More
Kodak is now a “memories company,” at Kioskmarketplace.com News 

Kodak is now a “memories company,” at Kioskmarketplace.com

GaryPageau ,
Our friends at Kioskmarketplace.com published our interview with Larry Trevarthen, a top executive of the Retail Systems division of Eastman Kodak Co. In the interview, he talks about how the former undisputed leader in imaging must embrace open systems to thrive in the marketplace: “Kodak is changing from the walled garden approach; this is intentional. There’s no way any company... Read More
Photo kiosks at CES, from Kioskmarketplace.com News Opinion 

Photo kiosks at CES, from Kioskmarketplace.com

GaryPageau , , , ,
Amid the 150,000 attendees wandering through 2,500 booths at the 2013 International CES, there was a little action in photo kiosks. Now that the Consumer Electronics Association has partnered with the Photo Marketing Association (PMA), there is a dedicated photography area at the LVH (formerly the Las Vegas Hilton). This is where the photo retailers search for the latest in... Read More
RIP Kodak kiosks. Or maybe not? Marketing 

RIP Kodak kiosks. Or maybe not?

GaryPageau
With the announcement bankrupt Eastman Kodak Co. would look for a buyer for its Personalized Imaging Group, which includes film, paper and more than 100,000 kiosks worldwide. This is a stunning development in the long slow decline of the Rochester, N.Y., pioneer. Kodak without a consumer imaging component is hard to imagine.  Kodak wasn’t just another photo kiosk vendor. In... Read More
Future of photo kiosks at KioskMarketplace Marketing 

Future of photo kiosks at KioskMarketplace

GaryPageau , , , , ,
Photo kiosks are still big news in the retail world. Much thanks to our friends at KioskMarketplace.com  for publishing our latest blog entry, “Predicting the future of photo kiosks.” Here’s an excerpt: “The compelling challenge of photo kiosk vendors is to build a better business case, based on total engagement, not just prints. Some vendors, like Lucidiom and Kodak, allow... Read More