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PMA advances growth plans for next year, PMA@CES 2013
Mark your calendar for 2013 PMA@CES, Jan. 8-11, 2013 After a successful PMA@CES exhibition and conferences in Las Vegas, the leadership of PMA, the Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations, is … [Read More...]
Book now to get low PSPA/SPAA conference hotel rate
With less than one month before the 2012 PSPA/SPAA Conference at the Renaissance Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev., rooms are filling fast and, once filled, the $139 single/double conference rate expires. To … [Read More...]
Storefront adds Skana Imaging as Canada distributor
Storefront.com, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, added Skana Imaging Solutions Inc. as an authorized distributor in Canada. Headquartered in Delta B.C., Skana Imaging Solutions has since 1979 been … [Read More...]
Photogenic Professional Lighting announces new fresnel light modifier
Photogenic Professional Lighting, Bartlett, Ill., launched the PL5R-FRES Fresnel Modifier, a 5-inch vented conical reflector with Fresnel Glass lens and two-panel barn doors. The PL5R-FRES is … [Read More...]
Casio speeds Exilim compact camera
The EX-ZR15 is a new high-speed compact camera from Casio that starts up in 0.99 seconds, focuses in 0.13 seconds, and has shot-to-shot times as low as 0.29 seconds. The fast performance also … [Read More...]
Canon updates six camcorders
Along with its new still cameras, Canon this month also debuted six new Vixia HD camcorders. The company announced three compact M-series models, the M52, M50, and M500, at $750, $650 and $550, … [Read More...]
Schneider adds optics to iPhone
iPhone 4 and 4S users can add a 2x telephoto lens from Schneider Optics to enable “professional quality photographic still and video imagery,” the company says. The new $100 tele lens narrows … [Read More...]
Top 10 Ways to Close a Deal, on the Imaging Executive podcast
Do you have deals that you thought would close months ago, yet somehow they remain in your pipeline — stale opportunities? It’s time to start closing those deals, with ten top 10 ways to … [Read More...]
Pentax Ricoh debuts Optio VS20 with 20X zoom, vertical shutter release
Pentax Ricoh Americas Corp., Denver, Colo., announced the Optio VS20 digital compact camera, featuring a high-power 20X optical zoom lens (28-560mm equivalent) and a second vertical shutter-release … [Read More...]
Kodak Gallery unveils Valentine’s Day card collections
Kodak Gallery, Emeryville, Calif., says the service;s Valentine’s Day card collection includes vintage and flourish designs. Gallery is also announcing, for the first time, greeting cards will … [Read More...]
Aluminyze promoting photos on metal
Aluminyze.com, New York, N.Y., is marketing to consumers services for printing images on "aluminyzed metal" for a uniquely creative, rich modern look, adding depth and dimension to an otherwise flat … [Read More...]
MoPho app adds photo gift purchasing to iPhone
MoPho, by Penguin Digital Inc., has added the ability for iPhone users to create and purchase photo products, such as prints, photo mugs, tote bags, iPhone cases and t-shirts directly from their … [Read More...]
Xerox reports flat fourth-quarter 2011 revenue
Xerox Corp., Norwalk, Conn., report fourth-quarter revenueof $6 billion was flat; revenue from the company's services business was up 6 percent, and revenue from its technology business was down 5 … [Read More...]
Leica Camera accepting Oskar Barnack Award apps
Leica Camera AG, Solms, Germany announces the commencement of the 2012 Leica Oskar Barnack Award, inviting professional photographers to submit entries to this prestigious international photography … [Read More...]
Alien Skin Software announces Exposure 4 plug-in for Photoshop, Lightroom
Alien Skin Software, Raleigh, N.C., announced Exposure 4, the new version of its photography effects plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and Photoshop Lightroom. Exposure provides … [Read More...]
Premedia Software offering online print file preflighting
Premedia Software Inc., Andover, Mass., launched FixMyPrintFile, a Software as a Service (SaaS) for preflighting and correcting digital print files. The service imports a variety of file formats and … [Read More...]
JPEA: 2011 domestic camera market share ranking shuffle
The March 11 disaster and Thai floods in October in 2011 affected greatly to the sales ranking of Japan’s 10 major electronics appliances, according to GfK Japan, as cited in JPEA Photo Electro … [Read More...]
Events
PMA advances growth plans for next year, PMA@CES 2013
Mark your calendar for 2013 PMA@CES, Jan. 8-11, 2013 After a successful PMA@CES exhibition and conferences in Las Vegas, the leadership of PMA, the … [Read More...]
On the DIMAcast: Marketing Ideas Exchange from PMA@CES
Why did so many people cram into one room to participate in Session D32, Bill McCurry's DIMA Marketing Ideas Exchange? So they could get one or two or … [Read More...]
Photo industry “Young Guns” talk connections
At the PMA@CES Official Business Session, “Young Guns of the Photo Industry”, at the Venetian last week, four bright young … [Read More...]
2012 PMA Retailer Hot Picks team discover next great products
The PMA Retailer Hot Picks returned in 2012, encompassing the PMA@CES exhibits at the Venetian and the 2012 International CES venues. Hot Picks are … [Read More...]
PMA@CES exhibitors report strong demand for lab products
Exhibitors from last week's PMA@CES exhibition at the Venetian in Las Vegas, Nev., reported the event was a great buying show among independent … [Read More...]
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PMA News
Why did so many people cram into one room to participate in Session D32, Bill McCurry's DIMA Marketing Ideas Exchange? So they could get one or two or … [Read More...]
At the PMA conference at The Venetian in Las Vegas, President of Pentax Ricoh Imaging Americas Ned Bunnel leads our look at interchangeable lens … [Read More...]
PMA –The Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations elected 2012-2013 officers at the 2012 PMA Official Business Session at the Venetian, Las … [Read More...]
The Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA) has released the “PPFA Guidelines for Framing Textiles and Needlework,” the third in a series … [Read More...]
Digital Imaging Marketing Association (DIMA), a PMA member association, presented Dr. George E. Smith with the DIMA Lifetime Achievement Award today … [Read More...]
