Free preview of Gutsche book “Exploiting Chaos” now available
DIMA 2009 keynote speaker Jeremy Gutsche of Trendhunter.com spoke about finding opportunities in times of chaos. His new book, “Exploiting Chaos,” covers the topic in-depth. A free preview of the book is now available.
jill-e designs ‘shares the wealth’ via new affiliate sales
Jill-e designs, Victor, N.Y., announces any website owner who appreciates the fashionable, functional carry bags available from jill-e designs and wants to earn quick and easy sales commissions can do so by joining the company’s new “extraordinary Affiliates Program.” Photography studios, travel agencies, fashion retailers, blogs – virtually any party with its own website – [...]
iPhone becomes number one camera used on Flickr
The Los Angeles Times reports the iPhone has surpassed Canon’s high-performance Digital Rebel XTi as the most popular camera on the image-sharing site Flickr. The iPhone, which has a 2-megapixel camera, has been battling two other Canon cameras and the Nikon D80 for the number 2 position on Flickr for months, but recently, the iPhone [...]
Survey shows most consumers expect to discard tech devices within first five years
A vast majority (78 percent) of people surveyed do not expect their technology devices to last more than five years, according to a global survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Lexmark International Inc. Of the 10,000 respondents across 21 countries surveyed, 60 percent believe the materials used to construct devices could be made of [...]
Sears and Kmart help consumers save for the holidays
Sears Holdings Corp., Hoffman Estates, Ill., announces Sears and Kmart stores are offering consumers the Sears and Kmart Christmas Club card, which allows shoppers to save ahead for their holiday purchases at Sears and Kmart months before hitting the stores or surfing the Internet. Starting now, Sears and Kmart Christmas Club card users can put [...]
Harvey Norman faces tough losses in Ireland
The Belfast Telegraph reports sales at the 14 Harvey Norman stores in Ireland have slumped by between 20 and 40 percent, and not one is profitable. The Australia-based retailer is not immediately planning to close any of the stores despite the sharp decline in retail spending and rising unemployment. Harvey Norman Executive Chairman Gerry Harvey [...]
Toshiba marketing campaign pits Boring versus Normal
A series of ten new short-form videos produced by Emmy-winning media company The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness, Venice, Calif., chronicle the stories of eleven residents of Boring, Oregon and Normal, Illinois; including a “green” mortician/funeral director; a fireman; a ghost whisperer; and an entrepreneur/skateboarder, as they use their Toshiba laptops to [...]
Learn how Twitter can help you market your business on the AIE Imaging Executive podcast
Although many business leaders don’t see much potential, a number of companies are finding great success, at zero cost, marketing on Twitter. In today’s AIE Imaging Executive podcast, Denise McVey, president of creative agency S3, Boonton, N.J., explains how her company has helped many clients, including 150-year-old Eight O’Clock Coffee, expand their markets on Twitter [...]
Kmart Australia inks kiosk deal with HP
HP Co., Palo Alto, Calif., confirmed yesterday it has entered into a new customer agreement with Kmart Australia, Mulgrave, Melbourne, to install HP Retail Publishing Solutions in its 184 stores in Australia and New Zealand. According to Photo & Imaging News, Kmart will also launch the Kmart Online Photo Center, powered by Snapfish by HP. [...]
BJ’s Wholesale reports lower second-quarter earnings
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Natick, Mass., reported second-quarter net income of $35.1 million, compared to $36.5 million, for the same period last year. For the first half of 2009, net income was $59.4 million, up from $53.7 million. Total sales for the second quarter ended Aug. 1, decreased by 5.2 percent to $2.5 billion, and comparable [...]
