PMA imaging show goes for entertainment
In a bid to capitalize on the growing convergence between imaging equipment and home and mobile entertainment products, the annual PMA Australia produced imaging show will be given a new name and treatment at the 2011 show in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Now in its 30th year, the show will be promoted under the name of [...]
PMA TV episode from PMA Australia convention
Recorded live “down under” at PMA Australia, today’s PMA TV installment features John Swainston and Bill McCurry helping uncover profit potential in the information around you. Knowing where to dig for the gold is easier when you have a map. Take away a working understanding of several methods to manage and measure various information available, [...]
PMA Australia Digital Expo breaks attendance record
The recently held PMA Australia presents Digital Expo 2010 in Melbourne, Australia, saw consumers, dealers, and professional photographers flock by the thousands, setting a record total registration greater than 23,000. Increased dealer support and significant advertising investments in radio, television, press, and social media resulted in droves of hobbyists attending the event at the Melbourne Convention [...]
A look back: PMA Australia Digital Life Expo
“Don’t we love it when a plan comes together!” So said Peter Rose, director of Australian activities for PMA. And the plan sure did come together. The PMA Digital Life Expo in Australia, held earlier this month in Melbourne, was opened to the public for part of its duration and no stone was left unturned [...]
Digital camera penetration still increasing in Australia
Through its cooperative relationship with the Picture Imaging Council of Australia (PICA), PMA – The Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations announces the release of Consumer Imaging in Australia 2010. The report is for retailers and manufacturers of imaging products to track demand for major product categories, make product design and merchandising decisions, and identify segments [...]
Dynamic PPFA sessions Down Under attract framers
PPFA sessions at the PMA Digital Life Expo in Melbourne earlier this month were a big hit with Australian framers. “The number of framers who attended the classes was a lot more than we expected,” said Ormond Williams, MCPF, owner of Ormond’s Framing, Port Macquarie, NSW, and National Chair PPFA Australia/New Zealand. “They came from [...]
DIMA President Phil Gresham honored with PMA Australia Distinguished Service Award
Phil Gresham, owner of Fotofast digifoto, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and current president of the Digital Imaging Marketing Association (DIMA), a segment of PMA, was honored with the 2010 PMA Australia Distinguished Service Award for his career commitment and invaluable contributions to the photo imaging industry. Gresham has been in the photo industry for most of [...]
Digital Life Expo sets new attendance records in Australia
This year’s Digital Life Expo in Australia set a record total registration figure, as more than 23,000 attendees flocked to the photography exposition. “It was a fantastic result,” says PMA Australia Director Peter Rose. “While we are still in the process of auditing and checking the figures, we know that we have well and truly [...]
Bill McCurry presents Marketing Idea Exchange from PMA Australia’s Digital Life Expo
In today’s DIMAcast, Bill McCurry presents the best ideas from photo retailers attending PMA Australia‘s just-concluded Digital Life Expo in Melbourne. Don’t miss this chance to learn what’s making cash registers ring Downunder.
“Building Value into the Photo Category” highlights PMA Australia event
An upcoming highlight of PMA Australia Conference will be the “Building Value into the Photo Category” session, Saturday, June 5, from 11-12:30 p.m., at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia. The session, sponsored by Canon Australia Pty. Ltd., features Matthew Foster, of Proctor and Gamble ANZ, who will draw on a large amount [...]
