Photo gifts: No longer “trinkets and trash”
All the speakers for the photo gifting session at the PMA Canada Expo 2009, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, saw this market as one loaded with potential, just waiting for retailers to pounce on it.
Retailer Paul Clairmont, Lord Photo, St.-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, states emphatically he was not happy with his photo gifting business, and is determined [...]
Track your marketing efforts
For Karla Elder, Jackson’s Extraordinary Custom Framing, Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada, success is learning to not only attract, but also retain, customers. To that end, she explained at a PMA Expo Canada 2009 business session, she is very particular about her marketing strategy. She has to be able to track whatever marketing tool she [...]
What’s “hot” for Christmas?
Some surprising – and some expected – products made the “Hot Picks” list at PMA Canada Expo 2009. Taking up an idea first floated at PMA09 and PMA Australia, selected retailers wandered the trade show floor looking for the products or services they thought could work well for them and other retailers during the Christmas [...]
PMA Canada Expo 2009 concludes today
The fifth annual PMA Canada Expo 2009 began yesterday in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with both a strong educational component and a comprehensive trade show.
Despite the difficult economy, says Bob Moggach, Director, Canadian Activities for PMA, “this show is an all-round success.
“On the whole, exhibitors are very happy and attendees have been enjoying a good experience,” [...]
What happens after the recession ends?
Professor Ken Wong, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, has an idea for the industry. Speaking at today’s PMA Canada Expo, he notes females between the ages of 12 and 19 are the dominant cellphone texters. Guys of the same age don’t text nearly as much. So, he suggests, if we can get males in that [...]
PMA Canada Exposition 2009 begins today
“All the key players in the Canadian imaging industry are back” for the PMA Canada Exposition 2009, according to Bob Moggach, PMA Director, Canadian Activities. Expo began this morning at the Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and runs through tomorrow.
The fifth annual event also features top-name speakers from professional, events, sports photography, framing, and [...]
September issue of PMA magazine is now online
The September issue of PMA Magazine – Connecting the Imaging Communities is now available in an interactive format. The browser-based digital edition preserves the publication’s layout, as well as includes hyperlinks and search features. Readers can share and print individual articles, as well as download a PDF for offline reading. Clicking on an article’s headline [...]
PMA Canada Exposition 2009 exhibitors announced; pro photography highlighted
“All the key players (exhibitors) in the Canadian imaging industry are back” for the PMA Canada Exposition 2009, according to Bob Moggach, PMA Director, Canadian Activities. Listed below are the 64 confirmed exhibitors (as of Aug. 24) for the PMA Canada Exposition 2009, which takes place Sept. 10-11, at the Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto, Ontario, [...]
PMA Canada Exposition 2009 touts education, hot new products, strategies to grow business
Featuring educational seminars, product training by suppliers, keynote speakers, and a two-day product show, the PMA Canada Exposition 2009 is Sept. 10-11 at the Toronto Congress Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. PMA Canada Exposition 2009, in its fifth year, is a “can’t miss” event for photo retailers, professional photographers, consumer electronics outlets, custom framers, scrapbook retailers, [...]
