Store policy primer, from PMA magazine
Cash, credit, discounts, deposits, and more
In this excerpt from the March issue of PMA Magazine, Connecting the Imaging Communities, store policies regarding deposits for customer work are examined.
When Greg Norris, owner of Huntington Hall of Frames LLC, Huntington, W.V., started his business 15 years ago, he did not collect payment until he delivered an order.
Some [...]
PPFA 2010 will show how to attract customers
The Professional Picture Framers Association™ (PPFA®), a member association of PMA – The Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations, will educate attendees on attracting customers at the PPFA Annual Conference, February 21-23, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif. PPFA 2010 is part of the PMA International Convention and Trade Show, also at the Anaheim [...]
PFD helps pros and consumers get framed
PFD, Phoenix, Ariz., has launched www.photoframed.com, an online framing “shop” for photographers and consumers.
The website offers two versions of FDI – the Framing Design Interface – for do-it-yourself or template-assisted design in the matting and framing of digital images. Users are able to visualize their images as part of complete frame packages incorporating a wide [...]
PPFA offers dynamic marketing tools for a fraction of the cost
The Professional Picture Framers Association™ (PPFA®), a member association of PMA – The Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations – is offering new PPFA+ membership enhancements, featuring dynamic, out-of-the-box marketing tools for a fraction of the cost.
The membership upgrade, open only to PPFA members, is the result of feedback from members, many of whom would like [...]
Michigan custom framer creates library mural
The new library in Kingsley, Mich., features a mural of storybook characters in its children’s section, created by Traverse City artists Glenn Wolff and Emily Bert, owner of Emily L. Bert Fine Custom Framing in Traverse City and a member of the Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA), a PMA member association.
The mural, in acrylic paint, [...]
Impex expands CLEAT+ line of hangers
Impex Industrial Hardware Mfg. Co., Miami, Fla., manufacturer of picture framing hardware for over 5 decades, has expanded its CLEAT+ line of hangers to include cut lengths from 12 to 36 inches, as well as its 58-inch length.
ble to hold 250 lbs with only 1 SKU, holes every 2 inches for maximum control and round holes [...]
Neschen Americas adds to sales team
Neschen Americas, Elkridge, Md., added Dan Hall, Matt Myers, Charles Pulliam and Darren Speizer to its internal sales department. Formerly territory managers of the independent sales representative group HASCO, each has years of graphic industry experience to offer.
Neschen Americas and HASCO have shared a partnership for over 25 years and HASCO was Neschen’s Manufacturer’s Sales [...]
In memoriam: Vivian Kistler, MCPF, GCF
Vivian Kistler, MCPF, GCF, a leading member of the custom picture framing industry and of the Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA), died Jan. 6 in Akron, Ohio.
She was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y. on January 4, 1945 to C. Isabella Cutini Carli and James Carli. She attended private schools in Niagara Falls, NY and Niagara [...]
Fletcher-Terry Co. under new ownership
The Fletcher-Terry Co., Farmington, Conn., completed a strategic reorganization in conjunction with an Asset Purchase Agreement effective Dec. 31, 2009.
The new company will operate as The Fletcher-Terry Company LLC, and will maintain corporate offices, manufacturing, sales, customer service and U.S. distribution in the existing Fletcher facility in Farmington, Conn., and continue to ship from its [...]
Access Display Group named among Fastest Growing Private Companies
Access Display Group Inc., Freeport, N.Y.,was named on Inc. Magazine’s 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America.
The company designs, manufactures and distributes a multitude of display fixtures including its patented multi-purpose changeable frame and display system branded as “Swingframe”.
With an 82.2 percent sales increase over the last three years, Access Display Group has made major [...]
