Creative Memories cuts 6 percent of work force
The St. Cloud Times reports local scrapbook marketer Creative Memories has cut 30 jobs from its payroll, most of them at its St. Cloud offices, citing Chris Veit, president and CEO. Veit, who took over as the company’s leader last month after its last president resigned, made the announcement to employees Tuesday. Cuts came mostly [...]
What makes a retail superstar? from PMA magazine
“What makes great retailers? How are they different from others?” asked PMA 2010 Official Business Session speaker George Whalin, author of the book, “Retail Superstars.” His presentation is featured in the April issue of PMA Magazine – Connecting the Imaging Communities. “If you have a small business that is not distinguishable from your competitors, you [...]
Michaels teams with EK Success on new American Girl Crafts line
Michaels Stores Inc., Irving, Texas, an arts and crafts specialty retailer, is launching the American Girl Crafts line, exclusively available at all U.S. Michaels stores November 1. American Girl Crafts are designed to inspire creativity with themes such as school, parties, pets, doll fun, and room decor. The new line features more than 130 products, [...]
ArchivaLife helps people record life stories
ArchivaLife, San Diego, Calif., provides a way for genealogists, memoir writers, scrapbook enthusiasts — anyone who wants to capture personal or family history for future generations — to record a life story in a decade-by-decade timeline. Two editions are available online: The ArchivaLife Classic Edition includes a scrapbook and archival case, and retails for US$125. [...]
Scrapblog launches QuickMix for scrapbooks
Scrapblog, Miami, Fla., an online application for making and sharing digital scrapbooks, announces QuickMix for creating quick, easy, personalized scrapbooks in minutes. Users select photos directly from Facebook, Flickr, Photobucket, Picasa, Smugmug, MySpace and Webshots accounts through one-click integration to these sites, or upload photos directly from their computer. Next, users choose from a variety [...]
Scrapbook MAX launches new digital scrapbooking software
Scrapbook MAX, Winnipeg, Alberta, Canada, launched Scrapbook MAX 2.0 digital scrapbooking software. Users can start with a pre-made, fully customizable template, or build pages from scratch using photos, embellishments, paper scraps and artistic text options. A new archival quality graphics engine lets users move, resize, rotate and crop elements in real-time, while maintaining sub-pixel precision. Design [...]
Scenic Route Paper Co. closing
Scenic Route Paper Co. , Riverton, Utah, announced Sept. 25 they are closing. The company has been owned and operated by Jim and Sarah Milne since 2004. Scenic Route is offering a liquidation sale through their website and will staff booths at the Sacramento Scrapbook Expo and Ontario Scrapbook Expo events next month.
Bamboo is new line of Wacom multi-input tablets
Wacom wants you to touch the Bamboo. The Vancouver, WA-based company says its new family of tablets offers both finger and pen inputs. The family of USB peripherals includes five distinct tablets: touch-only, pen-only and three versions of the pen and Multi-Touch combination – Bamboo Touch, Bamboo Pen, and Bamboo Pen and Touch, Bamboo Craft, [...]
Kodak places scanners with Heritage Makers
Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y., announced it is placing its Kodak s1220 photo scanning system with customers of Utah-based Heritage Makers, which provides customized project in-home consulting services to consumers. Heritage Makers home workshops feature independent sales consultants who show clients how to tell the stories of their lives with fun, meaningful products that use [...]
EK Success and WhichBox Media announce sponsorship
Scrapbooking and paper-based crafts products provider EK Success, Dallas, Texas, and online media and publishing services company WhichBox Media, announce EK Success has secured a sponsorship agreement as a lead sponsor of whichbox.com, the up and coming enthusiast destination on the web, currently in private beta, and its “Share your Story” contest. Says Andrea Silva, [...]
