PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities articles from April 2006

PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities archives from April 2006

Association leadership.(Connections)
April 1, 2006... "There has never been a greater opportunity for the independent retailer to flourish in this digital environment. With the new products and services that can be provided, an independent can niche into markets that were before closed to them....

PMA data watch: size of prints depends on household print method.(print method and print size)
April 1, 2006... According to PMA Monthly Consumer Surveys, 4-by-6-inch prints accounted for about 89 percent of digital print volume in the last few months of 2005. Eight percent of the prints were 5-by-7s, and the remainder consisted of 8-by-10s or larger....

Parking photos could mean more tickets.(Photo Violation Technologies Corp)(PhotoViolationMeter)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... Smile--new parking meters can take your picture if you don't pay. Photo Violation Technologies Corp., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, launched its patented PhotoViolationMeter (PVM), combining sensors, photography, and wireless technology...

Images offer a visual chronicle and healing in time of war.(Newsline)(Images and image transmission technologies.)
April 1, 2006... War may be ugly, but war also provides a conduit for some very powerful images. Photojournalists once chronicled war on 35mm film; now digital image files offer more immediacy and accessibility. The great photojournalist Robert Capa...

PMA 2006: imaging at its most innovative.(imaging industry)
April 1, 2006... The 82nd PMA International Convention and Trade Show, held in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 26-March 1, provided a global forum for imaging industry education, ideas, and insights. Each year, retailers, photofinishers, portrait studios, imaging centers,...

Hubert Rotharmel elected president.(Photo Marketing Association International)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... Hubert Rotharmel of CeWe Color AG & Co OHG, Oldenburg, Germany, was elected president of Photo Marketing Association International, Jackson, Mich., during the PMA International Convention and Trade Show at the Orange County Convention Center,...

PMA trustee posts.(photo marketing association)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... Last year's president, Fred Lerner, Ritz Interactive Inc., Irvine, Calif., was elected to serve as a PMA trustee. Also serving as trustees of PMA are: Kirk Sidley, N & S Photo Inc., Portland, Ore.; Donald Spring Jr., Cavalcade Color Lab,...

Trustees-at-large elected.(2006-2007 Association Leadership)
April 1, 2006... PMA members elected four trustees-at-large to 3-year terms: Glen Hutchinson, Costco Wholesale Corp., Issaquah, Wash.; Sina Clayton, Camera Action Pty, Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Sharon Wibben, Wal-Mart Photo Centers, Bentonville,...

National chairpersons join PMA Board.(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... National chairpersons are elected to represent each country with 100 or more PMA voting members. Serving as national chairpersons are: Australia." Peter Stallard, Stallards Camera House, Hobart, Tasmania; Brazil." Douglas Bruschi, Foto XV...

TVPs honored.(Territorial Vice Presidents)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... PMA Territorial Vice Presidents fill important roles within Photo Marketing Association International. It is their leadership and planning that build relationships on a regional level. Through their representation of members from their...

Territorial Vice Presidents elected.(national and international events)
April 1, 2006... PMA members elected Territorial Vice Presidents (TVPs) at PMA 2006 in Orlando, Fla. TVPs are actively involved in PMA Division activities, as well as national and international events. TVPs play a vital role in the planning and fulfillment of...

Business sense: PMA 2006 Official Business Session speakers provide sound business advice sprinkled with humor.(PMA International Convention and Trade Show)
April 1, 2006... The art of innovation Former Apple software evangelist Guy Kawasaki, founder and managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, Palo Alto, Calif., kicked of the Official Business Sessions at the PMA International Convention and Trade...

Executive angle: new this year were keynotes by executives from Fujifilm, Hewlett-Packard, and Kodak.(Connections)
April 1, 2006... Photo fusion The pursuit of higher image quality and dedication to the "culture of photography" are the twin corporate goals for Fuji Photo Film Corp. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, said President and CEO Shigetaka Komori in his PMA 2006 Executive...

Growing your market: DIMA Annual Conference speakers offer sound business advice.(Three things for business owner )
April 1, 2006... Business consultant Ira Blumenthal, president of Co-Opportunities Inc., Atlanta, Ga. (www.iraspeak.com) presented his take on thriving in times of change at the Opening Keynote address at the DIMA Annual Conference, held just prior to PMA 2006...

Priceless pictures: PSPA 2006 looked at ways to make business better.(Connections)(Commercial photography.)(Professional School Photographers Association International )
April 1, 2006... Formulas for success Opening keynoter Rob "Waldo" Waldman, president of The Patriot Group Inc., Atlanta, Ga., and former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, stressed the importance of never flying solo. "The cockpit of a $30 million F-16 jet...

A common thread: PSRO 2006: the base of scrapbooking is the photograph.(Professional Scrapbook Retailers Organization )
April 1, 2006... Scrapbooking as a hobby has reached mass awareness--and specialty photo retailers should sit up and pay attention. That's the message from Chatterbox Inc. President Melody Ross, one of many guest speakers at the February PSRO Annual...

Turning 35: education, networking mark occasion at PPFA 2006.(discovering the latest technology)
April 1, 2006... The PPFA 2006 Annual Convention, held Feb. 25-28, in conjunction with the PMA International Convention and Trade Show in Orlando, Fla., held special significance for members this year. Attendees celebrated the 35th anniversary of the...

Presidential profile: Hubert Rotharmel of CeWe color brings a worldwide perspective to PMA presidency.(Connections)
April 1, 2006... Photo Marketing Association International President Hubert Rotharmel brings a broad perspective to the office. Not only is he one of the few European PMA presidents, he travels widely and explores different cultures. In many ways, he is the...

Photography relationships.(Photo Marketing Association)(Column)
April 1, 2006... An excerpt from Hubert Rotharmel's acceptance speech, Feb.28, in Orlando, Fla. "Stepping up to the podium and addressing this convention as the new president of Photo Marketing Association International is indeed the climax of my life in...

Word on the street: read what attendees had to say about PMA 2006.(market products)(Cover story)
April 1, 2006... Two of the big trends at the PMA International Convention and Trade Show were (1) lifestyle marketing as illustrated through The Complete Picture inspiration center booth; and (2) kiosks as seen in various booths on the Trade Show floor, the...

Get ready for National Photo Month: PMA members urged to celebrate the business of "memory making".(Photo Marketing Association International)
April 1, 2006... Photo Marketing Association International, Jackson, Mich., reminds its members May is National Photo Month, which provides a perfect platform for photo retailers to communicate the value of memory making to their customers. To assist...

The cutting edge: 2006 DIMA Innovative Digital Product Award winners announced.(Digital Product Awards)(Industry overview)
April 1, 2006... Of the hundreds of digital products on display at the PMA Sneak Peek 2006, the official press event of the PMA 2006 International Convention and Trade Show in Orlando, Fla., 17 were selected by a panel of digital imaging editors to receive the...

Seeing the light: UV-curable inks offer many advantages for commercial imagers.(Trends & Technology)
April 1, 2006... Printers using UV (ultraviolet) curable ink technology have been cropping up in the marketplace for years. Many commercial imaging facilities using these printers say the technology gives them several advantages and enables them to provide new...

The large-format minilab: A. Ron Waters, president and CEO of Durst Image Technology U.S. LLC, discusses new markets for photo retailers.(Photo retailing )
April 1, 2006... Photo retailing faces an interesting paradox. Digital capture has reduced the number of small-format pictures printed. At the same time, imaging from digital files makes possible a broad array of printed pictures that were difficult, if not...