PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities articles from December 2003

PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities archives from December 2003

Officers, trustees, chairpersons and TVPS.(Illustration)
December 1, 2003... 2003-2004 OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES PRESIDENT * Donald Spring Jr., Cavalcade Color Lab Inc., Huntsville, ON, CANADA PRESIDENT-ELECT * Kirk Sidley, N & S Photo Inc., ...

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
December 1, 2003... January 2004 10-11 PPFA Northern Rockies Chapter Workshop, Grant Creek Inn Missoula, Mont. 19 PPFA National Capital Chapter Meeting, Potowmack Landing Alexandria, Va. 19...

Succeeding in a tough market: United Camera & Binocular Repair thrives in the camera repair business.(Profile)
December 1, 2003... Frank Sciacca started United Camera & Binocular Repair (www.unitedcamera.com), now one of the biggest independent photographic equipment repair firms in North America, in a 500 square-foot shop in Chicago, Ill., in 1969. After many years there,...

Celebrate your past, shape your future: PMA Annual Convention and Trade Show February 12-15, 2004 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada USA: where the world if imaging gathers.(PMA 2004)(Chronology)
December 1, 2003... February 12-15, 2004 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada USA Where the world of imaging gathers Educational Sessions Mini-Breakfast Sessions Thursday, February 12 * 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. Photo...

PMA Europe 2003 wraps up with stops in France, United Kingdom.(Association News)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... PMA Europe 2003 was held Oct. 15-16 in Birmingham. England. Nearly 450 people participated in the event, which featured 43 local sponsors, along with Gold Sponsors Adobe, Epson, and Felix Schoeller. The event, held in conjunction with the...

PMA launches initiative to promote making prints from digital cameras.(Association News)
December 1, 2003... Photo Marketing Association International, Jackson, Mich., launched an industry-wide consumer and retailer education initiative designed to promote digital printing to consumers through an Internet website, www.prints-are-memories.com, as well...

Missed shot: sports photos didn't sell value to soccer moms and dads.(Anonymous Consumer)
December 1, 2003... Blessed with cloudless skies and bright sunshine, the Anonymous Consumer anxiously looked over the soccer pitch. It was an hour before game time, and his players were walking onto the green grass. The AC glanced at his watch. As assistant...

A dry option: Noritsu, Epson fill gap with the dDP-411 digital dry inkjet printer.(Processing)
December 1, 2003... Joe Leach, executive vice president of Noritsu America Corp., Buena Park, Calif., says the company has made a lot of progress with its dDP-411 in just one year. "Twelve months ago, we introduced a prototype version of the dDP-411," he...

Need for recycling grows as digital products increase: hardware recycling programs launched to complement those for disposable goods.(Processing)
December 1, 2003... The digital revolution provides the imaging industry with a double challenge. The dramatic increase in digital camera sales and home photo-quality inkjet printers leaves specialty store/minilab owners searching for effective strategies to...

Who's buying SLR cameras? Film SLRs still command good sales across the price point spectrum.
December 1, 2003... Though a manual-focus digital SLR with a price tag well into four figures might seem a contradiction in terms, it soon will be a reality, when Leica Camera Inc., Northvale, N.J. (www.leica-camera.com), introduces its new digital back for its...

Film processing activity down 10 percent: OTU cameras, fast processing continue to gain market share.(one time use cameras)
December 1, 2003... Consumer film processing in the United States declined by 10 percent during the year ended in July 2003. Rising sales of digital cameras may be limiting traditional processing activity, particularly since these cameras were present in one in...

Small business insurance reflects society: new risks must be factored in with the old standbys.
December 1, 2003... It might be a tad cynical to believe high fences make good neighbors. In small business, however, risky neighbors can mean higher insurance premiums. "It doesn't matter if a camera store is in an enclosed mall or an outside strip mall if,...

Dvorak on digital: PC magazine columnist and DIMA 2004 keynote speaker calls film "a niche product".
December 1, 2003... Author and columnist John C. Dvorak has been telling PMA audiences that film is dead for years. Dvorak will tackle this topic again as a keynote speaker this February at DIMA 2004 in Las Vegas, Nev. He gave Photo Marketing his perspective of...

Digital trends: growth of digital imaging gives consumers many options; industry has more work to do in providing education.(Viewpoint)
December 1, 2003... In just a few years, digital cameras have made their way into the mainstream; and today, online photofinishing is taking its place alongside traditional photofinishing, kiosks, and home printing, as a mainstay of the market. The way we take...

'Tis better to give than to receive: gifts represent one-third of still camera sales.(Retailing)
December 1, 2003... It may be more joyous to give than to receive, but consumers typically spend less on cameras given as gifts than they do on models purchased for themselves, according to Chapter 8: "Gift vs. Self-Use Cameras," of the 2003 PMA U.S. Consumer...

Kiosks prove beneficial to retailers.(Retailing)
December 1, 2003... Photo kiosks have become a popular addition to many retail photofinishing businesses, especially those with digital minilabs. In fact, InfoTrends Research Group, Norwell, Mass, (www.infotrends-rgi.com), predicts photo kiosk sales will...

Dale Labs offers new preview-and-select option: digital minilab ideas.(Retailing)
December 1, 2003... Dale Laboratories, Hollywood, Fla. (www.dalelabs.com), is offering a new service to film customers, allowing them to enjoy many benefits of digital imaging. "It's an online site where people can preview their images and select the ones...

A profitable investment: event photographer adds to bottom line by doing small-format printing.
December 1, 2003... Waste not, want not, seems a commonsense bit of advice, especially given this entire philosophy of frugality is expressed in a scant four words. When Bob DiCaprio, owner of Images by Bob DiCaprio Inc., Woonsocket, R.I. (www.images...

Standing out from the crowd: people labs rely on digital technology to set them apart.
December 1, 2003... Prior to the digital revolution, professional school, wedding, and portrait labs competed largely on the basis of price and turnaround time. While still important, new technology is giving lab owners additional ways to differentiate themselves...

May I send you an e-mail? Retailers find successful e-mail marketing involves seeking customers' permission.
December 1, 2003... Despite pending state and U.S. legislation to curb e-mail solicitation, some retailers have found e-mail promotions to be an effective way to market to customers. Overall, keys to an effective e-mail marketing campaign, retailers say,...

No PCs required: new digital camera system displays images directly on TV.
December 1, 2003... Want a digital camera, but don't own a computer? Now there's a device for people who want to buy a digital camera for those who own a TV. The TV ShareCam by Armchair Electronics, Framingham, Mass. (www.armchairelectronics.com), combines a...