PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities articles from June 2003

PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities archives from June 2003

A sense of community: Rockville Camera thrives in Long Island locale. (Profile).
June 1, 2003... Rockville Camera is a community camera store, and the operative word is community. "The store has been here since 1947. My dad bought it in 1960, and I've been running it since 1978," explains owner Perry Meltzer; his wife, Sue, runs...

2003-2004 officers and trustees. (Officers, Trustees, Chairpersons And TVPS).(Illustration)
June 1, 2003... OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, CHAIRPERSONS AND TVPS 2003-2004 OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES PRESIDENT * Donald Spring Jr., Cavalcade Color Lab Inc., Huntsville, ON, CANADA PRESIDENT-ELECT ...

U.K. advisory groups discuss the retail market. (Association News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Photo Marketing Association International, Jackson, Mich., hosted two advisory committees March 25-26 in the United Kingdom, where photo retailers and minilab owners could voice their concerns and discuss the opportunities enabled by the...

PPFA chapter leaders hold meeting. (Association News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The PPFA chapter leaders met in Jackson, Mich., earlier this spring for their annual meeting. Picture from left to right, from floor level to top of staircase, are: Front row: William Parker, MCPF; Richard Kluttz, CPF; Monica Weidinger;...

Calendar.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Calendar)
June 1, 2003... June 1 PPFA New Jersey Chapter Workshop, M&M Distributors Tennent, N.J. 8 PPFA National Capital Chapter Workshop, Comfort Inn Alexandria, Va. 9 PPFA Northern Ohio Chapter ...

Devising their game plan: APCI members gain insight, strategize for the future at annual leadership conference. (APCI 2003).
June 1, 2003... NFL Hall of Fame coach Don Shula perhaps summed up the theme of the Association of Professional Color Imager's (APCI) Convention best when he advised attendees to be "audible-ready." In football, just as a quarterback calls an audible, or...

Seeing green: green screen technology gives digital event photographer a competitive edge.
June 1, 2003... What do finished photographs made in 60 seconds by a photographer in the Boston metropolitan area bring to mind? If you said "instant" prints and garbage bags filled with gooey peel-apart negatives, think again. Photojournalist and event...

A new focus: as the Hispanic population in the United States grows, companies customize their marketing materials to reach those consumers.
June 1, 2003... According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the Hispanic population accounted for 40 percent of the increase in the nation's total population between the 1990 and 2000 censuses. In 2000, Hispanics represented 35.3 million people, and comprised 12.5...

Demand for prints of digital images increases.
June 1, 2003... At the end of 2002, nearly 20 percent of U.S. households owned digital cameras. As digital camera penetration continues to increase and the most photo-active households--generally women and families with young children--begin to use them,...

Photo Marketing Association International 2002 Annual Report.
June 1, 2003... The 2002 Annual Report appears on the following pages. 2002 marked another successful year of growth for PMA. It was the unselfish work of the members and officers of the Association that contributed greatly toward that happening. We are...

Moto Photo finds identity as MOTO Franchise Corp.
June 1, 2003... Harry D. Loyle is excited. He is president and CEO of a new company, MOTO Franchise Corp. (MFC) after buying the assets of Moto Photo Inc. with five area developers in February 2003; the changing photo industry is offering new digital...

Sales per square foot can help determine potential sales.
June 1, 2003... David Connor, CPF, thinks more framers need to think of their frame shops and galleries as real businesses, not necessarily just as hobbies. "After you have been in business for a while, you have to be cognizant of generating new revenue with...

Worldwide digital camera sales up 50 percent in 2002: all regions experience shift towards high-resolution models. (Retailing).
June 1, 2003... Worldwide digital still camera sales once again demonstrated strong growth in 2002, increasing by 50 percent, to a projected 27.5 million units, according to the "Photo Imaging Markets Worldwide" chapter of the 2001-2002 PMA Industry Trends...

Regional roundup: Indianapolis, Indiana: Photo Marketing's Regional Roundup looks at what it's like to do business in different areas of the world. This month, learn what matters to PMA members in Indianapolis, Ind. (Retailing).
June 1, 2003... Image Pros Inc. They say location is the key to success, and Image Pros is in a great location. First, the three-store chain is in Indianapolis, a town famous for the Indy 500 auto race, which draws an enormous number of visitors each...

Making paintings from pictures: potential four-figure portrait sales incline in tackling steep learning curve in Photoshop 7.
June 1, 2003... Computer technology, while being extremely useful to businesses large and small, doesn't really lend itself to irony. As with everything else in life, however, there is the occasional exception. Just ask Roger Berg, owner of Creative Photo...

A new way of thinking: commercial labs must be willing to think differently--and act quickly. (Processing).
June 1, 2003... The biggest challenge for commercial labs, said Dr. Glenn S. Omura, associate professor of Marketing and Competitive Strategy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., is to think differently. Omura told attendees during a PMA 2003...

Have film, will travel: TSA reports film in lead bags is safe in checked baggage. (Processing).
June 1, 2003... Perception and reality often differ. The issues surrounding unexposed/undeveloped film, and airport security systems and procedures, are a case in point. Generally, the concern about film safety and airport security can be broken into...