PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities articles from May 2006

PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities archives from May 2006

Looking to buy: the AC encounters an uninterested salesperson.(anonymous consumer)
May 1, 2006... The Anonymous Consumer stepped from his San Francisco hotel into the sun. It was a glorious, sunny day. The AC had a problem, but it wasn't the weather. His "travel camera"--the small, compact digital camera he took on his business...

Cameras get chic.(digital cameras)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Vivacious Violet is the new black as digital cameras get more style conscious. Camera companies, for the past several years, have been offering sleeker, more style-conscious digital cameras, sometimes in several colors. Cameras introduced at...

PMA data watch: tech without the gender gap.(Newsline)
May 1, 2006... Unlike with digital cameras, women are adopting cameraphones just as quickly as men. According to the latest annual consumer survey by PMA Marketing Research, women represent 52 percent of cameraphone owners. Despite comparisons between digital...

Form meets fashion.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... From Swarovski crystal-studded cell phones to photo "skins," consumers want to personalize and accessorize their electronic devices. For years, some famous handbag brands, such as Coach Inc. and Louis Vuitton, created high-end cell phone cases....

Promos that work: six businesses win first place in PMA/PPFA Promotion Competition.
May 1, 2006... Six companies earned first-place awards in the 2004-2005 Photo Marketing Association International/Professional Picture Framers Association Promotion Competition. Categories were based on size of operation, with each category awarding a...

Adapting to change: Kodak management discusses its digital transformation.(Antonio Perez of Eastman Kodak Co.)(Interview)
May 1, 2006... Since the beginning of the 21st century, many companies have been jolted by the onslaught of the digital age. Among them, Eastman Kodak Co. has embarked on a very visible transition to a digital business. Photo Marketing traveled to the Kodak...

Pro or prosumer? Could future trends in pro-level DSLRs be of amateur origins?(Cover story)
May 1, 2006... Now that DNA testing has taken the guesswork from paternal responsibility for fallible human beings, many industry insiders seem to have transferred the desire for such technology to high-end consumer DSLRs. More partnering We must...

Waiting for the dust to settle; the face of the imaging industry keeps changing. What does this mean for you?
May 1, 2006... During the past several months, a number of major players have withdrawn from or dramatically altered their roles in the imaging industry, creating uncertainty for some and opportunity for others. Recently announced... In December...

How to "multikiosk": Phil Gresham of Fotofast digifoto in Australia talks about how several kiosks can make all the difference.
May 1, 2006... At our Fotofast digifoto store in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, we don't offer the customer just one kiosk. We "multikiosk," as we call it. We started with one kiosk in October 2001, and added a second a year later. As of this February, we...