Opening new camera stores? Buying existing camera stores? Are these things happening this century? Bill McCurry took the DIMAcast microphone to a recent PRO educational gathering and found executives under the age of 40 who own or manage imaging firms. Theyâre excited about their future and theyâre investing their money, their talents and their passion. You can hear their stories, their joys and their challenges in this weekâs DIMAcast.

Interview starts :3:14

Interview ends :20:04

6Sight Future of Imaging Conference in Monterey, Calif www.6sight.com

“Desktop software maker, Preclick, has been in the news lately, with the acquisition by multimedia greetings company Smilebox. In today’s DIMAcast, PMA Publisher Gary Pageau talks with Preclick founder and Smilebox vice president, Brian Smiga, about what his means for web-to-print opportunities for retailers.”

Interview starts :3:14

Interview ends :20:04

http://preclick.com/

http://www.smilebox.com/

6Sight Future of Imaging Conference www.6sight.com

Brian Smiga

It may seem as though new camera innovations are coming out every day, but photographer, author and digital image pioneer Stephen Johnson of Stephen Johnson Photography, Pacifica, Calif., says new technology are not meeting the creative needs of professional photographers. In today’s DIMAcast, who will also speak on this topic at the upcoming 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference in November, shares his thoughts on what technologies are needed, when they might become available, and how they will affect pro photography, consumer imaging, and the industry as a whole.

Interview starts :2:22

Interview ends :20:59

6Sight Future of Imaging Conference www.6sight.com

Stephen Johnson

Dan’s Camera City is well known for its innovative approaches to retailing. In today’s DIMAcast, Steve Olock, former DIMA president and director of technology for Dan’s, shares insights about how the store is expanding off-site services, breaking free of the confines of store hours and location.

Interview starts :2:22

Interview ends :20:59

www.lehighvalleyphotobooth.photoreflect.com
www.lehighvalleyphotobooth.com
www.danscamera.com/Learning/DPU/catalog.html

www.danscamera.com/gallery/lifeinthevalley/
www.thepromenadeshopsatsauconvalley.com
/go/displayHours.cfm

6Sight Future of Imaging Conference
www.6sight.com

Steve Olock

âI can buy that elsewhere and not pay taxâ These are chilling words to many retailers. Wednesday night Massachusetts Senate Minority Leader Senator Richard Tisei spoke to the New England PMA Division Meeting. Bill McCurry was there with the DIMAcast microphone inquiring about the results of Massachusetts 25% sales tax increase. McCurry asked the Senator for his solution to tax policy. Hear why the Senator thinks abolishment of sales taxes may be the solution to government creating favoritism of one form of retail compared to another form of retail. Itâs not your traditional politiciansâ answer. Food for thought as governments struggle to grab new taxes and revenues. Interview starts :2:22

Interview ends :20:59

6Sight Future of Imaging Conference www.6sight.com

Senator Richard Tisei

In the new episode of the DIMAcast, Lenny Lipton, inventor of the current state-of-the-art 3D technologies being used by Disney, Pixar and other top Hollywood filmmakers, discusses how 3D technology will impact still imaging. Lipton will also tackle this topic at the upcoming 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference, to be held Nov. 10-11 in Monterey, Calif.

Interview starts :3:08

Interview ends :15:03

Lenny Lipton’s web site www.lennylipton.com

6Sight Future of Imaging Conference www.6sight.com

Lenny Lipton

Photo by Steve Schklair

Every year, the 6Sight Future of Imaging conference brings together visionaries and networking opportunities to share, shape and create the industry of tomorrow. In the new episode of the DIMAcast, conference chairman Alexis Gerard, president of Future Image Inc., San Mateo, Calif. discusses the upcoming event, to be held Nov. 10-11 in Monterey, Calif., and what attendees can expect.

Interview starts :3:08

Interview ends :15:03

6Sight Future of Imaging Conference www.6sight.com

Alexis Gerard

In today’s DIMAcast, mixed media artist Bonny Lhotka of Digital Atelier, a printmaking studio with 3 locations across the United States, discusses 3D imaging, the convergence of traditional and digital art, and the future of fine art imaging. Lhotka will be a speaker at the upcoming 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference in Monterey, Calif., in November.

Interview starts :4:26

Interview ends :20:54

Bonny Lhotka web site
www.lhotka.com

6Sight Future of Imaging Conference
www.6sight.com

Bonny Lhotka

What's the impact of one disappointed customer? In 2001 a customer was so disappointed in the service from a store in Sydney she and some friends opened a website offering to treat people fairly. This year that company is projected to sell over $30 million retail in photographic products by treating every customer the same, fair and square. Listen to this week's DIMAcast featuring Digital Camera Warehouse headquartered in Sydney, Australia and hear how their simple but unique strategies have served them and their customers very well. A written transcript with illustrations is also available for download at www.DIMAcast.com

Interview starts :3:23

Interview ends :20:54

In 2006, DIMAcast featured an interview with Thor Sigvaldason of On Demand Books, when the company was installing the first units of its Espresso Book Machine, (EBM,) which automatically prints, binds, and trims, on-demand at point of sale, perfect-bound, library-quality paperback books. In today’s DIMAcast, PMA Senior Editor Jennifer Barr Kruger revisits the topic in an interview with Andrew Pate, senior vice-president of Business Development for On Demand Books. He explains what changes have occurred over the past 3 years.

Interview starts :3:33

Interview ends :22:41

On Demand Books http://www.ondemandbooks.com

Andrew Pate

In today's special DIMAcast, Sony today beefed up its digital SLR line with three new models that promise to bring better price/performance to the field including an affordable full-frame camera. For more on the new models, 6Sight Report Editor Paul Worthington spoke with Mark Weir, digital imaging senior technology manager at Sony Electronics.

Interview starts :2:00

Interview ends :17:07

AIE Imaging Executive Podcast
http://www.imagingexec.com/

Paul Worthington

Mark Weir

Today’s DIMAcast presents an interview with Dr. Ramesh Raskar, who will keynote the upcoming 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference at the Monterey Conference Center, Monterey, Calif., Nov. 10-12. Raskar is head of the Camera Culture Research Group and co-director of the Center for Future Storytelling, both at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab. In this interview, he explains the work he’s currently doing, what he will discuss at 6Sight, and how photography will be vastly different in the future than it is it today.

Interview starts :2:13

Interview ends :23:07

   www.media.mit.edu/~raskar
   www.media.mit.edu/~raskar/photo
   http://cfs.media.mit.edu/

Dr. Ramesh Raskar

What role is digital imaging playing in printing, photo merchandise and social networks? Find out in today’s DIMAcast with David Haueter, associate director of InfoTrend’s Photo Printing Trends and Photo Merchandise services, who is interviewed by PMA Publisher Gary Pageau. Haueter’s responsibilities include product coverage, trend analysis, primary market research, and gathering forecast data for the photo print and photo merchandise markets. Prior to joining InfoTrends, Haueter was principal analyst for the Digital Documents & Imaging group at Gartner. In this role, he focused on digital camera, photo printing, inkjet printer, and multifunction product markets.
    InfoTrends is hosting the Digital Imaging '09 conference Sept. 16-17 at the Hyatt Regency SFO, Burlingame, Calif., offering attendees a new format to create a customized educational agenda - matching interests with content on future market directions, opportunities and trends. The interactive two-day conference brings together leading digital imaging executives including providers of hardware, software and services, corporate content owners, publishers, photofinishers, labs, photo retailers and digital print providers. DI ‘09 is for digital imaging executives wanting to build partnerships and secure new business for 2010, according to InfoTrends. To learn more, visit www.digitalimagingconference.com.

Interview starts :1:31

Interview ends :18:00

David Haueter

Samsung has brought innovation and style to the compact camera market. In this special podcast, Samsung director of marketing, Rich Campbell, talks to PMA publisher Gary Pageau about three new innovative cameras, announced today: the wireless and geo-aware CL65 and the dual-LCD and social-media driven TL225 and TL220 models.

Interview starts :1:22

Interview ends :16:53

The world of book publishing is evolving at a break-neck pace, and changing with it is the concept of a photo book. In today’s DIMAcast, Rochester Institute of Technology professor Frank Cost explains how simple photo book publishing has become, how photo books are perceived by young consumers, and why the method we use to share an image affects the way it is viewed.

Interview starts :3:17

Interview ends :33:22

Brian”s AudioBoo’s
RSS: feed://audioboo.fm/users/22466/boos.atom

Brian on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/3DGuy

Photo by Christopher Valides

Frank Cost

This week’s DIMAcast is live from the PRO Group’s Annual Convention where members shared quick BRAIN BUZZES . . . these are snippets of ideas that cause the brain to buzz with excitement and exploration of new profit enhancement concepts. Ginger Gauthe of Lakeside Camera Photoworks (Metairie, LA) reveals the how and why a $129 scan job averages $300.  Anne Thompson of Thompson Photo Products (Knoxville, TN) shares how encouraging one of her customer’s photographic talents led to a new acceptance of photography as an art form, and improved Thompson’s business. Britt Baker of The Film Center (Altoona, PA) uncovered sales potential that was right in front of him for years that is probably right in front of you as well. Fred Silvers of Bel Air Camera (Los Angeles, CA) uses free media to accelerate used equipment sales as well as fill his store with students for events and classes. Rob Muller of Schiller’s (St. Louis, MO) is successful using Facebook to communicate with customers and promote in store events. Joaquin Freixas of Swanlund’s (Eureka, CA) has a DSLR club that keeps customers loyal and reminds them to visit Swanlund's. Jeff Beauchamp of Bedford’s (Springdale, AR) reports on use tax laws and what states are doing to help retailers level the playing field so consumers know most internet sales do require use or sales taxes be paid.

Interview starts :1:20

Interview ends :28:41

Brian”s AudioBoo’s
RSS: feed://audioboo.fm/users/22466/boos.atom

Brian on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/3DGuy

Erin Manning’s career thus far has included such varied occupations as model, professional photographer, teacher, author and television host. Now, Manning adds another role to her resume: DIMA board member. In today’s DIMAcast, she tells PMA Senior Editor Jennifer Barr Kruger about her interesting history in the photography industry and her goals for her time on the board.

Interview starts :4:18

Interview ends :25:00

Erin Manning:
http://www.erinmanning.com
http://www.erinmanning.com/blog
http://www.amazon.com/erinmanning

Brian”s AudioBoo’s
RSS: feed://audioboo.fm/users/22466/boos.atom

Brian on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/3DGuy

Erin Manning

In this week DIMAcast Bill takes us live to the IPI 2009 Convention and Trade Show. Now usually Bill talks to many people at a convention like IPI, but what he heard from Diana and Scott Schmitt were so insightful this entire show is all about how they run their unique business in San Juan Capistrano.

Interview starts :1:55

Interview ends :23:20

Scott and Diana Schmitt

Some may think online photo retailer Photojojo started strangely: it began as a newsletter (and it still is one) that grew into a store. In today’s DIMAcast, Photojojo founder Amit Gupta explains how that happened, why he chose an anti-“Long Tail” approach to retail, and what made the Photojojo newsletter – which features tips like how to turn a broken camera into a flower pot – become an industry phenomenon, with more than 275,000 subscribers.

Interview starts :3:20

Interview ends :16:55

web link: http://photojojo.com/

Brian’s pick: http://issuu.com/bmundy/docs/pkb

Amit Gupta

On this weeks DIMAcast, Great ideas included such things as how to make an empty camera display into a selling tool,  turning personalized photo products into souvenirs, low cost way to sell more to passport photo customers, the power of free, joint promotions with jewelers, selling quantities of photo books including parties as well as promotions through schools and other profitable ideas . . . all yours for the listening/reading in this weeks Marketing Idea Exchange DIMAcast, live from Sydney Australia and the PMA Australia 2009 Imaging Technology Show . . . .

Interview starts :1:39

Interview ends :24:25

HP recently announced a fully customizable coffee table book showcasing President Barack Obama’s journey to the White House and first 100 days in office. Built using both old and new technology, the book promises to bring on-demand, custom printing to a new, wider audience. In today’s DIMAcast, Andrew Bolwell, director of new business initiatives for HP, explains how the “The Obama Time Capsule” is ordered, customized and printed, and what it may mean for the future of press products.

Interview starts :1:34

Interview ends :15:49

Andrew BolWell

Joining the DIMAcast for the second time is Gabe Cano. He was first interviewed by Bill McCurry, who learned from Cano why Facebook is an important business tool. Today, Cano speaks as one of the newest members of the DIMA board. He tells PMA Senior Editor Jennifer Barr Kruger how he got his start in the imaging industry, what led him to become part owner of Specialty Color Services in Santa Barbara, Calif., and why he chose to served DIMA as a board member.

Interview starts :6:06

Interview ends :15:50

Gabe Cano

Michael Deng is founder and CEO of Arcsoft, the company behind the embedded technologies providing key features and functions of many of the world’s most popular mobile phones, digital cameras and other devices, as well as an array of consumer imaging software. In today’s DIMAcast, discover how Deng came to start the company, and why he believes it’s become such a tremendous success. Deng also shares his insights on the future of his company, and the imaging industry as a whole.

Interview starts :1:51

Interview ends :20:57

Michael Deng

Learn how FaceCake’s FrameWizard brings still image to life on today’s DIMAcast. At PMA 09, FaceCake Marketing Technologies, Calabasas, Calif., launched a new product called the FrameWizard. This twist on the traditional digital frame, which allows âstillâ digital images to move in the frame, garnered so much attention, the FrameWizard was selected as a PMA 09 Retailer Hot Pick. In todayâs DIMAcast, FaceCake CEO Linda Smith tells PMA Senior Editor Jennifer Barr Kruger all about the FrameWizard and the companyâs interesting path into the digital imaging area.

http://www.framewizard.com/

http://www.facecake.com/

Interview starts :3:25

Interview ends :20:34

Hear the best-of-the-best ideas from photo retailers on today’s DIMAcast

Frequent DIMAcast listeners know Bill McCurry presents a new Marketing Idea Exchange podcast on the first Monday of every month, in which he interviews photo retailers all over the world about their best ideas. Today, McCurry wears a different hat – as an interviewee. PMA Senior Editor Jennifer Barr Kruger asks McCurry to share some of the greatest insights he’s come across in his many years doing the Marketing Idea Exchange. Learn more about McCurry’s own background as a retailer, and hear his thoughts on what will bring about success in the future.

Interview starts :2:55

Interview ends :26:15
PDF transcripts fo this show
http://www.dimacast.com/showart/155/dimacast155.pdf

Links to pdf transcripts that Bill refers to into the interview
Page 9 - http://www.dimacast.com/showart/116/
Page 9 - http://www.dimacast.com/showart/112/
Page 9 - http://www.dimacast.com/showart/103
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Bill McCurry

Meet new DIMA Board member John Eakin in today’s DIMAcast

John Eakin, Technical Director of Studio Photo Imaging, Hollywood, Calif., is a new member of the DIMA board. In today’s DIMAcast, he shares the story of his career as a photographer, taking pictures for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Edwards Air Force Base; and how he came to join Studio Photo Imaging, a lab specializing in motion picture stills for movie studios. Learn why John chose to join the DIMA board and more.

Interview starts :2:16

Interview ends :16:56

John Eakin

In today’s DIMAcast, Jennifer interviews Dan Simpkins, CEO of Hillcrest Labs, the company that created the interactive digital media technology used in the Kodak Theatre HD Player. It allows consumers to view their images and video on a TV, as well as surf the web and more.

Interview starts :5:53

Interview ends :40:59

Link to Movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvOGADoV41o&feature=related

In today’s DIMAcast, Jennifer interviews Carl Taussig, director of Information Surfaces at HP Labs, about a prototype of a new flexible electronic display technology that uses less power than current flexible displays. HP predicts the technology may replace computer displays all together.

Interview starts :3:32

Interview ends :17:26

Carl Taussig

What makes a conservative southern business person turn into a “sleazy discounter”? It’s not a mid-life crises, it’s a well thought out business plan that promotes 4x6 prints at nine cents and drives profitable traffic into the retail store. Some think Ray Bailey (Camcor, Burlington, North Carolina) may have lost his conservative roots, but Ray says he’s actually building margin. That’s what he tells Bill McCurry in this week’s DIMAcast which can be downloaded in either audio format or pdf file (with images) from www.DIMAcast.com – If that’s not enough, Larry Carrillo, former owner of Shutterbug Camera was in the audience and added some insights to retailers seeking higher margins. It’s a 2 for 1 special on this week’s DIMAcast Marketing Idea Exchange.

Interview starts :6:40

Interview ends :26:58

In today’s DIMAcast, Jennifer interviews David Guidry about how his consultative approach to consumers and business customers is generating new sales.

Interview starts :2:25

Interview ends :33:03

David Guidry

At the DIMA 2009 Annual Conference last month, DIMA elected Chris Lydle of Chris’ Camera Center its 2009 president. Today’s DIMAcast gives our listeners the chance to get to know Chris a little better. Jennifer interviews him about his history in the industry and his goals for his term as president.

Interview starts :6:22

Interview ends :17:35

Chris Lydle

Today on the DIMAcast, Eric Zarakov, VP of strategic marketing for Tessera, talks to Jenifer about new in-camera technologies that help people take better pictures.

Interview starts :2:46

Interview ends :17:20

Web link
http://www.tessera.com/

Eric Zarakov

With 8 locations in smaller cities, Harold's Photo has looked for new revenue sources for over 100 years. While most imaging retailers have rarely sold graduation cards, Bob Hanson and (fourth generation in the business) son Andrew share not only how they got into the gradation card business but how they took a formerly non-existent category and expanded it beyond just "traditional" graduation cards. The download transcript includes images of the product and promotional materials Harold's uses to sustain and grow their sales.

Interview start : 2:49

Interview ends : 17:41

web link:
http://www.haroldsphoto.com/

Andrew and Bob Hanson

HAPPY 3rd ANNIVERSARY DIMACAST !!!

Come join us on this vary special 3rd anniversary show. Get a chance to hear this live interview with the DIMAcast team Bill McCurry, Gary Pageau, Jennifer Kruger, Chad Munce and Brian Mundy your host of the DIMAcast.

link to "Give us your show ideas" http://www.dimacast.com/ideas/index.html

Last October, HP announced a partnership with MySpace to integrate HP printing technology across multiple areas on the social networking site, including all photo sections. Today, Tuan Tran, Vice President and General Manager within HP's Inkjet and Web Solutions Business, is joining us on the DIMAcast to tell us what’s happening with that new partnership. Hello, Tuan.

Interview starts :3:44

Interview ends :22:28

Tuan Tran

DNP Photo Imaging America has provided innovative kiosks for many years. This year, the company’s TOMO interface offers a new look at consumer interaction with their pictures. PMA Publisher Gary Pageau talks with Kerry Lash, product manager, Tomo, and Trey Adams, software development manager, Tomo MT, about the latest DNP innovations. Also included in this edition is a video demo by Adams of the Tomo MT interface on a Microsoft Surface table computer.”

Interview starts :4:16

Interview ends :14:25

Kerry Lash and Trey Adams

You asked, you e-mailed and you want to know more about e-mail marketing. So listen in to what DIMAcast host Brian Mundy has to say about his year long e-mail marketing campaign. The up and downs and even some new trick to get your message out to more people and potential customers.

Yes you even get to hear the sprinklers on in the background.

http://www.itsallaboutimaging.com

Brian Mundy

“LifePics is behind the scenes, offering online services to more than 450 retailers. In today’s DIMAcast, PMA Publisher Gary Pageau talks with LifePics CEO Rick Patch about the company, it’s eight-year history and philosophy, and it’s future opportunities.”

Interview starts :4:35

Interview ends :25:27

http://lifepics.com/

LifePics CEO Rick Patch

DIMAcast takes you live to PMA and DIMA 2009 as you listen into the ideas shared at the Marketing Idea Exchanges. Being there is the best thing, but we've brought you some audio from last week's DIMA and PMA Marketing Idea Exchanges. We apologize for the technical challenges as some of the audio was totally unusable so we are not able to bring you all the ideas that were shared. We were able to salvage a lot of it and you'll hear it, we debated between cutting out the marginal audio or allowing you to listen to it - it seemed the best decision was to leave it to our listeners who can chose to fast forward through the weaker parts, or go to www.DIMAcast.com and read the transcript.

Interview starts :2:50

Interview ends :51:46

DeWitt Hackness Wolfe's Camera

Imagine wandering around the New York New Jersey Division Meeting asking anyone you see what they are doing to drive business or improve their results. Bill McCurry talks to retailers who are doing things differently than last year to drive business in these interesting times.

Interview starts :3:00

Interview ends :15:54

Despite the challenges of today's economy, there is a large segment of consumers who still want high-end goods, and are willing to pay for them. Today's DIMAcast presents an interview with PMA 09 Keynote speaker Michael Silverstein of Boston Consulting Group, author of "Trading Up: Why Consumers Want New Luxury Goods... And How Companies Create Them." He explains the emotional satisfaction consumers feel in paying premium prices for high-end products, and how imaging industry members can tap into that emotional draw. Catch his joint Keynote on March 2, 2009 at noon, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev.

Interview starts :5:25

Interview ends :15:46

Michael Silverstein

Today's DIMAcast welcomes PMA 09 Official Business Session speaker Dr. Geoffrey Moore, a managing director at TCG Advisors. Moore is also a bestselling author of several books, including his latest, "Dealing With Darwin: How Great Companies Innovate at Every Phase of Their Evolution." In this interview, Moore gives DIMAcast listeners a taste of what he will cover in his upcoming session, titled "Breaking the Back of the Innovator's Dilemma." Catch his Official Business Session at 9:00 a.m. on March 3, 2009, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev.

Interview starts :4:42

Interview ends :19:48

Geoffrey Moore Blog
http://geoffmoore.blogs.com/

Geoffrey Moore

Craig Newmark is the founder of Craigslist, the online classified ad site that began merely as an email exchange service in 1995, and has now grown to attract 50 million unique visitors per month and serve 567 cities around the globe. He is also a PMA 09 Official Business Session speaker, discussing the future of online communities and commerce. Get a sneak peek into his session, and learn how he thinks Craigslist has changed the landscape of e-commerce, in today's DIMAcast. Catch his Official Business Session on March 5, 2009, at 8:00 a.m. at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev.

Interview starts :3:36

Interview ends :13:13

Craigslist
http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites

Craig Newmark

How does a 50 year old company reinvent itself for new markets and still stay keep its base market growing? Calagaz Photo has grown over the years to be a powerhouse of a camera store and lab services operator in Mobile, Alabama. At the same time they have expanded internationally into the printing business shipping printed pages all over the world. It isn't easy and it's wasn't quick, but the Calagaz name is now well established in two different marketplaces, thriving in both. If you're a lab, a camera store or a digital printer you'll want to hear and see how the Calagaz family keeps the customers calling, clicking and coming into Calagaz Photo.

Interview starts :3:38

Interview ends :32:39

Calagaz family


Calagaz Photo

“PMA has recently conducted extensive research on the youth digital photography market. Today’s DIMAcast features PMA publisher Gary Pageau interviewing Dimitrios Delis, PMA director of marketing research, about research highlights, and what it means for the future of photo/imaging products and services.”

Interview starts :2:53

Interview ends :26:44

Gary Pageau

Social networking has become a way of life for young consumers, and increasingly, older consumers are following in their path. Many businesses are discovering that marketing through these sites can be inexpensive, quick, and very effective. Today’s DIMAcast presents an interview with Lorrie Thomas, who is both head of Lorrie Thomas Web Marketing, a firm that specializes in helping small businesses tap the power of social media marketing, and an instructor of web marketing at University of California, Santa Barbara, and University of California, Berkeley. Learn what sites are best for your business and how to get started.

Interview starts :4:11

Interview ends :28:54

Web address: http://www.lorriethomas.com

Lorrie Thomas

Brian's Photomation Knowledge Bytes movie made with Animoto.com
hosted on YouTube and not the sharpest movie I've seen ???

Educational photography tours to destinations near and far generate sales, word-of-mouth marketing, and customer loyalty for Paul’s Photo, Torrance, Calif. In 2007, the DIMAcast presented an interview with Mark Comon, who leads the tours for Paul’s Photo. In today’s DIMAcast, PMA Senior Editor Jennifer Kruger revisits this topic with Comon, to learn how the tours have changed and evolved over the past year.

Interview starts :4:49

Interview ends :29:24

Mark Comon

Win Big From PMA!
PMA® has $25,000 to give away, and it may have your name written all over it! Simply enter your best consumer photo gift promotional campaign in the PMA Custom Photo Gift Promotion Competition, and you might win big – $25,000 big!
 
From photo books to greeting cards to calendars, photo gifts are the biggest, hottest items in retail imaging today. Grab a copy of your best custom photo gift campaign used in 2008, check out the official rules, and enter today.
 
Be creative! Traditional direct mail and print advertising or cutting-edge Web 2.0 platforms, such as YouTube and social networking, are acceptable entries.
 
What Are You Waiting For? $25,000 Could Be Yours in March
Hurry and get the rules, entry forms, and everything else you need online at www.pmai.org/winbig. Show off your innovation and creativity for your chance to WIN BIG from PMA!

On today's DIMAcast, Bill McCurry brings us another great Marketing Idea Exchange. McCurry interviews Gabe Cano and Glen Hodges from Specialty Color Services in Santa Barbara, California.. There going to let us in on the secrets of marketing on Facebook.

Interview starts :4:49

Interview ends :29:24

Web site link:
http://www.colorservices.com

Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Santa-Barbara-CA/Specialty-Color-Services/9248793743?ref=s

Gabe Cano (left) and Glen Hodges, partners in Specialty Color Services holding up the “Film Toss Champion” Tee Shirts available to the winners whose film orders end up in thee eafter hours basket.

Now is Your Chance to Win Big From PMA! Enter your best consumer photo gift promotional campaign in the PMA Custom Photo Gift Promotion Competition, and you might win big! How big, you may be wondering?  $25,000 big!

Visit www.pmai.org/winbig for rules, entry forms, and everything else you need.

Learn how Australian retailers are capitalizing on the mutli-kiosk model in today’s DIMAcast

Dave Marshall, managing director of Fujifilm Australia in Sydney, has played a major role in developing the multi-kiosk model embraced by many photo retailers in Australia. In today’s DIMAcast, Marshall explains how and why the model has been such a monumental success Downunder, how it may work in other parts of the world, and what he predicts for the future of the retail photo kiosk.

Interview starts :4:12

Interview ends :21:54

Now is Your Chance to Win Big From PMA! Enter your best consumer photo gift promotional campaign in the PMA Custom Photo Gift Promotion Competition, and you might win big! How big, you may be wondering?  $25,000 big!

Visit www.pmai.org/winbig for rules, entry forms, and everything else you need.

Dave Marshall

In today’s DIMAcast, Jennifer interviews John Barber, vice president of marketing for Varioptic in Lyon, France, a company that has a patented Liquid Lens technology being used in all sorts of imaging devices.

http://www.varioptic.com

Interview starts :7:43

Interview ends :21:07

Now is Your Chance to Win Big From PMA! Enter your best consumer photo gift promotional campaign in the PMA Custom Photo Gift Promotion Competition, and you might win big! How big, you may be wondering?  $25,000 big!

Visit www.pmai.org/winbig for rules, entry forms, and everything else you need.

John Barber

Today, Jennifer interviews Edward Kim, cofounder of Picwing, a new company dedicated to helping people free their pictures.

Interview starts :3:07

Interview ends :16:42

http://www.picwing.com/

Now is Your Chance to Win Big From PMA!
Enter your best consumer photo gift promotional campaign in the PMA Custom Photo Gift Promotion Competition, and you might win big! How big, you may be wondering?  $25,000 big!

Visit www.pmai.org/winbig for rules, entry forms, and everything else you need.

Opening a new super store these days takes vision and courage. Reg Atkins of Park Camera has both and opened one of the UK's largest camera stores complete with classrooms, "touch it" display areas and highly qualified sales associates. Their opening day event generated more than 800 customers through the store with over 400 transactions taking place that day. You'll hear from Reg's team how they made this happen and how they are taking their company and their School of Photography to the next level and beyond. This success in today's economy didn't happen by accident, it's because of all the things Park Camera does. Listen in to pick up ideas that can propel your organization to new heights. The downloadable transcript includes numerous pictures and Park Camera marketing pieces.

Interview starts : 4:07

Interview ends : 22:02

Reg Atkins

Today, Jennifer speaks with Matt Klymson of Eos Systems, Inc. in Vancouver, British Columbia about the company’s new PhotoModeler Scanner software which offers dense surface modeling capability to make 3D models using just 2 photos.

Interview starts 3:52

Interviews ends 19:21

Link http://www.photomodeler.com

Link to the Russell Brown's
Photoshop Tips & Techniques

Lenticular Imaging with Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended

http://www.russellbrown.com/tips_tech.html

IN today’s DIMAcast, Jennifer interview Alan Logue, of Hutt Street Photos in Adelaide, South Australia, about how his store is achieving huge increases in sales of digital products and services.

Interview starts 3:45

Interviews ends 19:21

On todays DIMAcast, We have the sixth in the series of interviews that PMA publisher Gary Pageau did live at Photokina. In today interview we hear from Mary Roddy and Roger Chitty of Xerox discussing the company's new iGen 4 digital press and the photo publishing market.

Interview starts 5:44

Interviews ends 19:51

On todays DIMAcast, PMA President Allen Showalter and PMA President Elect Rainer Schorcht â These two retailers talk about international enthusiasm for imaging, buying groups, branding and labeling of photo books, dangers facing photographic consumers, new habits and rituals for imaging customers and the danger of underwear to photographic images. No, thatâs not a misprint. The Schorcht lab has identified how loss of digital images can be directly linked to lingerie . . . You won't want to miss this session.

Interview starts 3:15

Interviews ends 32:49

Allen Showalter


Rainer Schorcht

Kodak's Brad Kruchten, general manager of retail printing, talks about the retail printing market and the companyÂs latest kiosks with new upselling function.

Interview starts 5:58

Interviews ends 17:37

Great ideas came from the PMA Canada Expo Marketing Idea Exchange and you can hear them or read about them on DIMAcast session 121. Youâll hear about how in 10 years one entrepreneurial couple owned the marketplace they helped redefine. If you download the transcript you will see over 60 images of Canadian stores and displays. Included is a technique for creating high value sensor cleanings, a new store remodel idea as well as display ideas that grew inkjet printer sales by 400% and more. Itâs all in this weeks DIMAcast.

Interview starts 4:35

Interviews ends 33:01

In todayâs DIMAcast, Jennifer interviews George Grey and David Chang, co-founders of Mobicious Inc., provider of SnapMyLife, a social network that allows camera phone users to instantly share their images with other community members.

   www.snapmylife.com

Interview starts: 03:32

interview ends: 17:33

        www.simplifymedia.com

In today's DIMAcast, a first look at the world's first 12-bit silver-halide printer, the Noritsu QSS 37 HD-series

Noritsu Koki Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, surprised industry watchers Thursday, Sept. 11, with the debut of the QSS-37 HD series digital minilabs. The five models feature 12-bit printing, a 640 dpi exposure engine, and the capability to print RAW files directly input from kiosks. In today's DIMAcast, PMA publisher Gary Pageau catches up with Ron Kubara, vice president, national account sales, Noritsu Canada Ltd., at PMA Canada Expo 2008 in Montreal, Canada, to talk about the new printing technology.

Interview starts: 03:13

interview ends: 18:44

The new Inca Onset is the worldâs fastest wide format UV flatbed digital printer. Manufactured by Inca Digital and distributed by Fujifilm Sericol, this machine offers a technology that will surely affect the imaging industry. Todayâs DIMAcast presents an interview with Mitch Bode, senior vice president of Fujifilm Sericol for the Americas, based in Kansas City, Kan., and John Meyer, vice president of Equipment Marketing for the Imaging Division of Fujifilm USA, in Valhalla N.Y.

Interview starts: 06:34:0

interview ends: 30:40:0

Mitch Bode


John Meyer

This weeks DIMAcast with Bill McCurry is coming to you from the IPI Member Conventon in Las Vegas the DIMAcast microphone listens to: Kirk Sidley, Picture Perfect, Portland,OR â lowest cost most effective advertising of the year Neil Hoversten, Photo Imaging Center, Sheridan, WY â overnight, one hour and instant prints â how heâs doing it Dave Evans, Stellhorn Custom Photo â Fort Wayne, IN â solution for frustrations when non-profit partners donât produce Gaby Mullinax. Fullerton Photo, Fullerton, CA â update on Girlâs Night Out â new volume from prior DIMAcast idea Bill Eklund, Sharp One Hour Photo, Eau Claire, WI â how a one hour lab successfully added camera sales to the mix.

MIE starts: 03:58:0

MIE Ends: 33:32:0

Today, DIMAcast Jennifer interviews Joshua Tabin of PrismaStar, makers of AnswerOil, a new product search tool that promises to increase sales by enabling shoppers to make better, faster decisions.

Interview starts : 0:05:42

Interview ends : 0:18:52

http://www.prismastar.com/

In todayâs DIMAcast, Jennifer interviews Michael Warshall, director of Nulab Professional Imaging, the largest pro lab in Australia. Nulab operates with a very small staff and promotes its services to pro clients through education and workshops.

Interview starts at: 4:29.0

Interview ends at: 23:04.0

www.nulab.com.au

In this week's DIMAcast we have the Bill McCurry's Marketing Idea Exchange microphones at PRO’s 50th Annual Convention and Trade Show listening to PRO members share their successes and ideas to grow and prosper for the next 50 years. You’ll hear 7 different PRO members share ideas from movie theater advertising, on hold messaging, increasing accessory sales, improving productivity and profitably capturing more imaging dollars, from both hardware and services. This week’s DIMAcast has audio and video components plus illustrative pictures in the pdf download.

Interview starts at: 3:57.00

Interview ends at: 34:39.00

youtube video link

PDF Transcripts Link

Jennifer interviews Brad Burgess, staff manager for messaging products, for Alltel Wireless. The company offers a service called Alltel Pic Transfer, which automatically saves every picture customers snap on their camera phones to their home computers and Web albums. Just a note, the day after Jennifer did this interview, Verizon announced it is acquiring Alltel, but the Pic Transfer service will continue.

Interview starts at: 5:45

Interview ends at: 10:47

Web Site: http://www.alltel.com

In this weeks DIMAcast we have Bill McCurry's MIE. Bill talks to Lanonah Krumanocker how has two stores in Colorado Springs, major area about an hour and a quarter south of Denver, Colorado, with some marketing ideas that are not necessarily traditional. She does a lot of unique things and seems to party hard.

Interview starts at: 3:15.00

Interview ends at: 23:15.00

Web Site: http://www.shewmakers.com/

In this episode, Jennifer interviews Ed Fries, the former vice president of Microsoft Game Studios. Under his leadership, Microsoft Games produced more than 100 games for both the Xbox and Windows platforms, including Halo, Age of Empires and Flight Simulator. Fries is now founder and CEO of FigurePrints, which create 3-D statues of characters from the World of Warcraft game.

Interview starts at: 3:20.00

Interview ends at: 25:25.00

Web Site: http://www.figureprints.com

This week, Jennifer interviews Michael Angst about Wish You Were Here, a service that allows users to make real postcards from their camera phone images, and send them using their mobile phones.

https://wywh.mobi/home.html

Interview Starts : 02:06.000

Interview Ends : 15:52.000

This weeks Podcast
Pick of the Week

Managing the Gray

http://www.managingthegray.com/

In today’s DIMAcast, Jennifer interviews Kalle Marsal, director of marketing and product management for HP’s Retail Photo Solutions group, and Linda Jankauskas, Product Manager, Creative Photo Products, also of the HP Retail Photo Solutions group, about opportunities in photo retail.

Interview Starts : 04:25.000
Interview Ends : 25:37.000

HP Retail Photo Solutions

http://www.hp.com/go/rps

In today's DIMAcast we go LIVE down under to PMA Australia 2008 for the Marketing Idea Exchange with Bill McCurry. This MIE was recorded live at 9:00am Sunday morning June 1, and with amazing technologies, hard work and dedication it has been posted in just a little over 24 hours. Bill, hat's off to you mate, great job and get some sleep. Interview Starts : 04:39.333 Interview Ends : 1:15:32.000

Today, DIMAcast welcomes Anderson Schoenrock, president and co-founder of ScanDigital a company that provides a high-end scanning service to consumers and professional photographers.

http://www.scandigital.com/

Interview Starts : 02:48.000
Interview Ends : 24:17.000

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TWiT

http://twit.tv/twit

Today, DIMAcast presents and interview with Todd Coleman, president and COO of Miller’s Professional Imaging in Pittsburg, Kansas. Todd tells Jennifer how the business has grown from the hobby of a professional photographer back in the 1960s to the largest professional lab in the United States.

http://www.millerslab.com/

Interview Starts : 04:39.333
Interview Ends : 23:13.000

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Duct Tape Marketing

Duct Tape Marketing on iTunes

Today DIMAcast gives our listeners the chance to get to know our new DIMA president, Steve Olock, director of imaging services at Dan’s Camera City in Allentown, Pa. Steve tells Jennifer all about his history in the industry, what makes Dan’s such a phenomenal success, and his goals for his time as DIMA president.

http://www.danscamera.com/

Interview Starts : 08:40.000
Interview Ends : 39:28.000

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Imaging Executive Podcast

http://www.imagingexec.com/

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Griddlecakes Readio

http://www.griddlecakes.com/

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Mac OS Ken

http://macosken.com/

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Accidental Creative

http://www.accidentalcreative.com/

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Sales Rants

http://www.gitomer.com/

Marketing Idea Exchange # 9

Their employee count has tripled since the year 2000 . . . and they have five specialty store competitors within one block radius of their flagship store . . . and three CE retailers in the same block . . . How does Camera Action Camera House continue to thrive being located in Melbourne’s “Blood Alley”? Why did they open another cutting edge location just four blocks away? You’ll hear the secrets and successes of Paul and Sina Clayton as they share will Bill McCurry what they have learned over the last decade as they have reinvented Camera Action to be even more responsive to the needs of their customers.

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TWiP
http://www.twipphoto.com

Imagine adding 50 additional products to your lab's offering in time for Christmas. That's what Phil Gresham of Fotofast, Brisbane, Australia did. In this week's DIMAcast, Phil tells Bill McCurry how he did it and why. Available in this Podcast and also a PDF transcript, the transcript includes a sample of Phil's brochure that drove his sales increases.

We missed Angela Haig McAuliffe at this year's DIMA conference. She stayed back in Dunedin with her new daughter, Frankie. Bill McCurry visited Angela shortly before Frankie was born to get an update on how prolab is fighting back against losing business from professional photographers. Angela has developed a three tier pricing system that is being well received among her current and future customers. Details of the plan are included in the transcript for this week's DIMAcast.